Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush (UK Parliament constituency)

Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush was a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. The constituency was abolished at the 2010 general election when it was divided between the new seats of Ealing Central and Acton and Hammersmith, with then incumbent Andy Slaughter becoming MP for the latter seat.

Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush
Former borough constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush in Greater London for the 2005 general election
County	Greater London
1997–2010
Seats	One
Created from	Ealing Acton and Hammersmith
Replaced by	Ealing Central and Acton and Hammersmith

History

Boundaries

The constituency incorporated the easternmost section of the London Borough of Ealing (covering Ealing and Acton) as well as the northern part of the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham (covering Shepherd's Bush and White City).

The constituency was made up of the following electoral wards:

• From the London Borough of Ealing: Hanger Lane; Heathfield; Southfield; Springfield; Vale; Victoria.
• From the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham: College Park and Old Oak; Coningham; Starch Green; White City and Shepherd's Bush; Wormholt.

Boundary changes which took effect at the 2010 general election erased the constituency. The section which fell within the London Borough of Ealing was combined with parts of central Ealing to create a new Ealing Central and Acton constituency, whilst the area falling within the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham (namely Shepherd's Bush) was combined with the northern part of the old Hammersmith and Fulham constituency to create a new Hammersmith seat.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member [1]	Party
	1997	Clive Soley	Labour
	2005	Andy Slaughter	Labour
	2010	constituency abolished: see Hammersmith & Ealing Central and Acton

Elections

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Andy Slaughter	16,579	41.8	−12.3
	Conservative	Jonathan Gough	11,059	27.9	+2.8
	Liberal Democrats	Gary Malcolm	9,986	25.2	+8.6
	Green	Geoffrey Burgess	1,999	5.0	New
Majority			5,520	13.9	−15.1
Turnout			39,623	56.2	+3.6
	Labour hold		Swing	-7.5

General election 2001: Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Clive Soley	20,144	54.1	−4.3
	Conservative	Justine Greening	9,355	25.1	−0.7
	Liberal Democrats	Martin Tod	6,171	16.6	+5.9
	Socialist Alliance	Nick Grant	529	1.4	New
	UKIP	George Lawrie	476	1.3	+0.5
	Socialist Labour	Carlos Rule	301	0.8	−0.5
	ProLife Alliance	Rebecca Ng	225	0.6	0.0
Majority			10,789	29.0	−3.6
Turnout			37,201	52.6	−14.1
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Ealing Acton and Shepherd's Bush^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Clive Soley	28,052	58.4
	Conservative	Barbara Yerolemou	12,405	25.8
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Mitchell	5,163	10.7
	Referendum	Christopher Winn	637	1.3
	Socialist Labour	Jack Gilbert	635	1.3
	UKIP	Joseph Gomm	385	0.8
	ProLife Alliance	Paul Danon	265	0.6
	Glow Bowling Party	Christopher Beasley	209	0.4
	Christian Party	William Edwards	163	0.3
	Natural Law	Kevin Turner	150	0.3
Majority			15,647	32.6
Turnout			48,064	66.7
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

See also

• List of parliamentary constituencies in London
• Clive Soley
• Justine Greening
• Ealing Central and Acton

References

1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "E" (part 1)
2. "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
3. "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
4. "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

External links

• Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at MapIt UK

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