Ilford North (UK Parliament constituency)
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox UK constituency main Ilford North is a constituency<ref group="n">A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)</ref> in Greater London that was created in 1945. The seat has been represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom by Wes Streeting of the Labour Party since 2015.<ref group="n">As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.</ref> Streeting currently serves as Secretary of State for Health and Social Care in the government of Keir Starmer.
History
The seat was created for the 1945 general election, from the northern part of the former Ilford seat.
Constituency profile
Incomes and house prices are above average for the UK.<ref>Electoral Calculus https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/fcgi-bin/seatdetails.py?seat=Ilford+North</ref> All districts are suburban but interspersed with many parks and a few small nature reserves and are connected to Central London by the Central line which forms an end loop around Hainault tube station. Most residents live in terraced or semi-detached houses with small and narrow gardens. As at the 2011 census, mid-rise apartments in modest landscaped grounds form the bulk of the type of flats in the seat as opposed to tower blocks.<ref>Constituency: Housing statistics: Housing type. Template:Webarchive (2011 census) Retrieved 2017-01-31.</ref>
Political history
The seat has fluctuated since 1945 between Labour and Conservative representation in the House of Commons. The 2015 result made the seat the 8th narrowest win of Labour's 232 seats by percentage of majority, and in first past the post a 1.2% majority would be considered marginal.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The 2017 election saw an 8.5% swing to Labour, increasing their margin in the seat to 9,639 votes (18.2%), the largest majority for a Labour MP in the seat's history. Labour's majority was almost halved during the 2019 general election.
In 2024, Ilford North became the focus of press attention as independent candidate Leanne Mohamad sought to oust incumbent Wes Streeting. One of several independents running primarily on the issue of the Gaza genocide,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Whilst Mohamad ended up not winning the seat, she reduced Streeting's majority from 5,198 (10.4%) to 528 (1.2%), making it one of the country's most marginal constituencies.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Boundaries
1945–1950: The Municipal Borough of Ilford wards of Barkingside, North Hainault, Seven Kings, and South Hainault.
1950–1974: The Municipal Borough of Ilford wards of Barkingside, Clayhall, Fairlop, North Hainault, Seven Kings, and South Hainault.
1974–1983: The London Borough of Redbridge wards of Aldborough, Barkingside, Chadwell, Fairlop, Hainault, and Seven Kings.
1983–1997: As above plus Fullwell
1997–2024: The London Borough of Redbridge wards of Aldborough, Barkingside, Bridge, Clayhall, Fairlop, Fullwell, Hainault, and Roding.
2024–present: The London Borough of Redbridge wards of Aldborough, Barkingside, Clayhall, Cranbrook, Fairlop, Fullwell, Hainault, and Valentines.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
- The Bridge ward and the part of Churchfields ward were transferred to Chingford and Woodford Green, with the part of South Woodford ward going to Leyton and Wanstead. To compensate, the Cranbrook and Valentines wards were transferred from Ilford South.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member<ref name="rayment">Template:Rayment-hc</ref> | Party | |
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| style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | 1945 | Mabel Ridealgh | Labour Co-operative |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | 1950 | Geoffrey Hutchinson | Conservative |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | 1954 by-election | Tom Iremonger | Conservative |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | October 1974 | Millie Miller | Labour |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | 1978 by-election | Vivian Bendall | Conservative |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | 1997 | Linda Perham | Labour |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | 2005 | Lee Scott | Conservative |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | 2015 | Wes Streeting | Labour |
Election results
Elections in the 2020s
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Elections in the 2010s
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| Party | Vote | % | ||
| Template:Party color cell | Labour | 28,024 | 54.1 | |
| Template:Party color cell | Conservative | 18,994 | 36.7 | |
| Template:Party color cell | Liberal Democrats | 2,056 | 4.0 | |
| Template:Party color cell | Others | 1,010 | 2.0 | |
| Template:Party color cell | Brexit Party | 968 | 1.9 | |
| Template:Party color cell | Green | 709 | 1.4 | |
| Turnout | 51,761 | 69.3 | ||
| Electorate | 74,684 | |||
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Elections in the 2000s
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Elections in the 1960s
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Elections in the 1940s
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See also
Notes
References
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External links
- Politics Resources (Election results from 1922 onwards)
- Electoral Calculus (Election results from 1955 onwards)
- Ilford North UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at MapIt UK
- Ilford North UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK
- Ilford North UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK
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