Feltham and Heston (UK Parliament constituency)

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Feltham and Heston
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
FelthamHeston2007Constituency.svg
Boundary of Feltham and Heston in Greater London
County Greater London
Electorate 80,437 (December 2010) [1]
Major settlements Feltham, Heston
and Hounslow (part)
Current constituency
Created 1974 (1974)
Member of Parliament Seema Malhotra (Labour Co-operative)
SeatsOne
Created from Feltham and
Heston & Isleworth

Feltham and Heston is a constituency [n 1] in Greater London created in 1974 and represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. Its Member of Parliament (MP) since 2011 has been Seema Malhotra of the Labour and Co-operative Party, in political union with the Labour Party. [n 2]

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History

The seat has been confined throughout to the western electoral half of the London Borough of Hounslow. Its main predecessor seat was Feltham, comprising Feltham, Bedfont, Hanworth, Hounslow Heath and Cranford; the other direct forerunner Heston and Isleworth contributed its former westernmost settlements: Heston and Hounslow West. Before 1945 about a third of the present area and half of its then-population were in the Twickenham seat (formed in 1885), the remainder, Feltham, Hanworth and Bedfont were in the Spelthorne seat (formed in 1918 from the southern part of Uxbridge (UK Parliament constituency)).

Constituency profile

Proximity of gravel to the surface of the near-flat land — see Hounslow Heath — restricted productivity and diversity of plant life across the constituency and caused initially cheap land values, a factor which led the area to significant industrial use since the mid-19th century and construction of London Heathrow Airport, the area's largest employer including its many import/export businesses. The area at central Feltham and on the busy and the somewhat slower (to Central London) Piccadilly line at two tube stations in the north connects into London and the latter also connects to Heathrow Airport.

This part of the Borough of Hounslow since 1955 has the great majority of its 12.3 square kilometres (4.7 sq mi) of Metropolitan Green Belt, forming an immediate buffer zone for all of Greater London. The M4 motorway and dualled parts of the A4, A30 and A316 roads run close to a significant minority of homes. Many local initiatives seek to abate pollution in the Borough and other have successfully attracted major retail and leisure into Feltham and Hounslow, both of which were large villages rather than market towns in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Political history

The seat has been held by the Labour Party from 1992 onwards, with their highest margin of victory being 35% in 2001, and lowest margin of victory being 3.3%, in 1992. The Conservatives have finished in second place at each general election since. [2]

The current MP Seema Malhotra (Labour Co-operative) was first elected at the 2011 by-election after the death of the previous Labour MP Alan Keen, who had won the seat from Patrick Ground of the Conservatives in 1992. [3] [4]

Today, the seat is a reasonably safe seat for the Labour Party. Although Labour's majority was halved in the 2019 election, the seat was still retained by nearly 8,000 votes.

Boundaries

Feltham and Heston (UK Parliament constituency)
Map of present boundaries

Feltham and Heston covers the western half of the London Borough of Hounslow. Feltham occupies the southern part of the L-shape formed by the borough. Heston occupies the far north bounded by the M4 motorway. In the south of the constituency is Hanworth, with Bedfont in the far west — both are postally parts of Feltham.

1974–1997: The London Borough of Hounslow wards of Cranford, East Bedfont, Feltham Central, Feltham North, Feltham South, Hanworth, Heston Central, Heston East, Heston West, Hounslow Heath, and Hounslow West.

The current electoral wards are:

The London Borough of Hounslow's eastern half is the Brentford and Isleworth seat.

Proposed

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Feltham and Heston in 2023

Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, enacted by the Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023, the composition of the constituency from the next general election, due by January 2025, will be reduced to bring the electorate within the permitted range by transferring the Heston East ward to Brentford and Isleworth. [5]

Constituency profile

The constituency is lower on the socio-economic scales than those in neighbouring Brentford and Isleworth. There is higher proportion of social housing, though unemployment is proportionally low by London standards. [6] The seat also includes the western part of the slightly larger urban centre, Hounslow.

