East Ham (UK Parliament constituency)

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East Ham
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
East Ham (UK Parliament constituency)
Interactive map of boundaries from 2024
East Ham 2023 Constituency.svg
Boundary within Greater London
County Greater London
Electorate 70,902 (2023) [1]
Major settlements East Ham, Manor Park
Current constituency
Created 1997
Member of Parliament Stephen Timms (Labour Party)
SeatsOne
Created from Newham North East, Newham South

East Ham is a constituency [n 1] in the London Borough of Newham represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since its creation in 1997 by Stephen Timms of the Labour Party. [n 2]

Contents

Further to the completion of the 2023 periodic review of Westminster constituencies, which came into effect for the 2024 general election, the seat was subject to boundary changes, with the Beckton and Royal Docks wards being transferred from East Ham to West Ham and Beckton. [2]

History

Predecessor seats and constituent wards

The seat was formed in 1997 when Newham North East and part of Newham South were replaced by the seat.

East Ham's wards have long been Labour strongholds. Ron Leighton (Lab) was MP for the old Newham North East from 1979 until his death in 1994.

Summary of results

Stephen Timms (Lab) has represented the seat since its creation in 1997. At the 2010 general election, Timms received the most votes of any MP (35,471) and largest majority (27,826) of any MP. The seat has the second-highest numerical majority and fourth-highest percentage of majority in the country, behind other staunch Labour "safe seats" in Merseyside. [3] Every component ward has only Labour councillors (resulting from local elections) and the party's general election candidate has achieved an absolute majority in the five elections since creation, against a wide assortment of political parties.

The RESPECT Coalition stood a candidate once, hoping to benefit from opposition to the Iraq war in the 2005 general election which saw elsewhere their first MP, and took second place. [n 3]

Constituency profile

Just north of the River Thames is the seat of East Ham. The constituency contains the King George V and the Royal Albert Docks, and London City Airport.

The area benefits from the Thames Gateway regeneration of the London Riverside area. The Silvertown Quays redevelopment will create an innovative quarter and an estimated 21,000 jobs.

Three quarters of the population are non-white; over a third are Muslim and more than half are Asian – the fourth highest proportion of any constituency in England and Wales, according to ONS 2011 Census figures. There is also a large black population.

Unemployment is significantly higher than the national average of 3.5%. In the constituency 9.9% of people are unemployed.

At the 2018, 2014 and 2010 council elections, Labour won all of the seats in the constituency. One of the safest Labour seats in the country, Stephen Timms has been MP since 1994.

The population of Newham has grown significantly in the 21st century [4] so its represention increased from two seats to three in the 2023 boundary review. This reduced the area covered by the East Ham seat.

Boundaries

East Ham (UK Parliament constituency)
Map of boundaries 2010–2024

The constituency covers north-eastern parts of Newham, including East Ham, Little Ilford, Manor Park and Plashet.

1997–2010: The London Borough of Newham wards of Castle, Central, Greatfield, Kensington, Little Ilford, Manor Park, Monega, St Stephen's, South, and Wall End.

2010–2024: The London Borough of Newham wards of Beckton, Boleyn, East Ham Central, East Ham North, East Ham South, Green Street East, Little Ilford, Manor Park, Royal Docks, and Wall End.

2024–present: The London Borough of Newham wards of Boleyn, East Ham, East Ham South, Green Street East, Little Ilford, Manor Park, Plashet, Wall End, and small parts of Forest Gate South and Plaistow North. [5]

Members of Parliament

ElectionMember [6] Party
1997 Sir Stephen Timms Labour

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: East Ham [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Stephen Timms 19,570 51.6 −26.2
Independent Tahir Mirza6,70717.7N/A
Green Rosie Pearce4,22611.2+9.6
Conservative Maria Higson3,87610.2−4.4
Reform UK Dan Oxley1,3403.5+1.5
Liberal Democrats Hillary Briffa1,2103.2−0.4
Independent Anand Sundar5781.5N/A
Independent Sathish Ramadoss3851.0N/A
Majority12,86333.9−26.8
Turnout 37,89247.9–18.7
Registered electors 79,086
Labour hold

