Feltham and Heston | |
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Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
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County | Greater London |
Electorate | 75,226 (2023)[1] |
Major settlements | Feltham, Heston and Hounslow (part) |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1974 |
Member of Parliament | Seema Malhotra (Labour) |
Seats | One |
Created from |
Feltham and Heston is a constituency[n 1] in Greater London created in 1974 and represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. Since 2011, its Member of Parliament (MP) has been Seema Malhotra of the Labour and Co-operative Party, in political union with the Labour Party.[n 2]
History
[edit]The seat has been confined throughout to the western electoral half of the London Borough of Hounslow. Its main predecessor seat was Feltham, comprising Feltham, Bedfont, Hanworth, Hounslow Heath and Cranford; the other direct forerunner Heston and Isleworth contributed its former westernmost settlements: Heston and Hounslow West. Before 1945 about a third of the present area and half of its then-population were in the Twickenham seat (formed in 1885), the remainder, Feltham, Hanworth and Bedfont were in the Spelthorne seat (formed in 1918 from the southern part of Uxbridge (UK Parliament constituency)).
Constituency profile
[edit]Proximity of gravel to the surface of the near-flat land — see Hounslow Heath — restricted productivity and diversity of plant life across the constituency and caused initially cheap land values, a factor which led the area to significant industrial use since the mid-19th century and construction of London Heathrow Airport, the area's largest employer including its many import/export businesses. The area at central Feltham and on the busy and the somewhat slower (to Central London) Piccadilly line at two tube stations in the north connects into London and the latter also connects to Heathrow Airport.
This part of the Borough of Hounslow since 1955 has the great majority of its 12.3 square kilometres (4.7 sq mi) of Metropolitan Green Belt, forming an immediate buffer zone for all of Greater London. The M4 motorway and dualled parts of the A4, A30 and A316 roads run close to a significant minority of homes. Many local initiatives seek to abate pollution in the Borough and other have successfully attracted major retail and leisure into Feltham and Hounslow, both of which were large villages rather than market towns in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Political history
[edit]The seat has been held by the Labour Party from 1992 onwards, with their highest margin of victory being 35% in 2001, and lowest margin of victory being 3.3%, in 1992. The Conservatives have finished in second place at each general election since.[2]
The current MP Seema Malhotra (Labour Co-operative) was first elected at the 2011 by-election after the death of the previous Labour MP Alan Keen, who had won the seat from Patrick Ground of the Conservatives in 1992.[3][4]
The seat is a reasonably safe seat for the Labour Party. Although Labour's majority was halved in the 2019 election, the seat was still retained by nearly 8,000 votes.
Boundaries
[edit]Feltham and Heston covers the western half of the London Borough of Hounslow. Feltham occupies the southern part of the L-shape formed by the borough. Heston occupies the far north bounded by the M4 motorway. In the south of the constituency is Hanworth, with Bedfont in the far west — both are postally parts of Feltham.
The London Borough of Hounslow's eastern half is within the Brentford and Isleworth seat.
1974–1997: The London Borough of Hounslow wards of Cranford, East Bedfont, Feltham Central, Feltham North, Feltham South, Hanworth, Heston Central, Heston East, Heston West, Hounslow Heath, and Hounslow West.
1997–2024: The London Borough of Hounslow wards of Bedfont, Cranford, Feltham North, Feltham West, Hanworth, Hanworth Park, Heston Central, Heston East, Heston West and Hounslow West.
2024–present : As above minus part of Heston East ward.
- Part of Heston East ward transferred to Brentford and Isleworth to bring the electorate within the permitted range.
Constituency profile
[edit]The constituency is lower on the socio-economic scales than those in neighbouring Brentford and Isleworth. There is higher proportion of social housing, though unemployment is proportionally low by London standards.[5] The seat also includes the western part of the slightly larger urban centre, Hounslow.
