Английская Википедия:Epping Forest (UK Parliament constituency)

Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox UK constituency main Epping Forest is a constituency^{[n 1]} in Essex represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 1997 by Eleanor Laing, a Conservative.^{[n 2]}

Constituency profile

The constituency includes the London commuter belt towns of Loughton, Epping and Chigwell (which are served by the Central line) and Waltham Abbey, as well as extensive areas of Metropolitan Green Belt including the majority of Epping Forest itself.

History

The seat was created for the February 1974 general election, primarily from part of the abolished constituency of Chigwell, together with parts of the abolished constituency of Epping, which was notably the seat held by Winston Churchill from 29 October 1924 – 15 June 1945.

When Epping Forest was first created, it was more favourable to the Conservatives than the old Epping seat, as it lost the new town of Harlow (part of the old Epping Rural District) and gained the more Conservative Chigwell Urban District. During the Thatcher period the Labour Party's vote was crushed. Even though the Liberals managed to move into second place, their vote did little more than follow national trends and as soon as 1987 their votes dropped away as well.

Two former candidates in the Epping Forest constituency have also stood for election as Mayor of London: Steve Norris (Conservative; MP 1988–97) and Julian Leppert (British National Party).

Boundaries and boundary changes

1974–1983

The Urban Districts of Chigwell, Epping, and Waltham Holy Cross; and
The Rural District of Epping and Ongar parishes of Epping Upland, Theydon Bois, and Theydon Garnon.^[1]

The majority of the new constituency, comprising the Urban District of Chigwell (incorporating Buckhurst Hill and Loughton), had previously been part of the abolished constituency of Chigwell. Remaining parts had previously been in the abolished constituency of Epping.

1983–1997

The District of Epping Forest wards of Broadway, Buckhurst Hill East, Buckhurst Hill West, Chigwell Row, Chigwell Village, Debden Green, Epping Hemnall, Epping Lindsey, Grange Hill, High Beach, Loughton Forest, Loughton Roding, Loughton St John's, Loughton St Mary's, Paternoster, Theydon Bois, Waltham Abbey East, and Waltham Abbey West.^[2]

Minor loss to Brentwood and Ongar.

1997–2010

The District of Epping Forest wards of Broadway, Buckhurst Hill East, Buckhurst Hill West, Chigwell Row, Chigwell Village, Debden Green, Epping Hemnall, Epping Lindsey, Grange Hill, High Beach, Loughton Forest, Loughton Roding, Loughton St John's, Loughton St Mary's, North Weald Bassett, Paternoster, Theydon Bois, Waltham Abbey East, and Waltham Abbey West.^[3]

North Weald Bassett transferred from Harlow.Шаблон:Maplink

2010–present

The District of Epping Forest wards of Broadley Common, Epping Upland and Nazeing, Buckhurst Hill East, Buckhurst Hill West, Chigwell Row, Chigwell Village, Epping Hemnall, Epping Lindsey and Thornwood Common, Grange Hill, Loughton Alderton, Loughton Broadway, Loughton Fairmead, Loughton Forest, Loughton Roding, Loughton St John's, Loughton St Mary's, Theydon Bois, Waltham Abbey High Beach, Waltham Abbey Honey Lane, Waltham Abbey North East, Waltham Abbey Paternoster, and Waltham Abbey South West.^[4]

North Weald Bassett ward now transferred to Brentwood and Ongar. Other marginal changes due to redistribution of local authority wards.

The constituency comprises Loughton, Epping, Waltham Abbey, Chigwell, Buckhurst Hill, Theydon Bois, part of North Weald, small intermediate villages and almost the whole of the ancient Forest itself, except those parts which were transferred to Greater London in 1965.

Proposed

Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, enacted by the Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023, the composition of the constituency from the next general election, due by January 2025, will be unchanged.^[5]

Members of Parliament

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Eleanor Laing, who has represented the constituency since 1997.

The constituency was created in 1974 from the seats of Epping and Chigwell — both of these (then one constituency, Epping) were represented by Winston Churchill throughout his tenure as Prime Minister during World War II. The Conservative Party has won in Epping Forest in every election since the creation of the constituency, and the present MP is the Conservative Dame Eleanor Laing, who has been a Deputy Speaker of the House since October 2013 and Chairman of Ways and Means since 2020.

