Epping Forest (UK Parliament constituency)











































Epping Forest

County constituency
for the House of Commons

Outline map
Boundary of Epping Forest in Essex.


Outline map
Location of Essex within England.

County Essex
Electorate 72,212 (December 2010)[1]
Major settlements Waltham Abbey
Current constituency
Created 1974 (1974)
Member of parliament
Eleanor Laing (Conservative)
Number of members One
Created from
Epping
Chigwell
Overlaps
European Parliament constituency East of England



Eleanor Laing, who has served the constituency since 1997.


Epping Forest is a parliamentary constituency[n 1] in Essex represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 1997 by Eleanor Laing, a Conservative.[n 2]




Contents






  • 1 Boundaries


  • 2 Political geography


  • 3 Members of Parliament


  • 4 Elections


    • 4.1 Elections in the 2010s


    • 4.2 Elections in the 2000s


    • 4.3 Elections in the 1990s


    • 4.4 Elections in the 1980s


    • 4.5 Elections in the 1970s


    • 4.6 Notional results (before 1974)




  • 5 Graphical representation


  • 6 See also


  • 7 Notes and references





Boundaries


1974–1983: The Urban Districts of Chigwell, Epping, and Waltham Holy Cross, and in the Rural District of Epping and Ongar the civil parishes of Epping Upland, Theydon Bois, and Theydon Garnon.


1983–1997: The District of Epping Forest wards of Broadway, Buckhurst Hill East, Buckhurst Hill West, Chigwell Row, Chigwell Village, Debden Green, Epping Hemnall, Epping Lindsey, Grange Hill, High Beach, Loughton Forest, Loughton Roding, Loughton St John's, Loughton St Mary's, Paternoster, Theydon Bois, Waltham Abbey East, and Waltham Abbey West.


1997–2010: The District of Epping Forest wards of Broadway, Buckhurst Hill East, Buckhurst Hill West, Chigwell Row, Chigwell Village, Debden Green, Epping Hemnall, Epping Lindsey, Grange Hill, High Beach, Loughton Forest, Loughton Roding, Loughton St John's, Loughton St Mary's, North Weald Bassett, Paternoster, Theydon Bois, Waltham Abbey East, and Waltham Abbey West.


2010–present: The District of Epping Forest wards of Broadley Common, Epping Upland and Nazeing, Buckhurst Hill East, Buckhurst Hill West, Chigwell Row, Chigwell Village, Epping Hemnall, Epping Lindsey and Thornwood Common, Grange Hill, Loughton Alderton, Loughton Broadway, Loughton Fairmead, Loughton Forest, Loughton Roding, Loughton St John’s, Loughton St Mary’s, Theydon Bois, Waltham Abbey High Beach, Waltham Abbey Honey Lane, Waltham Abbey North East, Waltham Abbey Paternoster, and Waltham Abbey South West.


The constituency comprises Loughton, Epping, Waltham Abbey, Chigwell, Buckhurst Hill, Theydon Bois, part of North Weald, small intermediate villages and almost the whole of the ancient Forest itself, except those parts which were transferred to Greater London in 1965.



Political geography


When Epping Forest was first created, it was more favourable to the Conservatives than the old Epping seat, as it lost the new town of Harlow (inside the old Epping Rural District) and gained the more Conservative Chigwell Urban District. During the Thatcher period the Labour Party's vote was crushed. Even though the Liberals managed to move into second place, their vote did little more than follow national trends and as soon as 1987 their votes dropped away as well.


Two former candidates in the Epping Forest constituency have also stood for election as Mayor of London: Steve Norris (Conservative; MP 1988–97) and Julian Leppert (British National Party).



Members of Parliament


The constituency was created in 1974 from the seats of Epping and Chigwell — both of these (then one constituency, Epping) were represented by Winston Churchill throughout his tenure as Prime Minister during World War II. The Conservative Party has won in Epping Forest in every election since the creation of the constituency, and the present MP is the Conservative Eleanor Laing, who has been a Deputy Speaker of the House to John Bercow since October 2013.


























