Harlow
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Outline map
Boundary of Harlow in Essex
Outline map
Location of Essex within England
CountyEssex
Electorate67,700 (December 2010)[1]
Major settlementsHarlow, Roydon
Current constituency
Created1974 (1974)
Member of ParliamentRobert Halfon (Conservative)
SeatsOne
Created fromEpping

Harlow is a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Robert Halfon, a Conservative.[n 2]

Constituency profile

The seat has been a bellwether since the result in 1983. Included are above county-average levels of social housing,[2] underemployment and unemployment as at the 2001 census and the associated 2000 Index of Multiple Deprivation;[3] however, the new town has brought growth sustained in part by more commuting, with an increasingly-used and separate Mill station in the London Commuter Belt, and has seen a 9.2% increase in the number of apartments to 2011, which brings the proportion of the housing market made up by flats and apartments to 23.8%.[2]

History

This seat was created for the February 1974 general election from the abolished seat of Epping, and has been subject only to minor changes since.

Boundaries and boundary changes

1974–1983

1983–1997

Minor loss to Brentwood and Ongar.

1997–2010

Map
Map of current boundaries

North Weald Bassett transferred to Epping Forest.

2010–present

Marginal changes due to redistribution of local authority wards.

Members of Parliament

Election Member[8] Party
Feb 1974 Stan Newens Labour Co-operative
1983 Jerry Hayes Conservative
1997 Bill Rammell Labour
2010 Robert Halfon Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

Next general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Halfon[9]
Labour Chris Vince[10]
Majority
Turnout


Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Harlow[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Halfon 27,510 63.5 +9.5
Labour Laura McAlpine 13,447 31.0 −7.3
Liberal Democrats Charlotte Cane 2,397 5.5 +3.3
Majority 14,063 32.5 +16.8
Turnout 43,354 63.7 −2.5
Conservative hold Swing +8.4
General election 2017: Harlow
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Halfon 24,230 54.0 +5.1
Labour Phil Waite 17,199 38.3 +8.3
UKIP Mark Gough 1,787 4.0 −12.3
Liberal Democrats Geoffrey Seef 970 2.2 +0.2
Green Hannah Clare 660 1.5 −0.7
Majority 7,031 15.7 −3.2
Turnout 44,846 66.2 +1.1
Conservative hold Swing −1.6

See also: Opinion polling in United Kingdom constituencies, 2010–15 § Harlow
General election 2015: Harlow[12][13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Halfon 21,623 48.9 +4.0
Labour Suzy Stride 13,273 30.0 −3.7
UKIP Sam Stopplecamp 7,208 16.3 +12.7
Green Murray Sackwild 954 2.2 New
Liberal Democrats Geoffrey Seeff 904 2.0 −11.7
TUSC David Brown 174 0.4 New
English Democrat Eddy Butler 115 0.3 New
Majority 8,350 18.9 +7.7
Turnout 44,251 65.1 ±0.0
Conservative hold Swing +3.9
General election 2010: Harlow[14][15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Halfon 19,691 44.9 +4.1
Labour Bill Rammell 14,766 33.7 −7.7
Liberal Democrats David White 5,990 13.7 +0.7
BNP Eddy Butler 1,739 4.0 New
UKIP John Croft 1,591 3.6 +1.1
Christian Oluyemi Adeeko 101 0.2 New
Majority 4,925 11.2 N/A
Turnout 43,878 65.1 +2.7
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +5.9

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Harlow[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bill Rammell 16,453 41.4 −6.4
Conservative Robert Halfon 16,356 41.2 +6.4
Liberal Democrats Lorna Spenceley 5,002 12.6 −0.8
UKIP John Felgate 981 2.5 −0.5
Veritas Anthony Bennett 941 2.4 New
Majority 97 0.2 -12.8
Turnout 39,733 62.6 +2.9
Labour hold Swing −6.4
General election 2001: Harlow[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bill Rammell 19,169 47.8 −6.3
Conservative Robert Halfon 13,941 34.8 +2.7
Liberal Democrats Lorna Spenceley 5,381 13.4 +3.9
UKIP Tony Bennett 1,223 3.0 +2.3
Socialist Alliance John Hobbs 401 1.0 New
Majority 5,228 13.0 -9.0
Turnout 40,115 59.7 −14.6
Labour hold Swing −4.5