The constituency is to the southeast of London Heathrow Airport where many local constituents work, and small storage, distribution businesses are a feature of this half of the borough, as well as light industry and office accommodation.[6] Next to Cranford on the A4 Bath Road are most of the luxury airport hotels,[n 3] and an imposing 1998 conversion of an office tower into a hotel in Feltham's linear town centre.[7] The seat includes a Young Offenders Institution, small business and industrial park and a motorway service station. Across all wards, car ownership is much higher than the London average; for the small proportion of people (who work in the City), Feltham railway station, Hounslow West Underground station, Hounslow Central Underground station and Hatton Cross Underground station provide good links from several areas to the capital.[5]
Members of Parliament
[edit]Election | Member[8] | Party | |
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Feb 1974 | Russell Kerr | Labour | |
1983 | Patrick Ground | Conservative | |
1992 | Alan Keen | Labour Co-op | |
2011 by-election | Seema Malhotra | Labour Co-op |
Election results
[edit]Elections in the 2020s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour Co-op | Seema Malhotra | 16,139 | 41.5 | −10.2 | |
Conservative | Reva Gudi | 8,195 | 21.1 | −14.7 | |
Reform UK | Prabhdeep Singh | 5,130 | 13.2 | +9.7 | |
Green | Katharine Kandelaki | 2,543 | 6.5 | +4.1 | |
Workers Party | Amritpal Mann | 2,201 | 5.7 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Dhruv Sengupta | 1,821 | 4.7 | −1.9 | |
Independent | Abdul Majid Tramboo | 1,658 | 4.3 | N/A | |
Independent | Ian Brown | 454 | 1.2 | N/A | |
Independent | Aysha Choudhury | 373 | 1.0 | N/A | |
Independent | Damian Read | 373 | 1.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 7,944 | 20.4 | +4.5 | ||
Turnout | 38,887 | 50.5 | –7.8 | ||
Registered electors | 76,983 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Elections in the 2010s
[edit]2019 notional result[11] | |||
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Party | Vote | % | |
Labour | 22,698 | 51.7 | |
Conservative | 15,705 | 35.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | 2,907 | 6.6 | |
Brexit Party | 1,524 | 3.5 | |
Green | 1,049 | 2.4 | |
Turnout | 43,883 | 58.3 | |
Electorate | 75,226 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour Co-op | Seema Malhotra | 24,876 | 52.0 | −9.2 | |
Conservative | Jane Keep | 17,017 | 35.6 | +3.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Hina Malik | 3,127 | 6.5 | +3.9 | |
Brexit Party | Martyn Nelson | 1,658 | 3.5 | New | |
Green | Tony Firkins | 1,133 | 2.4 | +0.9 | |
Majority | 7,859 | 16.4 | −13.0 | ||
Turnout | 47,811 | 59.1 | −5.8 | ||
Registered electors | 80,932 | ||||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing | -6.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour Co-op | Seema Malhotra | 32,462 | 61.2 | +8.9 | |
Conservative | Samir Jassal | 16,859 | 31.8 | +2.7 | |
UKIP | Stuart Agnew | 1,510 | 2.8 | −9.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Hina Malik | 1,387 | 2.6 | −0.6 | |
Green | Tony Firkins | 809 | 1.5 | −1.3 | |
Majority | 15,603 | 29.4 | +6.2 | ||
Turnout | 53,027 | 64.9 | +4.9 | ||
Registered electors | 81,714 | ||||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing | +3.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour Co-op | Seema Malhotra | 25,845 | 52.3 | +8.7 | |
Conservative | Simon Nayyar | 14,382 | 29.1 | −4.9 | |
UKIP | Peter Dul | 6,209 | 12.6 | +10.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Roger Crouch | 1,579 | 3.2 | −10.5 | |
Green | Tony Firkins | 1,390 | 2.8 | +1.7 | |
Majority | 11,463 | 23.2 | +13.6 | ||
Turnout | 49,405 | 60.0 | +0.1 | ||
Registered electors | 82,340 | ||||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing | +6.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour Co-op | Seema Malhotra | 12,639 | 54.4 | +10.8 | |
Conservative | Mark Bowen | 6,436 | 27.7 | −6.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Roger Crouch | 1,364 | 5.9 | −7.8 | |
