Romford (UK Parliament constituency)

Romford
Romford
Borough constituency; for the House of Commons
	Boundary of Romford in Greater London for the 2010 general election
County	Greater London
Population	107,064 (2020 mid-year estimate)
Electorate	73,730 (2023)
Current constituency
Created	1885
Member of Parliament	Andrew Rosindell (Conservative)
Seats	One
Created from	South Essex
During its existence contributed to new seat(s) of:	East Ham North; East Ham South; Ilford; Barking; Dagenham; Hornchurch;

Romford is a constituency^{[n 1]} in Greater London represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2001 by Andrew Rosindell, a Conservative.^{[n 2]}

It was created in 1885 and was subject to significant changes in boundaries in 1918 and 1945. It initially covered a huge swathe of what is now East London, with parts of the constituency progressively removed as they experienced significant increases in population as London expanded. The constituency has more or less coincided with the town of Romford since 1955.

Boundaries

Historic

Map of boundaries 2010-2024

1885–1918: The Liberty of Havering-atte-Bower, and part of the Sessional Division of Becontree.

1918–1945: The Urban Districts of Barking and Romford, and the Rural District of Romford.

1945–1950: The Borough of Romford.

1950–1955: The Borough of Romford, and the Urban District of Brentwood.

1955–1974: The Borough of Romford.

1974–1983: The London Borough of Havering wards of Bedfords, Central, Collier Row, Gidea Park, Heath Park, Mawney, and Oldchurch.

1983–1997: The London Borough of Havering wards of Brooklands, Chase Cross, Collier Row, Gidea Park, Heath Park, Mawney, Oldchurch, Rise Park, and St Edward's.

1997–2010: The London Borough of Havering wards of Ardleigh Green, Brooklands, Chase Cross, Collier Row, Gidea Park, Heath Park, Mawney, Oldchurch, Rise Park, and St Edward's.

2010–2024: The London Borough of Havering wards of Brooklands, Havering Park, Hylands, Mawneys, Pettits, Romford Town, and Squirrel's Heath.

NB: Contents, but not the boundaries of the constituency, were changed as a result of a local government boundary review which came into effect in May 2022.^[2]^[3]

Current

Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, 2023, the composition of the constituency from the 2024 general election will be expanded slightly to include parts of the Emerson Park ward (as it existed on 1 December 2020), primarily that part of polling district EM2 to the west of the River Ravensbourne.^[4]

Following this minor change, as well as reflecting the 2022 local government review, the constituency now comprises the following wards of the London Borough of Havering from the 2024 general election:

Havering-atte-Bower; Hylands and Harrow Lodge; Marshalls and Rise Park; Mawneys; Rush Green and Crowlands; St Alban's; St Edwards; Squirrel's Heath.^[5]

History

This seat was created in the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885. It included the civil parishes of Havering-atte-Bower, Hornchurch and Romford which together formed the Liberty of Havering-atte-Bower, combined with Barking (including Great Ilford), Dagenham, East Ham, Little Ilford and Wanstead. The 1918 revision removed the populous county borough of East Ham (including Little Ilford) and the municipal borough of Ilford. Wanstead became part of the Epping constituency. The parishes of Cranham, Great Warley and Upminster were gained from Chelmsford and Rainham and Wennington were gained from South East Essex. The Romford constituency then comprised the parishes of Barking, Cranham, Dagenham, Great Warley, Havering-atte-Bower, Hornchurch, Noak Hill, Rainham, Romford, Upminster and Wennington.

At the 1935 general election there were 167,939 people registered to vote, making Romford the largest constituency in the country. By 1939 this had risen to 207,101, although Hendon had become larger.^[6] The House of Commons (Redistribution of Seats) Act 1944 caused the constituency to be divided. The revised boundary coincided with the municipal borough of Romford, which had been enlarged in the 1930s to include Havering-atte-Bower and Noak Hill. The Brentwood Urban District, which had been expanded in the 1930s to include Hutton, Ingrave and South Weald, was included in the constituency from 1950 to 1955. Harold Hill was removed from the constituency in 1974. The constituency shared boundaries with the Romford electoral division for election of councillors to the Greater London Council at elections in 1973, 1977 and 1981. Subsequent boundary revisions have been relatively minor, with Ardleigh Green gained from Upminster in 1997 and Hylands gained from Hornchurch in 2010.

