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Woodford
Former borough constituency
for the House of Commons
CountyEssex
1945–1964
SeatsOne
Created fromEpping
Replaced byWanstead & Woodford

Woodford was a parliamentary constituency in Essex which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1945 until it was renamed for the 1964 general election. Its boundaries were subject to a radical change in 1955, when the new Chigwell Parliamentary Constituency was created, removing the less urbanised parts of the seat. The new Wanstead and Woodford constituency was subject to minor boundary changes reflecting alterations to the Municipal Borough of Wanstead and Woodford since the last general redistribution of parliamentary seats in 1955. The pre and post 1964 seats comprised the whole municipal borough, within its 1955 and 1964 boundaries respectively.

Woodford constituency within Essex, showing boundaries used from 1945-50

The constituency's only Member of Parliament for its entire existence was Sir Winston Churchill of the Conservative Party. He represented the seat during his second term as Prime Minister, and continued to hold it until he retired aged 89 at the 1964 general election; it was the last seat he represented in a parliamentary career that spanned over 60 years. He was the Father of the House for the last five years of his tenure in the seat.

Members of Parliament

Election Member Party
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | 1945 Rt Hon Sir Winston Churchill Conservative
1964 constituency abolished. See Wanstead and Woodford

Election results

General Election 1959: Woodford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Rt Hon Sir Winston Churchill 24,815 71.24
Labour A.C. Latham 10,018 28.76
Majority 14,797 42.48
Turnout 77.29
Conservative hold Swing
General Election 1955: Woodford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Rt Hon Sir Winston Churchill 25,069 73.02
Labour A.K.M. Milner 9,261 26.98
Majority 15,808 46.05
Turnout 75.96
Conservative hold Swing
General Election 1951: Woodford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Rt Hon Sir Winston Churchill 40,938 62.96
Labour William A. Archer 22,359 34.39
Communist John Ross Campbell 871 1.34
Independent Alexander Hancock 851 1.31
Majority 18,579 28.57
Turnout 83.38
Conservative hold Swing
General Election 1950: Woodford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Rt Hon Sir Winston Churchill 37,239 59.61
Labour S. Hills 18,740 30.00
Liberal Howard Vivien Davies 5,664 9.07
Communist W. Brooks 827 1.32
Majority 18,499 29.61
Turnout 86.06
Conservative hold Swing
General Election 1945: Woodford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Rt Hon Sir Winston Churchill 27,688 72.53
Independent Alexander Hancock 10,488 27.47
Majority 17,200 45.05
Turnout 65.53
Conservative hold Swing

Boundary changes

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References

Preceded byEpping UK Parliament constituency

1950 – 1955 		Succeeded byChigwell
UK Parliament constituency

1945 – 1964 		Succeeded byWanstead and Woodford
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded byLimehouse Constituency represented by the Leader of the Opposition
1945–1951 		Succeeded byWalthamstow West
Preceded byWalthamstow West Constituency represented by the Prime Minister
1951–1955 		Succeeded byWarwick and Leamington
Preceded byGower Constituency represented by the Father of the House
1959–1964 		Succeeded bySaffron Walden


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