West Ham and Beckton (UK Parliament constituency)

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West Ham and Beckton
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
West Ham and Beckton 2023 Constituency.svg
Boundary of West Ham and Beckton in Greater London
County Greater London
Electorate 70,590 (2023) [1]
Current constituency
Created 2024
Member of Parliament James Asser (Labour)
SeatsOne
Created from East Ham & West Ham

West Ham and Beckton is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. [2] Further to the completion of the 2023 periodic review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election. [3]

Contents

Boundaries

West Ham and Beckton (UK Parliament constituency)
Map of boundaries from 2024

The constituency is composed of the following wards of the London Borough of Newham (as they existed on 1 December 2020): [4]

Following a local government boundary review which came into effect in May 2022, [5] [6] the constituency now comprises the following wards of the London Borough of Newham from the 2024 general election:

Constituency profile

The population of Newham has grown significantly in the 21st century, [8] 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, including the Royal Docks, which have undergone regeneration since the 1980s including the completion of newer apartment blocks. The University of East London, Excel Centre, London City Airport and City Hall are in the seat.

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2024 general election: West Ham and Beckton [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour James Asser 16,434 45.2 −25.5
Newham IndependentsSophia Naqvi7,18019.8N/A
Green Rob Callender3,89710.7+8.2
Conservative Holly Ramsey3,78110.4−6.0
Reform UK Georgie David [a] [b] 2,8007.7+4.9
Liberal Democrats Emily Bigland1,6064.4−1.7
CPA Kayode Shedowo4601.3+0.2
TUSC Lois Austin1900.5N/A
Majority9,25425.7−28.6
Turnout 36,34846.1−11.2
Registered electors 78,790
Labour hold Swing
  1. ↑ Peter Monks was initially named by Reform as a candidate, but was replaced by the time candidates were declared.[ citation needed ]
  2. ↑ On 2 July 2024, Georgie David stood down as the Reform UK candidate and endorsed the Conservative Party candidate. [10] [11]

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result [12]
PartyVote %
Labour 28,58570.7
Conservative 6,64816.4
Liberal Democrats 2,4506.1
Brexit Party 1,1182.8
Green 1,0232.5
Others6061.5
Turnout40,43057.3
Electorate70,590

See also

References

  1. ↑ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – London". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  2. ↑ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – London | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  3. ↑ "Latest plans for Newham constituency boundaries revealed". Newham Recorder. 2022-11-08. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
  4. ↑ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 3 London region.
  5. ↑ LGBCE. "Newham | LGBCE". www.lgbce.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-03-29.
  6. ↑ "The London Borough of Newham (Electoral Changes) Order 2021".
  7. ↑ "New Seat Details - West Ham and Beckton". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
  8. ↑ Office for National Statistics https://www.ons.gov.uk/visualisations/censusareachanges/E09000025
  9. ↑ "Election Results 2024". London Borough of Newham. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  10. ↑ "General election latest: Second Reform candidate defects to Tories as Sunak defends campaign". BBC News. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  11. ↑ Quinn, Ben; Stacey, Kiran (2 July 2024). "Second Reform candidate quits, accusing party of 'racism and misogyny'". The Guardian . Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  12. ↑ "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.


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