Constituency profile

The constituency created in 1885 covered a large swathe of what became East London. The population of East Ham, which included Thameside docks and industry, increased from 9,713 in 1881 to 133,487 in 1911. Ilford, a prosperous railway suburb further from London, went from a population of 7,645 in 1881 to 78,188 in 1911. The 1918 revision removed these urbanised places, replacing them with the rural parishes of Cranham (population 489 in 1911), Wennington (364) and the semi-rural Great Warley (2,051), Rainham (1,972) and Upminster (2,468). It was now a much more sparsely populated constituency, aside from the ancient market towns of Barking (31,294) and Romford (16,970) and the pre-First World War housing estates at Emerson Park, Romford Garden Suburb and Upminster Garden Suburb.

During the interwar period the large London County Council estate at Becontree was constructed with around 23,000 homes in the parishes of Barking and Dagenham. The Thameside part of the constituency was industrial and included the Ford Dagenham plant. There was suburban housing growth in most parishes, including some large estates such as Elm Park Garden City. Barking, Dagenham and Romford were incorporated as boroughs and rural parishes had been eliminated by 1934.

The 1945 revision left the constituency with the town of Romford, the Collier Row and Gidea Park suburbs and the more rural Havering-atte-Bower and Noak Hill. The inclusion of Brentwood Urban District in the constituency between 1950 and 1955 added the town of Brentwood and its rural hinterland. Romford Borough Council built post-Second World War estates at Collier Row, Chase Cross and Rise Park. Another large London County Council estate of 25,000 homes was constructed at Harold Hill and completed in 1958. The constituency became part of the London Borough of Havering in Greater London in 1965. The 1974 revision removed the Harold Hill estate from the constituency. The addition of Ardleigh Green in 1997 and Hylands in 2010 further expanded the interwar suburban part of the constituency.

The 2020 mid-year population estimate for the constituency was 107,064.^[7]

Members of Parliament

Although Romford has been highly marginal in terms of majorities obtained through much of the 20th century, its boundaries have changed significantly. It has been Conservative since the February 1974 general election, except for the 1997 landslide. It was one of the few Conservative gains in 2001 with increasingly safe majorities since. The 2015 result made the seat the 157th safest of the Conservative Party's 331 seats by percentage of majority.^[8]

Election	Member
1885	John Westlake	Liberal
1886	James Theobald	Conservative
1894 by-election	Alfred Wigram	Conservative
1897 by-election	Louis Sinclair	Conservative
1906	John Bethell	Liberal
1918	Albert Edward Martin	National Liberal
1922	Albert Edward Martin	National Liberal
1923	Charles Rhys	Conservative
1929	H. T. Muggeridge	Labour
1931	W. G. Hutchison	Conservative
1935	John Parker	Labour
1945	Thomas Macpherson	Labour
1950	John Lockwood	Conservative
1955	Ron Ledger	Labour Co-op
1970	Dick Leonard	Labour
Feb 1974	Michael Neubert	Conservative
1997	Eileen Gordon	Labour
2001	Andrew Rosindell	Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Romford^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Andrew Rosindell	15,339	34.8	−30.0
	Labour	Andrew Achilleos	13,876	31.5	+5.1
	Reform UK	Philip Hyde	9,624	21.8	N/A
	Green	David Hughes	2,220	5.0	+2.0
	Liberal Democrats	Thomas Clarke	1,895	4.3	−1.5
	Workers Party	Zhafaran Qayum	898	2.0	N/A
	English Constitution	Colin Birch	195	0.4	N/A
Majority			1,463	3.3	–35.0
Turnout			44,047	60.4	–5.2
Registered electors			72,978
	Conservative hold		Swing	−17.6

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result^[10]
Party		Vote	%
	Conservative	31,322	64.8
	Labour	12,786	26.4
	Liberal Democrats	2,789	5.8
	Green	1,462	3.0

Turnout		48,359	65.6
Electorate		73,730

General election 2019: Romford^[11]^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Andrew Rosindell	30,494	64.6	+5.2
	Labour	Angelina Leatherbarrow	12,601	26.7	−5.1
	Liberal Democrats	Ian Sanderson	2,708	5.7	+3.3
	Green	David Hughes	1,428	3.0	+1.4
Majority			17,893	37.9	+10.3
Turnout			47,231	65.3	−2.7
Registered electors			72,350
	Conservative hold		Swing	+5.1

General election 2017: Romford^[13]^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Andrew Rosindell	29,671	59.4	+8.4
	Labour	Angelina Leatherbarrow	15,893	31.8	+10.9
	UKIP	Andrew Beadle	2,350	4.7	−18.1
	Liberal Democrats	Ian Sanderson	1,215	2.4	−0.5
	Green	David Hughes	815	1.6	−0.9
Majority			13,778	27.6	−0.6
Turnout			49,944	68.0	+0.3
Registered electors			73,493
	Conservative hold		Swing	-1.4

