Epping (UK Parliament constituency)

UK former constituency infobox
Name = Epping
Type = County
Year = 1885
Abolition = 1974
members = one

Epping was a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 to 1974. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. The seat was succeeded by Epping Forest.

Areas covered

Political Landscape

*Churchill 1950-1951: Under Churchill leadership, who himself had won this seat all the time from 1924 to 1945, the Conservatives did very well in Epping, making it under most circumstances a safe seat. During this period, the national vote was equal between Labour and Conservatives, but the Conservatives would still get a 10%-11% majority in Epping.
*Eden 1955: Eden's leadership did little for Conservative chances in Epping, despite a national swing to the Conservatives, there was a swing to Labour in Epping (probably down to Liberal intervention). The national vote was equal between Labour and Conservatives, but the Conservatives would get a 4% majority in Epping.
*Macmillan 1959: Macmillan seemed to turn off potential Conservative voters in 1959, as a less than average swing to the Conservatives shows a 'natural' shift to the left in Epping. The national vote was equal between Labour and Conservatives, but the Conservatives would get a 2% majority in Epping.
*Wilson 1964-1970: Wilson's leadership saw a huge 'natural' shift to the left in Epping in 1964. The swing to Labour was on par with the national results in 1966, but there was 'natural' shift to the Conserrvatives in 1970 as a 'broken in' Heath revived Conservative chances and regained Epping. The national vote was equal between Labour and Conservatives in 1964, but Labour would get a 4% majority in Epping in 1964, increasing to 9% in 1966 as Labour's national share also increased, although the Conservatives reversed this to get a 3% lead in 1970 when they won a the General Election by a similar margin. Norman Tebbit was elected that year.

Members of Parliament

Election results

Elections in the 1940s

Election box begin
title=General Election 1945: EppingElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Mrs. Leah Manning
votes = 15,993
percentage = 44.1
change = +19.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = A. R. Wise
votes = 15,006
percentage = 41.3
change = -17.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = Sir S. W. Robinson
votes = 5,134
percentage = 14.6
change = -1.9Election box majority
votes = 987
percentage = 2.8
change = Election box turnout
votes = 36,313
percentage = 71.4
change = +3.7Election box gain with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
loser = Conservative Party (UK)
swing = +18.6

Elections in the 1950s

Election box begin
title=General Election 1950: EppingElection box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Claude Nigel Byam Davies
votes = 24,292
percentage = 49.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Leah Manning
votes = 20,385
percentage = 41.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = P Lewis
votes = 4,755
percentage = 9.6
change = Election box majority
votes = 3,907
percentage = 7.9
change = Election box turnout
votes = 49,432
percentage = 86.6
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box begin
title=General Election 1951: EppingElection box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Graeme Bell Finlay
votes = 27,392
percentage = 54.8
change = +5.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Leah Manning
votes = 22,598
percentage = 45.2
change = +4.0Election box majority
votes = 4,794
percentage = 9.6
change = Election box turnout
votes = 49,990
percentage = 85.1
change = −1.5Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing = +0.9

Election box begin
title=General Election 1955: EppingElection box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Graeme Bell Finlay
votes = 26,065
percentage = 46.4
change = −8.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Leah Manning
votes = 22,542
percentage = 40.2
change = −5.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = L T J Arlott
votes = 7,528
percentage = 13.4
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 3,523
percentage = 6.3
change = Election box turnout
votes = 56,135
percentage = 82.3
change = −2.8Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing = −1.7

Election box begin
title=General Election 1959: EppingElection box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Graeme Bell Finlay
votes = 31,507
percentage = 44.7
change = −1.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = D F W Ford
votes = 27,114
percentage = 38.4
change = −1.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = L T J Arlott
votes = 11,913
percentage = 16.9
change = +3.5Election box majority
votes = 4,393
percentage = 6.2
change = Election box turnout
votes = 70,534
percentage = 84.3
change = +2.0Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing = −0.1

Elections in the 1960s

Election box begin
title=General Election 1964: EppingElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Stanley Newens
votes = 34,991
percentage = 44.4
change = +5.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Graeme Bell Finlay
votes = 31,753
percentage = 40.3
change = −4.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = B N Seear
votes = 12,093
percentage = 15.3
change = −1.6Election box majority
votes = 3,238
percentage = 4.1
change = Election box turnout
votes = 78,837
percentage = 83.3
change = −1.0Election box gain with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
loser = Conservative Party (UK)
swing = +5.2

Election box begin
title=General Election 1966: EppingElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Stanley Newens
votes = 38,914
percentage = 48.4
change = +4.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = E M Ogden
votes = 31,406
percentage = 39.0
change = −1.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = D A McKie
votes = 10,162
percentage = 12.6
change = −2.7Election box majority
votes = 7,508
percentage = 9.3
change = Election box turnout
votes = 80,482
percentage = 82.4
change = −0.9Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing = +2.7

Elections in the 1970s

Election box begin
title=General Election 1970: EppingElection box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Norman Tebbit
votes = 43,615
percentage = 51.5
change = +12.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Stanley Newens
votes = 41,040
percentage = 48.5
change = +0.1Election box majority
votes = 2,575
percentage = 3.0
change = Election box turnout
votes = 84,655
percentage = 73.3
change = −9.1Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing = +6.2

Changes

ources

* [http://www.angeltowns.com/town/peerage/ecommons2.htm Historical List of MPs]