UKIP | Andrew Charalambous | 1,276 | 5.5 | +3.5 | |
BNP | Dave Furness | 540 | 2.3 | −1.2 | |
Green | Daniel Goldsmith | 426 | 1.8 | +0.7 | |
English Democrat | Roger Cooper | 322 | 1.4 | New | |
London People Before Profit | George Hallam | 128 | 0.6 | New | |
Bus-Pass Elvis | David Bishop | 93 | 0.4 | New | |
Majority | 6,203 | 26.7 | +17.1 | ||
Rejected ballots | 75 | ||||
Turnout | 23,224 | 28.7 | −31.2 | ||
Registered electors | 80,813 | ||||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing | +8.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour Co-op | Alan Keen | 21,174 | 43.6 | −4.5 | |
Conservative | Mark Bowen | 16,516 | 34.0 | +5.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Munira Wilson | 6,669 | 13.7 | −2.9 | |
BNP | John Donnelly | 1,714 | 3.5 | New | |
UKIP | Jerry Shadbolt | 992 | 2.0 | +0.5 | |
Green | Elizabeth Anstis | 530 | 1.1 | −1.2 | |
Independent | Dharmendra Tripathi | 505 | 1.0 | New | |
Independent | Asa Khaira | 180 | 0.4 | New | |
Independent | Roger Williams | 168 | 0.3 | New | |
Workers Revolutionary | Matthew Linley | 78 | 0.2 | New | |
Majority | 4,658 | 9.6 | −8.7 | ||
Turnout | 48,536 | 59.9 | +12.0 | ||
Registered electors | 81,058 | ||||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing | −4.8 |
Elections in the 2000s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour Co-op | Alan Keen | 17,741 | 47.6 | −11.6 | |
Conservative | Mark Bowen | 10,921 | 29.3 | +5.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Satnam Kaur Khalsa | 6,177 | 16.6 | +2.8 | |
National Front | Graham Kemp | 975 | 2.6 | New | |
Green | Elizabeth Anstis | 815 | 2.2 | New | |
UKIP | Leon S. Mullett | 612 | 1.6 | New | |
Independent | Warwick Prachar | 41 | 0.1 | −0.5 | |
Majority | 6,820 | 18.3 | −16.7 | ||
Turnout | 37,282 | 49.5 | +0.3 | ||
Registered electors | 76,531 | ||||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing | −8.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour Co-op | Alan Keen | 21,406 | 59.2 | −0.5 | |
Conservative | Hazel Mammatt | 8,749 | 24.2 | −2.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Andrew S. Darley | 4,998 | 13.8 | +4.7 | |
Socialist Labour | Surinder Cheema | 651 | 1.8 | New | |
Independent | Warwick Prachar | 204 | 0.6 | New | |
Independent | Asa Singh Khaira | 169 | 0.5 | New | |
Majority | 12,657 | 35.0 | +2.2 | ||
Turnout | 36,177 | 49.2 | −15.7 | ||
Registered electors | 74,458 | ||||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing | +1.1 |
Elections in the 1990s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour Co-op | Alan Keen | 27,836 | 59.7 | +14.2 | |
Conservative | Patrick Ground | 12,563 | 26.9 | −15.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Colin D. Penning | 4,264 | 9.1 | −2.4 | |
Referendum | Rupert A. Stubbs | 1,099 | 2.4 | New | |
BNP | Robert Church | 682 | 1.5 | New | |
Natural Law | David J. Fawcett | 177 | 0.4 | New | |
Majority | 15,273 | 32.8 | +29.5 | ||
Turnout | 46,621 | 64.9 | −9.0 | ||
Registered electors | 71,868 | ||||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing | +15.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour Co-op | Alan Keen | 27,660 | 46.1 | +8.7 | |
Conservative | Patrick Ground | 25,665 | 42.8 | −3.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Michael F. Hoban | 6,700 | 11.2 | −3.9 | |
Majority | 1,995 | 3.3 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 60,025 | 73.9 | +0.3 | ||
Registered electors | 81,221 | ||||
Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Swing | +6.3 |
Elections in the 1980s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Patrick Ground | 27,755 | 46.5 | +3.1 | |
Labour | Charles Hinds | 22,325 | 37.4 | −2.0 | |
SDP | James Daly | 9,623 | 15.1 | −0.8 | |
Majority | 5,430 | 9.1 | +5.1 | ||
Turnout | 59,703 | 73.6 | +3.8 | ||
Registered electors | 81,062 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +2.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Patrick Ground | 23,724 | 43.4 | +2.0 | |
Labour | Russell Kerr | 21,576 | 39.4 | −8.9 | |
Liberal | Alex V. Alagappa | 8,706 | 15.9 | +7.4 | |
