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This is a summary of the electoral history of Iain Duncan Smith, a British Conservative Party politician who is currently the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and was the Conservative leader from September 2001 to November 2003.
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Parliamentary Elections
edit1987 General Election, Bradford West
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Max Madden | 25,775 | 51.9 | ||
Conservative | Iain Duncan Smith | 18,224 | 36.7 | ||
SDP | M.Moghal | 5,657 | 11.4 | ||
Majority | 7,551 | 15.2 | |||
Turnout | 49,656 | 70.2 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | +1.0 |
1992 General Election, Chingford
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Iain Duncan Smith | 25,730 | 59.2 | ||
Labour | P.J. Dawe | 10,792 | 24.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | S. Banks | 5,705 | 13.1 | ||
Liberal | D. Green | 602 | 1.4 | ||
Green | J. Baguley | 575 | 1.3 | ||
Independent | C. John | 41 | 0.1 | ||
Majority | 14,938 | 34.4 | |||
Turnout | 43,445 | 78.4 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | +1.0 |
1997 General Election, Chingford and Woodford Green
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Iain Duncan Smith | 21,109 | 47.5 | ||
Labour | Tommy Hutchinson | 15,395 | 34.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey Seeff | 6,885 | 15.5 | ||
BNP | Alan Gould | 1,059 | 2.4 | ||
Majority | 5,714 | 12.9 | New Seat | ||
Turnout | 44,448 | 70.7 |
2001 General Election, Chingford and Woodford Green
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Iain Duncan Smith | 17,834 | 48.2 | +0.7 | |
Labour | Jessica Webb | 12,347 | 33.4 | –1.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Beanse | 5,739 | 15.5 | 0.0 | |
BNP | Jean Griffin | 1,062 | 2.9 | +0.5 | |
Majority | 5,487 | 14.8 | |||
Turnout | 36,982 | 58.5 | –12.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +1.0 |
2005 General Election, Chingford and Woodford Green
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Iain Duncan Smith | 20,555 | 53.2 | +5.0 | |
Labour | Simon Wright | 9,914 | 25.7 | −7.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Beanse | 6,832 | 17.7 | +2.2 | |
UKIP | Michael McGough | 1,078 | 2.8 | N/A | |
Independent | Barry White | 269 | 0.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 10,641 | 27.5 | |||
Turnout | 38,648 | 63.0 | +4.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +6.4 |
2010 General Election, Chingford and Woodford Green
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Iain Duncan Smith | 22,743 | 52.8 | −0.4 | |
Labour | Cath Arakelian | 9,780 | 22.7 | −3.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey Seeff | 7,242 | 16.8 | −0.9 | |
BNP | Julian Leppert | 1,288 | 3.0 | N/A | |
UKIP | Nick Jones | 1,133 | 2.6 | −0.2 | |
Green | Lucy Craig | 650 | 1.5 | N/A | |
Independent | None of the Above | 202 | 0.5 | N/A | |
Independent | Barry White | 68 | 0.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 12,963 | 30.1 | |||
Turnout | 43,106 | 66.5 | +3.5 |
- None of the Above (Independent) Original name Adam Osen.
2015 General Election, Chingford and Woodford Green
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Iain Duncan Smith | 20,999 | 47.9 | −4.8 | |
Labour | Bilal Mahmood | 12,613 | 28.8 | +6.1 | |
UKIP | Freddy Vachha | 5,644 | 12.9 | +10.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Anne Crook | 2,400 | 5.5 | −11.3 | |
Green | Rebecca Tully | 1,854 | 4.2 | +2.7 | |
TUSC | Len Hockey[4] | 241 | 0.6 | N/A | |
Class War | Lisa Mckenzie | 53 | 0.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 8,386 | 19.1 | −11.0 | ||
Turnout | 43,804 | 65.7 | −0.8 | ||
Registered electors | 66,680 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | -5.4 |
2017 General Election, Chingford and Woodford Green
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Iain Duncan Smith | 23,076 | 49.1 | +1.2 | |
Labour | Bilal Mahmood | 20,638 | 43.9 | +15.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Deborah Unger | 2,043 | 4.4 | −1.1 | |
Green | Sinead King | 1,204 | 2.6 | −1.7 | |
Majority | 2,438 | 5.2 | −13.9 | ||
Turnout | 46,961 | 71.2 | +5.5 | ||
Registered electors | 65,958 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | −7.0 |
2001 Conservative Party leadership election
editFirst Ballot: 8 June 2001 | |||
---|---|---|---|
Candidate | Votes | % | |
Michael Portillo | 49 | 29.5 | |
Iain Duncan Smith | 39 | 23.5 | |
Kenneth Clarke | 36 | 21.6 | |
Michael Ancram | 21 | 12.7 | |
David Davis | 21 | 12.7 | |
Turnout | 166 | 100% | |
Second Ballot: | |||
---|---|---|---|
Candidate | Votes | % | |
Michael Portillo | 50 | 30.1 | |
Iain Duncan Smith | 42 | 25.3 | |
Kenneth Clarke | 39 | 23.6 | |
David Davis | 18 | 10.8 | |
Michael Ancram | 17 | 10.2 | |
Turnout | 166 | 100% | |
Michael Ancram eliminated |
Final Ballot: | |||
---|---|---|---|
Candidate | Votes | % | |
Kenneth Clarke | 59 | 35.5 | |
Iain Duncan Smith | 54 | 32.5 | |
Michael Portillo | 53 | 32 | |
Turnout | 166 | 100% | |
Michael Portillo eliminated |
Membership Ballot | |||
---|---|---|---|
Candidate | Votes | % | |
Iain Duncan Smith | 155,933 | 60.7 | |
Kenneth Clarke | 100,864 | 39.3 | |
Turnout | 256,797 | ||
Iain Duncan Smith elected |
References
edit- ^ London Borough of Waltham Forest – Nominations for Parliamentary election, May 2010 [dead link]
- ^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ "General Election results, 7 May 2015". Walthamforest.gov.uk. 7 May 2015. Archived from the original on 2 October 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
- ^ "Trade unionist chosen to stand at election (From East London and West Essex Guardian Series)". Guardian-series.co.uk. 5 March 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
- ^ "Chingford & Woodford Green parliamentary constituency". BBC News.
- ^ "General Election 2017: results and analysis" (PDF). parliament.uk. 29 January 2019. p. 96.