Dagenham (UK Parliament constituency)

Dagenham (UK Parliament constituency)
Dagenham
Former Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Outline map
Boundary of Dagenham in Greater London for the 2005 general election.
County Greater London
1945 (1945)2010 (2010)
Number of members One
Replaced by Dagenham and Rainham
Created from Romford

Dagenham was a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. It was replaced at the 2010 general election by the new Dagenham and Rainham constituency.

Contents

Boundaries

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

Dagenham covers the area of Dagenham, in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham.

Boundary review

Following their review of parliamentary representation in North London, the Boundary Commission for England have created a new constituency of Dagenham and Rainham.

History

Before 1945, the Dagenham area was part of the Romford constituency. The MP for the latter seat since 1935, Labour's John Parker, continued to represent the Dagenham seat until 1983. Parker was the last serving MP to have been elected before the Second World War, and with 48 years in Parliament, remains the longest-serving Labour MP in history.

Dagenham has been held by Labour since World War II and is considered a safe seat. The far-right British National Party is very active in this area and its support has been steadily rising.[citation needed] It is home to a declining skilled manual industry such as the Ford Motor Company works, which downscaled production in 2001.

The British National Party received nearly 10% of the vote in the 2005 general election and in the 2006 local elections returned 12 councillors to Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council.

As of 2009 the new constituency of Dagenham & Rainham includes wards which have not traditionally supported the BNP or Labour, and the leaks of BNP databases has shown that membership in the area shown is diminishing.[citation needed]

Members of Parliament

Election Member [1] Party
1945 John Parker Labour
1983 Bryan Gould Labour
1994 by-election Judith Church Labour
2001 Jon Cruddas Labour
2010 constituency abolished: see Dagenham and Rainham

Election results

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2005: Dagenham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jon Cruddas 15,446 50.1 -7.1
Conservative Michael White 7,841 25.4 -0.3
Liberal Democrat James Kempton 3,106 10.1 -0.1
BNP Lawrence Rustem 2,870 9.3 +4.3
UKIP Gerard Batten 1,578 5.1 N/A
Majority 7,605 24.7
Turnout 51.3
Labour hold Swing -3.4
General Election 2001: Dagenham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jon Cruddas 15,784 57.2 -8.5
Conservative Michael White 7,091 25.7 +7.2
Liberal Democrat Adrian Gee-Turner 2,820 10.2 +2.7
BNP David Hill 1,378 5.0 +2.5
Socialist Alliance Bill Hamilton 262 0.9 N/A
Socialist Labour Robert Siggins 245 0.9 N/A
Majority 8,693 31.5
Turnout 27,580 46.5 -15.6
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1997:Dagenham[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Judith Church 23,759 65.7 -6.3
Conservative James Fairrie 6,705 18.54 +8.63
Liberal Democrat T Dobrashian 2,704 7.48 -0.91
Referendum Party S Kraft 1,411 3.9 N/A
BNP William Binding 900 2.49 -4.54
Independent R Dawson 349 0.97 N/A
National Democrats Mike Hipperson 183 0.51 N/A
ProLife Alliance K Goble 152 0.4 N/A
Majority 17,054 47.16
Turnout 36,162 62.1
Dagenham by-election, 1994
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Judith Church 15,474 72.0 +19.74
Conservative James Fairrie 2,130 9.91 -26.38
Liberal Democrat Peter Dunphy 1,804 8.39 -3.06
BNP John Tyndall 1,511 7.03 N/A
UKIP Peter Compobassi 457 2.13 N/A
Natural Law Mark Leighton 116 0.54 N/A
Majority 13,344
Turnout 21,492
Labour hold Swing
1992 General Election:Dagenham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bryan Gould 22,027 52.26
Conservative D Rossiter 15,294 36.29
Liberal Democrat CNH Marquand 4,824 11.45
Majority 6,733 15.98
Turnout 42,145 70.66
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1980s

General Election 1987: Dagenham[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bryan Gould 18,454 44.44
Conservative R Neill 15,985 38.49
SDP–Liberal Alliance J Carter 7,088 17.07
Majority 2,469 5.95
Turnout 41,527 67.29
General Election 1983: Dagenham[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bryan Gould 15,665 39.26
Conservative R Neill 12,688 31.77
SDP–Liberal Alliance J Horne 10,679 27
National Front Joe Pearce 645 1.62
Communist D Walshe 141 0.35
Majority 2,997 7.49
Turnout 39,878 63.34

Elections in the 1970s

General Election 1979: Dagenham[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Parker 24,707 52.57
Conservative G Hyams 14,600 31.07
Liberal M Long 5,583 11.88
National Front J Roberts 1,553 3.3
Communist D Connor 553 1.18
Majority 10,107 21.51
Turnout 46,994 69.12
General Election, October 1974: Dagenham[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Parker 29,678 65.23
Conservative A Hamilton 7,684 16.89
Liberal G Poole 7,564 16.63
Communist G Wake 569 1.25
Majority 21,994 48.34
Turnout 45,495 64.99
General Election February 1974: Dagenham[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Parker 35,765 72.68
Conservative A Hamilton 12,275 24.94
Communist G Wake 1,169 2.38
Majority 23,490 47.74
Turnout 49,209 71.02
General Election 1970: Dagenham[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Parker 31,335 70.74
Conservative H McLancy 11,976 27.04
Communist G Wake 982 2.22
Majority 19,359 43.71
Turnout 44,290 59.05

See also

References

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Vauxhall
Constituency represented by the Father of the House
1979–1983
Succeeded by
Cardiff South and Penarth

Coordinates: 51°33′18″N 0°09′25″E / 51.555°N 0.157°E / 51.555; 0.157


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