Dagenham (UK Parliament constituency)

Dagenham
Dagenham
	Former Borough constituency; for the House of Commons
	Boundary of Dagenham in Greater London for the 2005 general election.
County	Greater London
1945–2010
Number of members	One
Replaced by	Dagenham and Rainham
Created from	Romford

Dagenham was a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament that elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. It was replaced at the 2010 general election largely by Dagenham and Rainham.

Boundaries

Dagenham in Essex, boundaries used 1945-50

1945-1974: The Municipal Borough of Dagenham.

1974-1983: The London Borough of Barking wards of Chadwell Heath, Eastbrook, Fanshawe, Heath, River, Valence and Village.

1983-2010: The London Borough of Barking and Dagenham wards of Alibon, Chadwell Heath, Eastbrook, Fanshawe, Heath, Marks Gate, River, Triptons, Valence and Village.

Boundary review

Following their review of parliamentary representation in North London, the Boundary Commission for England have created a new constituency of Dagenham and Rainham.

History

History of Boundaries

Before 1945 this Dagenham and surrounds area was part of the Romford constituency.

Political History

The MP for the predecessor seat since 1935, Labour's John Parker, stood again on each occasion in this smaller successor area, representing it until 1983. Parker was the last serving MP to have been elected before the Second World War, and with 48 years in Parliament, remains the longest-serving Labour MP in history.

Dagenham was held by Labour its inception and was without exception rated by election predictions as a safe seat. Dagenham hosts an at times shrinking skilled manual industry such as the Ford Motor Company works, which downscaled production in 2001, leading to replacement distribution and warehousing businesses as well as local regeneration under the Thames Gateway project from 2005 however higher than national unemployment immediately, including following the seat's abolition. See the main successor seat, Dagenham and Rainham for statistics. The largest-polling opposition candidate was Conservative since 1979, with the Liberal Party a greater or equal opponent in elections before that, vying for second place with that party.

Unusually, the far-right British National Party was very active in this area periodically and its support led to some retained deposits by polling more than 5% of the vote on several occasions. Their candidate received nearly 10% of the vote in the 2005 general election and in the 2006 local elections returned 12 councillors to Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council.

The new constituency of Dagenham and Rainham included wards which had not traditionally supported the BNP or Labour, and published leaks of BNP databases that year showed that its membership in the area shown was diminishing.^{[citation needed]}

Members of Parliament

	Member ^[1]	Party
1945	John Parker	Labour
1983	Bryan Gould	Labour
1994 by-election	Judith Church	Labour
2001	Jon Cruddas	Labour
2010	constituency abolished: see Dagenham and Rainham

Election results

Elections in the 1940s

General Election 1945: Dagenham ^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Herbert John Harvey Parker	36,686	83.7	n/a
	Conservative	Albert Edward Cooper	7,147	16.3	n/a
Majority			29,539	67.4	n/a
Turnout				69.1	n/a
	Labour win

Elections in the 1950s

General Election 1950: Dagenham ^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	±%
	Labour	Herbert John Harvey Parker
	Conservative	D. Cook
	Liberal	Ivy E Thurston		n/a
	Communist	G. Bridges		n/a
Majority
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election 1951: Dagenham ^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Herbert John Harvey Parker
	Conservative	Norman Antony Francis St John-Stevas
Majority
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election 1955: Dagenham ^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Herbert John Harvey Parker
	Conservative	Roger Ibbotson Gray
Majority
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election 1959: Dagenham ^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Herbert John Harvey Parker
	Conservative	Andrew Felix Waley
Majority
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections in the 1960s

General Election 1964: Dagenham ^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	±%
	Labour	Herbert John Harvey Parker
	Conservative	Giles E Currie
	Liberal	Patrick Thurlbeck Humphrey		n/a
	Communist	Kevin Halpin		n/a
Majority
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election 1966: Dagenham ^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Herbert John Harvey Parker
	Conservative	Giles E Currie
	Communist	George C Wake
Majority
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections in the 1970s

General Election 1970: Dagenham^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Herbert John Harvey Parker	31,335	70.74
	Conservative	H McLancy	11,976	27.04
	Communist	George C Wake	982	2.22
Majority			19,359	43.71
Turnout			44,290	59.05