General election 2015: Romford^[15]^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Andrew Rosindell	25,067	51.0	−5.0
	UKIP	Gerard Batten	11,208	22.8	+18.4
	Labour	Sam Gould	10,268	20.9	+1.4
	Liberal Democrats	Ian Sanderson^[17]	1,413	2.9	−9.1
	Green	Lorna Tooley^[18]	1,222	2.5	+1.5
Majority			13,859	28.2	−8.3
Turnout			49,178	67.7	+2.4
Registered electors			72,594
	Conservative hold		Swing	−11.7

General election 2010: Romford^[19]^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Andrew Rosindell	26,031	56.0	−1.7
	Labour	Rachel Voller	9,077	19.5	−9.5
	Liberal Democrats	Helen Duffett	5,572	12.0	+3.6
	BNP	Robert Bailey	2,438	5.2	+2.2
	UKIP	Gerard Batten	2,050	4.4	+2.2
	English Democrat	Peter Thorogood	603	1.3	N/A
	Green	Gerry Haines	447	1.0	N/A
	Independent	Philip Hyde	151	0.3	N/A
	Independent	David Sturman	112	0.2	N/A
Majority			16,954	36.5	+4.7
Turnout			46,481	65.3	+3.3
Registered electors			71,306
	Conservative hold		Swing	+3.94

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Romford^[21]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Andrew Rosindell	21,560	59.1	+6.1
	Labour	Margaret Mullane	9,971	27.3	−9.0
	Liberal Democrats	Geoff M. Seeff	3,066	8.4	+0.4
	BNP	John McCaffrey	1,088	3.0	+1.8
	UKIP	Terry P. Murray	797	2.2	+0.7
Majority			11,589	31.8	+15.1
Turnout			36,482	62.3	+2.7
Registered electors			58,540
	Conservative hold		Swing	+7.5

General election 2001: Romford^[22]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Andrew Rosindell	18,931	53.0	+11.4
	Labour	Eileen Gordon	12,954	36.3	−6.9
	Liberal Democrats	Nigel Meyer	2,869	8.0	+0.1
	UKIP	Steven Ward	533	1.5	N/A
	BNP	Frank McAllister	414	1.2	0.0
Majority			5,977	16.7	N/A
Turnout			35,701	59.6	−11.5
Registered electors			59,893
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	+9.2

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Romford^[23]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Eileen Gordon	18,187	43.2	+13.7
	Conservative	Michael Neubert	17,538	41.6	−15.0
	Liberal Democrats	Nigel Meyer	3,341	7.9	−4.8
	Referendum	Steven Ward	1,431	3.4	N/A
	Liberal	Terry E. Hurlstone	1,100	2.6	N/A
	BNP	Michael J. Carey	522	1.2	N/A
Majority			649	1.6	N/A
Turnout			42,119	71.1	−6.9
Registered electors			59,276
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	+15.6

General election 1992: Romford^[24]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael Neubert	23,834	56.6	+0.6
	Labour	Eileen Gordon	12,414	29.5	+6.7
	Liberal Democrats	Pat A. Atherton	5,329	12.7	−7.5
	Green	Frederick Gibson	546	1.3	+0.3
Majority			11,420	27.1	−6.1
Turnout			42,123	78.0	+5.1
Registered electors			54,001
	Conservative hold		Swing	-3.7

Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Romford^[25]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael Neubert	22,745	56.0	+2.6
	Labour	Nigel Smith	9,274	22.8	+3.5
	Liberal	John Bates	8,195	20.2	−6.0
	Green	Frederick Gibson	385	1.0	N/A
Majority			13,471	33.2	+6.0
Turnout			40,599	72.9	+3.1
Registered electors			55,668
	Conservative hold		Swing	-0.5

General election 1983: Romford^[26]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael Neubert	20,771	53.4	−0.4
	Liberal	John Bates	10,197	26.2	+14.8
	Labour	Jack Hoepelman	7,494	19.3	−13.6
	National Front	Madelaine P. Caine	432	1.1	−0.8
Majority			10,574	27.2	+6.3
Turnout			38,894	69.8	−6.81
Registered electors			55,758
	Conservative hold		Swing	-7.6

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1979: Romford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael Neubert	22,714	53.76	+10.35
	Labour	Suzanne Bartlett^[27]	13,902	32.90	−3.80
	Liberal	John Hayward Bates	4,818	11.40	−7.98
	National Front	Madelaine P. Caine	820	1.94	N/A
Majority			8,812	20.86	+14.15
Turnout			42,254	76.61	+5.16
Registered electors			55,154
	Conservative hold		Swing	+7.1

