Ilford North | |
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Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | Greater London |
Electorate | 74,684 (2023) [1] |
Major settlements | Woodford Bridge, Barkingside, Fairlop, Hainault |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1945 |
Member of Parliament | Wes Streeting (Labour) |
Seats | One |
Created from | Ilford |
Ilford North is a constituency[n 1] in Greater London that was created in 1945. The seat has been represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom by Wes Streeting of the Labour Party since 2015.[n 2] Streeting currently serves as Secretary of State for Health and Social Care in the government of Keir Starmer.
The seat was created for the 1945 general election, from the northern part of the former Ilford seat.
Incomes and house prices are above average for the UK.[2] All districts are suburban but interspersed with many parks and a few small nature reserves and are connected to Central London by the Central line which forms an end loop around Hainault tube station. Most residents live in terraced or semi-detached houses with small and narrow gardens. As at the 2011 census, mid-rise apartments in modest landscaped grounds form the bulk of the type of flats in the seat as opposed to tower blocks.[3]
The seat has fluctuated since 1945 between Labour and Conservative representation in the House of Commons. The 2015 result made the seat the 8th narrowest win of Labour's 232 seats by percentage of majority, and in first past the post a 1.2% majority would be considered marginal.[4] The 2017 election saw an 8.5% swing to Labour, increasing their margin in the seat to 9,639 votes (18.2%), the largest majority for a Labour MP in the seat's history. Labour's majority was almost halved during the 2019 general election.
In 2024, Ilford North became the focus of press attention as independent candidate Leanne Mohamad sought to oust incumbent Wes Streeting. One of several independents running primarily on the issue of the Israel–Hamas war,[5] Whilst Mohamad ended up not winning the seat, she reduced Streeting's majority from 5,198 (10.4%) to 528 (1.2%), making it one of the country's most marginal constituencies.[6]
1945–1950: The Municipal Borough of Ilford wards of Barkingside, North Hainault, Seven Kings, and South Hainault.
1950–1974: The Municipal Borough of Ilford wards of Barkingside, Clayhall, Fairlop, North Hainault, Seven Kings, and South Hainault.
1974–1983: The London Borough of Redbridge wards of Aldborough, Barkingside, Chadwell, Fairlop, Hainault, and Seven Kings.
1983–1997: As above plus Fullwell
1997–2017: Aldborough, Barkingside, Bridge, Clayhall, Fairlop, Fullwell, Hainault, and Roding.
2017–2024: Following a review of ward boundaries which became effective in May 2017,[7] the constituency comprised the following wards of the London Borough of Redbridge:
Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, which came into effect for the 2024 general election, the composition of the constituency is as follows (as they existed on 1 December 2020):
The Bridge ward and the part of Churchfields ward were transferred to Chingford and Woodford Green, with the part of South Woodford ward going to Leyton and Wanstead. To compensate, the Cranbrook and Valentines wards were transferred from Ilford South.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Wes Streeting | 15,647 | 33.4 | –20.7 | |
Independent | Leanne Mohamad | 15,119 | 32.2 | N/A | |
Conservative | Kaz Rizvi | 9,619 | 20.5 | –16.2 | |
Reform UK | Alex Wilson | 3,621 | 7.7 | +5.8 | |
Green | Rachel Collinson | 1,794 | 3.8 | +2.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Fraser Coppin | 1,088 | 2.3 | –1.7 | |
Majority | 528 | 1.2 | –16.2 | ||
Turnout | 46,888 | 60.2 | –9.1 | ||
Registered electors | 77,835 | ||||
Labour hold |
2019 notional result[11] | |||
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Party | Vote | % | |
Labour | 28,024 | 54.1 | |
Conservative | 18,994 | 36.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | 2,056 | 4.0 | |
Others | 1,010 | 2.0 | |
Brexit Party | 968 | 1.9 | |
Green | 709 | 1.4 | |
Turnout | 51,761 | 69.3 | |
Electorate | 74,684 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Wes Streeting | 25,323 | 50.5 | −7.3 | |
Conservative | Howard Berlin | 20,105 | 40.1 | +0.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Mark Johnson | 2,680 | 5.4 | +3.5 | |
Brexit Party | Neil Anderson | 960 | 1.9 | N/A | |