General Election February 1974: Dagenham^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Herbert John Harvey Parker	35,765	72.68
	Conservative	Archibald Gavin Hamilton	12,275	24.94
	Communist	George C Wake	1,169	2.38
Majority			23,490	47.74
Turnout			49,209	71.02

General Election, October 1974: Dagenham^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Herbert John Harvey Parker	29,678	65.23
	Conservative	Archibald Gavin Hamilton	7,684	16.89
	Liberal	G Poole	7,564	16.63
	Communist	George C Wake	569	1.25
Majority			21,994	48.34
Turnout			45,495	64.99

General Election 1979: Dagenham^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Herbert John Harvey Parker	24,707	52.57
	Conservative	G Hyams	14,600	31.07
	Liberal	M Long	5,583	11.88
	National Front	J Roberts	1,553	3.3
	Communist	D Connor	553	1.18
Majority			10,107	21.51
Turnout			46,994	69.12

Elections in the 1980s

General Election 1983: Dagenham^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Bryan Gould	15,665	39.26
	Conservative	Bob Neill	12,688	31.77
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	J Horne	10,679	27
	National Front	Joe Pearce	645	1.62
	Communist	D Walshe	141	0.35
Majority			2,997	7.49
Turnout			39,878	63.34

General Election 1987: Dagenham^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Bryan Gould	18,454	44.44
	Conservative	Bob Neill	15,985	38.49
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	John Carter	7,088	17.07
Majority			2,469	5.95
Turnout			41,527	67.29

Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1992: Dagenham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Bryan Gould	22,027	52.26
	Conservative	D Rossiter	15,294	36.29
	Liberal Democrat	CNH Marquand	4,824	11.45
Majority			6,733	15.98
Turnout			42,145	70.66
	Labour hold		Swing

Dagenham by-election, 1994
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Judith Church	15,474	72.0	+19.74
	Conservative	James Fairrie	2,130	9.91	-26.38
	Liberal Democrat	Peter Dunphy	1,804	8.39	-3.06
	BNP	John Tyndall	1,511	7.03	N/A
	UKIP	Peter Compobassi	457	2.1	N/A
	Natural Law	Mark Leighton	116	0.5	N/A
Majority			13,344
Turnout			21,492
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election 1997: Dagenham^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Judith Church	23,759	65.7	+14.0
	Conservative	James P.J. Fairrie	6,705	18.5	−18.3
	Liberal Democrat	Thomas Dobrashian	2,704	7.5	−4.0
	Referendum	Steven Kraft	1,411	3.9	N/A
	BNP	William Binding	900	2.5	N/A
	Independent	Richard H. Dawson	349	1.0	N/A
	National Democrats	Michael B. Hipperson	183	0.5	N/A
	ProLife Alliance	Mrs. Kathleen A. Goble	152	0.4	N/A
Majority			17,054	47.2
Turnout			36,162	62.1
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2001: Dagenham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jon Cruddas	15,784	57.2	−8.5
	Conservative	Michael White	7,091	25.7	+7.2
	Liberal Democrat	Adrian Gee-Turner	2,820	10.2	+2.7
	BNP	David Hill	1,378	5.0	+2.5
	Socialist Alliance	Bill Hamilton	262	0.9	N/A
	Socialist Labour	Robert Siggins	245	0.9	N/A
Majority			8,693	31.5
Turnout			27,580	46.5	−15.6
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election 2005: Dagenham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jon Cruddas	15,446	50.1	−7.1
	Conservative	Michael White	7,841	25.4	-0.3
	Liberal Democrat	James Kempton	3,106	10.1	-0.1
	BNP	Lawrence Rustem	2,870	9.3	+4.3
	UKIP	Gerard Batten	1,578	5.1	N/A
Majority			7,605	24.7
Turnout			30,841	51.3
	Labour hold		Swing	−3.4

References

↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "D" (part 1)^{[self-published source]}^{[better source needed]}
↑ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
↑ British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
↑ British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
↑ British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
↑ F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973; Political Reference Publications, Glasgow 1973
↑ F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973; Political Reference Publications, Glasgow 1973
↑ British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
↑ http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge70/i06.htm
↑ http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge74a/i06.htm
↑ http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge74b/i06.htm
↑ http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge79/i06.htm
↑ http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge83/i06.htm
↑ http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge87/i06.htm
↑ http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/constit/002.htm

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Preceded by Vauxhall	Constituency represented by the Father of the House 1979–1983	Succeeded by Cardiff South and Penarth