General election October 1974: Romford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael Neubert	17,164	43.41	+4.25
	Labour	D.R. O'Flynn	14,513	36.70	+4.57
	Liberal	Terry E. Hurlstone	7,663	19.38	−8.48
	PEOPLE	L. C. H. Sampson	200	0.51	N/A
Majority			2,651	6.71	−0.32
Turnout			39,540	71.45	−8.42
Registered electors			55,337
	Conservative hold		Swing	-0.2

General election February 1974: Romford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael Neubert	17,134	39.16	−8.24
	Labour	D.R. O'Flynn	14,061	32.13	−20.47
	Liberal	Terry E. Hurlstone	12,190	27.86	N/A
	Independent	E. Bates	374	0.85	N/A
Majority			3,073	7.03	N/A
Turnout			43,759	79.87	+13.11
Registered electors			54,790
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	+6.1

General election 1970: Romford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Richard Leonard	27,899	52.60	−4.81
	Conservative	Michael Neubert	25,139	47.40	+4.81
Majority			2,760	5.20	−9.62
Turnout			53,038	66.76	−8.68
Registered electors			79,448
	Labour hold		Swing	+4.8

Elections in the 1960s

General election 1966: Romford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Ron Ledger	31,221	57.41	+9.90
	Conservative	Brian James Higgs	23,160	42.59	+5.75
Majority			8,061	14.82	+4.15
Turnout			54,381	75.44	−2.32
Registered electors			72,089
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing	+2.1

General election 1964: Romford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Ron Ledger	27,143	47.51	+4.00
	Conservative	Antony T.R. Fletcher	21,046	36.84	−5.64
	Liberal	Douglas Geary	8,133	14.24	+0.23
	Ratepayer	Edgar Bates	811	1.42	N/A
Majority			6,097	10.67	+9.64
Turnout			56,322	77.76	−2.61
Registered electors			73,473
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing	+4.8

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1959: Romford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Ron Ledger	25,558	43.51	−9.01
	Conservative	Richard Jon Stanley Harvey	24,951	42.48	−5.00
	Liberal	Douglas Geary	8,228	14.01	N/A
Majority			607	1.03	−4.02
Turnout			58,737	80.37	+5.91
Registered electors			73,082
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing

General election 1955: Romford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Ron Ledger	27,326	52.52	+3.52
	Conservative	Richard Jon Stanley Harvey	24,701	47.48	−3.52
Majority			2,625	5.04	N/A
Turnout			52,027	75.46	−8.35
Registered electors			68,942
	Labour Co-op gain from Conservative		Swing

General election 1951: Romford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Lockwood	33,120	51.00	+4.90
	Labour	Arthur Creech Jones	31,822	49.00	+5.10
Majority			1,298	2.00	−0.20
Turnout			64,942	83.81	−1.89
Registered electors			77,483
	Conservative hold		Swing

General election 1950: Romford^[28]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Lockwood	27,656	46.1	+11.26
	Labour	Thomas Macpherson	26,387	43.9	−8.93
	Liberal	Norman Clarke	6,014	10.0	−2.31
Majority			1,269	2.2	N/A
Turnout			60,057	85.7	+11.08
Registered electors			70,204
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: Romford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Thomas Macpherson	16,979	52.83	−1.20
	Conservative	Montague Lavander Berryman	11,202	34.86	−11.11
	Liberal	Henry John G Hare	3,957	12.31	N/A
Majority			5,777	17.97	+9.91
Turnout			32,138	74.62	+13.21
Registered electors			43,070
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections in the 1930s

General election 1935: Romford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Parker	55,723	54.03	+15.49
	Conservative	William Hutchison	47,416	45.97	−15.49
Majority			8,307	8.06	N/A
Turnout			103,139	61.41	−3.90
Registered electors			167,939
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

General election 1931: Romford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	William Hutchison	50,097	61.46	+16.56
	Labour	H. T. Muggeridge	31,410	38.54	−6.36
Majority			18,687	22.92	N/A
Turnout			81,507	65.31	−4.79
Registered electors			124,795
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Elections in the 1920s

General election 1929: Romford ^[29]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. T. Muggeridge	31,045	44.9	+6.6
	Unionist	Charles Rhys	22,525	32.6	−12.0
	Liberal	Arthur F Wood	15,527	22.5	+5.4
Majority			8,520	12.3	N/A
Turnout			69,097	70.1	−4.4
Registered electors			98,577
	Labour gain from Unionist		Swing	+9.3