The constituency is to the southeast of London Heathrow Airport where many local constituents work, and small storage, distribution businesses are a feature of this half of the borough, as well as light industry and office accommodation. [7] Next to Cranford on the A4 Bath Road are most of the luxury airport hotels, [n 4] and an imposing 1998 conversion of an office tower into a hotel in Feltham's linear town centre. [8] The seat includes a Young Offenders Institution, small business and industrial park and a motorway service station. Across all wards, car ownership is much higher than the London average; for the small proportion of people (who work in the City), Feltham railway station, Hounslow West Underground station, Hounslow Central Underground station and Hatton Cross Underground station provide good links from several areas to the capital. [6]

Members of Parliament

ElectionMember [9] Party
Feb 1974 Russell Kerr Labour
1983 Patrick Ground Conservative
1992 Alan Keen Labour Co-op
2011 by-election Seema Malhotra Labour Co-op

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

Next general election: Feltham and Heston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Reva Gudi [10]
Liberal Democrats Dhruv Sengupta [11]
Green Katharine Kandelaki [12]
Independent Damian Read [13]

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Feltham and Heston [14] [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Seema Malhotra 24,876 52.0 -9.2
Conservative Jane Keep17,01735.6+3.8
Liberal Democrats Hina Malik3,1276.5+3.9
Brexit Party Martyn Nelson1,6583.5New
Green Tony Firkins1,1332.4+0.9
Majority7,85916.4-13.0
Turnout 47,81159.1-5.8
Registered electors 80,932
Labour Co-op hold Swing -6.5
General election 2017: Feltham and Heston [16] [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Seema Malhotra 32,462 61.2 +8.9
Conservative Samir Jassal16,85931.8+2.7
UKIP Stuart Agnew 1,5102.8-9.8
Liberal Democrats Hina Malik1,3872.6-0.6
Green Tony Firkins8091.5-1.3
Majority15,60329.4+6.2
Turnout 53,02764.9+4.9
Registered electors 81,714
Labour Co-op hold Swing +3.1
General election 2015: Feltham and Heston [18] [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Seema Malhotra 25,845 52.3 +8.7
Conservative Simon Nayyar14,38229.1−4.9
UKIP Peter Dul6,20912.6+10.6
Liberal Democrats Roger Crouch1,5793.2−10.5
Green Tony Firkins1,3902.8+1.7
Majority11,46323.2+13.6
Turnout 49,40560.0+0.1
Registered electors 82,340
Labour Co-op hold Swing +6.8
2011 Feltham and Heston by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Seema Malhotra 12,639 54.4 +10.8
Conservative Mark Bowen6,43627.7-6.3
Liberal Democrats Roger Crouch1,3645.9−7.8
UKIP Andrew Charalambous 1,2765.5+3.5
BNP Dave Furness5402.3−1.2
Green Daniel Goldsmith4261.8+0.7
English Democrat Roger Cooper3221.4New
London People Before ProfitGeorge Hallam1280.6New
Bus-Pass Elvis David Bishop930.4New
Majority6,20326.7+17.1
Rejected ballots75
Turnout 23,22428.7−31.2
Registered electors 80,813
Labour Co-op hold Swing +8.6
General election 2010: Feltham and Heston [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Alan Keen 21,174 43.6 −4.5
Conservative Mark Bowen16,51634.0+5.2
Liberal Democrats Munira Wilson 6,66913.7−2.9
BNP John Donnelly1,7143.5New
UKIP Jerry Shadbolt9922.0+0.5
Green Elizabeth Anstis5301.1−1.2
Independent Dharmendra Tripathi5051.0New
Independent Asa Khaira1800.4New
Independent Roger Williams1680.3New
Workers Revolutionary Matthew Linley780.2New
Majority4,6589.6-8.7
Turnout 48,53659.9+12.0
Registered electors 81,058
Labour Co-op hold Swing −4.8

