Barking (UK Parliament constituency)

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Barking
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Outline map
Boundary of Barking in Greater London.
County Greater London
Electorate 74,027 (December 2010)[1]
Current constituency
Created 1945 (1945)
Member of Parliament Margaret Hodge (Labour)
Created from Romford
Overlaps
European Parliament constituency London

Barking is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. It has elected Labour MPs since its creation in 1945, usually with strong majorities.

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[edit] Boundaries

Barking in Essex, showing boundaries used from 1945 to 1950.

The constituency was created in 1945 from the Romford seat. It covers the areas of Barking and Becontree in east London. It comprises the Barking and Dagenham electoral wards of:

  • Abbey, Alibon, Becontree, Eastbury, Gascoigne, Goresbrook, Longbridge, Mayesbrook, Parsloes, Thames, and Valence.

[edit] Boundary review

Following their review of parliamentary representation the Boundary Commission for England recommended that the wards of Alibon, Parsloes and Valence be transferred from the old Dagenham constituency to Barking, and that following a review of ward boundaries a small part of River ward be transferred from Barking to help form the new Dagenham and Rainham constituency. These boundaries were first contested in 2010.

[edit] British National Party challenge

The rise in support for the British National Party since the turn of the 21st century saw the party attain 17% of the vote at the 2005 general election. Party members and supporters were optimistic that the party would soon make the breakthrough into UK parliament, and party leader Nick Griffin stood in Barking for the 2010 general election. However, his performance in Barking was disappointing as he polled 14.8% of the vote and Margaret Hodge retained the seat with more than half of the vote. [2] During the run-up to the 2010 election, filmmaker Laura Fairrie had access to the British National Party and Labour Party campaigns and later produced a documentary "The Battle for Barking" which was premiered on More 4 on 30 November 2010.[3]

[edit] Members of Parliament

Election Member [4] Party
1945 Somerville Hastings Labour
1959 Tom Driberg Labour
Feb 1974 Jo Richardson Labour
1994 by-election Margaret Hodge Labour

[edit] Elections

[edit] Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2010: Barking[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Margaret Hodge 24,628 54.3 +4.7
Conservative Simon Marcus 8,073 17.8 +1.2
BNP Nick Griffin 6,620 14.8 −1.7
Liberal Democrat Dominic Carman 3,719 8.2 −2.6
UKIP Frank Maloney 1,300 2.9 −0.6
Christian George Hargreaves 482 1.1 N/A
Green Jayne Forbes 317 0.7 −1.0
Monster Raving Loony Crucial Chris Dowling 82 0.2 N/A
Independent Thomas Darwood 77 0.2 N/A
Restoration Party Dapo Sijuwola 45 0.1 N/A
Majority 16,555 36.5
Turnout 44,343 61.4 +13.2
Labour hold Swing +1.7

[edit] Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2005: Barking
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Margaret Hodge 13,826 47.8 -13.1
Conservative Keith Prince 4,943 17.1 -5.9
BNP Richard Barnbrook 4,916 16.9 +10.6
Liberal Democrat Toby Wickenden 3,211 11.1 +1.3
UKIP Terry Jones 803 2.8 +2.8
Green Laurie Cleeland 618 2.1 +2.1
Independent Demetrious Panton 530 1.8 +1.8
Workers Revolutionary Mick Saxby 59 0.2 +0.2
Majority 8,883 30.7
Turnout 28,906 50.1 +4.6
Labour hold Swing -3.6
General Election 2001: Barking
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Margaret Hodge 15,302 60.9 -4.9
Conservative Mike Weatherley 5,768 23.0 +5.4
Liberal Democrat Anura Keppetipola 2,450 9.8 +0.3
BNP Mark Tolman 1,606 6.4 +3.7
Majority 9,534 37.9
Turnout 25,126 45.5 -16.2
Labour hold Swing -5.2

[edit] Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1997: Barking[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Margaret Hodge 21,698 65.8 +14.2
Conservative K Langford 5,802 17.6 -16.3
Liberal Democrat M Marsh 3,128 9.5 -5.0
Referendum Party C Taylor 1,283 3.9 N/A
BNP Mark Tolman 894 2.7 N/A
ProLife Alliance D Mearns 159 0.5 N/A
Majority 15,896 48.2
Turnout 32,962 61.7
Labour hold Swing +15.3
1994 Barking By-election: Barking
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Margaret Hodge 13,704 72.1 +20.5
Liberal Democrat Gary White 2,290 12.0 -2.5
Conservative Theresa May 1,976 10.4 -23.5
National Front Gary Needs 551 2.9 N/A
UKIP Gerard Batten 406 2.1 N/A
Natural Law H. R. Butensky 90 0.5 N/A
Majority 11,414 42.4 +20.5
Turnout 19,017 38.3 -31.7
Labour hold Swing +22.0
General Election 1992: Barking[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jo Richardson 18,224 51.6 +7.3
Conservative JG Kennedy 11,956 33.9 -0.6
Liberal Democrat SW Churchman 5,133 14.5 -6.7
Majority 6,268 17.7 +7.9
Turnout 35,313 70.0 +3.1
Labour hold Swing +3.9

