Election 97

Leyton and Wanstead


Result 97 gain
from Labour
Current MP 97 Harry Cohen
Majority 0 ( 0.0%)
Conservative 97 8,736 (22.2%)
Labour 97 23,922 (60.8%)
LibDem 97 5,920 (15.1%)
Nationalist 97 0 ( 0.0%)
Other 97 744 ( 1.9%)
Elected party 97
Electorate 97 62,176
Turnout 97 39,322 (63.2%)



1992 MP Harry Cohen
Old constituency name Leyton
Majority 92 6,769 (14.9%)
Conservative 92 14,006 (30.9%)
Labour 92 20,775 (45.8%)
LibDem 92 9,300 (20.5%)
Nationalist 92 0 ( 0.0%)
Other 92 1,275 ( 2.8%)
Elected party 92 Labour
Electorate 92 65,182
Turnout 92 45,356 (69.6%)
Leyton and Wanstead



Tory change -8.7%
Labour change +15.0%
Lib Dem change -5.4%
Nationalist change +0.0%
Other change -0.9%
Electorate change -4.6%
Turnout Change -6.3%
Robert Waller wrote

Labour's Harry Cohen has represented the essentially inner London seat of Leyton since 1983. Boundary changes have shifted the centre of Leyton and Wanstead, successor to the old seat, closer to London's suburbs. There are areas of both Conservative and Liberal Democrat strength, but this split in the non-Labour vote merely has the effect of improving Labour hold on the constituency.


Super Profiles

1,710 4.75 9.03 53
763 2.12 11.17 19
1,584 4.40 11.25 39
0 0.00 14.70 0
22,992 63.85 10.45 611
0 0.00 2.81 0
1,272 3.53 8.01 44
0 0.00 15.25 0
677 1.88 7.13 26
6,979 19.38 10.17 191