| West Ham and Beckton | |
|---|---|
| Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Boundary of West Ham and Beckton in Greater London | |
| County | Greater London |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2024 |
| Member of Parliament | TBC (TBC) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | East Ham & West Ham |
West Ham and Beckton is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. [1] Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it will first be contested at the 2024 general election. [2]
The constituency is composed of the following wards of the London Borough of Newham (as they existed on 1 December 2020): [3]
Following a local government boundary review which came into effect in May 2022, [4] [5] the constituency now comprises the following wards of the London Borough of Newham from the 2024 general election:
The population of Newham has grown significantly in the 21st century [7] so its represention increased from two seats to three in the 2023 boundary review. This seat includes the extensive low-rise suburbs of West Ham and Plaistow, and dockside areas closer to the Thames which have undergone regeneration since the 1980s including the completion of newer apartment blocks. The Excel Centre and London City Airport are in the seat.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | James Asser | ||||
| TUSC | Lois Austin | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Emily Bigland | ||||
| Green | Rob Callender | ||||
| Reform UK | Georgie David | ||||
| Newham Independents | Sophia Naqvi | ||||
| Conservative | Holly Alice Ramsey | ||||
| CPA | Keyode Shedowo | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
Note: Peter Monks was initially named by Reform as a candidate, but was replaced by the time of the official statement.
The London Borough of Newham is a London borough created in 1965 by the London Government Act 1963. It covers an area previously administered by the Essex county boroughs of West Ham and East Ham, authorities that were both abolished by the same act. The name Newham reflects its creation and combines the compass points of the old borough names. Situated in the Inner London part of East London, Newham has a population of 387,576, which is the fourth highest of the London boroughs and also makes it the 26th most populous district in England. The local authority is Newham London Borough Council.
Plaistow is a suburban area of East London, England, within the London Borough of Newham. It adjoins Upton Park to the north, East Ham to the east, Beckton to the south, Canning Town to the south-west and West Ham to the west.
Beckton is a suburb in east London, England, located 8 miles (12.9 km) east of Charing Cross and part of the London Borough of Newham. Adjacent to the River Thames, the area consisted of unpopulated marshland known as the East Ham Levels in the parishes of Barking, East Ham, West Ham and Woolwich. The development of major industrial infrastructure in the 19th century to support the growing metropolis of London caused an increase in population with housing built in the area for workers of the Beckton Gas Works and Beckton Sewage Treatment Works. The area has a convoluted local government history and has formed part of Greater London since 1965. Between 1981 and 1995 it was within the London Docklands Development Corporation area, which caused the population to increase as new homes were built and the Docklands Light Railway was constructed.
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