Comments on: Hornchurch and Upminster

By: Andy JS

Andy JS — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 01:39:31 +0000

Labour managed to win the most votes in two wards in this seat in the local elections: Gooshays and Heaton as this excellent map shows:

htttp://data.london.gov.uk/visualisations/atlas/local-election-2010/atlas.html

By: Joe James B

Joe James B — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 12:12:39 +0000

I think I was only 3,
so effectively London anyway.

By: Andy JS

Andy JS — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 12:01:34 +0000

Joe: how old were you when you moved to London?

By: Joe James B

Joe James B — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 11:10:30 +0000

I used to see Upminster on destination boards when I was about 10 and would wonder where it was.

It was interesting watching this seat early on the 1979 program (replayed)
because it would have been about the time I started to find my way around London.

I read somewhere that Harold Wilson listed this as one of the seats which “got away” in October 1974.

By: Harry Porter

Harry Porter — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 10:42:38 +0000

Thank you Pete

By: Pete Whitehead

Pete Whitehead — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 21:54:35 +0000

It was in Romford from 1885-1945 and yes in Hornchurch from then until 1974

By: Harry Porter

Harry Porter — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 21:26:01 +0000

Which seats contained Upminster from 1885 to 1974? Was it in Hornchurch from 1945 until then?

By: Joe James B

Joe James B — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 18:13:58 +0000

I think the Con vote would be about 3% below what it was in 1992 here.
Given that the Tory shares increased in 1987 and 1992, it would probably exceed what it was in 1979.

By: Richard

Richard — Mon, 10 May 2010 07:37:52 +0000

This constituency has a bigger Conservative majority than City of Westminster.

Its result makes a nice contrast to that in Ealing North.

By: ozzimandius

ozzimandius — Wed, 05 May 2010 21:15:40 +0000

Con hold maj. 10000 +