East Ham is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, in the London Borough of Newham. It was formed in 1997 when Newham North East was merged with part of Newham South. A constituency is any cohesive corporate unit or body bound by shared structures, goals or loyalty. ... In some bicameral parliaments of a Westminster System, the House of Commons has historically been the name of the elected lower house. ... The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative institution in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories (it alone has parliamentary sovereignty). ... The London Borough of Newham is a London borough in East London. ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Reef. ...

Boundaries

The constituency covers the eastern half of Newham, including East Ham, Beckton, Little Ilford and Manor Park. East Ham is a place in the London Borough of Newham. ... Beckton is a place in the London Borough of Newham. ... Manor Park may refer to: Manor Park, Newham Manor Park, South Yorkshire Manor Park in Larchmont, New York This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

Member of Parliament

• 1997 – present: Stephen Timms, Labour Party

Categories: People stubs | 1955 births | British MPs | UK Labour Party politicians ... The Labour Party is a centre-left or Democratic Socialist political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ...

Election results

The United Kingdom general election of 2005 was held on Thursday, 5 May 2005 and won by the Labour Party, led by Tony Blair. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left or Democratic Socialist political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... Categories: People stubs | 1955 births | British MPs | UK Labour Party politicians ... RESPECT The Unity Coalition is a British political party founded on 25 January 2004 in London. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right in the United Kingdom. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a social liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... The Christian Peoples Alliance is a minor political party operating in the United Kingdom. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left or Democratic Socialist political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... The UK general election, 2001 was held on 7 June 2001 and was dubbed the quiet landslide by the media. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left or Democratic Socialist political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... Categories: People stubs | 1955 births | British MPs | UK Labour Party politicians ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right in the United Kingdom. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a social liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... This article is about the Socialist Labour Party founded by Arthur Scargill in 1996. ... The United Kingdom Independence Party (commonly known as UKIP, pronounced you-kip) is a right-wing political party that aims at British withdrawal from the European Union. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left or Democratic Socialist political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ...

Politics and history of the constituency

East Ham is generally considered a safe Labour seat; Labour's Ron Leighton was MP for the old Newham North East from 1970 until his death in 1994, Stephen Timms has represented the seat since. The constituency has the largest proportion of non-white people in the UK; there is a significant Asian population, many of whom are Muslims. As a result the RESPECT Coalition have targeted it for the 2005 election, hoping to benefit from opposition to the Iraq war. 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... The term British Asian is used to denote a person of South Asian ancestry or origin, who was born in or is an immigrant to the United Kingdom. ... A Muslim is a believer in or follower of Islam. ... The 2003 invasion of Iraq, also called simply the Iraq War or Operation: Iraqi Freedom, was a war that began March 20, 2003, fought between a group of troops consisting primarily of American and British, but also Polish, Australian and several other nations forces, and Iraq. ...