Green | David Reynolds | 845 | 1.7 | N/A | |
CPA | Donald Akhigbe | 201 | 0.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 5,198 | 10.4 | −7.8 | ||
Turnout | 50,134 | 68.7 | −6.1 | ||
Registered electors | 72,963 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | −3.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Wes Streeting | 30,589 | 57.8 | +13.9 | |
Conservative | Lee Scott | 20,950 | 39.6 | −3.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Richard Clare | 1,034 | 2.0 | −0.4 | |
Independent | Doris Osen | 368 | 0.7 | +0.5 | |
Majority | 9,639 | 18.2 | +17.0 | ||
Turnout | 52,941 | 74.8 | +9.8 | ||
Registered electors | 70,791 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +8.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Wes Streeting | 21,463 | 43.9 | +9.6 | |
Conservative | Lee Scott | 20,874 | 42.7 | −3.1 | |
UKIP | Philip Hyde | 4,355 | 8.9 | +7.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Richard Clare | 1,130 | 2.3 | −10.4 | |
Green | David Reynolds | 1,023 | 2.1 | +0.9 | |
Independent | Doris Osen | 87 | 0.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 589 | 1.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 48,932 | 65.0 | −0.2 | ||
Registered electors | 75,294 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +6.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Lee Scott | 21,506 | 45.8 | +2.0 | |
Labour | Sonia Klein | 16,102 | 34.3 | −5.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Alex Berhanu | 5,924 | 12.6 | −1.2 | |
BNP | Danny Warville | 1,545 | 3.3 | N/A | |
UKIP | Henri van der Stighelen | 871 | 1.9 | −0.3 | |
Green | Caroline Allen | 572 | 1.2 | N/A | |
CPA | Robert Hampson | 456 | 1.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 5,404 | 11.5 | +7.7 | ||
Turnout | 46,976 | 65.2 | +4.1 | ||
Registered electors | 72,372 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +3.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Lee Scott | 18,781 | 43.7 | +3.2 | |
Labour | Linda Perham | 17,128 | 39.8 | −6.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Mark Gayler | 5,896 | 13.7 | +2.0 | |
UKIP | Andrew Cross | 902 | 2.1 | +0.2 | |
Independent | Martin Levin | 293 | 0.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,653 | 3.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 43,000 | 60.8 | +2.4 | ||
Registered electors | 70,721 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +4.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Linda Perham | 18,428 | 45.8 | −1.6 | |
Conservative | Vivian Bendall | 16,313 | 40.5 | −0.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Gavin Stollar | 4,717 | 11.7 | +1.4 | |
UKIP | Martin Levin | 776 | 1.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 2,115 | 5.3 | −1.3 | ||
Turnout | 40,234 | 58.4 | −14.3 | ||
Registered electors | 68,893 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | −0.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Linda Perham | 23,135 | 47.4 | +13.3 | |
Conservative | Vivian Bendall | 19,911 | 40.8 | −13.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Alan Dean | 5,049 | 10.3 | −1.6 | |
BNP | Paul Wilson | 755 | 1.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 3,224 | 6.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 48,850 | 72.7 | −5.2 | ||
Registered electors | 67,151 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | −17.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Vivian Bendall | 24,678 | 54.0 | −0.9 | |
Labour | Lesley Hilton | 15,627 | 34.1 | +6.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ralph Scott | 5,430 | 11.9 | −5.8 | |
Majority | 9,051 | 19.9 | −7.6 | ||
Turnout | 45,735 | 77.9 | +5.3 | ||
Registered electors | 58,670 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Vivian Bendall | 24,110 | 54.9 | +3.6 | |
Labour | Paul Jeater | 12,020 | 27.4 | +2.1 | |
SDP | Graham Tobbell | 7,757 | 17.7 | −5.7 | |
Majority | 12,090 | 27.5 | +1.5 | ||
Turnout | 43,887 | 72.6 | +1.3 | ||
Registered electors | 60,433 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Vivian Bendall | 22,042 | 51.3 | 0.0 | |
Labour | Mike Gapes | 10,841 | 25.3 | −10.0 | |
SDP | Ian Roxburgh | 10,052 | 23.4 | +14.3 | |
Majority | 11,201 | 26.0 | +12.0 | ||
Turnout | 42,935 | 71.3 | −7.7 | ||
Registered electors | 60,248 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Vivian Bendall | 26,381 | 51.33 | +10.45 | |
Labour | Tessa Jowell | 19,186 | 37.33 | −5.15 | |
Liberal | John Freeman | 4,568 | 8.89 | −7.75 | |
National Front | John Hughes | 804 | 1.56 | N/A | |
