![cover image](https://wikiwandv2-19431.kxcdn.com/_next/image?url=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Walthamstow2007Constituency.svg/640px-Walthamstow2007Constituency.svg.png&w=640&q=50)
Walthamstow (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1974 onwards / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Walthamstow (Contemp. and Cons. RP: /wɔːlθəmstəʊ/, Est. Eng.: /woːwfm̩stɐʏ/) is a constituency[n 1] in Greater London created in 1974 and represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Stella Creasy, a member of the Labour and Co-operative Party, in political union with the Labour Party.[n 2]
Quick Facts County, Electorate ...
Walthamstow | |
---|---|
Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
![]() Boundary of Walthamstow in | |
County | Greater London |
Electorate | 70,867 (2023)[1] |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1974 (1974) |
Member of Parliament | Stella Creasy (Labour) |
Seats | One |
Created from | Walthamstow East Walthamstow West |
1885–1918 | |
Seats | One |
Type of constituency | County constituency |
Created from | South Essex |
Replaced by | Walthamstow East and Walthamstow West, Leyton East, Leyton West, and Epping |
Close
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.