Election		Member^[6]	Party
style="background-color: Шаблон:Party color" \|	Feb 1974	Sir John Biggs-Davison	Conservative
style="background-color: Шаблон:Party color" \|	1988 by-election	Steve Norris	Conservative
style="background-color: Шаблон:Party color" \|	1997	Eleanor Laing	Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

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Elections in the 2010s

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Elections in the 2000s

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Notional results (before 1974)

Graphical representation

**February 1974**
style="background:Шаблон:Party color; width:31.1%;" \| 31.1%	style="background:Шаблон:Party color; width:22.1%;" \| 22.1%	style="background:Шаблон:Party color; width:46.8%;" \| 46.8%
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**October 1974**
style="background:Шаблон:Party color; width:33.3%;" \| 33.3%	style="background:Шаблон:Party color; width:19.1%;" \| 19.1%	style="background:Шаблон:Party color; width:47.7%;" \| 47.7%
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**1979**
style="background:Шаблон:Party color; width:27.4%;" \| 27.4%	style="background:Шаблон:Party color; width:12.8%;" \| 12.8%	style="background:Шаблон:Party color; width:57.7%;" \| 57.7%	style="background:Шаблон:Party color; width:2.2%;" \|
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**1983**
style="background:Шаблон:Party color; width:0.9%;" \|	style="background:Шаблон:Party color; width:17.1%;" \| 17.1%	style="background:Шаблон:Party color; width:24.8%;" \| 24.8%	style="background:Шаблон:Party color; width:56.5%;" \| 56.5%	style="background:Шаблон:Party color; width:0.7%;" \|
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**1987**
style="background:Шаблон:Party color; width:1.3%;" \|	style="background:Шаблон:Party color; width:18.4%;" \| 18.4%	style="background:Шаблон:Party color; width:19.4%;" \| 19.4%	style="background:Шаблон:Party color; width:60.9%;" \| 60.9%
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**1988 by-election**
style="background:Шаблон:Party color; width:2.0%;" \|	style="background:Шаблон:Party color; width:18.7%;" \| 18.7%	style="background:Шаблон:Party color; width:12.2%;" \| 12.2%	style="background:Шаблон:Party color; width:26.0%;" \| 26.0%	style="background:Шаблон:Party color; width:0.6%;" \|	style="background:Шаблон:Party color; width:0.1%;" \|	style="background:Шаблон:Party color; width:39.5%;" \| 39.5%	style="background:Шаблон:Party color; width:0.6%;" \|
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**1992**
style="background:Шаблон:Party color; width:22.4%;" \| 22.4%	style="background:Шаблон:Party color; width:17.0%;" \| 17.0%	style="background:Шаблон:Party color; width:1.0%;" \|	style="background:Шаблон:Party color; width:59.5%;" \| 59.5%
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**1997**
style="background:Шаблон:Party color; width:35.6%;" \| 35.6%	style="background:Шаблон:Party color; width:13.3%;" \| 13.3%	style="background:Шаблон:Party color; width:45.5%;" \| 45.5%	style="background:Шаблон:Party color; width:1.4%;" \|
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**2001**
style="background:Шаблон:Party color; width:29.3%;" \| 29.3%	style="background:Шаблон:Party color; width:18.6%;" \| 18.6%	style="background:Шаблон:Party color; width:49.1%;" \| 49.1%	style="background:Шаблон:Party color; width:3.0%;" \| 3.0%
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**2005**
style="background:Шаблон:Party color; width:21.0%;" \| 21.0%	style="background:Шаблон:Party color; width:18.5%;" \| 18.5%	style="background:Шаблон:Party color; width:53.0%;" \| 53.0%	style="background:Шаблон:Party color; width:2.2%;" \|	style="background:Шаблон:Party color; width:3.9%;" \| 3.9%	style="background:Шаблон:Party color; width:1.4%;" \|
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**2010**
style="background:Шаблон:Party color; width:1.4%;" \|	style="background:Шаблон:Party color; width:14.3%;" \| 14.3%	style="background:Шаблон:Party color; width:21.5%;" \| 21.5%	style="background:Шаблон:Party color; width:54.0%;" \| 54.0%	style="background:Шаблон:Party color; width:4.0%;" \| 4.0%	style="background:Шаблон:Party color; width:0.6%;" \|	style="background:Шаблон:Party color; width:4.3%;" \| 4.3%
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**2015**
style="background:Шаблон:Party color; width:3.6%;" \| 3.6%	style="background:Шаблон:Party color; width:16.1%;" \| 16.1%	style="background:Шаблон:Party color; width:7.0%;" \| 7.0%	style="background:Шаблон:Party color; width:0.2%;" \|	style="background:Шаблон:Party color; width:54.8%;" \| 54.8%	style="background:Шаблон:Party color; width:18.3%;" \| 18.3%
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**2017**
style="background:Шаблон:Party color; width:2.4%;" \|	style="background:Шаблон:Party color; width:26.0%;" \| 26.0%	style="background:Шаблон:Party color; width:5.7%;" \| 5.7%	style="background:Шаблон:Party color; width:0.2%;" \|	style="background:Шаблон:Party color; width:62.0%;" \| 62.0%	style="background:Шаблон:Party color; width:3.7%;" \| 3.7%
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**2019**
style="background:Шаблон:Party color; width:3.9%;" \| 3.9%	style="background:Шаблон:Party color; width:20.3%;" \| 20.3%	style="background:Шаблон:Party color; width:10.7%;" \| 10.7%	style="background:Шаблон:Party color; width:0.4%;" \|	style="background:Шаблон:Party color; width:64.4%;" \| 64.4%	style="background:Шаблон:Party color; width:0.3%;" \|
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Notes

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