Ind. Conservative | Tom Iremonger | 452 | 0.88 | N/A | |
Majority | 7,195 | 14.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 51,391 | 79.0 | −4.54 | ||
Registered electors | 65,052 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Vivian Bendall | 22,548 | 50.31 | +9.43 | |
Labour | Tessa Jowell | 17,051 | 38.04 | –4.44 | |
Liberal | John Freeman | 2,248 | 5.02 | –11.62 | |
National Front | John Hughes | 2,126 | 4.74 | N/A | |
Conservative Independent Democrat | Tom Iremonger | 671 | 1.50 | N/A | |
East London People's Front | Carole Rowe | 89 | 0.20 | N/A | |
New Britain | Alfred Burr | 48 | 0.11 | N/A | |
Democratic Monarchist, Public Safety, White Resident | Bill Boaks | 38 | 0.08 | N/A | |
Majority | 5,497 | 12.3 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 44,819 | 69.1 | −5.36 | ||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Millie Miller | 20,621 | 42.48 | +4.48 | |
Conservative | Tom Iremonger | 19,843 | 40.88 | +2.32 | |
Liberal | Gareth Wilson | 8,080 | 16.64 | −6.80 | |
Majority | 778 | 1.60 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 48,544 | 74.46 | −5.15 | ||
Registered electors | 65,195 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tom Iremonger | 19,843 | 38.56 | −13.91 | |
Labour | Millie Miller | 19,558 | 38.00 | +1.79 | |
Liberal | Gareth Wilson | 12,063 | 23.44 | +12.12 | |
Majority | 285 | 0.56 | −15.71 | ||
Turnout | 51,464 | 79.61 | +11.01 | ||
Registered electors | 64,649 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tom Iremonger | 25,142 | 52.47 | +6.0 | |
Labour Co-op | Christopher Sewell | 17,352 | 36.21 | −3.71 | |
Liberal | Gareth Wilson | 5,425 | 11.32 | −2.29 | |
Majority | 7,790 | 16.26 | +9.71 | ||
Turnout | 47,919 | 68.60 | −8.13 | ||
Registered electors | 69,852 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tom Iremonger | 23,736 | 46.47 | −0.45 | |
Labour | John Punshon | 20,392 | 39.92 | +7.67 | |
Liberal | Jack A. Harris | 6,953 | 13.61 | −7.21 | |
Majority | 3,344 | 6.55 | −8.12 | ||
Turnout | 51,081 | 76.73 | −0.18 | ||
Registered electors | 66,569 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tom Iremonger | 24,096 | 46.92 | −8.44 | |
Labour | John Anthony Punshon | 16,563 | 32.25 | +2.41 | |
Liberal | David Kincaid Mills | 10,692 | 20.82 | +6.02 | |
Majority | 7,533 | 14.67 | −10.85 | ||
Turnout | 51,351 | 76.91 | −2.67 | ||
Registered electors | 66,769 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tom Iremonger | 29,609 | 55.36 | −0.25 | |
Labour | C.F.H. Green | 15,962 | 29.84 | −5.46 | |
Liberal | David Kincaid Mills | 7,915 | 14.80 | +5.71 | |
Majority | 13,647 | 25.52 | +5.21 | ||
Turnout | 53,486 | 79.58 | +2.98 | ||
Registered electors | 67,208 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tom Iremonger | 28,749 | 55.61 | +0.10 | |
Labour | Reginald Groves | 18,248 | 35.30 | −2.74 | |
Liberal | Paul Rose | 4,702 | 9.09 | +2.64 | |
Majority | 10,501 | 20.31 | +2.84 | ||
Turnout | 51,699 | 76.60 | −8.18 | ||
Registered electors | 67,496 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tom Iremonger | 18,354 | 59.76 | +4.25 | |
Labour | Thomas W Richardson | 9,927 | 32.32 | −5.72 | |
Liberal | George E Thornton | 2,430 | 7.91 | +1.46 | |
Majority | 8,427 | 27.44 | +9.97 | ||
Turnout | 30,711 | 45.40 | −39.38 | ||
Registered electors | 67,689 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | 5.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Geoffrey Hutchinson | 31,905 | 55.51 | +3.28 | |
Labour Co-op | Mabel Ridealgh | 21,865 | 38.04 | +0.75 | |
Liberal | Henry Eric Pollard | 3,709 | 6.45 | −4.03 | |
Majority | 10,040 | 17.47 | +2.53 | ||
Turnout | 57,479 | 84.78 | −1.17 | ||
Registered electors | 67,796 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Geoffrey Hutchinson | 29,950 | 52.23 | +15.82 | |
Labour Co-op | Mabel Ridealgh | 21,385 | 37.29 | −5.54 | |
Liberal | S. W. Alexander | 6,009 | 10.48 | −10.28 | |
Majority | 8,565 | 14.94 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 57,334 | 85.95 | +14.43 | ||
Registered electors | 66,720 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour Co-op | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | Mabel Ridealgh | 18,833 | 42.83 | ||
Conservative | Geoffrey Hutchinson | 16,013 | 36.41 | ||
Liberal | Juliet Rhys-Williams | 9,128 | 20.76 | ||
Majority | 2,820 | 6.42 | |||
Turnout | 43,974 | 71.52 | |||
Registered electors | 61,486 | ||||
Labour Co-op win (new seat) |
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