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Barking Borough constituency

Barking shown within Greater London
Created:	1945
MP:	Margaret Hodge
Party:	Labour
Type:	House of Commons
County:	Greater London
EP constituency:	London

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Barking is a 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. It has elected Labour MPs since its creation in 1945, usually with strong majorities.

1 Boundaries
- 1.1 Boundary review
2 Members of Parliament
3 Election results
4 See also
5 References

Boundaries

Barking in Essex, showing boundaries used from 1945 to 1950.

The seat covers the areas of Barking and Becontree in east London.

Boundary review

Following their review of parliamentary representation in North London the Boundary Commission for England has made modifications and alterations to all existing constituencies. The electoral wards used to create the Barking constituency to be fought at the Next United Kingdom general election are:

Abbey, Alibon, Becontree, Eastbury, Gascoigne, Goresbrook, Longbridge, Mayesbrook, Parsloes, Thames, and Valence.

Members of Parliament

	Member	Party
1945	Somerville Hastings	Labour
1959	Tom Driberg	Labour
Feb 1974	Jo Richardson	Labour
1994 by-election	Margaret Hodge	Labour

Election results

Elections in 2000s

Candidates for the Next United Kingdom general election: Barking ^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BNP	Nick Griffin
	Labour	Margaret Hodge
	Conservative	Simon Marcus
Majority

General Election 2005: Barking
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Margaret Hodge	13,826	47.8	-13.1
	Conservative	Keith Prince	4,943	17.1	-5.9
	BNP	Richard Barnbrook	4,916	16.9	+10.6
	Liberal Democrat	Toby Wickenden	3,211	11.1	+1.3
	UKIP	Terry Jones	803	2.8	+2.8
	Green	Laurie Cleeland	618	2.1	+2.1
	Independent	Demetrious Panton	530	1.8	+1.8
	Workers' Revolutionary	Mick Saxby	59	0.2	+0.2
Majority			8,883	30.7
Turnout			28,9106	50.1	+4.6
	Labour hold		Swing	-3.6

General Election 2001: Barking
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Margaret Hodge	15,302	60.9	-4.9
	Conservative	Mike Weatherley	5,768	23.0	+5.4
	Liberal Democrat	Anura Keppetipola	2,450	9.8	+0.3
	BNP	Mark Tolman	1,606	6.4	+3.7
Majority			9,534	37.9
Turnout			25,126	45.5	-16.2
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections in 1990s

General Election 1997: Barking^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Margaret Hodge	21,698	65.82	-6.28
	Conservative	K Langford	5,802	17.6	+7.2
	Liberal Democrat	M Marsh	3,128	9.49	-7.1
	Referendum Party	C Taylor	1,283	3.89	N/A
	BNP	Mark Tolman	894	2.7	N/A
	ProLife Alliance	D Mearns	159	0.48	N/A
Majority			15,896	48.22
Turnout			32,962	61.66

1994 by-election: Barking
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Margaret Hodge	13,704	72.1	+20.5
	Liberal Democrat	Gary White	2,290	12.0	-2.5
	Conservative	Theresa May	1,976	10.4	-23.5
	National Front	Gary Needs	551	2.9	N/A
	UKIP	Gerard Batten	406	2.1	N/A
	Natural Law	H. R. Butensky	90	0.5	N/A
Majority			11,414	42.4	+20.5
Turnout			49,635	38.3	-31.7

General election 1992: Barking
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jo Richardson	18,224	51.61	+7.29
	Conservative	J G Kennedy	11,956	33.86	-0.59
	Liberal Democrat	S W Churchman	5,133	14.54	N/A
Majority			6,268	17.75	+7.88

Elections in 1980s

General election 1987: Barking
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jo Richardson	15,307	44.32	+2.20
	Conservative	W K Sharp	11,898	34.45	+4.09
	Liberal	J K Gibb	7,366	21.24	-4.39
Majority			3,409	9.87	-1.90

General election 1983: Barking
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jo Richardson	14,415	42.12	-10.66
	Conservative	H Summerson	10,389	30.36	-2.00
	Liberal	J Gibb	8,770	25.63	+14.91
	National Front	I Newport	646	1.89	N/A
Majority			4,026	11.77	-8.65

Elections in 1970s

General election 1979: Barking
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jo Richardson	18,111	52.78
	Conservative	M Roe	11,103	32.36
	Liberal	M F Taylor	3,679	10.72
	National Front	I Newport	1,021	2.98
	Independent Labour Party	J Barry	400	1.17
Majority			7,008	20.42

References

^ http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/guide/seat-profiles/barking Barking] UKPolling
^ http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/constit/001.htm

v • d • e London Borough of Barking & Dagenham

Districts	Barking · Becontree · Becontree Heath · Castle Green · Chadwell Heath · Creekmouth · Dagenham · Rush Green

Attractions	Barking Abbey · Eastbury Manor House (NT) · Valence House Museum · theBROADWAY

Constituencies	Barking · Dagenham

Parks and open spaces in Barking & Dagenham

v • d • e Constituencies in London by holding party

Labour	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

Conservative	Beckenham · Bexleyheath and Crayford · Bromley and Chislehurst · Chingford and Woodford Green · Chipping Barnet · Cities of London and Westminster · Croydon Central · Croydon South · Enfield Southgate · Hammersmith and Fulham · Hornchurch · Ilford North · Kensington and Chelsea · Orpington · Putney · Romford · Ruislip-Northwood · Upminster · Uxbridge · Wimbledon

Liberal Democrat	Brent East · Carshalton and Wallington · Hornsey and Wood Green · Kingston and Surbiton · Richmond Park · North Southwark and Bermondsey · Sutton and Cheam · Twickenham

Respect	Bethnal Green and Bow

Independent Conservative	Old Bexley and Sidcup

London European constituency Conservatives 3 · Labour 2 · Liberal Democrats 1 · Green 1 · UKIP 1

Coordinates: 51°32′N 0°07′E / 51.53°N 0.11°E / 51.53; 0.11

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