East Ham (UK Parliament constituency)

East Ham
Borough constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of East Ham in Greater London
County	Greater London
Electorate	91,531 (December 2010) [1]
Major settlements	East Ham, Beckton
Current constituency
Created	1997
Member of Parliament	Stephen Timms (Labour)
Seats	One
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]}

Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat will be subject to boundary changes, with the Beckton and Royal Docks wards being transferred from East Ham to West Ham and Beckton , to be first contested at the next general election. ^[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.

Boundaries

Map of present boundaries

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–present: 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.

The constituency covers the eastern half of Newham, including East Ham, Beckton, Little Ilford and Manor Park.

Proposed

East Ham on 2023

Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, which was based on the ward boundaries in place at 1 December 2020, and enacted by the Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023, the Beckton and Royal Docks wards will be transferred to West Ham and Beckton in order to bring the electorate within the permitted range. ^[4]

Following a local government boundary review which came into effect in May 2022 ^{[5] [6]} , the constituency will now comprise the following wards of the London Borough of Newham from the next general election:

• 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. ^[7]

Members of Parliament

Election		Member [8]	Party
	1997	Sir Stephen Timms	Labour

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

Next general election: East Ham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Reform UK	Dan Oxley [9]
	Green	Rosie Pearce [10]
Majority
Turnout

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: East Ham ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Stephen Timms	41,703	76.3	-6.9
	Conservative	Scott Pattenden	8,527	15.6	+2.8
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Fox	2,158	4.0	+2.8
	Brexit Party	Alka Sehgal-Cuthbert	1,107	2.0	New
	Green	Michael Spracklin	883	1.6	+0.8
	Communities United	Kamran Malik	250	0.5	New
Majority			33,176	60.7	-9.7
Turnout			54,628	61.9	-5.6
Registered electors			88,316
	Labour hold		Swing	-4.8

General election 2017: East Ham ^{[12] [13]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Stephen Timms	47,124	83.2	+5.6
	Conservative	Kirsty Finlayson	7,241	12.8	+0.7
	UKIP	Daniel Oxley	697	1.2	-3.8
	Liberal Democrats	Glanville Williams	656	1.2	-0.4
	Green	Chidi Oti-Obihara	474	0.8	-1.7
	Friends Party	Choudhry Afzal	311	0.5	New
	Independent	Mirza Rahman	130	0.2	New
Majority			39,883	70.4	+4.9
Turnout			56,633	67.5	+7.7
Registered electors			83,928
	Labour hold		Swing	+2.5

General election 2015: East Ham ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Stephen Timms	40,563	77.6	+7.2
	Conservative	Samir Jassal	6,311	12.1	−3.1
	UKIP	Daniel Oxley	2,622	5.0	New
	Green	Tamsin Omond [15]	1,299	2.5	+1.3
	Liberal Democrats	David Thorpe	856	1.6	−10.0
	Communities United	Mohammed Aslam	409	0.8	New
	TUSC	Lois Austin [16]	230	0.4	New
Majority			34,252	65.5	+10.3
Turnout			52,290	59.8	+4.2
Registered electors			87,382
	Labour hold		Swing	+5.1

General election 2010: East Ham ^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Stephen Timms	35,471	70.4	+16.8
	Conservative	Paul Shea	7,645	15.2	+1.4
	Liberal Democrats	Chris Brice	5,849	11.6	+0.8
	English Democrat	Barry O'Connor	822	1.6	New
	Green	Judy Maciejowska	586	1.2	New
Majority			27,826	55.2	+22.0
Turnout			50,373	55.6	+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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Stephen Timms	21,326	53.9	−19.2
	Respect	Abdul Mian	8,171	20.7	New
	Conservative	Sarah L. Macken	5,196	13.1	−3.6
	Liberal Democrats	Ann M. Haigh	4,296	10.9	+3.9
	CPA	David J. Bamber	580	1.5	New
Majority			13,155	33.2	−23.2
Turnout			39.569	50.7	−1.6
Registered electors			78,110
	Labour hold		Swing	−20.0

General election 2001: East Ham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Stephen Timms	27,241	73.1	+8.5
	Conservative	Peter Campbell	6,209	16.7	+0.6
	Liberal Democrats	Bridget C. Fox	2,600	7.0	+0.5
	Socialist Labour	Roderick Finlayson	783	2.1	−4.7
	UKIP	Johinda Pandhal	444	1.2	New
Majority			21,032	56.4	+7.9
Turnout			37,277	52.3	-8.0
Registered electors			71,255
	Labour hold		Swing	+4.0

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: East Ham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Stephen Timms	25,779	64.6
	Conservative	Angela Bray	6,421	16.1
	Socialist Labour	Imran Khan	2,697	6.8
	Liberal Democrats	Mike J. Sole	2,599	6.5
	BNP	Colin Smith	1,258	3.2
	Referendum	Joy E. McCann	845	2.1
	National Democrats	Graham G. Hardy	290	0.7
Majority			19,358	48.5
Turnout			39,889	60.3
Registered electors			66,111
	Labour win (new seat)

See also

• List of parliamentary constituencies in London

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)

References

1. "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Archived from the original on 6 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
2. "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – London | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
3. "Labour Members of Parliament 2015". UK Political.info. Archived from the original on 29 September 2018.
4. "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 3 London region.
5. LGBCE. "Newham | LGBCE". www.lgbce.org.uk. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
6. "The London Borough of Newham (Electoral Changes) Order 2021".
7. "New Seat Details - East Ham". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
8. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "E" (part 1)
9. "Find My PPC" (PDF). Reform UK . Retrieved 2 January 2024.
10. "2024 General Election Candidates". Newham Green Party. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
11. https://www.newham.gov.uk/Documents/Council%20and%20Democracy/StatementOfPersonsNominatedAndNoticeOfPollEastHam.pdf ^{[ dead link ]}
12. "East Ham parliamentary constituency". BBC News. Archived from the original on 16 July 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
13. "Commons Briefing Paper 7979. General Election 2017: results and analysis" (PDF) (Second ed.). House of Commons Library. 29 January 2019 [7 April 2018]. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 November 2019.
14. "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
15. "Natalie Bennett's Green Party Candidates You'll Want To Be Mates With". The Debrief. 19 January 2015. Archived from the original on 5 April 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
16. "TUSC parliamentary candidates in May 2015" (PDF). Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition . 4 February 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 February 2015.
17. Statement of Persons Nominated Archived 2011-09-28 at the Wayback Machine , Newham Council

External links

• Politics Resources (Election results from 1922 onwards)
• Electoral Calculus (Election results from 1955 onwards)

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