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Upminster (UK Parliament constituency)

Coordinates: 51°34′23″N 0°15′50″E / 51.573°N 0.264°E / 51.573; 0.264
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Upminster
Former borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Outline map
Boundary of Upminster in Greater London for the 2005 general election
CountyGreater London
February 1974–2010
SeatsOne
Created fromHornchurch
Replaced byHornchurch 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.

Boundaries

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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

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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

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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

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Election Member[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

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Elections in the 1970s

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1970 notional result[2]
Party Vote %
Conservative 20,700 45.7
Labour 20,700 45.7
Liberal 3,900 8.6
Turnout 45,300 70.3
Electorate 64,470
General election February 1974: Upminster[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Loveridge 21,003 39.9 –5.8
Labour John Whysall 19,995 38.0 –7.7
Liberal Andrew Merton 11,596 22.0 +13.4
Majority 1,008 1.9 +1.9
Turnout 52,594 82.6 +12.3
Registered electors 63,686
Conservative win (new seat)
General election October 1974: Upminster[3][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Loveridge 20,966 42.7 +2.8
Labour John Whysall 20,272 41.3 +3.3
Liberal Andrew Merton 7,844 16.0 –6.1
Majority 694 1.4 –0.5
Turnout 49,082 76.2 –6.4
Registered electors 64,429
Conservative hold Swing –0.3
General election 1979: Upminster[3][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Loveridge 27,960 52.7 +10.0
Labour John Kent Stephenson 18,895 35.6 –5.7
Liberal David Harvey 5,216 9.8 –6.1
National Front William Neary 965 1.8 New
Majority 9,065 17.1 +15.7
Turnout 53,036 80.4 +4.2
Registered electors 65,966
Conservative hold Swing +7.8

Elections in the 1980s

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General election 1983: Upminster[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nicholas Bonsor 25,153 52.5 –0.2
SDP David Osman 12,339 25.8 +15.9
Labour Alan Hughes 9,829 20.5 –15.1
National Front G Nobes-Pride 566 1.2 –0.6
Majority 12,814 26.8 +9.7
Turnout 47,887 72.1 –8.3
Registered electors 66,445
Conservative hold Swing –8.1
General election 1987: Upminster[7][9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nicholas Bonsor 27,946 55.8 +3.3
SDP John Martin 11,089 22.1 −3.6
Labour Denis O'Flynn 11,069 22.1 +1.6
Majority 16,857 33.6 +6.9
Turnout 50,104 75.2 +3.1
Registered electors 66,613
Conservative hold Swing +3.4

Elections in the 1990s

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General election 1992: Upminster[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nicholas Bonsor 28,791 55.8 +0.0
Labour Terry Ward 14,970 29.0 +6.9
Liberal Democrats Terry E. Hurlstone 7,848 15.2 –6.9
Majority 13,821 26.8 –6.9
Turnout 51,609 80.5 +5.2
Registered electors 64,138
Conservative hold Swing –3.5
1992 notional result
Party Vote %
Conservative 25,121 54.2
Labour 13,964 30.1
Liberal Democrats 7,300 15.7
Turnout 46,385 79.2
Electorate 58,553
General election 1997: Upminster[11][12][13][14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Keith Darvill 19,095 46.2 +16.1
Conservative Nicholas Bonsor 16,315 39.5 −14.7
Liberal Democrats Pamela G. Peskett 3,919 9.5 −6.3
Referendum Terry Murray 2,000 4.8 New
Majority 2,770 6.7 N/A
Turnout 41,319 72.3 –6.9
Registered electors 57,149
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +15.4

Elections in the 2000s

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General election 2001: Upminster[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Angela Watkinson 15,410 45.5 +6.0
Labour Keith Darvill 14,169 41.9 −4.3
Liberal Democrats Peter Truesdale 3,183 9.4 −0.1
UKIP Terry Murray 1,089 3.2 New
Majority 1,241 3.6 N/A
Turnout 33,851 59.6 −12.7
Registered electors 56,829
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +5.2
General election 2005: Upminster[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Angela Watkinson 16,820 48.5 +3.0
Labour Keith Darvill 10,778 31.1 −10.8
Liberal Democrats Peter Truesdale 3,128 9.0 −0.4
Residents Ron F.C. Ower 1,455 4.2 New
BNP Chris Roberts 1,173 3.4 New
UKIP Alan G. Hindle 701 2.0 −1.2
Green Melanie J. Collins 543 1.6 New
National Liberal David W. Durant 78 0.2 New
Majority 6,042 17.4 +14.8
Turnout 34,676 63.0 +3.4
Registered electors 55,075
Conservative hold Swing +6.9

See also

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Notes and references

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  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. ^ a b c "'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. ^ a b "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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