| Wanstead and Woodford | |
|---|---|
| Formerborough constituency for theHouse of Commons | |
| County | Greater London |
| 1964–1997 | |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Woodford |
| Replaced by | Chingford & Woodford Green,Ilford North, andLeyton & Wanstead |
Wanstead and Woodford was aconstituency in North East London, represented in theHouse of Commons of theParliament of the United Kingdom. It elected oneMember of Parliament (MP) by thefirst past the post system of election. The constituency existed from the1964 general election until it was abolished in the1997 general election.

Between 51.7% and 63.6% of voters in the constituency supported the Conservative candidate in general elections (no by-elections occurred during this period). The runner-up party alternated between Liberal and Labour candidates, with the Conservative majority over the runner-up ranging from 26.7% to 43%.
1964–1974: The constituency covered the area of theMunicipal Borough of Wanstead and Woodford inEssex. From 1965 to 1974, this area fell under theLondon Borough of Redbridge for local government purposes.
1974–1983: The constituency comprised the following wards in the London Borough of Redbridge: Bridge, Clayhall, Snaresbrook, Wanstead, and Woodford.
1983–1997: The constituency included the London Borough of Redbridge wards of Bridge, Church End, Clayhall, Monkhams, Roding, Snaresbrook, and Wanstead.
This seat was defined by theParliamentary Constituencies (Ilford and Woodford) Order 1960, which took effect at the next general election, held in1964.[1] This Order adjusted the boundaries ofIlford North,Ilford South, and Woodford (which was renamed Wanstead and Woodford), to align with the borough boundaries set in 1956.
This was the only boundary adjustment for any constituencies between the1955 andFebruary 1974 general elections.[citation needed]
Until 1974, the seat closely mirrored its predecessor,Woodford, with only minor boundary changes.[citation needed]
The constituency was dissolved in 1997 and divided to:
Proposals to re-establish the seat were included in theBoundary Commission review published on 13 September 2011.[3] If implemented, the new seat would consist of the wards Monkhams, Bridge, Church End, Roding, Snaresbrook, and Wanstead, with Clayhall rejoining, along with the addition of Cranbrook and Valentines in Redbridge, located east of the A406 trunk road.
| Election | Member[4] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Patrick Jenkin | Conservative | |
| 1987 | James Arbuthnot | Conservative | |
| 1997 | constituency abolished: seeChingford and Woodford Green,Ilford North &Leyton and Wanstead | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Patrick Jenkin | 19,580 | 55.31 | −15.93 | |
| Liberal | John Ernest Lockwood | 8,901 | 25.15 | N/A | |
| Labour | James George Morrell | 6,917 | 19.54 | −9.22 | |
| Majority | 10,679 | 30.17 | −12.31 | ||
| Turnout | 35,398 | 79.35 | +2.06 | ||
| Conservativewin (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Patrick Jenkin | 19,063 | 56.07 | +0.76 | |
| Labour | David Edward de Saxe | 8,785 | 25.84 | +6.30 | |
| Liberal | John Charles Griffiths | 6,150 | 18.09 | −7.06 | |
| Majority | 10,278 | 30.23 | +0.06 | ||
| Turnout | 33,998 | 76.82 | −2.53 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Patrick Jenkin | 20,065 | 61.15 | +5.08 | |
| Labour | Anthony Philip Barker | 8,522 | 25.97 | +0.13 | |
| Liberal | Richard Hugh Hoskins | 4,224 | 12.87 | −5.22 | |
| Majority | 11,543 | 35.18 | +4.95 | ||
| Turnout | 32,811 | 67.77 | −9.05 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Patrick Jenkin | 23,056 | 51.72 | ||
| Liberal | DJ Gilby | 11,155 | 25.02 | ||
| Labour | R Darlington | 10,365 | 23.25 | ||
| Majority | 11,901 | 26.70 | |||
| Turnout | 44,576 | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Patrick Jenkin | 21,209 | 53.20 | ||
| Labour | R Darlington | 10,369 | 26.02 | ||
| Liberal | DJ Gilby | 8,272 | 20.76 | ||
| Majority | 10,840 | 27.18 | |||
| Turnout | 39,850 | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Patrick Jenkin | 26,214 | 63.61 | ||
| Labour | Michael Mcnulty[8] | 8,464 | 20.54 | ||
| Liberal | Alan Cornish[8] | 6,535 | 15.86 | ||
| National Front | Charles Bond[8] | 957 | 2.32 | New | |
| Majority | 17,750 | 43.07 | |||
| Turnout | 42,170 | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Patrick Jenkin | 23,765 | 60.25 | ||
| Liberal | Keith Crawford | 9,411 | 23.86 | ||
| Labour | Lesley Hilton | 5,334 | 13.52 | ||
| Ecology | Cynthia Warth | 476 | 1.21 | New | |
| National Front | Harold Marshall | 456 | 1.16 | ||
| Majority | 14,354 | 36.39 | |||
| Turnout | 39,442 | 68.35 | |||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | James Arbuthnot | 25,701 | 61.3 | +0.9 | |
| Liberal | John Bastick | 9,289 | 22.1 | −1.8 | |
| Labour | Lesley Hilton | 6,958 | 16.6 | +3.1 | |
| Majority | 16,412 | 39.2 | +2.8 | ||
| Turnout | 41,948 | 72.4 | +4.1 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | +1.4 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | James Arbuthnot | 26,204 | 60.0 | −1.3 | |
| Labour | Lyn Brown | 9,319 | 21.3 | +4.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Gary P. Staight | 7,362 | 16.8 | −5.3 | |
| Green | Francis M. Roads | 637 | 1.5 | New | |
| Natural Law | Anthony J. Brickell | 178 | 0.4 | New | |
| Majority | 16,885 | 38.7 | −0.5 | ||
| Turnout | 43,700 | 78.3 | +5.9 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | −3.0 | |||