Harlow (UK Parliament constituency)

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Harlow
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Harlow (UK Parliament constituency)
Boundaries since 2024
East of England - Harlow constituency.svg
Boundary of Harlow in the East of England
County Essex
Electorate 73,479 (2023) [1]
Major settlements Harlow, Roydon
Current constituency
Created 1974 (1974)
Member of Parliament Chris Vince (Labour Co-op)
SeatsOne
Created from Epping

Harlow is a constituency [n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Chris Vince, of the Labour and Co-operative Party. [n 2]

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Constituency profile

The seat has been a bellwether since the result in 1983. It has above county-average levels of social housing, [2] underemployment and unemployment as at the 2001 census and the associated 2000 Index of Multiple Deprivation; [3] however, the new town has brought growth sustained in part by more commuting, with an increasingly-used and separate Mill station in the London Commuter Belt, and has seen a 9.2% increase in the number of apartments to 2011, which brings the proportion of the housing market made up by flats and apartments to 23.8%. [2]

History

This seat was created for the February 1974 general election from the abolished seat of Epping, and has been subject only to minor changes since.

Boundaries

Historic

1974–1983: Harlow Urban District, and Epping and Ongar Rural District parishes of Magdalen Laver, Matching, Nazeing, North Weald Bassett, Roydon, and Sheering. [4]

1983–1997: The District of Harlow, and the District of Epping Forest wards of Nazeing, North Weald Bassett, Roydon, and Sheering. [5]

Minor loss to Brentwood and Ongar.

1997–2010: The District of Harlow, and the District of Epping Forest wards of Nazeing, Roydon, and Sheering. [6]

North Weald Bassett transferred to Epping Forest.
Harlow (UK Parliament constituency)
Map of boundaries 2010–2024

2010–2024: The District of Harlow, and the District of Epping Forest wards of Hastingwood, Matching and Sheering Village, Lower Nazeing, Lower Sheering, and Roydon. [7]

Marginal changes due to redistribution of local authority wards.

Current

Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, which came into effect for the 2024 general election, the composition of the constituency was expanded northwards to meet the electorate size requirements, with the transfer in from Saffron Walden of the two District of Uttlesford wards of Broad Oak & the Hallingburys, and Hatfield Heath. [8]

Following a local government boundary review in Epping Forest which came into effect in May 2024, [9] the constituency now comprises the following from the 2024 general election:

Members of Parliament

Epping prior to 1974

ElectionMember [11] Party
Feb 1974 Stan Newens Labour Co-op
1983 Jerry Hayes Conservative
1997 Bill Rammell Labour
2010 Robert Halfon Conservative
2024 Chris Vince Labour Co-op

Elections

Harlow election results 1983-2024 Harl Election Results.png
Harlow election results 1983-2024

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Harlow [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Chris Vince [13] [14] 16,313 37.6 +8.3
Conservative Hannah Ellis [15] 13,80931.8−32.8
Reform UK Malcolm Featherstone [16] 9,46121.8N/A
Green Yasmin Gregory [17] 2,2675.2+4.9
Liberal Democrats Riad Mannan1,3503.1−2.8
UKIP Lois Perry 1570.4N/A
Majority2,5045.8N/A
Turnout 43,35758.2–6.3
Registered electors 74,683
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg20.6

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result [18]
PartyVote %
Conservative 30,57364.6
Labour 13,87929.3
Liberal Democrats 2,7835.9
Green 1250.3
Turnout47,36064.5
Electorate73,479
General election 2019: Harlow [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Halfon 27,510 63.5 +9.5
Labour Laura McAlpine13,44731.0−7.3
Liberal Democrats Charlotte Cane 2,3975.5+3.3
Majority14,06332.5+16.8
Turnout 43,35463.7−2.5
Conservative hold Swing +8.4
General election 2017: Harlow
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Halfon 24,230 54.0 +5.1
Labour Phil Waite17,19938.3+8.3
UKIP Mark Gough1,7874.0−12.3
Liberal Democrats Geoffrey Seef9702.2+0.2
Green Hannah Clare6601.5−0.7
Majority7,03115.7−3.2
Turnout 44,84666.2+1.1
Conservative hold Swing −1.6
General election 2015: Harlow [20] [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Halfon 21,623 48.9 +4.0
Labour Suzy Stride13,27330.0−3.7
UKIP Sam Stopplecamp7,20816.3+12.7
Green Murray Sackwild9542.2N/A
Liberal Democrats Geoffrey Seeff9042.0−11.7
TUSC David Brown1740.4N/A
English Democrat Eddy Butler 1150.3N/A
Majority8,35018.9+7.7
Turnout 44,25165.1±0.0
Conservative hold Swing +3.9
General election 2010: Harlow [22] [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Halfon 19,691 44.9 +4.1
Labour Bill Rammell 14,76633.7−7.7
Liberal Democrats David White5,99013.7+0.7
BNP Eddy Butler 1,7394.0N/A
UKIP John Croft1,5913.6+1.1
Christian Oluyemi Adeeko1010.2N/A
Majority4,92511.2N/A
Turnout 43,87865.1+2.7
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +5.9

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Harlow [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Bill Rammell 16,453 41.4 −6.4
Conservative Robert Halfon 16,35641.2+6.4
Liberal Democrats Lorna Spenceley5,00212.6−0.8
UKIP John Felgate9812.5−0.5
Veritas Anthony Bennett9412.4N/A
Majority970.2−12.8
Turnout 39,73362.6+2.9
Labour hold Swing −6.4
General election 2001: Harlow [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Bill Rammell 19,169 47.8 −6.3
Conservative Robert Halfon 13,94134.8+2.7
Liberal Democrats Lorna Spenceley5,38113.4+3.9
UKIP Tony Bennett1,2233.0+2.3
Socialist Alliance John Hobbs4011.0N/A
Majority5,22813.0−9.0
Turnout 40,11559.7−14.6
Labour hold Swing −4.5

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Harlow [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Bill Rammell 25,861 54.1 +12.3
Conservative Jerry Hayes 15,34732.1−14.9
Liberal Democrats Lorna Spenceley4,5239.5−1.8
Referendum Mark Wells1,4223.0N/A
UKIP Gerard Batten 3400.7N/A
BNP John Bowles3190.7N/A
Majority10,51422.0N/A
Turnout 47,81274.3−8.3
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +13.6
General election 1992: Harlow [27] [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jerry Hayes 26,608 47.0 −0.2
Labour Bill Rammell 23,66841.8+5.2
Liberal Democrats Lorna Spenceley6,37511.3−4.9
Majority2,9405.2−5.5
Turnout 56,65182.6+8.5
Conservative hold Swing −2.7

Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Harlow [29]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jerry Hayes 26,017 47.2 +6.1
Labour Co-op Stanley Newens 20,14036.6+2.4
SDP (Alliance)Monica Eden-Green8,91516.2−8.0
Majority5,87710.7+3.8
Turnout 55,07274.1−2.4
Conservative hold Swing +1.9
General election 1983: Harlow [30]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jerry Hayes 21,924 41.1 +1.0
Labour Co-op Stanley Newens 18,25034.2−8.5
Liberal (Alliance)John Bastick12,89124.2+8.6
Independent John Ward2560.5N/A
Majority3,6746.9N/A
Turnout 53,32176.5−2.2
Conservative gain from Labour Co-op Swing +4.8

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1979: Harlow
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Stanley Newens 22,698 42.7 −10.0
Conservative John Powley 21,30640.1+15.8
Liberal Robert Woodthorpe Browne8,28915.7−7.4
Majority1,3922.6−25.8
Turnout 53,13378.7+3.5
Labour Co-op hold Swing −12.9
General election October 1974: Harlow
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Stanley Newens 24,961 52.7 +3.2
Conservative James Emerton Smith11,51024.3−0.7
Liberal Basil Goldstone 10,86923.0−2.5
Majority13,45128.4+4.4
Turnout 47,34075.2−8.7
Labour Co-op hold Swing +2.0
General election February 1974: Harlow
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Stanley Newens 25,814 49.5 −11.4
Liberal Basil Goldstone 13,28025.5+25.5
Conservative James Emerton Smith13,01625.0−14.1
Majority12,53424.0+2.2
Turnout 52,11083.9+10.0
Labour Co-op win (new seat)
General election 1970 (Notional): Harlow
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 29,45360.9
Conservative 18,88039.1
Majority10,57321.8
Turnout 48,33372.9
Labour hold Swing
Preceded by UK Parliament constituency
1974–		Succeeded by
Current Incumbent

Graphical representation

February 1974New Seat
49.5%25.5%25.0%
LabourLiberalConservative
October 1974
52.7%23.0%24.3%
LabourLiberalConservative
1979
42.7%15.7%40.1%
LabourLiberalConservative
1983
34.2%24.2%41.1%
LabourLiberalConservative
1987
36.6%16.2%47.2%
LabourSDPConservative
1992
41.8%11.3%47.0%
LabourLib DemsConservative
1997
54.1%9.5%32.1%3.0%
LabourLib DemsConservativeRef
2001
47.8%13.4%34.8%3.0%
LabourLib DemsConservativeUKIP
2005
41.4%12.6%41.2%
LabourLib DemsConservative
2010
33.7%13.7%44.9%3.6%4.0%
LabourLib DemsConservativeUKIPBNP
2015
30.0%48.9%16.3%
LabourConservativeUKIP
2017
38.4%54.0%4.0%
LabourConservativeUKIP
2019
31.0%5.5%63.5%
LabourLDConservative
2024
5.2%37.6%31.9%21.8%
GreenLabourConservativeReform

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ A county 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.

References

  1. ↑ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – Eastern". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  2. 1 2 2011 census interactive maps 31.2% of property is socially rented, higher than the other districts in Essex Archived 29 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ "Local statistics – Office for National Statistics". www.ons.gov.uk.
  4. ↑ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1970". www.legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  5. ↑ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1983". www.legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  6. ↑ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1995". www.legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  7. ↑ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 2007". www.legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  8. ↑ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule I Part 2 Eastern region.
  9. ↑ "Seat Details - Epping Forest". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
  10. ↑ "Seat Details - Harlow". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
  11. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "H" (part 1)
  12. ↑ Harlow
  13. ↑ "Chris Vince selected as Labour's Parliamentary candidate for Harlow". Your Harlow. 11 August 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  14. ↑ "2024 General Election candidates". Co-operative Party. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  15. ↑ Robert Halfon [@RtHonRobHalfon] (30 May 2024). "Huge congratulations to Hannah Ellis who is the new Conservative Parliamentary Candidate for @HarlowTories…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  16. ↑ "Find My PPC (East of England)" (PDF). Reform UK . Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  17. ↑ "Green Party select Yasmin Gregory to fight General Election in Harlow". Your Harlow. 29 January 2024.
  18. ↑ "Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019". Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News. UK Parliament . Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  19. ↑ "General election results". Harlow Council. Archived from the original on 14 May 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  20. ↑ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  21. ↑ "Harlow Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  22. ↑ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  23. ↑ Statement of Persons Nominated Harlow Council
  24. ↑ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  25. ↑ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  26. ↑ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  27. ↑ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  28. ↑ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
  29. ↑ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  30. ↑ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

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