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Walthamstow
Borough constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of Walthamstow in
County	Greater London
Electorate	70,867 (2023)
Current constituency
Created	1974 (1974)
Member of Parliament	Stella Creasy (Labour Co-op)
Seats	One
Created from	Walthamstow East Walthamstow West
1885–1918
Seats	One
Type of constituency	County constituency
Created from	South Essex
Replaced by	Walthamstow East and Walthamstow West, Leyton East, Leyton West, and Epping

Walthamstow (Contemp. and Cons. RP: /wɔːlθəmstəʊ/, Est. Eng.: /woːwfm̩stɐʏ/) is a constituency in Greater London created in 1974 and represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Stella Creasy, a member of Labour Co-op.

An earlier version of the constituency existed covering a significantly different area (1885–1918) and was among the vast majority by that time returning one member to the House of Commons.

Boundaries

1885–1918

The South-Western or Walthamstow Division of the parliamentary county of Essex was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, when the existing seat of South Essex was divided into three single-member constituencies.

The constituency consisted of the three civil parishes of Leyton, Woodford and Walthamstow. The area lay on the periphery of the London conurbation and became increasingly suburban over its existence.

The seat was abolished under the Representation of the People Act 1918. Two new constituencies were created with Walthamstow Urban District divided between Walthamstow East and Walthamstow West.

From 1974

1974–1983: The London Borough of Waltham Forest wards of Higham Hill, High Street, Hoe Street, St James Street, and Wood Street.

1983–1997: As above plus Lloyd Park.

1997–2010: As above plus Chapel End and Lea Bridge.

2010–2022: The London Borough of Waltham Forest wards of Chapel End, Higham Hill, High Street, Hoe Street, Lea Bridge, Markhouse, William Morris, and Wood Street.

2022–present: Following a local government boundary review which came into effect in May 2022, the constituency now comprises the following wards of the London Borough of Waltham Forest:

• Chapel End; Higham Hill; High Street; Hoe Street (most); Lea Bridge; Markhouse; St James; William Morris; Wood Street; Upper Walthamstow (part); and small parts of Hale End and Highams Park South, Larkswood, and Leyton.

The 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, which was based on the ward structure in place at 1 December 2020, left the boundaries unchanged.

History

The seat has been represented by the Labour Party since 1992, before which it was won on a marginal majority in 1987 by a Conservative, having until then (since its 1974 recreation as a seat) been served by one Labour MP, Eric Deakins.

In 2015, Creasy's re-election saw Walthamstow become Labours' second-safest London seat, and tenth-safest nationally.

Prominent frontbenchers

Stella Creasy, the present member, was the Shadow Minister for Crime Prevention.

Constituency profile

The seat is the part of Outer London closest to Stratford, with its international rail connections, major city shopping centre and London's Olympic Park. To the East the seat borders Walthamstow Forest and Gilbert's Slade, thin sections of Epping Forest, and to the West, the Lea Valley. The eponymous district had as its open space feature a greyhound racing track, which has been redeveloped into a modernist housing and green space scheme. Workless claimants, registered jobseekers, were in November 2012 significantly higher than the national average of 3.8% and Greater London average of 4%, at 7.2% of the population based on a statistical compilation by The Guardian.

Members of Parliament

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

Elections in the 2010s

Elections in the 2000s

Elections in the 1990s

Elections in the 1980s

Elections in the 1970s

Elections in the 1910s

General Election 1914–15: Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;

• Liberal: Emslie Horniman
• Unionist: Stanley Johnson

Elections in the 1900s

Elections in the 1890s

Elections in the 1880s

See also

• List of parliamentary constituencies in London

Notes

1. A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer).
2. 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

Specific

1. "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – London". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
2. Leyton was divided into two seats: Leyton East and Leyton West, while Wanstead was included in the Epping constituency. (Youngs, p. 727)
3. LGBCE. "Waltham Forest | LGBCE". www.lgbce.org.uk. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
4. "The London Borough of Waltham Forest (Electoral Changes) Order 2021".
5. "New Seat Details - Walthamstow". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
6. "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 3 London region.
7. "Labour Members of Parliament 2015". UK Political.info. Archived from the original on 29 September 2018.
8. Unemployment claimants by constituency The Guardian
9. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "W" (part 1)
10. "STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED AND NOTICE OF POLL" (PDF). Waltham Forest. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
11. "Stella Creasy says Walthamstow 'rejected hate and division' in election speech". Waltham Forest Echo. 5 July 2024.
12. "Walthamstow Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
13. "Walthamstow parliamentary constituency". BBC News.
14. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 February 2018. Retrieved 25 February 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
15. "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
16. "London Green Party | 2015 General Election". Archived from the original on 25 April 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
17. "TUSC parliamentary candidates in May 2015" (PDF). Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition. 4 February 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 February 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
18. "Walthamstow". Election 2010. BBC. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
19. "UK General Election results May 2010". Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
20. "UK General Election results May 2005". Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
21. ^ "UK General Election results 1997 & 2001: Walthamstow". Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
22. "UK General Election results April 1992". Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
23. "UK General Election results June 1987". Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
24. "UK General Election results June 1983". Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
25. "UK General Election results May 1979". Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
26. ^ Election Expenses. Parliament of the United Kingdom. 1980. p. 21. ISBN 0102374805.
27. "UK General Election results October 1974". Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
28. "UK General Election results February 1974". Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
29. ^ Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885–1918. London: Macmillan Press. p. 282. ISBN 9781349022984.
30. ^ The Liberal Year Book, 1907
31. ^ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901

General

• Youngs, Frederic A Jr. (1979). Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England, Vol.I: Southern England. London: Royal Historical Society. ISBN 0-901050-67-9.

External links

• Politics Resources (Election results from 1922 onwards)
• Electoral Calculus (Election results from 1955 onwards)
• Walthamstow UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at MapIt UK
• Walthamstow UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK
• Walthamstow UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK

• Politics of the London Borough of Waltham Forest
• Parliamentary constituencies in London
• Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1885
• Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1918
• Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1974
• Walthamstow