General election 1924: Romford ^[29]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Unionist	Charles Rhys	15,520	44.6	+8.8
	Labour	Albert Emil Davies	13,312	38.3	+4.4
	Liberal	David Marshall Mason	5,957	17.1	−13.2
Majority			2,208	6.3	+4.4
Turnout			34,789	74.5	+13.1
Registered electors			46,708
	Unionist hold		Swing	+2.2

General election 1923: Romford ^[29]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Unionist	Charles Rhys	9,585	35.8	*N/A*
	Labour	Albert Emil Davies	9,109	33.9	−7.6
	Liberal	David Marshall Mason	8,144	30.3	−28.2
Majority			476	1.9	N/A
Turnout			26,838	61.4	+2.2
Registered electors			43,715
	Unionist gain from National Liberal		Swing	N/A

General election 1922: Romford ^[29]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Liberal	Albert Edward Martin	14,070	58.5	+1.0
	Labour	Albert Emil Davies	9,967	41.5	+13.4
Majority			4,103	17.0	−12.4
Turnout			24,037	59.2	+10.8
Registered electors			40,597
	National Liberal gain from Liberal		Swing	N/A

Elections in the 1910s

General election 1918: Romford ^[29]^[30]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
C	Liberal	Albert Edward Martin	10,300	57.5	+3.5
	Labour	Walter H. Letts	5,044	28.1	N/A
	National Socialist Party	Arthur Whiting	2,580	14.4	N/A
Majority			5,256	29.4	+21.4
Turnout			17,924	48.4	−28.9
Registered electors			37,055
	Liberal hold		Swing	N/A
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.

General election December 1910: Romford ^[31]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Bethell	22,119	54.0	+1.8
	Conservative	Peter Griggs	18,850	46.0	−1.8
Majority			3,269	8.0	+3.6
Turnout			40,969	77.3	−6.5
Registered electors			53,002
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.8

General election January 1910: Romford ^[31]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Bethell	23,181	52.2	−10.7
	Conservative	G.H. Williamson	21,224	47.8	+10.7
Majority			1,957	4.4	−21.4
Turnout			44,405	83.8	+8.7
Registered electors			53,002
	Liberal hold		Swing	-10.7

Elections in the 1900s

General election 1906: Romford ^[31]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Bethell	21,534	62.9	+21.5
	Conservative	Louis Sinclair	12,679	37.1	−21.5
Majority			8,855	25.8	N/A
Turnout			34,213	75.1	+14.3
Registered electors			45,579
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing	+21.5

General election 1900: Romford ^[31]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Louis Sinclair	10,450	58.6	+2.4
	Liberal	L. R. Holland	7,388	41.4	0.0
Majority			3,062	17.2	+4.8
Turnout			17,838	60.8	−9.9
Registered electors			29,316
	Conservative hold		Swing	+2.4

Elections in the 1890s

1897 Romford by-election: Romford ^[31]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Louis Sinclair	8,156	50.4	−5.8
	Liberal	Herbert Raphael	8,031	49.6	+5.8
Majority			125	0.8	−11.6
Turnout			16,187	69.0	−1.7
Registered electors			23,475
	Conservative hold		Swing	-5.8

Caused by Wigram's resignation

General election 1895: Romford ^[31]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alfred Wigram	8,257	56.2	+1.4
	Liberal	John Bethell	6,430	41.4	−3.8
Majority			1,827	12.4	+2.8
Turnout			14,687	70.7	−2.5
Registered electors			20,779
	Conservative hold		Swing	+1.4

1894 Romford by-election: Romford ^[31]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alfred Wigram	7,573	52.4	−2.4
	Liberal	John Bethell	6,890	47.6	+2.4
Majority			683	4.8	−4.8
Turnout			14,463	76.0	+2.8
Registered electors			19,040
	Conservative hold		Swing	-2.4

Caused by Theobald's death

General election 1892: Romford ^[31]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	James Theobald	6,724	54.8	−2.0
	Liberal	Herbert Raphael	5,542	45.2	+21.6
Majority			1,182	9.6	−23.6
Turnout			12,266	73.2	+14.1
Registered electors			16,750
	Conservative hold		Swing	-11.8

Elections in the 1880s

General election 1886: Romford ^[31]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	James Theobald	4,233	56.8	+7.2
	Liberal	James Hume Webster^[32]	1,755	23.6	−26.8
	Liberal Unionist	John Westlake	1,457	19.6	N/A
Majority			2,478	33.2	N/A
Turnout			7,445	59.1	−9.8
Registered electors			12,591
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing	+17.0

