Leyton and Wanstead (UK Parliament constituency)

Leyton and Wanstead is a constituency^{[n 1]} in Greater London created in 1997 and represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Calvin Bailey of the Labour Party.^{[n 2]}

Leyton and Wanstead
Borough constituency for the House of Commons
Interactive map of boundaries from 2024
Location within Greater London
County	Greater London
Electorate	71,330 (2023)[1]
Current constituency
Created	1997
Member of Parliament	Calvin Bailey (Labour Party)
Seats	One
Created from	Leyton, Wanstead & Woodford

History

The seat arose from the enacting of the recommendations of the fourth periodic review of Westminster constituencies of the Boundary Commission for England to take account of demographic population change and seek to equalise electorates whilst in preference retaining the historic connections with the local authorities of the United Kingdom.

Political history

The constituency has consistently elected Labour Party MPs (Members of Parliament); the narrowest winning majority was 16%; the greatest, 49%, in 2017. Harry Cohen was MP for the Leyton area from 1983 and this seat from 1997. Cohen retired before the 2010 election, after which the seat was retained by John Cryer.^{[n 3]} At the time of the 2015 result, the seat was the 46th safest of Labour's 232 seats by percentage of majority.^[2]

Constituency profile

This seat combines deprived and economic-cycle vulnerable areas around Leyton^[3] with the more affluent, resilient Wanstead area. It is an ethnically diverse area, with the biggest minority groups being Pakistani British and Caribbean British, although it has fewer ethnic minority constituents than in the London Borough of Newham.^[4]

Boundaries

Map of boundaries 2010–2024

Uniting for general elections areas from the boroughs of Redbridge and Waltham Forest in inner north-east London, the constituency covers Leyton, Wanstead & Leytonstone. The seat was created for the 1997 election succeeding the Leyton constituency, with parts of what had been the formerly safe Conservative Wanstead and Woodford constituency.

1997–2024: The London Borough of Redbridge wards of Snaresbrook and Wanstead; and the London Borough of Waltham Forest wards of Cann Hall, Cathall, Forest, Grove Green, Leyton, and Leytonstone.

2024–present: The London Borough of Redbridge wards of South Woodford, Wanstead Park, and Wanstead Village; and the London Borough of Waltham Forest wards of Cann Hall, Cathall, Forest, Grove Green, Hoe Street (part), Leyton (part), and Leytonstone.^[5]

Members of Parliament

Election		Member[6]	Party
	1997	Harry Cohen	Labour
	2010	John Cryer
	2024	Calvin Bailey

Elections

Election results 1997-2024

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Leyton and Wanstead ^[7][8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Calvin Bailey	20,755	47.5	−15.6
	Green	Charlotte Lafferty	6,791	15.5	+11.7
	Conservative	Gloria Croxall	4,846	11.1	−8.8
	Independent	Shanell Johnson	4,173	9.5	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Tara Copeland	2,815	6.4	−4.3
	Reform UK	David Sandground	2,475	5.7	+4.0
	Workers Party	Mahtab Anwar Aziz	1,633	3.7	N/A
	Rejoin EU	Simon Bezer	244	0.6	N/A
Majority			13,964	32.0	−16.7
Turnout			43,732	59.6	–8.9
Registered electors			73,366
	Labour hold		Swing	−13.7

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result[9]
Party		Vote	%
	Labour	30,823	63.1
	Conservative	9,702	19.9
	Liberal Democrats	5,209	10.7
	Green	1,868	3.8
	Brexit Party	836	1.7
	Others	427	0.9
Turnout		48,865	68.5
Electorate		71,330

General election 2019: Leyton and Wanstead^[10][11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Cryer	28,836	64.7	–5.1
	Conservative	Noshaba Khiljee	8,028	18.0	–2.8
	Liberal Democrats	Ben Sims	4,666	10.5	+4.1
	Green	Ashley Gunstock	1,805	4.1	+1.2
	Brexit Party	Zulf Jannaty	785	1.7	N/A
	Independent	Henry Scott	427	1.0	N/A
Majority			20,808	46.7	–2.3
Turnout			44,547	68.7	–2.2
Registered electors			64,852
	Labour hold		Swing	–1.2

