Barking
2015 Result:
Conservative: 7019 (16.3%)
Labour: 24826 (57.7%)
Lib Dem: 562 (1.3%)
Green: 879 (2%)
UKIP: 9554 (22.2%)
TUSC: 183 (0.4%)
MAJORITY: 15272 (35.5%)
Category: Ultra-safe Labour seat
Geography: Greater London. Part of Barking and Dagenham council area.
Main population centres:
Profile: This was a traditional white-working class seat, centered upon the Becontree council estate - the largest social housing estate in Europe. Over the last decade though there has been a transformation of the demographics, with the white population going into sharp decline and ethnic minority residents booming. The south of the constituency is earmarked for major redevelopment and will see large scale housing development as part of the Thames Riverside development over coming years.
Politics: Barking is a safe Labour seat, held by the party since its creation in 1945. In recent decades it became a target for the BNP, who won 12 seats on the local council in 2006. The party`s then leader, Nick Griffin, contested the seat in 2010 but a concerted effort by the Labour party kept the BNP in third place and wiped them off the local council. The collapse of the BNP meant they did not even contest the seat in 2015, through UKIP performed strongly to take second place.
| Con: | 8073 (18%) |
| Lab: | 24628 (54%) |
| LDem: | 3719 (8%) |
| BNP: | 6620 (15%) |
| Oth: | 2303 (5%) |
| MAJ: | 16555 (37%) |
| Con: | 4943 (17%) |
| Lab: | 13826 (48%) |
| LDem: | 3211 (11%) |
| BNP: | 4916 (17%) |
| Oth: | 2010 (7%) |
| MAJ: | 8883 (31%) |
| Con: | 5768 (23%) |
| Lab: | 15302 (61%) |
| LDem: | 2450 (10%) |
| BNP: | 1606 (6%) |
| MAJ: | 9534 (38%) |
| Con: | 5802 (18%) |
| Lab: | 21698 (66%) |
| LDem: | 3128 (9%) |
| Oth: | 1053 (3%) |
| MAJ: | 15896 (48%) |
*There were boundary changes after 2005
I think sadly some people do and tbh I can’t pretend I have thecfirst clue what its like to live in poverty
Of course some people do… but those people don’t join the Labour Party.
Which is very different from Deepthroat’s contention that Labour values are incompatible with personal wealth.
PT – Tax avoidance is probably the worst issue you could have cited to defend the Barking MP, given that she and her family have been accused of just that.
Plus many millionaire politicians in fact came from humble backgrounds and made money. I think it’s inherited wealth that people dislike ie it’s why GO was hated by Tory MPs such as Nadine Dorries, because it proved that they just didn’t understand the implications of policies they were proposing, as well as the fact that he was just rude whereas DC tended to be polite. Although there have been a few citing his rudeness in response to his book praising himself.
I agree that she was decent as chair of the Public Accounts Committee. It’s also how David Davis got a name for himself (by scrutinising failings of the State).
Nicky Morgan was underwhelming, however.
Hodge won Labour selection against B&D Cllr Josie Channer, B&D Cllr Laila Butt and Newham Cllr Moniba Khan.