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Encyclopedia > West Ham (UK Parliament constituency)
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West Ham
Borough constituency
West Ham shown within Greater London
Created: 1997
MP: Lyn Brown
Party: Labour
Type: House of Commons
County: Greater London
EP constituency: London

West 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 the constituency of Newham North West was merged with part of Newham South. Jump to: navigation, search A borough constituency (in Scotland, a burgh constituency) is a type of parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom. ... Jump to: navigation, search Image File history File links WestHamConstituency. ... Jump to: navigation, search Greater London is the top level administrative subdivision covering London, England. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1997 (MCMXCVII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... Jump to: navigation, search Lyn Carol Brown (born 13 April 1960) is a British politician and a member of the Labour Party. ... Jump to: navigation, search Political parties in the United Kingdom lists political parties in the United Kingdom. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Labour Party is the principal centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics). ... Jump to: navigation, search In the United Kingdom each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one or more members to a parliament or assembly. ... Jump to: navigation, search The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, and is now the dominant branch of Parliament. ... The Ceremonial counties of England are areas of England that are appointed a Lord-Lieutenant, and are defined by the government with reference to administrative counties of England. ... Jump to: navigation, search Greater London is the top level administrative subdivision covering London, England. ... Jump to: navigation, search The European Parliament is the parliamentary body of the European Union (EU), directly elected by EU citizens once every five years. ... London is a constituency of the European Parliament. ... 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 Houses of Parliament, seen over Westminster Bridge 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). ... Newham Town Hall in East Ham (E6) Arms of Newham London Borough Council Logo on the roadside at sunset The London Borough of Newham is a London borough in East London. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1997 (MCMXCVII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Contents


Boundaries

The constituency covers the western half of Newham, including the areas of West Ham, Forest Gate, Plaistow, Stratford, and Upton Park. Jump to: navigation, search west ham r the worst team |Place= West Ham |Traditional= Essex |Constituency= West Ham |GLA= City and East London |PostTown= LONDON |PostCode= E13, E15 |DiallingCode= 020 |GridReference= TQ405837 |Borough= Newham }} West Ham is a place in the London Borough of Newham in east London. ... Forest Gate is a residential area in the London Borough of Newham, in London, England. ... Plaistow is a place in the London Borough of Newham in East London. ... This article is about an area of London. ... Upton Park is the name of an area in the London Borough of Newham. ...


Member of Parliament

Jump to: navigation, search 1997 (MCMXCVII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Anthony Louis Tony Banks, Baron Stratford (born 8 April 1943) is a British politician and Labour Party member of the House of Lords. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Labour Party is the principal centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics). ... Jump to: navigation, search Lyn Carol Brown (born 13 April 1960) is a British politician and a member of the Labour Party. ...

Election results

General Election 2005: West Ham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lyn Brown 15,840 51.2 -18.7
Respect Lindsey German 6,039 19.5 +19.5
Conservative Chris Whitbread 3,618 11.7 -4.7
Liberal Democrats Ajmal Masroor 3,364 10.9 +3.5
Green Jane Lithgow 894 2.9 -1.2
Christian Peoples Stephen Hammond 437 1.4 +1.4
UK Independence Henry Mayhew 409 1.3 -0.9
Veritas Generoso Alcantara 365 1.2 +1.2
Majority 9,801 31.7
Turnout 30,966 49.8 +0.9
Labour hold Swing -19.1
General Election 2001: West Ham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Tony Banks 20,449 69.9 -3.0
Conservative Syed Kamall 4,804 16.4 +1.4
Liberal Democrats Paul Fox 2,166 7.4 0.0
Green Jackie Chandler-Oatts 1,197 4.1 N/A
UK Independence Gerard Batten 657 2.2 N/A
Majority 15,645 53.5 -4.4
Turnout 29,273 48.9 -9.5
Labour hold Swing
General Election 1997: West Ham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Tony Banks 24,531 72.9 N/A
Conservative Mark McGregor 5,037 15.0 N/A
Liberal Democrats Samantha McDonough 2,479 7.4 N/A
British National Kenneth Francis 1,198 3.6 N/A
Monster Raving Loony Party Toby Jug 300 0.9 N/A
Rainbow Dream Ticket Party Jonathan Rainbow 116 0.3 N/A
Majority 14,494 57.9 N/A
Turnout 33,361 58.5 N/A
Labour hold Swing N/A

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Politics and history of the constituency

The area is generally considered a safe Labour seat; Labour's Tony Banks was MP for first Newham North West and then West Ham from 1983 until his retirement in 2005. He held the seat in 2001 with nearly 70% of the vote. The constituency is one of the few in the country where white people are in the minority; there is a significant Asian population, many of whom are Muslims. As a result the RESPECT Coalition targeted it for the 2005 election, hoping to benefit from opposition to the Iraq war; in the end it was not enough to unseat Labour's replacement for Banks, Lyn Brown, but they managed to take nearly 20% of the vote away from Labour. Jump to: navigation, search 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Jump to: navigation, search // 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. ... Jump to: navigation, search A Muslim (Arabic: مسلم) is an adherent of Islam. ... Jump to: navigation, search This article covers invasion specifics. ...


External links

  • BBC Election 2005: West Ham

See also

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Labour

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Liberal Democrat

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Respect

Bethnal Green and Bow RESPECT The Unity Coalition is a left wing British political party founded on January 25, 2004 in London. ... Bethnal Green and Bow is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...

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