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[rayment-1] Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "D" (part 1)^{[self-published source]}^{[better source needed]}

[2] British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig

[3] British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig

[4] British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig

[5] British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig

[6] F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973; Political Reference Publications, Glasgow 1973

[7] F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973; Political Reference Publications, Glasgow 1973

[8] British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig

[9] ttp://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge70/i06.htm

[10] ttp://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge74a/i06.htm

[11] ttp://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge74b/i06.htm

[12] ttp://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge79/i06.htm

[13] ttp://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge83/i06.htm

[14] ttp://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge87/i06.htm

[15] ttp://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/constit/002.htm

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v t e London Borough of Barking and Dagenham
Districts	Barking Barking Riverside Becontree Becontree Heath Castle Green Chadwell Heath Creekmouth Dagenham Dagenham Dock Marks Gate Rush Green Thames View
Attractions	Barking Abbey Barking Market Eastbury Manor House (NT) Valence House Museum The Broadway Victoria Road
Parks and open spaces	Barking Park Central Park Eastbrookend Country Park Mayesbrook Park Parsloes Park Valence Park
Constituencies	Barking Dagenham and Rainham (part)
Tube and rail stations	Barking Becontree Dagenham Dock Dagenham East Dagenham Heathway Upney
Other topics	Coat of arms Council Grade I and II* listed buildings People Public art Schools

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1983	Barking Battersea Beckenham Bethnal Green and Stepney Bexleyheath Bow and Poplar Brent East Brent North Brent South Brentford and Isleworth Carshalton and Wallington Chelsea Chingford Chipping Barnet Chislehurst City of London and Westminster South Croydon Central Croydon North East Croydon North West Croydon South Dagenham Dulwich Ealing Acton Ealing North Ealing Southall Edmonton Eltham Enfield North Enfield Southgate Erith and Crayford Feltham and Heston Finchley Fulham Greenwich Hackney North and Stoke Newington Hackney South and Shoreditch Hammersmith Hampstead and Highgate Harrow East Harrow West Hayes and Harlington Hendon North Hendon South Holborn and St Pancras Hornchurch Hornsey and Wood Green Ilford North Ilford South Islington North Islington South and Finsbury Kensington Kingston-upon-Thames Lewisham Deptford Lewisham East Lewisham West Leyton Mitcham and Morden Newham North East Newham North West Newham South Norwood Old Bexley and Sidcup Orpington Peckham Putney Ravensbourne Richmond and Barnes Romford Ruislip-Northwood Southwark and Bermondsey Streatham Surbiton Sutton and Cheam Tooting Tottenham Twickenham Upminster Uxbridge Vauxhall Walthamstow Wanstead and Woodford Westminster North Wimbledon Woolwich
1997	Barking Battersea Beckenham Bethnal Green and Bow Bexleyheath and Crayford Brent East Brent North Brent South Brentford and Isleworth Bromley and Chislehurst Camberwell and Peckham Carshalton and Wallington Chingford and Woodford Green Chipping Barnet Cities of London and Westminster Croydon Central Croydon North Croydon South Dagenham Dulwich and West Norwood Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush Ealing North Ealing Southall East Ham Edmonton Eltham Enfield North Enfield Southgate Erith and Thamesmead Feltham and Heston Finchley and Golders Green Greenwich and Woolwich Hackney North and Stoke Newington Hackney South and Shoreditch Hammersmith and Fulham Hampstead and Highgate Harrow East Harrow West Hayes and Harlington Hendon Holborn and St Pancras Hornchurch Hornsey and Wood Green Ilford North Ilford South Islington North Islington South and Finsbury Kensington and Chelsea Kingston and Surbiton Lewisham Deptford Lewisham East Lewisham West Leyton and Wanstead Mitcham and Morden North Southwark and Bermondsey Old Bexley and Sidcup Orpington Poplar and Canning Town Putney Regent's Park and Kensington North Richmond Park Romford Ruislip-Northwood Streatham Sutton and Cheam Tooting Tottenham Twickenham Upminster Uxbridge Vauxhall Walthamstow West Ham Wimbledon

Dagenham (UK Parliament constituency)

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Elections in the 2000s

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Dagenham
Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of Dagenham in Greater London for the 2005 general election.
County	Greater London
1945–2010
Number of members	One
Replaced by	Dagenham and Rainham
Created from	Romford