General election 2017: Leyton and Wanstead^[12][13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Cryer	32,234	69.8	+11.2
	Conservative	Laura Farris	9,627	20.8	–1.2
	Liberal Democrats	Ben Sims	2,961	6.4	+0.7
	Green	Ashley Gunstock	1,351	2.9	–4.4
Majority			22,607	49.0	+12.4
Turnout			46,173	70.9	+7.9
Registered electors			65,149
	Labour hold		Swing	+6.2

General election 2015: Leyton and Wanstead^[14][15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Cryer	23,858	58.6	+15.0
	Conservative	Matthew Scott	8,939	22.0	–0.2
	Green	Ashley Gunstock[16]	2,974	7.3	+5.9
	UKIP	Rosamund Beattie[17]	2,341	5.8	+3.1
	Liberal Democrats	Carl Quilliam[18]	2,304	5.7	–21.9
	Independent	Mahtab Aziz	289	0.7	N/A
Majority			14,919	36.6	+20.6
Turnout			40,705	63.0	–0.2
Registered electors			64,580
	Labour hold		Swing	+7.6

General election 2010: Leyton and Wanstead^[19][20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Cryer	17,511	43.6	−2.2
	Liberal Democrats	Farooq Qureshi	11,095	27.6	+2.9
	Conservative	Ed Northover	8,928	22.2	−0.5
	UKIP	Graham Wood	1,080	2.7	+0.9
	Green	Ashley Gunstock	562	1.4	−3.0
	BNP	Jim Clift	561	1.4	N/A
	Christian	Sonika Bhatti	342	0.9	N/A
	Independents Federation UK	Martin Levin	80	0.2	N/A
Majority			6,416	16.0	−4.6
Turnout			40,159	63.2	+9.3
Registered electors			63,541
	Labour hold		Swing	-2.6

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Leyton and Wanstead^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Harry Cohen	15,234	45.8	−12.2
	Liberal Democrats	Meher Khan	8,377	25.2	+9.2
	Conservative	Julien Foster	7,393	22.2	+2.5
	Green	Ashley Gunstock	1,522	4.6	+1.5
	UKIP	Nick Jones	591	1.8	+0.7
	Independent	Marc Robertson	155	0.5	N/A
Majority			6,857	20.6	−17.7
Turnout			33,272	55.0	+0.2
Registered electors			60,444
	Labour hold		Swing	−10.7

General election 2001: Leyton and Wanstead^[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Harry Cohen	19,558	58.0	−2.8
	Conservative	Edward G. Heckels	6,654	19.7	−2.5
	Liberal Democrats	Alexander I.M.C. Wilcock	5,389	16.0	+0.9
	Green	Ashley Gunstock	1,030	3.1	N/A
	Socialist Alliance	Sally A. Labern	709	2.1	N/A
	UKIP	Michael J. D'Ingurthorpe	378	1.1	N/A
Majority			12,904	38.3	−0.3
Turnout			33,718	54.8	−8.4
Registered electors			61,549
	Labour hold		Swing	-0.2

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Leyton and Wanstead^[23]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Harry Cohen	23,922	60.8
	Conservative	Robert Vaudry	8,736	22.2
	Liberal Democrats	Charles Anglin	5,920	15.1
	ProLife Alliance	Sean Duffy	488	1.2
	Independent	Abdul Mian	256	0.7
Majority			15,186	38.6
Turnout			39,322	63.2
Registered electors			62,176
	Labour win (new seat)

See also

• Parliamentary constituencies in London

Notes

1. A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer).
2. 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.
3. Previously MP for Hornchurch (1997 to 2005).