General election 1885: Romford ^[31]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	John Westlake	4,370	50.4
	Conservative	James Theobald	4,306	49.6
Majority			64	0.8
Turnout			8,676	68.9
Registered electors			12,591
	Liberal win (new seat)

Boundary changes


Previous constituency	Year	Area	Year	Subsequent constituency
South Essex	1885	East Ham	1918	East Ham North, East Ham South
South Essex	1885	Ilford	1918	Ilford
South Essex	1885	Little Ilford	1918	East Ham North
South Essex	1885	Wanstead	1918	Epping
South Essex	1885	Barking	1945	Barking
South Essex	1885	Dagenham	1945	Dagenham
South Essex	1885	Hornchurch	1945	Hornchurch
South Essex	1885	Noak Hill/Harold Hill	1974	Upminster
South Essex	1885	Romford, Havering-atte-Bower	1974	Current Romford constituency
South East Essex	1918	Rainham, Wennington	1945	Hornchurch
Chelmsford	1918	Cranham, Great Warley, Upminster	1945	Hornchurch
Chelmsford	1950	Brentwood	1955	Billericay

Notes

^ 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.

References

^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – London". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
^ LGBCE. "Havering | LGBCE". www.lgbce.org.uk. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
^ "The London Borough of Havering (Electoral Changes) Order 2021".
^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 3 London region.
^ "New Seat Details - Romford". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
^ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael (2 March 2017). British Electoral Facts 1832-2006. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 9781351954648.
^ "Parliamentary constituency population estimates". Office for National Statistics. 16 September 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
^ "Conservative Members of Parliament 2015". UK Political.info. Archived from the original on 8 June 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
^ "Romford Statement of Persons Nominated, Notice of Poll and Situation of Polling Stations - 4 July 2024 General Election" (PDF). London Borough of Havering. Retrieved 7 June 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.
^ "Romford Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. BBC. Archived from the original on 13 June 2017. Retrieved 23 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.
^ "Romford parliamentary constituency". BBC News. Archived from the original on 13 June 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
^ "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.
^ Havering, The London Borough Of. "Elections and voting | The London Borough Of Havering". www.havering.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 31 May 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
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^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
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^ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
^ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
^ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
^ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
^ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
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^ British parliamentary election results 1950-1973, Craig, F.W.S.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
^ Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench, 1922
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^ "To the Electors of the Romford Division of the County of Essex". Chelmsford Chronicle. 25 June 1886. p. 1. Retrieved 10 December 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.

Sources

Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "R" (part 2)

External links

Politics Resources (Election results from 1922 onwards)
Electoral Calculus (Election results from 1955 onwards)
Romford UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at MapIt UK
Romford UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK
Romford UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK

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[2] A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer).

[3] 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.

[1] "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – London". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 22 June 2024.

[4] LGBCE. "Havering | LGBCE". www.lgbce.org.uk. Retrieved 29 March 2024.

[5] "The London Borough of Havering (Electoral Changes) Order 2021".

[6] "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 3 London region.

[7] "New Seat Details - Romford". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 29 March 2024.

[8] Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael (2 March 2017). British Electoral Facts 1832-2006. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 9781351954648.

[9] "Parliamentary constituency population estimates". Office for National Statistics. 16 September 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2023.

[10] "Conservative Members of Parliament 2015". UK Political.info. Archived from the original on 8 June 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2017.

[11] "Romford Statement of Persons Nominated, Notice of Poll and Situation of Polling Stations - 4 July 2024 General Election" (PDF). London Borough of Havering. Retrieved 7 June 2024.

[12] "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.

[13] "Romford Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. BBC. Archived from the original on 13 June 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2019.

[14] "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.

[15] "Romford parliamentary constituency". BBC News. Archived from the original on 13 June 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2018.

[16] "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.

[electoralcalculus2015-17] "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.

[18] Havering, The London Borough Of. "Elections and voting | The London Borough Of Havering". www.havering.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 31 May 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2019.

[19] List of selected candidates (26 March 2015). "List of selected candidates". Libdems.org.uk. Archived from the original on 9 August 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2016.

[20] "London Green Party | 2015 General Election". Archived from the original on 8 January 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2015.

[electoralcalculus2010-21] "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.

[22] "Romford". BBC News. 6 May 2010. Archived from the original on 5 September 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2010.