[edit] Elections in the 1980s

General Election 1987: Barking
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jo Richardson 15,307 44.3 +2.2
Conservative W K Sharp 11,898 34.5 +4.1
Liberal J K Gibb 7,366 21.2 -4.4
Majority 3,409 9.9 -1.9
Turnout 34,541 66.9 +1.4
Labour hold Swing -1.0
General Election 1983: Barking
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jo Richardson 14,415 42.1 -10.7
Conservative H Summerson 10,389 30.4 -2.0
Liberal J Gibb 8,770 25.6 +14.9
National Front Ian Newport 646 1.9 -1.1
Majority 4,026 11.8 -8.7
Turnout 34,219 65.4 -5.7
Labour hold Swing -4.4

[edit] Elections in the 1970s

General Election 1979: Barking
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jo Richardson 18,111 52.8 -11.1
Conservative M Roe 11,103 32.4 +16.8
Liberal M F Taylor 3,679 10.7 -4.9
National Front Ian Newport 1,021 3.0 -1.9
Independent Labour J Barry 400 1.2 N/A
Majority 7,008 20.4 -27.9
Turnout 34,314 71.1 +3.7
Labour hold Swing -14.0
General Election October 1974: Barking[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jo Richardson 21,546 63.9 +3.8
Conservative Eric Forth 5,256 15.6 -3.2
Liberal M Taylor 5,245 15.6 -5.5
National Front C Bond 1,661 4.9 N/A
Majority 16,290 48.3 +9.3
Turnout 33,706 67.4 -9.2
Labour hold Swing +3.5
General Election February 1974: Barking[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jo Richardson 22,846 60.1 -9.3
Liberal M Taylor 8,012 21.1 N/A
Conservative Eric Forth 7,154 18.8 -11.8
Majority 14,834 39.0 +0.2
Turnout 38,011 76.6 +15.0
Labour hold Swing N/A
General Election 1970: Barking[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Tom Driberg 21,097 69.4 +3.2
Conservative Geoffrey Pattie 9,309 30.6 +8.8
Majority 11,788 38.8 -5.5
Turnout 49,363 61.6 -10.4
Labour hold Swing -2.8

[edit] Elections in the 1960s

General Election 1966: Barking[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Tom Driberg 22,994 66.2 +3.6
Conservative Geoffrey Pattie 7,584 21.8 -0.8
Liberal J T Silvey 4,181 12.0 -2.8
Majority 15,410 44.3 +4.2
Turnout 48,281 72.0 -1.2
Labour hold Swing +2.2
General Election 1964: Barking[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Tom Driberg 23,055 62.6 +4.8
Conservative G C Waterer 8,296 22.6 -5.6
Liberal N H Donahue 5,463 14.8 +0.9
Majority 14,759 40.1 +10.5
Turnout 50,326 73.2 -5.3
Labour hold Swing +5.2

[edit] Elections in the 1950s

General Election 1959: Barking[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Tom Driberg 23,454 57.8 -11.4
Conservative K F Dibben 11,454 28.2 -2.6
Liberal D E Evans 5,648 13.9 N/A
Majority 12,000 29.6 -8.8
Turnout 51,654 78.5 +4.9
Labour hold Swing -4.4
General Election 1955: Barking[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Somerville Hastings 27,129 69.2 +1.8
Conservative B Massey 12,082 30.8 +5.7
Majority 15,047 38.4 -4.0
Turnout 53,314 73.6 -8.3
Labour hold Swing -2.0
General Election 1951: Barking[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Somerville Hastings 30,486 67.4 +1.1
Conservative M T B Underhill 11,340 25.1 +2.6
Liberal N H Cork 3,387 7.5 -3.7
Majority 19,146 42.4 -1.5
Turnout 55,219 81.9 -1.7
Labour hold Swing -0.8
General Election 1950: Barking[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Somerville Hastings 30,299 66.3 -4.2
Conservative K E B Glenny 10,269 22.5 +6.4
Liberal C H Willcock 5,109 11.2 -2.2
Majority 20,030 43.9 -10.5
Turnout 54,627 83.6 +10.8
Labour hold Swing -5.3

[edit] Elections in the 1940s

General Election 1945: Barking[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Somerville Hastings 24,504 70.5 N/A
Conservative K E B Glenny 5,593 16.1 N/A
Liberal C H Willcock 4,674 13.4 N/A
Majority 18,911 54.4 N/A
Turnout 34,771 72.8 N/A
Labour gain from new seat Swing N/A

[edit] See also

[edit] Notes and references

  1. ^ "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. http://www.boundarycommissionforengland.org.uk/electoral-figures/electoral-figures.htm. Retrieved 13 March 2011. 
  2. ^ Barking election result (BBC News online).
  3. ^ "The Battle for Barking". Channel 4. http://www.channel4.com/programmes/the-battle-for-barking. Retrieved 5 March 2011. 
  4. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 1)
  5. ^ Statement of Persons Nominated, London Borough of Barking and Dagenham
  6. ^ Barking UKPolling
  7. ^ http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/constit/001.htm
  8. ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/ge92index.htm. Retrieved 6 Dec 2010. 
  9. ^ http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge74b/i02.htm
  10. ^ http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge74a/i02.htm
  11. ^ http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge70/i02.htm
  12. ^ http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge66/i02.htm
  13. ^ http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge64/i02.htm
  14. ^ http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge59/i02.htm
  15. ^ http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge55/i02.htm
  16. ^ http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge51/i02.htm
  17. ^ http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge50/i02.htm
  18. ^ http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge45/i01.htm

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