Feltham and Heston (UK Parliament constituency)

Feltham and Heston is a constituency[n 1] created in 1974 represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. Its MP since 2011 is Seema Malhotra of the Labour Co-operative Party, which is in political union with the Labour Party.[n 2]

Feltham and Heston
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Boundary of Feltham and Heston in Greater London
CountyGreater London
Electorate80,437 (December 2010)[1]
Major settlementsFeltham, Heston
and Hounslow (part)
Current constituency
Created1974 (1974)
Member of ParliamentSeema Malhotra (Labour Co-operative)
Number of membersOne
Created fromFeltham and
Heston & Isleworth

History

The seat has been confined throughout to the western electoral half of the London Borough of Hounslow. Its main predecessor seat was Feltham, comprising Feltham, Bedfont, Hanworth, Hounslow Heath and Cranford; the other direct forerunner Heston and Isleworth contributed its former westernmost settlements: Heston and Hounslow West. Before 1945 about a third of the present area and half of its then-population were in the Twickenham seat (formed in 1885), the remainder, Feltham, Hanworth and Bedfont were in the Spelthorne seat (formed in 1918 from the southern part of Uxbridge (UK Parliament constituency)).

Constituency profile

Proximity of gravel to the surface of the near-flat land — see Hounslow Heath — restricted productivity and diversity of plant life across the constituency and caused initially cheap land values, a factor which led the area to significant industrial use since the mid-19th century and construction of London Heathrow Airport, the area's largest employer including its many import/export businesses. The area at central Feltham and on the busy and the somewhat slower (to Central London) Piccadilly line at two tube stations in the north connects into London and the latter also connects to Heathrow Airport.

This part of the Borough of Hounslow since 1955 has the great majority of its 12.3 square kilometres (4.7 sq mi) of Metropolitan Green Belt, forming an immediate buffer zone for all of Greater London. The M4 motorway and dualled parts of the A4, A30 and A316 roads run close to a significant minority of homes. Many local initiatives seek to abate pollution in the Borough and other have successfully attracted major retail and leisure into Feltham and Hounslow, both of which were large villages rather than market towns in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Political history

The seat has been held by the Labour Party from 1992 onwards, with their highest margin of victory being 35% in 2001, and lowest margin of victory being 3.3%, in 1992. The Conservatives have finished in second place at each general election since.[2]

The current MP Seema Malhotra (Labour Co-operative) was first elected at the 2011 by-election after the death of the previous Labour MP Alan Keen, who had won the seat from Patrick Ground of the Conservatives in 1992.[3][4]

Today, the seat is a reasonably safe seat for the Labour Party. Although Labour’s majority was halved in the 2019 election, the seat was still retained by nearly 8,000 votes.

Boundaries

Feltham and Heston covers the western half of the London Borough of Hounslow. Feltham occupies the southern part of the L-shape formed by the borough. Heston occupies the far north bounded by the M4 motorway. In the south of the constituency is Hanworth, with Bedfont in the far west — both are postally parts of Feltham.

1974–1997: The London Borough of Hounslow wards of Cranford, East Bedfont, Feltham Central, Feltham North, Feltham South, Hanworth, Heston Central, Heston East, Heston West, Hounslow Heath, and Hounslow West.

The current electoral wards are:

The London Borough of Hounslow's eastern half is the Brentford and Isleworth seat.

Constituency profile

The constituency is lower on the socio-economic scales than those in neighbouring Brentford and Isleworth. There is higher proportion of social housing, though unemployment is proportionally low by London standards.[5] The seat also includes the western part of the slightly larger urban centre, Hounslow.