[electoralcalculus2005-23] "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

[electoralcalculus2001-24] "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

[electoralcalculus1997-25] "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

[electoralcalculus1992-26] "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

[electoralcalculus1987-27] "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

[electoralcalculus1983-28] "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

[ee79-29] Election Expenses. Parliament of the United Kingdom. 1980. p. 14. ISBN 0102374805.

[30] British parliamentary election results 1950-1973, Craig, F.W.S.

[autogenerated1918-31] British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig

[32] Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench, 1922

[craig1885-33] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Craig, FWS, ed. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918. London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 9781349022984.

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Conservative (9)	Bromley and Biggin Hill Chingford and Woodford Green Croydon South Harrow East Hornchurch and Upminster Old Bexley and Sidcup Orpington Romford Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner
Liberal Democrats (6)	Carshalton and Wallington Kingston and Surbiton Richmond Park Sutton and Cheam Twickenham Wimbledon
Independent (3)	Hayes and Harlington Islington North Poplar and Limehouse

v t e Historic constituencies in London
Outer London, 1965	Acton Barnet Barking Beckenham Bexley Brentford and Chiswick Bromley Carshalton Chingford Chislehurst Croydon North East Croydon North West Croydon South Dagenham Ealing North Ealing South East Ham North East Ham South Edmonton Enfield East Enfield West Erith and Crayford Feltham Finchley Harrow Central Harrow East Harrow West Hayes and Harlington Hendon North Hendon South Heston and Isleworth Hornchurch Hornsey Ilford North Ilford South Kingston-upon-Thames Leyton Merton and Morden Mitcham Orpington Richmond Romford Ruislip-Northwood Southall Southgate Surbiton Sutton and Cheam Tottenham Twickenham Uxbridge Walthamstow East Walthamstow West Wanstead and Woodford Wembley North Wembley South West Ham North West Ham South Wimbledon Willeseden East Willeseden West Wood Green
1974	Acton Barking Battersea North Battersea South Beckenham Bermondsey Bethnal Green and Bow Bexleyheath Brent East Brent North Brent South Brentford and Isleworth Carshalton Chelsea Chingford Chipping Barnet Chislehurst City of London and Westminster South Croydon Central Croydon North East Croydon North West Croydon South Dagenham Dulwich Ealing North Edmonton Enfield North Enfield Southgate Erith and Crayford Feltham and Heston Finchley Fulham Greenwich Hackney Central Hackney North and Stoke Newington Hackney South and Shoreditch Hammersmith North Hampstead Harrow Central Harrow East Harrow West Hayes and Harlington Hendon North Hendon South Holborn and St Pancras South Hornchurch Hornsey Ilford North Ilford South Islington Central Islington North Islington South and Finsbury Kensington Kingston-upon-Thames Lambeth Central Lewisham Deptford Lewisham East Lewisham West Leyton Mitcham and Morden Newham North East Newham North West Newham South Norwood Orpington Paddington Peckham Putney Ravensbourne Richmond Romford Ruislip-Northwood St Marylebone St Pancras North Sidcup Southall Stepney and Poplar Streatham Surbiton Sutton and Cheam Tooting Tottenham Twickenham Upminster Uxbridge Vauxhall Walthamstow Wanstead and Woodford Wimbledon Wood Green Woolwich East Woolwich West
1983	Barking Battersea Beckenham Bethnal Green and Stepney Bexleyheath Bow and Poplar Brent East Brent North Brent South Brentford and Isleworth Carshalton and Wallington Chelsea Chingford Chipping Barnet Chislehurst City of London and Westminster South Croydon Central Croydon North East Croydon North West Croydon South Dagenham Dulwich Ealing Acton Ealing North Ealing Southall Edmonton Eltham Enfield North Enfield Southgate Erith and Crayford Feltham and Heston Finchley Fulham Greenwich Hackney North and Stoke Newington Hackney South and Shoreditch Hammersmith Hampstead and Highgate Harrow East Harrow West Hayes and Harlington Hendon North Hendon South Holborn and St Pancras Hornchurch Hornsey and Wood Green Ilford North Ilford South Islington North Islington South and Finsbury Kensington Kingston-upon-Thames Lewisham Deptford Lewisham East Lewisham West Leyton Mitcham and Morden Newham North East Newham North West Newham South Norwood Old Bexley and Sidcup Orpington Peckham Putney Ravensbourne Richmond and Barnes Romford Ruislip-Northwood Southwark and Bermondsey Streatham Surbiton Sutton and Cheam Tooting Tottenham Twickenham Upminster Uxbridge Vauxhall Walthamstow Wanstead and Woodford Westminster North Wimbledon Woolwich
1997	Barking Battersea Beckenham Bethnal Green and Bow Bexleyheath and Crayford Brent East Brent North Brent South Brentford and Isleworth Bromley and Chislehurst Camberwell and Peckham Carshalton and Wallington Chingford and Woodford Green Chipping Barnet Cities of London and Westminster Croydon Central Croydon North Croydon South Dagenham Dulwich and West Norwood Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush Ealing North Ealing Southall East Ham Edmonton Eltham Enfield North Enfield Southgate Erith and Thamesmead Feltham and Heston Finchley and Golders Green Greenwich and Woolwich Hackney North and Stoke Newington Hackney South and Shoreditch Hammersmith and Fulham Hampstead and Highgate Harrow East Harrow West Hayes and Harlington Hendon Holborn and St Pancras Hornchurch Hornsey and Wood Green Ilford North Ilford South Islington North Islington South and Finsbury Kensington and Chelsea Kingston and Surbiton Lewisham Deptford Lewisham East Lewisham West Leyton and Wanstead Mitcham and Morden North Southwark and Bermondsey Old Bexley and Sidcup Orpington Poplar and Canning Town Putney Regent's Park and Kensington North Richmond Park Romford Ruislip-Northwood Streatham Sutton and Cheam Tooting Tottenham Twickenham Upminster Uxbridge Vauxhall Walthamstow West Ham Wimbledon
2010	Barking Battersea Beckenham Bermondsey and Old Southwark Bethnal Green and Bow Bexleyheath and Crayford Brent Central Brent North Brentford and Isleworth Bromley and Chislehurst Camberwell and Peckham Carshalton and Wallington Chelsea and Fulham Chingford and Woodford Green Chipping Barnet Cities of London and Westminster Croydon Central Croydon North Croydon South Dagenham and Rainham Dulwich and West Norwood Ealing Central and Acton Ealing North Ealing Southall East Ham Edmonton Eltham Enfield North Enfield Southgate Erith and Thamesmead Feltham and Heston Finchley and Golders Green Greenwich and Woolwich Hackney North and Stoke Newington Hackney South and Shoreditch Hammersmith Hampstead and Kilburn Harrow East Harrow West Hayes and Harlington Hendon Holborn and St. Pancras Hornchurch and Upminster Hornsey and Wood Green Ilford North Ilford South Islington North Islington South and Finsbury Kensington Kingston and Surbiton Lewisham Deptford Lewisham East Lewisham West and Penge Leyton and Wanstead Mitcham and Morden Old Bexley and Sidcup Orpington Poplar and Limehouse Putney Richmond Park Romford Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner Streatham Sutton and Cheam Tooting Tottenham Twickenham Uxbridge and South Ruislip Vauxhall Walthamstow West Ham Westminster North Wimbledon