Election Member[2]
Party


Feb 1974
Sir John Biggs-Davison

Conservative


1988 by-election

Steve Norris

Conservative


1997

Eleanor Laing

Conservative


Elections



Elections in the 2010s

















































































General Election 2017: Epping Forest
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

Eleanor Laing
31,462
62.0
+7.2


Labour
Liam Preston
13,219
26.0
+9.9


Liberal Democrat
Jon Whitehouse
2,884
5.7
-1.3


UKIP

Patrick O'Flynn
1,871
3.7
-14.7


Green
Simon Heap
1,233
2.4
-1.2


Young People's
Thomas Hall
110
0.2
+0.1
Majority
18,243
36.0
-0.4

Turnout
50,779
67.9
+0.8


Conservative hold

Swing

Decrease 0.9

















































































General Election 2015: Epping Forest[3][4]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

Eleanor Laing[5]
27,027
54.8
+0.8


UKIP
Andrew Smith[5]
9,049
18.3
+14.4


Labour
Gareth Barrett
7,962
16.1
+1.9


Liberal Democrat
Jon Whitehouse[6]
3,448
7.0
−14.5


Green
Anna Widdup
1,782
3.6
+2.2


Young People's
Mark Wadsworth
80
0.2

N/A
Majority
17,978
36.4
+3.9

Turnout
49,348
67.1
+2.6


Conservative hold

Swing


























































































General Election 2010: Epping Forest[7][8]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

Eleanor Laing
25,148
54.0
+1.2


Liberal Democrat
Ann Haigh
10,017
21.5
+3.4


Labour
Katie Curtis
6,641
14.3
−7.2


BNP

Patricia Richardson
1,982
4.3
+0.2


UKIP
Andrew Smith
1,852
4.0
+1.7


Green
Simon Pepper
659
1.4

N/A


English Democrat
Kim Sawyer
285
0.6
−0.9
Majority
15,131
32.5
+1.2

Turnout
46,584
64.5
+2.8


Conservative hold

Swing




Elections in the 2000s

















































































General Election 2005: Epping Forest[9]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

Eleanor Laing
23,783
53.0
+3.9


Labour

Bambos Charalambous
9,425
21.0
−8.3


Liberal Democrat
Michael Heavens
8,279
18.5
−0.1


BNP
Julian Leppert
1,728
3.9

N/A


UKIP
Andrew Smith
1,014
2.2
−0.7


English Democrat

Robin Tilbrook
631
1.4

N/A
Majority
14,358
32.0


Turnout
44,860
61.6
+3.2


Conservative hold

Swing
+6.1

































































General Election 2001: Epping Forest[10]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

Eleanor Laing
20,833
49.1
+3.6


Labour
Christopher Naylor
12,407
29.3
−6.3


Liberal Democrat
Michael Heavens
7,884
18.6
+5.2


UKIP
Andrew Smith
1,290
3.0

N/A
Majority
8,426
19.8


Turnout
42,414
58.4
−14.5


Conservative hold

Swing
+5.0



Elections in the 1990s

































































General Election 1997: Epping Forest[11]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

Eleanor Laing
24,117
45.5
−14.0


Labour
Stephen Murray
18,865
35.6
+12.6


Liberal Democrat
Stephen Robinson
7,074
13.3
−3.7


BNP
Paul Henderson
743
1.4

N/A
Majority
5,252
9.9


Turnout
53,750




Conservative hold

Swing
−13.3

































































General Election 1992: Epping Forest[12][13]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

Steve Norris
32,407
59.5
−1.4


Labour
Stephen Murray
12,219
22.4
+4.0


Liberal Democrat
Beryl Austen
9,265
17.0
−2.4

Epping Forest Residents Association
Andrew O'Brien
552
1.0

N/A
Majority
20,188
37.1
−4.5

Turnout
54,443
80.5
+4.2


Conservative hold

Swing
−2.7



Elections in the 1980s









































































































Epping Forest by-election, 1988
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

Steven Norris
13,183
39.5
−21.5


Social and Liberal Democrats
Andrew J. Thompson
8,679
26.0
+6.6


Labour
Stephen Murray
6,261
18.7
+0.4


SDP
Michael Pettman
4,077
12.2
−7.2


Green
Andrew M. Simms
672
2.0



National Front

Tina Wingfield
286
0.6

N/A


Monster Raving Loony

Screaming Lord Sutch
208
0.6

N/A


Rainbow Alliance – Change the World
Jackie Moore
33
0.1

N/A

Vote no Belsen for South Africans
Brian G. Goodier
16
0.0

N/A
Majority
4,504
13.5


Turnout
33,415
49.1
−27.2


Conservative hold

Swing


































































General Election 1987: Epping Forest[14]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

John Biggs-Davison
31,536
60.9
+4.4


Liberal
Anthony Humphris
10,023
19.4
−5.4


Labour
Stephen Murray
9,499
18.4
+1.3


Green
Richard Denhard
695
1.3

N/A
Majority
21,513
41.6


Turnout
51,753
76.3



Conservative hold

Swing
+4.9









































































General Election 1983: Epping Forest[15]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