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Feltham and Heston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Alan Keen 17,741 47.6 −11.6
Conservative Mark Bowen10,92129.3+5.1
Liberal Democrats Satnam Kaur Khalsa6,17716.6+2.8
National Front Graham Kemp9752.6New
Green Elizabeth Anstis8152.2New
UKIP Leon S. Mullett6121.6New
Independent Warwick Prachar410.1−0.5
Majority6,82018.3-16.7
Turnout 37,28249.5+0.3
Registered electors 76,531
Labour Co-op hold Swing −8.4
General election 2001: Feltham and Heston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Alan Keen 21,406 59.2 −0.5
Conservative Hazel Mammatt8,74924.2−2.7
Liberal Democrats Andrew S. Darley4,99813.8+4.7
Socialist Labour Surinder Cheema6511.8New
Independent Warwick Prachar2040.6New
Independent Asa Singh Khaira1690.5New
Majority12,65735.0+2.2
Turnout 36,17749.2−15.7
Registered electors 74,458
Labour Co-op hold Swing +1.1

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Feltham and Heston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Alan Keen 27,836 59.7 +14.2
Conservative Patrick Ground 12,56326.9−15.9
Liberal Democrats Colin D. Penning4,2649.1−2.4
Referendum Rupert A. Stubbs1,0992.4New
BNP Robert Church6821.5New
Natural Law David J. Fawcett1770.4New
Majority15,27332.8+29.5
Turnout 46,62164.9-9.0
Registered electors 71,868
Labour Co-op hold Swing +15.4
General election 1992: Feltham and Heston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Alan Keen 27,660 46.1 +8.7
Conservative Patrick Ground 25,66542.8−3.7
Liberal Democrats Michael F. Hoban6,70011.2−3.9
Majority1,9953.3N/A
Turnout 60,02573.9+0.3
Registered electors 81,221
Labour Co-op gain from Conservative Swing +6.3

Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Feltham and Heston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Patrick Ground 27,755 46.5 +3.1
Labour Charles Hinds22,32537.4−2.0
SDP James Daly9,62315.1−0.8
Majority5,4309.1+5.1
Turnout 59,70373.6+3.8
Registered electors 81,062
Conservative hold Swing +2.6
General election 1983: Feltham and Heston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Patrick Ground 23,724 43.4 +2.0
Labour Russell Kerr 21,57639.4−8.9
Liberal Alex V. Alagappa8,70615.9+7.4
National Front Stuart A. Glass6961.3−0.2
Majority2,1484.0N/A
Turnout 54,70269.8−4.5
Registered electors 78,366
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +5.5

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1979: Feltham and Heston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Russell Kerr 28,675 48.3 −1.3
Conservative Patrick Ground 24,57041.4+8.8
Liberal Barry Norcott [21] 5,0518.5−5.6
National Front Josephine Reid8981.5−2.2
Workers Revolutionary Richard Lugg [21] 1680.3New
Majority4,1056.9-10.1
Turnout 59,36274.3+6.4
Registered electors 79,873
Labour hold Swing −5.1
General election October 1974: Feltham and Heston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Russell Kerr 26,611 49.6 +4.2
Conservative Patrick Ground 17,46432.6+0.5
Liberal J.A. Quinn7,55414.1−4.0
National Front Josephine Reid1,9843.7−0.7
Majority9,14717.0+3.7
Turnout 53,61367.9−9.5
Registered electors 78,983
Labour hold Swing +2.4
General election February 1974: Feltham and Heston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Russell Kerr 27,519 45.4
Conservative Patrick Ground 19,46432.1
Liberal J.A. Quinn10,95218.1
National Front Josephine Reid2,6534.4
Majority8,05513.3
Turnout 60,58877.4
Registered electors 78,260
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. ↑ All but Heston and Hounslow West are in the Feltham post town
  4. ↑ see Heathrow

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