Walthamstow (UK Parliament constituency)
| Walthamstow | |
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Borough constituency for the House of Commons |
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Boundary of Walthamstow in .
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| County | Greater London |
| Electorate | 64,482 (December 2010) |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1974 |
| Member of parliament | Stella Creasy (Labour Co-op) |
| Number of members | One |
| Created from |
Walthamstow East Walthamstow West |
| 1885–1918 | |
| Number of members | One |
| Type of constituency | County constituency |
| Replaced by | Walthamstow East and Walthamstow West, Leyton East, Leyton West, and Epping |
| Created from | South Essex |
| Overlaps | |
| European Parliament constituency | London |
Walthamstow (Contemp. and Cons. RP) /wɔːlθm̩stəʊ/, (Est. Eng.) /woːwfm̩stɐʏ/ is a constituency created in 1974 represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Stella Creasy, a member of the Labour Party and of the Cooperative Party. An earlier version of the constituency existed covering a significantly different area (1885—1918) and was among the vast majority by that time returning one member to the House of Commons.
The South-Western or Walthamstow Division of the parliamentary county of Essex was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, when the existing seat of South Essex was divided into three single-member constituencies.
The constituency consisted of the three civil parishes of Leyton, Wanstead and Walthamstow. The area lay on the periphery of the London conurbation and became increasingly suburban over its existence.
The seat was abolished under the Representation of the People Act 1918. Two new constituencies were created with Walthamstow Urban District divided between Walthamstow East and Walthamstow West.
1974-1983: The London Borough of Waltham Forest wards of Higham Hill, High Street, Hoe Street, St James Street, and Wood Street.
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