Harlow (UK Parliament constituency)
Harlow | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
![]() Boundaries since 2024 | |
![]() Boundary of Harlow in the East of England | |
County | Essex |
Electorate | 73,479 (2023)[1] |
Major settlements | Harlow, Roydon |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1974 |
Member of Parliament | Chris Vince (Labour Co-op) |
Seats | One |
Created from | Epping |
Harlow is a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Chris Vince, of the Labour and Co-operative Party.[n 2]
Constituency profile
The seat has been a bellwether since the result in 1983. Included are above county-average levels of social housing,[2] underemployment and unemployment as at the 2001 census and the associated 2000 Index of Multiple Deprivation;[3] however, the new town has brought growth sustained in part by more commuting, with an increasingly-used and separate Mill station in the London Commuter Belt, and has seen a 9.2% increase in the number of apartments to 2011, which brings the proportion of the housing market made up by flats and apartments to 23.8%.[2]
History
This seat was created for the February 1974 general election from the abolished seat of Epping, and has been subject only to minor changes since.
Boundaries and boundary changes
1974–1983
- The Urban District of Harlow; and
- The Rural District of Epping and Ongar parishes of Magdalen Laver, Matching, Nazeing, North Weald Bassett, Roydon, and Sheering.[4]
1983–1997
- The District of Harlow; and
- The District of Epping Forest wards of Nazeing, North Weald Bassett, Roydon, and Sheering.[5]
Minor loss to Brentwood and Ongar.
1997–2010
- The District of Harlow; and
- The District of Epping Forest wards of Nazeing, Roydon, and Sheering.[6]
North Weald Bassett transferred to Epping Forest.
2010–2024
- The District of Harlow; and
- The District of Epping Forest wards of Hastingwood, Matching and Sheering Village, Lower Nazeing, Lower Sheering, and Roydon.[7]
Marginal changes due to redistribution of local authority wards.
Current
Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, which came into effect for the 2024 general election, the composition of the constituency was expanded northwards to meet the electorate size requirements, with the transfer in from Saffron Walden of the two District of Uttlesford wards of Broad Oak & the Hallingburys, and Hatfield Heath.[8]
Members of Parliament
Epping prior to 1974
Election | Member[9] | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
Feb 1974 | Stan Newens | Labour Co-op | |
1983 | Jerry Hayes | Conservative | |
1997 | Bill Rammell | Labour | |
2010 | Robert Halfon | Conservative | |
2024 | Chris Vince | Labour Co-op |
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | Chris Vince[11][12] | 16,313 | 37.6 | +8.3 | |
Conservative | Hannah Ellis[13] | 13,809 | 31.8 | −32.8 | |
Reform UK | Malcolm Featherstone[14] | 9,461 | 21.8 | N/A | |
Green | Yasmin Gregory[15] | 2,267 | 5.2 | +4.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Riad Mannan | 1,350 | 3.1 | −2.8 | |
UKIP | Lois Perry | 157 | 0.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 2,504 | 5.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 43,357 | 58.2 | –6.3 | ||
Registered electors | 74,683 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ![]() |
Elections in the 2010s
2019 notional result[16] | |||
---|---|---|---|
Party | Vote | % | |
Conservative | 30,573 | 64.6 | |
Labour | 13,879 | 29.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | 2,783 | 5.9 | |
Green | 125 | 0.3 | |
Turnout | 47,360 | 64.5 | |
Electorate | 73,479 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Halfon | 27,510 | 63.5 | +9.5 | |
Labour | Laura McAlpine | 13,447 | 31.0 | −7.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Charlotte Cane | 2,397 | 5.5 | +3.3 | |
Majority | 14,063 | 32.5 | +16.8 | ||
Turnout | 43,354 | 63.7 | −2.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +8.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Halfon | 24,230 | 54.0 | +5.1 | |
Labour | Phil Waite | 17,199 | 38.3 | +8.3 | |
UKIP | Mark Gough | 1,787 | 4.0 | −12.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey Seef | 970 | 2.2 | +0.2 | |
Green | Hannah Clare | 660 | 1.5 | −0.7 | |
Majority | 7,031 | 15.7 | −3.2 | ||
Turnout | 44,846 | 66.2 | +1.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −1.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Halfon | 21,623 | 48.9 | +4.0 | |
Labour | Suzy Stride | 13,273 | 30.0 | −3.7 | |
UKIP | Sam Stopplecamp | 7,208 | 16.3 | +12.7 | |
Green | Murray Sackwild | 954 | 2.2 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey Seeff | 904 | 2.0 | −11.7 | |
TUSC | David Brown | 174 | 0.4 | N/A | |
English Democrat | Eddy Butler | 115 | 0.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 8,350 | 18.9 | +7.7 | ||
Turnout | 44,251 | 65.1 | ±0.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +3.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Halfon | 19,691 | 44.9 | +4.1 | |
Labour | Bill Rammell | 14,766 | 33.7 | −7.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | David White | 5,990 | 13.7 | +0.7 | |
BNP | Eddy Butler | 1,739 | 4.0 | N/A | |
UKIP | John Croft | 1,591 | 3.6 | +1.1 | |
Christian | Oluyemi Adeeko | 101 | 0.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 4,925 | 11.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 43,878 | 65.1 | +2.7 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +5.9 |
