Ilford North is a

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created in 1945 and represented in the

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of the

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since 2015 by

Wes Streeting Wesley Paul William Streeting (; born 21 January 1983) is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care since 2021, and Member of Parliament (MP) for Ilford North since 2015. He serve ...

of the Labour Party.

History

The seat was created for the

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, from the northern part of the former Ilford seat.

Constituency profile

All districts are suburban but interspersed with many parks and a few small nature reserves and are connected to Central London by the

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which forms an end loop around

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. The vast majority of Ilford North's housing is houses of terraced or semi-detached type having typically small and narrow gardens. As at the 2011 census,

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apartments in modest landscaped grounds form the bulk of the type of flats in the seat as opposed to

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Political history

The seat has fluctuated since 1945 between

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and

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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

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a 1.2% majority would be considered

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. 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.

Boundaries

1945–1950: The

Municipal Borough of Ilford Ilford was a civil parish and local government district in south west Essex, England from 1888 to 1965, covering the town Ilford. The district saw a considerable rise in population throughout its life, caused by the expansion of the built-up ar ...

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 The London Borough of Redbridge is a London borough established in 1965. The borough shares boundaries with the Epping Forest District and the ceremonial county of Essex to the north, with the London Borough of Waltham Forest to the west, the ...

wards of Aldborough, Barkingside, Chadwell, Fairlop, Hainault, and Seven Kings. 1983–1997: As above plus Fullwell 1997–present: Aldborough, Barkingside, Bridge, Clayhall, Fairlop, Fullwell, Hainault, and Roding.

Members of Parliament

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

Elections in the 2000s

Elections in the 1990s

Elections in the 1980s

Elections in the 1970s

Elections in the 1960s

Elections in the 1950s

Elections in the 1940s

Notes

References

External links

Politics Resources
(Election results from 1922 onwards)

(Election results from 1955 onwards) {{DEFAULTSORT:Ilford North (Uk Parliament Constituency) Politics of the London Borough of Redbridge Parliamentary constituencies in London Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1945 Ilford