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UK Parliament - Barking
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| Office | Parliament |
| Honorific | Member of Parliament - Abbr: MP |
| Type | General Election |
| Filing Deadline | 00, 0000 - 12:00pm Central |
| Polls Open | May 07, 2015 - 01:00am Central |
| Polls Close | May 07, 2015 - 04:00pm Central |
| Term Start | May 08, 2015 - 12:00pm |
| Term End | June 08, 2017 - 11:00pm |
| Contributor | IndyGeorgia |
| Last Modified | IndyGeorgia April 21, 2017 04:32pm |
| Data Sources | [Link]
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| Description |
BBC Profile:
Set in the east of Greater London, the seat of Barking is one of the areas identified for London's planned expansion in housing. The Barking Riverside regeneration project aims to create new homes, jobs and services on the site of the former power station.
Labour since 1945, Margaret Hodge has been the seat's MP since 1994. A challenge from the BNP in 2005 saw her vote reduced by over 13% on 2001. The BNP, with 16.9% of the vote, out-polled the Liberal Democrats for third place and were 27 votes behind the Conservatives.
At 7.4%, the seat has the 21st highest proportion of unemployed people among constituencies in England and Wales, according to ONS 2011 Census data. It has the third highest proportion of people from Africa. One in six is Asian/Asian British. In 2010, Labour won with 54.3% of the vote, Conservatives 17.8%, BNP 14.6% and Liberal Democrats 8.2%.
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