v t e London Borough of Havering
Districts	Ardleigh Green Beam Park Chase Cross Coldharbour Collier Row Cranham Elm Park Emerson Park Frog Island Gallows Corner Gidea Park Hacton Harold Hill Harold Park Harold Wood Havering-atte-Bower Heath Park Hornchurch Hornchurch Marshes Noak Hill North Ockendon Rainham Rise Park Romford Rush Green South Hornchurch Upminster Upminster Bridge Wennington
Attractions	Bretons Brookside Theatre CEME The Diver Havering Museum Langtons Queen's Theatre Rainham Hall Rainham War Memorial The Rom Tithe Barn Museum Upminster Windmill
Major retail	The Brewery The Liberty The Mercury Romford Market
Places of worship	St Andrew, Hornchurch St Edward the Confessor, Romford St Edward the Confessor Catholic, Romford St Helen and St Giles, Rainham St John the Evangelist, Havering-atte-Bower St John, South Hornchurch St Laurence, Upminster St Mary Magdalene, North Ockendon
Parks and open spaces	Bedfords Park Cranham Brickfields Cranham Marsh Dagenham Park Hainault Forest Harrow Lodge Park Havering Country Park Haynes Park Hornchurch Country Park Hylands Park Ingrebourne Marshes Ingrebourne Valley Lodge Farm Park Pages Wood Pyrgo Park Rainham Marshes Nature Reserve Raphael Park St Andrew's Park Tylers Common Weald Brook Wildspace Conservation Park
Constituencies	Dagenham and Rainham (part) Hornchurch and Upminster Romford
Tube and rail stations	Elm Park Emerson Park Gidea Park Harold Wood Hornchurch Rainham Romford Upminster Upminster Bridge
Other topics	Council Grade I and II* listed buildings People Public art Public transport Schools
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