Elections in the 2000s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Bill Rammell | 16,453 | 41.4 | −6.4 | |
Conservative | Robert Halfon | 16,356 | 41.2 | +6.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Lorna Spenceley | 5,002 | 12.6 | −0.8 | |
UKIP | John Felgate | 981 | 2.5 | −0.5 | |
Veritas | Anthony Bennett | 941 | 2.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 97 | 0.2 | −12.8 | ||
Turnout | 39,733 | 62.6 | +2.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | −6.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Bill Rammell | 19,169 | 47.8 | −6.3 | |
Conservative | Robert Halfon | 13,941 | 34.8 | +2.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Lorna Spenceley | 5,381 | 13.4 | +3.9 | |
UKIP | Tony Bennett | 1,223 | 3.0 | +2.3 | |
Socialist Alliance | John Hobbs | 401 | 1.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 5,228 | 13.0 | −9.0 | ||
Turnout | 40,115 | 59.7 | −14.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | −4.5 |
Elections in the 1990s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Bill Rammell | 25,861 | 54.1 | +12.3 | |
Conservative | Jerry Hayes | 15,347 | 32.1 | −14.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Lorna Spenceley | 4,523 | 9.5 | −1.8 | |
Referendum | Mark Wells | 1,422 | 3.0 | N/A | |
UKIP | Gerard Batten | 340 | 0.7 | N/A | |
BNP | John Bowles | 319 | 0.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 10,514 | 22.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 47,812 | 74.3 | −8.3 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +13.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jerry Hayes | 26,608 | 47.0 | −0.2 | |
Labour | Bill Rammell | 23,668 | 41.8 | +5.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Lorna Spenceley | 6,375 | 11.3 | −4.9 | |
Majority | 2,940 | 5.2 | −5.5 | ||
Turnout | 56,651 | 82.6 | +8.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −2.7 |
Elections in the 1980s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jerry Hayes | 26,017 | 47.2 | +6.1 | |
Labour Co-op | Stanley Newens | 20,140 | 36.6 | +2.4 | |
SDP (Alliance) | Monica Eden-Green | 8,915 | 16.2 | −8.0 | |
Majority | 5,877 | 10.7 | +3.8 | ||
Turnout | 55,072 | 74.1 | −2.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +1.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jerry Hayes | 21,924 | 41.1 | +1.0 | |
Labour Co-op | Stanley Newens | 18,250 | 34.2 | −8.5 | |
Liberal (Alliance) | John Bastick | 12,891 | 24.2 | +8.6 | |
Independent | John Ward | 256 | 0.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 3,674 | 6.9 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 53,321 | 76.5 | −2.2 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour Co-op | Swing | +4.8 |
Elections in the 1970s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | Stanley Newens | 22,698 | 42.7 | −10.0 | |
Conservative | John Powley | 21,306 | 40.1 | +15.8 | |
Liberal | Robert Woodthorpe Browne | 8,289 | 15.7 | −7.4 | |
Majority | 1,392 | 2.6 | −25.8 | ||
Turnout | 53,133 | 78.7 | +3.5 | ||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing | −12.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | Stanley Newens | 24,961 | 52.7 | +3.2 | |
Conservative | James Emerton Smith | 11,510 | 24.3 | −0.7 | |
Liberal | Basil Goldstone | 10,869 | 23.0 | −2.5 | |
Majority | 13,451 | 28.4 | +4.4 | ||
Turnout | 47,340 | 75.2 | −8.7 | ||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing | +2.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | Stanley Newens | 25,814 | 49.5 | −11.4 | |
Liberal | Basil Goldstone | 13,280 | 25.5 | +25.5 | |
Conservative | James Emerton Smith | 13,016 | 25.0 | −14.1 | |
Majority | 12,534 | 24.0 | +2.2 | ||
Turnout | 52,110 | 83.9 | +10.0 | ||
Labour Co-op win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 29,453 | 60.9 | |||
Conservative | 18,880 | 39.1 | |||
Majority | 10,573 | 21.8 | |||
Turnout | 48,333 | 72.9 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Graphical representation
49.5% | 25.5% | 25.0% |
Labour | Liberal | Conservative |
52.7% | 23.0% | 24.3% |
Labour | Liberal | Conservative |
42.7% | 15.7% | 40.1% |
Labour | Liberal | Conservative |
34.2% | 24.2% | 41.1% | |
Labour | Liberal | Conservative |
36.6% | 16.2% | 47.2% |
Labour | SDP | Conservative |
41.8% | 11.3% | 47.0% |
Labour | Lib Dems | Conservative |
54.1% | 9.5% | 32.1% | 3.0% | ||
Labour | Lib Dems | Conservative | Ref |
47.8% | 13.4% | 34.8% | 3.0% | |
Labour | Lib Dems | Conservative | UKIP |
41.4% | 12.6% | 41.2% | ||
Labour | Lib Dems | Conservative |
33.7% | 13.7% | 44.9% | 3.6% | 4.0% | |
Labour | Lib Dems | Conservative | UKIP | BNP |
30.0% | 48.9% | 16.3% | ||||
Labour | Conservative | UKIP |
38.4% | 54.0% | 4.0% | ||
Labour | Conservative | UKIP |
31.0% | 5.5% | 63.5% |
Labour | LD | Conservative |
5.2% | 37.6% | 31.9% | 21.8% | ||
Green | Labour | Conservative | Reform |
See also
Notes
- ^ A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
- ^ 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.
References
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- ^ a b 2011 census interactive maps 31.2% of property is socially rented, higher than the other districts in Essex Archived 29 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Local statistics - Office for National Statistics". www.ons.gov.uk.
- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1970". www.legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
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