The constituency is to the southeast of London Heathrow Airport where many local constituents work, and small storage, distribution businesses are a feature of this half of the borough, as well as light industry and office accommodation.[6] Next to Cranford on the A4 Bath Road are most of the luxury airport hotels,[n 4] and an imposing 1998 conversion of an office tower into a hotel in Feltham's linear town centre.[7] The seat includes a Young Offenders Institution, small business and industrial park and a motorway service station. Across all wards, car ownership is much higher than the London average; for the small proportion of people (who work in the City), Feltham railway station, Hounslow West Underground station, Hounslow Central Underground station and Hatton Cross Underground station provide good links from several areas to the capital.[5]

Members of Parliament
ElectionMember[8] Party
Feb 1974 Russell Kerr Labour
1983 Patrick Ground Conservative
1992 Alan Keen Labour Co-op
2011 by-election Seema Malhotra Labour Co-op

Election results

Elections in the 2010s
General election 2019: Feltham and Heston[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Seema Malhotra 24,876 52.0 -9.2
Conservative Jane Keep 17,017 35.6 +3.8
Liberal Democrats Hina Malik 3,127 6.5 +3.9
Brexit Party Martyn Nelson 1,658 3.5 N/A
Green Tony Firkins 1,133 2.4 +0.8
Majority 7,859 16.4 -13.0
Turnout 47,811 59.1 -5.8
Registered electors 80,932
Labour hold Swing -6.5
General election 2017: Feltham and Heston[10][11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Seema Malhotra 32,462 61.2 +8.9
Conservative Samir Jassal 16,859 31.8 +2.7
UKIP Stuart Agnew 1,510 2.8 -9.7
Liberal Democrats Hina Malik 1,387 2.6 -0.6
Green Tony Firkins 809 1.5 -1.3
Majority 15,603 29.4 +6.2
Turnout 53,027 64.9 +7.3
Registered electors 81,714
Labour hold Swing +3.1
General election 2015: Feltham and Heston[12][13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Seema Malhotra 25,845 52.3 +8.7
Conservative Simon Nayyar 14,382 29.1 −4.9
UKIP Peter Dul 6,209 12.6 +10.5
Liberal Democrats Roger Crouch 1,579 3.2 −10.6
Green Tony Firkins 1,390 2.8 +1.7
Majority 11,463 23.2 +13.6
Turnout 49,405 60.0 +0.1
Registered electors 82,340
Labour hold Swing +6.8
2011 Feltham and Heston by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Seema Malhotra 12,639 54.4 +10.8
Conservative Mark Bowen 6,436 27.7 -6.3
Liberal Democrats Roger Crouch 1,364 5.9 −7.8
UKIP Andrew Charalambous 1,276 5.5 +3.5
BNP Dave Furness 540 2.3 −1.2
Green Daniel Goldsmith 426 1.8 +0.7
English Democrat Roger Cooper 322 1.4 N/A
London People Before Profit George Hallam 128 0.6 N/A
Bus-Pass Elvis David Bishop 93 0.4 N/A
Majority 6,203 26.7 +17.1
Rejected ballots 75
Turnout 23,224 28.7 −31.1
Registered electors 80,813
Labour hold Swing +8.6
General election 2010: Feltham and Heston[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Alan Keen 21,174 43.6 −4.5
Conservative Mark Bowen 16,516 34.0 +5.2
Liberal Democrats Munira Wilson 6,669 13.7 −2.9
BNP John Donnelly 1,714 3.5 N/A
UKIP Jerry Shadbolt 992 2.0 +0.5
Green Elizabeth Anstis 530 1.1 −1.2
Independent Dharmendra Tripathi 505 1.0 N/A
Independent Asa Khaira 180 0.4 N/A
Independent Roger Williams 168 0.3 N/A
Workers Revolutionary Matthew Linley 78 0.2 N/A
Majority 4,658 9.6 -8.7
Turnout 48,536 59.9 +12.0
Registered electors 81,058
Labour Co-op hold Swing −4.8

