- Dagenham (UK Parliament constituency)
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Dagenham Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons 
Boundary of Dagenham in Greater London for the 2005 general election.County Greater London 1945–2010 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.
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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
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "D" (part 1)
- ^ http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/constit/002.htm
- ^ http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge87/i06.htm
- ^ http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge83/i06.htm
- ^ http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge79/i06.htm
- ^ http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge74b/i06.htm
- ^ http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge74a/i06.htm
- ^ http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge70/i06.htm
Parliament of the United Kingdom Preceded by
VauxhallConstituency represented by the Father of the House
1979–1983Succeeded by
Cardiff South and PenarthLondon Borough of Barking and Dagenham Districts Barking · Becontree · Becontree Heath · Castle Green · Chadwell Heath · Creekmouth · Dagenham · Dagenham Dock · Marks Gate · Rush Green
Attractions Barking Abbey · Barking Market · Eastbury Manor House (NT) · Valence House Museum · The Broadway · Victoria RoadParks and open spaces Barking Park · Central Park · Eastbrookend Country Park · Mayesbrook Park · Parsloes Park · Valence ParkConstituencies Tube and rail stations Other topics Categories:- Politics of Barking and Dagenham
- United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies established in 1945
- United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies disestablished in 2010
- Parliamentary constituencies in London (historic)
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