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Harlow[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bill Rammell 25,861 54.1 +12.3
Conservative Jerry Hayes 15,347 32.1 −14.9
Liberal Democrats Lorna Spenceley 4,523 9.5 −1.8
Referendum Mark Wells 1,422 3.0 New
UKIP Gerard Batten 340 0.7 New
BNP John Bowles 319 0.7 New
Majority 10,514 22.0 N/A
Turnout 47,812 74.3 -8.3
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +13.6
General election 1992: Harlow[19][20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jerry Hayes 26,608 47.0 −0.2
Labour Bill Rammell 23,668 41.8 +5.2
Liberal Democrats Lorna Spenceley 6,375 11.3 −4.9
Majority 2,940 5.2 -5.5
Turnout 56,651 82.6 +8.5
Conservative hold Swing −2.7

Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Harlow[21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jerry Hayes 26,017 47.2 +6.1
Labour Co-op Stanley Newens 20,140 36.6 +2.4
SDP Monica Eden-Green 8,915 16.2 −8.0
Majority 5,877 10.7 +3.8
Turnout 55,072 74.1 −2.4
Conservative hold Swing +1.9
General election 1983: Harlow[22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jerry Hayes 21,924 41.1 +1.0
Labour Co-op Stanley Newens 18,250 34.2 −8.5
Liberal John Bastick 12,891 24.2 +8.6
Independent John Ward 256 0.5 New
Majority 3,674 6.9 N/A
Turnout 53,321 76.5 −2.2
Conservative gain from Labour Co-op Swing +4.8

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1979: Harlow
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Stanley Newens 22,698 42.7 −10.0
Conservative John Powley 21,306 40.1 +15.8
Liberal Robert Woodthorpe Browne 8,289 15.7 −7.4
Majority 1,392 2.6 -25.8
Turnout 53,133 78.7 +3.5
Labour Co-op hold Swing −12.9
General election October 1974: Harlow
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Stanley Newens 24,961 52.7 +3.2
Conservative James Emerton Smith 11,510 24.3 −0.7
Liberal Basil Goldstone 10,869 23.0 −2.5
Majority 13,451 28.4 +4.4
Turnout 47,340 75.2 −8.7
Labour Co-op hold Swing +2.0
General election February 1974: Harlow
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Stanley Newens 25,814 49.5 −11.4
Liberal Basil Goldstone 13,280 25.5 +25.5
Conservative James Emerton Smith 13,016 25.0 −14.1
Majority 12,534 24.0 +2.2
Turnout 52,110 83.9 +10.0
Labour Co-op win (new seat)
General election 1970 (Notional): Harlow
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 29,453 60.9
Conservative 18,880 39.1
Majority 10,573 21.8
Turnout 48,333 72.9
Labour hold Swing
Preceded byEpping UK Parliament constituency 1974– Succeeded byCurrent Incumbent

Graphical representation

February 1974 New Seat
49.5% 25.5% 25.0%
Labour Liberal Conservative
October 1974
52.7% 23.0% 24.3%
Labour Liberal Conservative
1979
42.7% 15.7% 40.1%
Labour Liberal Conservative
1983
34.2% 24.2% 41.1%
Labour Liberal Conservative
1987
36.6% 16.2% 47.2%
Labour SDP Conservative
1992
41.8% 11.3% 47.0%
Labour Lib Dems Conservative
1997
54.1% 9.5% 32.1% 3.0%
Labour Lib Dems Conservative Ref
2001
47.8% 13.4% 34.8% 3.0%
Labour Lib Dems Conservative UKIP
2005
41.4% 12.6% 41.2%
Labour Lib Dems Conservative
2010
33.7% 13.7% 44.9% 3.6% 4.0%
Labour Lib Dems Conservative UKIP BNP
2015
30.0% 48.9% 16.3%
Labour Conservative UKIP
2017
38.4% 54.0% 4.0%
Labour Conservative UKIP
2019
31.0% 5.5% 63.5%
Labour LD Conservative

See also

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.
  2. ^ a b 2011 census interactive maps 31.2% of property is socially rented, higher than the other districts in Essex Archived 29 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Local statistics - Office for National Statistics". www.ons.gov.uk.
  4. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1970". www.legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  5. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1983". www.legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  6. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1995". www.legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  7. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 2007". www.legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  8. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "H" (part 1)
  9. ^ "Robert Halfon MP unanimously re-adopted as Harlow's Conservative candidate for next General Election". Your Harlow. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  10. ^ "Chris Vince selected as Labour's Parliamentary candidate for Harlow". Your Harlow. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  11. ^ "General election results". Harlow Council. Archived from the original on 14 May 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  12. ^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  13. ^ "Harlow Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  14. ^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  15. ^ Statement of Persons Nominated Harlow Council
  16. ^ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  17. ^ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  18. ^ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  19. ^ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  20. ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
  21. ^ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  22. ^ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

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