John Biggs-Davison
27,373
56.5
−1.2


Social Democratic
Michael Pettman
11,995
24.8
+12.0


Labour
Hilary Bryan
8,289
17.1
−10.3


Ecology
Robert Boenke
452
0.9

N/A


BNP
Sydney Smith
330
0.7

N/A
Majority
15,378
31.8


Turnout
48,439
72.0



Conservative hold

Swing
−6.6



Elections in the 1970s

































































General Election 1979: Epping Forest
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

John Biggs-Davison
29,447
57.7
+10.0


Labour
William David Shepherd
13,994
27.4
−5.9


Liberal
David Monro Kitching
6,528
12.8
−6.3


National Front
Brian Clive Wilkins
1,110
2.2

N/A
Majority
15,453
30.3


Turnout
51,079
76.6



Conservative hold

Swing
+8.0

























































General Election October 1974: Epping Forest
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

John Biggs-Davison
22,392
47.7
+0.9


Labour
Stanley James Palfreman
15,618
33.3
+2.2


Liberal
Derek Frederick John Wood
8,952
19.1
−3.0
Majority
6,774
14.4


Turnout
46,962
73.3



Conservative hold

Swing
−0.7

























































General Election 1974 February: Epping Forest
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

John Biggs-Davison
24,290
46.8
−7.5


Labour
William James Sheaff
16,123
31.1
−14.7


Liberal
Derek Frederick John Wood
11,478
22.1
+22.1
Majority
8,167
15.7


Turnout
51,891
81.8
+8.7


Conservative hold

Swing
+3.6



Notional results (before 1974)

















































Notional General Election 1970: Epping Forest
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

John Biggs-Davison
35,010
54.3
+9.2


Labour

29,506
45.7
+4.3
Majority
5,504
8.5


Turnout
64,516
73.1



Conservative hold

Swing
+2.5

























































Notional General Election 1966: Epping Forest
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

21,834
44.1



Labour

20,504
41.4



Liberal

7,202
14.5

Majority
1,330
2.7


Turnout

82.5



Conservative hold

Swing




Graphical representation

















February 1974
31.1%
22.1%

46.8%

Labour

Liberal

Conservative
















October 1974
33.3%
19.1%

47.7%

Labour

Liberal

Conservative


















1979
27.4%
12.8%

57.7%


Labour

Liberal

Conservative





















1983

17.1%
24.8%

56.5%



Labour

SDP

Conservative



















1987

18.4%
19.4%

60.9%


Labour

Liberal

Conservative


























1988 by-election

18.7%
12.2%
26.0%



39.5%



Labour

SDP

Social and Liberal Democrats



Conservative



















1992
22.4%
17.0%


59.5%

Labour

Lib Dems


Conservative


















1997
35.6%
13.3%

45.5%


Labour

Lib Dems

Conservative



















2001
29.3%
18.6%

49.1%
3.0%

Labour

Lib Dems

Conservative

UKIP






















2005
21.0%
18.5%

53.0%

3.9%


Labour

Lib Dems

Conservative


BNP

























2010

14.3%
21.5%

54.0%
4.0%

4.3%


Lab

Lib Dems

Conservative

UKIP


BNP






















2015
3.6%
16.1%
7.0%


54.8%
18.3%

Grn

Labour

Lib Dems


Conservative

UKIP






















2017

26.0%
5.7%


62.0%
3.7%


Labour

Lib Dems


Conservative

UKIP


See also


  • List of Parliamentary constituencies in Essex


Notes and references


Notes




  1. ^ A county 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




  1. ^ "Electorate Figures – Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Archived from the original on 6 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "E" (part 2)


  3. ^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.


  4. ^ [1]


  5. ^ ab http://electionresults.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/epping-forest-2015.html


  6. ^ http://www.guardian-series.co.uk/news/12867690.Ex_mayor_selected_for_election_by_Lib_Dems/


  7. ^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.


  8. ^ 2010 election result


  9. ^ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.


  10. ^ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.


  11. ^ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.


  12. ^ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.


  13. ^ "UK General Election results April 1992". Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Retrieved 2010-12-06.


  14. ^ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.


  15. ^ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.










Preceded by
Epping (part)

UK Parliament constituency
Epping, Theydon Bois, Waltham Abbey, Buckhurst Hill, Chigwell, Loughton

1974 – present

Current boundaries
Preceded by
Chigwell (part)


Coordinates: 51°40′N 0°05′E / 51.67°N 0.09°E / 51.67; 0.09







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