Elections in the 2000s
General election 2005: Feltham and Heston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Alan Keen 17,741 47.6 −11.6
Conservative Mark Bowen 10,921 29.3 +5.1
Liberal Democrats Satnam Kaur Khalsa 6,177 16.6 +2.8
National Front Graham Kemp 975 2.6 N/A
Green Elizabeth Anstis 815 2.2 N/A
UKIP Leon S. Mullett 612 1.6 N/A
Independent Warwick Prachar 41 0.1 −0.4
Majority 6,820 18.3 -16.7
Turnout 37,282 49.5 +0.3
Registered electors 76,531
Labour Co-op hold Swing −8.4
General election 2001: Feltham and Heston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Alan Keen 21,406 59.2 −0.5
Conservative Hazel Mammatt 8,749 24.2 −2.8
Liberal Democrats Andrew S. Darley 4,998 13.8 +4.7
Socialist Labour Surinder Cheema 651 1.8 N/A
Independent Warwick Prachar 204 0.6 N/A
Independent Asa Singh Khaira 169 0.5 N/A
Majority 12,657 35.0 +2.2
Turnout 36,177 49.2 −15.6
Registered electors 74,458
Labour Co-op hold Swing +1.1

Elections in the 1990s
General election 1997: Feltham and Heston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Alan Keen 27,836 59.7 +14.2
Conservative Patrick Ground 12,563 26.9 −15.9
Liberal Democrats Colin D. Penning 4,264 9.1 −2.4
Referendum Rupert A. Stubbs 1,099 2.4 N/A
BNP Robert Church 682 1.5 N/A
Natural Law David J. Fawcett 177 0.4 N/A
Majority 15,273 32.8 +29.5
Turnout 46,621 64.9 -9.0
Registered electors 71,868
Labour Co-op hold Swing +15.40
General election 1992: Feltham and Heston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Alan Keen 27,660 46.1 +8.7
Conservative Patrick Ground 25,665 42.8 −3.8
Liberal Democrats Michael F. Hoban 6,700 11.2 −3.9
Majority 1,995 3.3 N/A
Turnout 60,025 73.9 +0.3
Registered electors 81,221
Labour Co-op gain from Conservative Swing +6.3

Elections in the 1980s
General election 1987: Feltham and Heston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Patrick Ground 27,755 46.5 +3.1
Labour Charles Hinds 22,325 37.4 −2.0
SDP James Daly 9,623 15.1 −0.8
Majority 5,430 9.1 +5.2
Turnout 59,703 73.6 +3.8
Registered electors 81,062
Conservative hold Swing +2.6
General election 1983: Feltham and Heston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Patrick Ground 23,724 43.4 +2.0
Labour Russell Kerr 21,576 39.4 −8.9
Liberal Alex V. Alagappa 8,706 15.9 +7.4
National Front Stuart A. Glass 696 1.3 −0.2
Majority 2,148 3.9 N/A
Turnout 54,702 69.8 −4.5
Registered electors 78,366
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +5.5

Elections in the 1970s
General election 1979: Feltham and Heston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Russell Kerr 28,675 48.3 −1.3
Conservative Patrick Ground 24,570 41.4 +8.8
Liberal B. Norcott 5,051 8.5 −5.6
National Front Josephine Reid 898 1.5 −2.2
Workers Revolutionary R. Lugg 168 0.3 N/A
Majority 4,105 6.9 -10.2
Turnout 59,362 74.3 +6.4
Registered electors 79,873
Labour hold Swing −5.1
General election October 1974: Feltham and Heston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Russell Kerr 26,611 49.6 +4.2
Conservative Patrick Ground 17,464 32.6 +0.5
Liberal J.A. Quinn 7,554 14.1 −4.0
National Front Josephine Reid 1,984 3.7 −0.7
Majority 9,147 17.1 +3.8
Turnout 53,613 67.9 −9.5
Registered electors 78,983
Labour hold Swing +2.4
General election February 1974: Feltham and Heston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Russell Kerr 27,519 45.4 N/A
Conservative Patrick Ground 19,464 32.1 N/A
Liberal J.A. Quinn 10,952 18.1 N/A
National Front Josephine Reid 2,653 4.4 N/A
Majority 8,055 13.3 N/A
Turnout 60,588 77.4 N/A
Registered electors 78,260
Labour win (new seat)

See also

Notes and references
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. All but Heston and Hounslow West are in the Feltham post town
  4. see Heathrow
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