Dagenham (UK Parliament constituency)

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Dagenham
Borough constituency
Dagenham shown within Greater London
Created: 1945
MP: Jon Cruddas
Party: Labour
Type: House of Commons
County: Greater London
EP constituency: London

Dagenham is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

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Dagenham covers the area of Dagenham, in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham.

Following their review of parliamentary representation in North London, the Boundary Commission for England have created a new constituency of Dagenham and Rainham.

Dagenham has been Labour since World War II and is considered a safe seat. It is a predominantly White working class area and consists mostly of the large scale residential development at Becontree. It is home to a declining skilled manual industry such as the Ford Motor Company works, which downscaled production in 2001.

The far-right British National Party has enjoyed some electoral success, achieving nearly 10% of the vote in the 2005 General Election and has returned councillors to Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council.

Election Member Party
1945 John Parker Labour
1983 Bryan Gould Labour
1994 Judith Church Labour
2001 Jon Cruddas Labour

General Election 2005: Dagenham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jon Cruddas 15,446 50.1 -7.1
Conservative Michael White 7,841 25.4 -0.3
Liberal Democrat James Kempton 3,106 10.1 -0.1
British National Party Lawrence Rustem 2,870 9.3 +4.3
UK Independence Gerard Batten 1,578 5.1 N/A
Majority 7,605 24.7
Turnout 51.3
Labour hold Swing -3.4
General Election 2001: Dagenham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jon Cruddas 15,784 57.2 -8.5
Conservative Michael White 7,091 25.7 +7.2
Liberal Democrat Adrian Gee-Turner 2,820 10. +2.7
British National Party David Hill 1,378 5.0 +2.5
Socialist Alliance Bill Hamilton 262 0.9 N/A
Socialist Labour Robert Siggins 245 0.9 N/A
Majority 8,693 31.5
Turnout 27,580 46.5 -15.6
Labour hold Swing
Dagenham by-election, 1994
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Judith Church 15,474 72.0 +19.74
Conservative James Fairrie 2,130 9.91 -26.38
Liberal Democrat Peter Dunphy 1,804 8.39 -3.06
British National Party John Tyndall 1,511 7.03 N/A
UK Independence Peter Compobassi 457 2.13 N/A
Natural Law Mark Leighton 116 0.54 N/A
Turnout 21,492
Labour hold Swing
1992 General Election:Dagenham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bryan Gould 22,027 52.26
Conservative D Rossiter 15,294 36.29
Liberal Democrat CNH Marquand 4,824 11.45
Majority 6,733 15.98
Turnout 42,145 70.66
Labour hold Swing

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London Borough of Barking & Dagenham
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Barking · Battersea · Brent North · Brent South · Brentford and Isleworth · Camberwell and Peckham · Croydon North · Dagenham · Dulwich and West Norwood · Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush · Ealing North · Ealing Southall · East Ham · Edmonton · Eltham · Enfield North · Erith and Thamesmead · Feltham and Heston · Finchley and Golders Green · Greenwich and Woolwich · Hackney North and Stoke Newington · Hackney South and Shoreditch · Hampstead and Highgate · Harrow East · Harrow West · Hayes and Harlington · Hendon · Holborn and St. Pancras · Ilford South · Islington North · Islington South and Finsbury · Lewisham Deptford · Lewisham East · Lewisham West · Leyton and Wanstead · Mitcham and Morden · Poplar and Canning Town · Regent's Park and Kensington North · Streatham · Tooting · Tottenham · Vauxhall · Walthamstow · West Ham
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Conservatives 3 · Labour 3 · Liberal Democrats 1 · UKIP 1 · Green 1
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