Leyton and Wanstead is a

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created in 1997 and represented in the

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of the

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since 2010 by

John Cryer John Robert Cryer (born 11 April 1964) is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Leyton and Wanstead since the general election in May 2010. He was previously MP for Hornchurch from 1997 until his de ...

of the Labour Party.

Boundaries

Uniting for general elections areas from the boroughs of Redbridge and

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in inner north-east

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, the constituency covers

Leyton Leyton () is a town in east London, England, within the London Borough of Waltham Forest. It borders Walthamstow to the north, Leytonstone to the east, and Stratford to the south, with Clapton, Hackney Wick and Homerton, across the River L ...

Wanstead Wanstead () is a town in East London, England, in the London Borough of Redbridge. It borders South Woodford to the north, Redbridge, London, Redbridge to the east and Forest Gate to the south, with Leytonstone and Walthamstow to the west. It is ...

Leytonstone Leytonstone () is an area in east London, England, north-east of Charing Cross. Part of the London Borough of Waltham Forest, a local authority district of Greater London. It adjoins Wanstead to the north-east, Forest Gate to the south-east, S ...

. The seat was created for the 1997 election succeeding the Leyton constituency, with parts of what had been the formerly safe

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Wanstead and Woodford constituency. It has an electorate of approximately 60,000. The seat has electoral wards: *Snaresbrook; and Wanstead ''in 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 ...

:'' *Cann Hall;

Cathall Cathall is a housing estate in the Cathall ward, Leytonstone, East London. It is currently managed by Community-based Housing Association. History Cathall estate was built in 1972, consisting of two 20-storey tower blocks, Hornbeam Tower and Re ...

; Forest; Grove Green; Leyton; and Leytonstone ''in the

London Borough of Waltham Forest The London Borough of Waltham Forest () is a London borough in north-east London, England. Its population is estimated to be 276,983 in 2019. It borders five other London boroughs: Enfield to the north-west, Haringey to the west, Hackney to th ...

History

The seat arose from the enacting of the recommendations of the fourth periodic review of Westminster constituencies of the

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to take account of demographic population change and seek to equalise electorates whilst in preference retaining the historic connections with the local authorities of the United Kingdom. ;Political history The constituency has consistently elected Labour Party MPs (Members of Parliament); the narrowest winning majority was 16%; the greatest, 49%, in 2017.

Harry Cohen Harry Michael Cohen (born 10 December 1949) is a British Labour Party politician, who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Leyton from 1983 to 1997 and Leyton and Wanstead from 1997 to 2010. Early life Cohen left the George Gascoigne Secon ...

was MP for the Leyton area from 1983 and this seat from 1997. Cohen retired before the 2010 election, after which the seat was retained by

. At the time of the 2015 result, the seat was the 46th safest of Labour's 232 seats by percentage of majority.

Constituency profile

This seat combines deprived and economic-cycle vulnerable areas around Leyton with the more affluent, resilient Wanstead area. It is an ethnically diverse area with the biggest minority groups

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and

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, although it has fewer ethnic minority constituents than in the

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Members of Parliament

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

Elections in the 2000s

Elections in the 1990s

Notes

References

External links

Politics Resources
(Election results from 1922 onwards)

(Election results from 1955 onwards)
BBC constituency profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Leyton And Wanstead (Uk Parliament Constituency) Politics of the London Borough of Waltham Forest Politics of the London Borough of Redbridge Parliamentary constituencies in London Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1997