National Front | Stuart A. Glass | 696 | 1.3 | −0.2 | |
Majority | 2,148 | 4.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 54,702 | 69.8 | −4.5 | ||
Registered electors | 78,366 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +5.5 |
Elections in the 1970s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Russell Kerr | 28,675 | 48.3 | −1.3 | |
Conservative | Patrick Ground | 24,570 | 41.4 | +8.8 | |
Liberal | Barry Norcott[19] | 5,051 | 8.5 | −5.6 | |
National Front | Josephine Reid | 898 | 1.5 | −2.2 | |
Workers Revolutionary | Richard Lugg[19] | 168 | 0.3 | New | |
Majority | 4,105 | 6.9 | −10.1 | ||
Turnout | 59,362 | 74.3 | +6.4 | ||
Registered electors | 79,873 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | −5.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Russell Kerr | 26,611 | 49.6 | +4.2 | |
Conservative | Patrick Ground | 17,464 | 32.6 | +0.5 | |
Liberal | J.A. Quinn | 7,554 | 14.1 | −4.0 | |
National Front | Josephine Reid | 1,984 | 3.7 | −0.7 | |
Majority | 9,147 | 17.0 | +3.7 | ||
Turnout | 53,613 | 67.9 | −9.5 | ||
Registered electors | 78,983 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +2.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Russell Kerr | 27,519 | 45.4 | ||
Conservative | Patrick Ground | 19,464 | 32.1 | ||
Liberal | J.A. Quinn | 10,952 | 18.1 | ||
National Front | Josephine Reid | 2,653 | 4.4 | ||
Majority | 8,055 | 13.3 | |||
Turnout | 60,588 | 77.4 | |||
Registered electors | 78,260 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer).
- ^ 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.
- ^ see Heathrow
References
[edit]- ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – London". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ "Labour Members of Parliament 2015". UK Political.info. Archived from the original on 29 September 2018.
- ^ "Labour announces byelection date". Press Association. 24 November 2011. Retrieved 24 November 2011.[dead link]
- ^ Waugh, Paul. "Winter by-election". Politics Home. Archived from the original on 28 November 2011. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
- ^ a b "Local statistics – Office for National Statistics". neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 11 February 2003. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
- ^ "OpenStreetMap". OpenStreetMap.
- ^ "The Heathrow St Giles Hotel". Archived from the original on 12 February 2013.
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "F"
- ^ "Statement of Person Nominated and Notice of Poll: Feltham and Heston Constituency". Hounslow Council. 7 June 2024.
- ^ "Feltham and Heston - General election results 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ "Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019". Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News. UK Parliament. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ "Statement of Persons Nominated and Notice of Poll". London Borough of Hounslow. Archived from the original on 21 February 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
- ^ "Commons Briefing Paper 8749. General Election 2019: results and analysis" (PDF). London: House of Commons Library. 28 January 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 November 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
- ^ "Feltham & Heston parliamentary constituency". BBC News.
- ^ "Commons Briefing Paper 7979. General Election 2017: results and analysis" (PDF) (Second ed.). House of Commons Library. 29 January 2019 [7 April 2018]. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 November 2019.
- ^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
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External links
[edit]- Politics Resources (Election results from 1922 onwards)
- Electoral Calculus (Election results from 1955 onwards)
- Feltham and Heston UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at MapIt UK
- Feltham and Heston UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK
- Feltham and Heston UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK