Upminster (UK Parliament constituency)

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Upminster
Former borough constituency
for the House of Commons
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Boundary of Upminster in Greater Londonfor the 2005 general election
County Greater London
February 1974–2010
SeatsOne
Created from Hornchurch
Replaced by Hornchurch and Upminster

Upminster was a constituency of the House of Commons in east London, which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first-past-the-post voting system. It was created for the 1974 general election, and abolished for the 2010 general election.

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Boundaries

1974–1983: The London Borough of Havering wards of Cranham, Emerson Park, Gooshays, Harold Wood, Heaton, Hilldene, and Upminster.

1983–1997: The London Borough of Havering wards of Ardleigh Green, Cranham East, Cranham West, Emerson Park, Gooshays, Harold Wood, Heaton, Hilldene, and Upminster.

1997–2010: The London Borough of Havering wards of Cranham East, Cranham West, Emerson Park, Gooshays, Harold Wood, Heaton, Hilldene, and Upminster.

History

The constituency shared boundaries with the Upminster electoral division for election of councillors to the Greater London Council at elections in 1973, 1977 and 1981.

This usually safe Conservative seat was won by Labour in the landslide of 1997. It became one of the few seats that Labour lost in the 2001 general election. The constituency was replaced by the new Hornchurch and Upminster constituency for the 2010 general election.

Constituency profile

Upminster was the easternmost constituency of the London Borough of Havering, and of Greater London. The constituency was oddly shaped and covered both the wealthiest and the poorest parts of the borough while being London's least ethnically diverse constituency. The constituency included the Upminster suburb of Cranham. The boundary to the north extended beyond the A127 and A12 to include Harold Wood and Harold Hill. In the east the constituency was uniquely the only London constituency to form a protrusion to cross the M25 motorway and include North Ockendon. To the west the boundary also formed a protrusion to include the wealthy suburban area of Emerson Park which otherwise formed part of Hornchurch. The River Ingrebourne formed part of the constituency boundary to the west and the M25 Motorway formed much of the boundary to the east.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMember [1] Party
Feb 1974 John Loveridge Conservative
1983 Sir Nicholas Bonsor Conservative
1997 Keith Darvill Labour
2001 Angela Watkinson Conservative
2010 constituency abolished: see Hornchurch and Upminster

Elections

Elections in the 1970s

1970 notional result [2]
PartyVote %
Conservative 20,70045.7
Labour 20,70045.7
Liberal 3,9008.6
Turnout45,30070.3
Electorate64,470
General election February 1974: Upminster [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Loveridge 21,003 39.9 –5.8
Labour John Whysall19,99538.0–7.7
Liberal Andrew Merton11,59622.0+13.4
Majority1,0081.9+1.9
Turnout 52,59482.6+12.3
Registered electors 63,686
Conservative win (new seat)
General election October 1974: Upminster [3] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Loveridge 20,966 42.7 +2.8
Labour John Whysall20,27241.3+3.3
Liberal Andrew Merton7,84416.0–6.1
Majority6941.4–0.5
Turnout 49,08276.2–6.4
Registered electors 64,429
Conservative hold Swing –0.3
General election 1979: Upminster [3] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Loveridge 27,960 52.7 +10.0
Labour John Kent Stephenson18,89535.6–5.7
Liberal David Harvey5,2169.8–6.1
National Front William Neary9651.8New
Majority9,06517.1+15.7
Turnout 53,03680.4+4.2
Registered electors 65,966
Conservative hold Swing +7.8

Elections in the 1980s

General election 1983: Upminster [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nicholas Bonsor 25,153 52.5 –0.2
SDP David Osman12,33925.8+15.9
Labour Alan Hughes9,82920.5–15.1
National Front G Nobes-Pride5661.2–0.6
Majority12,81426.8+9.7
Turnout 47,88772.1–8.3
Registered electors 66,445
Conservative hold Swing –8.1
General election 1987: Upminster [7] [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nicholas Bonsor 27,946 55.8 +3.3
SDP John Martin11,08922.1−3.6
Labour Denis O'Flynn11,06922.1+1.6
Majority16,85733.6+6.9
Turnout 50,10475.2+3.1
Registered electors 66,613
Conservative hold Swing +3.4

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1992: Upminster [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nicholas Bonsor 28,791 55.8 +0.0
Labour Terry Ward14,97029.0+6.9
Liberal Democrats Terry E. Hurlstone7,84815.2–6.9
Majority13,82126.8–6.9
Turnout 51,60980.5+5.2
Registered electors 64,138
Conservative hold Swing –3.5
1992 notional result
PartyVote %
Conservative 25,12154.2
Labour 13,96430.1
Liberal Democrats 7,30015.7
Turnout46,38579.2
Electorate58,553
General election 1997: Upminster [11] [12] [13] [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Keith Darvill 19,095 46.2 +16.1
Conservative Nicholas Bonsor 16,31539.5−14.7
Liberal Democrats Pamela G. Peskett3,9199.5−6.3
Referendum Terry Murray2,0004.8New
Majority2,7706.7N/A
Turnout 41,31972.3–6.9
Registered electors 57,149
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +15.4

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2001: Upminster [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Angela Watkinson 15,410 45.5 +6.0
Labour Keith Darvill 14,16941.9−4.3
Liberal Democrats Peter Truesdale3,1839.4−0.1
UKIP Terry Murray1,0893.2New
Majority1,2413.6N/A
Turnout 33,85159.6−12.7
Registered electors 56,829
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +5.2
General election 2005: Upminster [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Angela Watkinson 16,820 48.5 +3.0
Labour Keith Darvill 10,77831.1−10.8
Liberal Democrats Peter Truesdale3,1289.0−0.4
Residents Ron F.C. Ower1,4554.2New
BNP Chris Roberts1,1733.4New
UKIP Alan G. Hindle7012.0−1.2
Green Melanie J. Collins5431.6New
National Liberal David W. Durant780.2New
Majority6,04217.4+14.8
Turnout 34,67663.0+3.4
Registered electors 55,075
Conservative hold Swing +6.9

See also

Notes and references

  1. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "U"
  2. ↑ Michael Stead. "1970 notional general election & February 1974 general election". BBC. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 "'Upminster', Feb 1974 - May 1983". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
  4. ↑ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results February 1974". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
  5. ↑ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results October 1974". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
  6. ↑ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results May 1979". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
  7. 1 2 "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  8. ↑ "Politics Resources". Election 1987. Politics Resources. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
  9. ↑ "Politics Resources". Election 1987. Politics Resources. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
  10. ↑ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  11. ↑ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  12. ↑ "Politics Resources". Election 1997. Politics Resources. 1 May 1997. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
  13. ↑ C. Rallings & M. Thrasher, The Media Guide to the New Parliamentary Constituencies, p.167 (Plymouth: LGC Elections Centre, 1995)
  14. ↑ The 1997 election result is calculated relative to the notional, not the actual, 1992 result.
  15. ↑ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  16. ↑ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

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