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result [8]
PartyVote %
Labour 36,74877.8
Conservative 6,88514.6
Liberal Democrats 1,6853.6
Brexit Party 9242.0
Green 7551.6
Others2500.5
Turnout47,24766.6
Electorate70,902
General election 2019: East Ham [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Stephen Timms 41,703 76.3 −6.9
Conservative Scott Pattenden8,52715.6+2.8
Liberal Democrats Michael Fox2,1584.0+2.8
Brexit Party Alka Sehgal-Cuthbert1,1072.0N/A
Green Michael Spracklin8831.6+0.8
Communities United Kamran Malik2500.5N/A
Majority33,17660.7−9.7
Turnout 54,62861.9−5.6
Registered electors 88,316
Labour hold Swing -4.8
General election 2017: East Ham [10] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Stephen Timms 47,124 83.2 +5.6
Conservative Kirsty Finlayson7,24112.8+0.7
UKIP Daniel Oxley6971.2−3.8
Liberal Democrats Glanville Williams6561.2−0.4
Green Chidi Oti-Obihara4740.8−1.7
Friends PartyChoudhry Afzal3110.5N/A
Independent Mirza Rahman1300.2N/A
Majority39,88370.4+4.9
Turnout 56,63367.5+7.7
Registered electors 83,928
Labour hold Swing +2.5
General election 2015: East Ham [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Stephen Timms 40,563 77.6 +7.2
Conservative Samir Jassal6,31112.1−3.1
UKIP Daniel Oxley2,6225.0N/A
Green Tamsin Omond [13] 1,2992.5+1.3
Liberal Democrats David Thorpe8561.6−10.0
Communities United Mohammed Aslam4090.8N/A
TUSC Lois Austin [14] 2300.4N/A
Majority34,25265.5+10.3
Turnout 52,29059.8+4.2
Registered electors 87,382
Labour hold Swing +5.1
General election 2010: East Ham [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Stephen Timms 35,471 70.4 +16.8
Conservative Paul Shea7,64515.2+1.4
Liberal Democrats Chris Brice5,84911.6+0.8
English Democrat Barry O'Connor8221.6N/A
Green Judy Maciejowska5861.2N/A
Majority27,82655.2+22.0
Turnout 50,37355.6+8.0
Registered electors 90,674
Labour hold Swing +7.7

This was the largest numerical majority of any seat in the 2010 general election.

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: East Ham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Stephen Timms 21,326 53.9 −19.2
Respect Abdul Mian8,17120.7N/A
Conservative Sarah L. Macken5,19613.1−3.6
Liberal Democrats Ann M. Haigh4,29610.9+3.9
CPA David J. Bamber5801.5N/A
Majority13,15533.2−23.2
Turnout 39.56950.7−1.6
Registered electors 78,110
Labour hold Swing −20.0
General election 2001: East Ham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Stephen Timms 27,241 73.1 +8.5
Conservative Peter Campbell6,20916.7+0.6
Liberal Democrats Bridget C. Fox2,6007.0+0.5
Socialist Labour Roderick Finlayson7832.1−4.7
UKIP Johinda Pandhal4441.2N/A
Majority21,03256.4+7.9
Turnout 37,27752.3−8.0
Registered electors 71,255
Labour hold Swing +4.0

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: East Ham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Stephen Timms 25,779 64.6
Conservative Angela Bray 6,42116.1
Socialist Labour Imran Khan2,6976.8
Liberal Democrats Mike J. Sole2,5996.5
BNP Colin Smith1,2583.2
Referendum Joy E. McCann8452.1
National Democrats Graham G. Hardy2900.7
Majority19,35848.5
Turnout 39,88960.3
Registered electors 66,111
Labour win (new seat)

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
  2. ↑ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.
  3. ↑ On a −19.95% swing (Lab-Respect)

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