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Slough (UK Parliament constituency)

Coordinates: 51°31′N 0°37′W / 51.52°N 0.61°W / 51.52; -0.61
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Slough
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Map
Boundaries since 2024
Map of constituency
Boundary of Slough in South East England
CountyBerkshire
Electorate75,287 (2023)[1]
Major settlements
Current constituency
Created1983
Member of ParliamentTan Dhesi (Labour)
SeatsOne
Created from

Slough is a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament by Tan Dhesi, a member of the Labour Party, since the 2017 UK general election.[n 2]

The seat is one of five Labour seats from a total of nine seats in Berkshire.

Constituency profile

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The seat currently covers the Borough of Slough, with the exception of the Colnbrook with Poyle ward, which is included in the Windsor constituency.

Workless claimants stood at 3.9% in November 2012, just 0.1% above the national average, and while lower than all of eastern Kent and the Isle of Wight, statistically significantly greater than the regional average of 2.5%.[2] The borough has one of the largest mixed commercial (company headquarters and manufacturing) estates in Europe and fast rail links to London on the Great Western Main Line, to be bolstered by direct city centre services with Crossrail. The area is also the part of the M4 corridor that is the closest to the capital and London Heathrow Airport.

The seat has a large Asian population with Hindu, Muslim and Sikh communities, and less than half of the seat's population is White. It has one of the highest proportions of Sikh residents of any seat outside of London and the metropolitan West Midlands at 10%,[3] with its current MP, Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi, becoming Britain's first turbaned Sikh MP in the 2017 general election.[4]

History

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From 1945 to 1983 most of the area presently covered by this seat was in the Eton and Slough constituency, which was a marginal seat usually held by the Labour Party. The Labour MP from 1950 to 1964 was the veteran politician Fenner Brockway, a radical progressive social democrat, who led in writing on pacifism, prison reform, anti-colonialism and anti-discrimination, was editor of the Labour Leader, attended talks by the Fabian Society and had joined the fledgling Independent Labour Party in 1907. It was also held by Labour government minister Joan Lester from 1966 until its abolition in 1983.

The Slough constituency was created from the bulk of the Eton and Slough seat for the 1983 election, when it was won by the Conservatives. Fiona Mactaggart captured it for Labour at the landslide election of 1997 and have retained since then, with Tan Dhesi succeeding Mactaggart in 2017. It is now considered to be a safe Labour seat.

Boundaries and boundary changes

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Map
Map of 2010–2024 boundaries

1983–1997

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The Borough of Slough.[5]

Created from the bulk of the abolished constituency of Eton and Slough, which contributed 88.2% of the constituency. The remaining northern slice came from the safe Conservative constituency of Beaconsfield.

1997–2010

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The Borough of Slough wards of Baylis, Britwell, Central, Chalvey, Cippenham, Farnham, Haymill, Kedermister, Langley St Mary's, Stoke, Upton, and Wexham Lea.[6]

The Foxborough ward was transferred to Windsor.

2010–2024

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The Borough of Slough wards of Baylis and Stoke, Britwell, Central, Chalvey, Cippenham Green, Cippenham Meadows, Farnham, Foxborough, Haymill, Langley Kedermister, Langley St Mary's, Upton, and Wexham Lea.[7]

The Foxborough ward was transferred back in, but the Colnbrook with Poyle ward, which had been created in 1998 within the Borough of Slough as a result of minor boundary changes involving the counties of Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Surrey, was retained in Windsor.

2024–present

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Under the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies which came into effect for 2024 general election, the composition of the constituency was reduced to bring its electorate within the permitted range by transferring back the Foxborough ward to Windsor, along with the Langley Kedermister ward (as they existed at 1 December 2020).[8]

Following a local government boundary review which came into effect in May 2023,[9][10] the constituency now comprises the following wards of the Borough of Slough from the 2024 general election:

  • Baylis & Salt Hill; Britwell; Chalvey; Cippenham Green; Cippenham Manor; Cippenham Village; Elliman; Farnham; Haymill; Herschel Park; Langley Marish (small part); Langley Meads; Langley St Mary’s (most); Manor Park & Stoke; Northborough & Lynch Hill Valley; Slough Central; Upton; Upton Lea; Wexham Court.[11]

Members of Parliament

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Eton & Slough prior to 1983

Election Member[12] Party
1983 John Watts Conservative
1997 Fiona Mactaggart Labour
2017 Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi Labour

Elections

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Elections in the 2020s

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General election 2024: Slough[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Tan Dhesi 14,666 33.9 −24.9
Ind. Network Azhar Chohan 11,019 25.5 N/A
Conservative Moni Nanda 7,457 17.2 −12.3
Reform UK Robin Jackson 3,352 7.7 +4.9
Liberal Democrats Chelsea Whyte 2,060 4.8 −2.0
Green Julian Edmonds 1,873 4.3 +2.2
Workers Party Adnan Shabbir 1,105 2.6 N/A
Independent Chandra Muvvala 995 2.3 N/A
Independent Diana Coad 402 0.9 N/A
Independent Jaswinder Singh 204 0.5 N/A
Heritage Nick Smith 145 0.3 N/A
Majority 3,647 8.4 –18.3
Turnout 43,278 53.1 –7.4
Registered electors 81,512
Labour hold

Elections in the 2010s

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2019 notional result[14]
Party Vote %
Labour 26,790 58.8
Conservative 13,443 29.5
Liberal Democrats 3,099 6.8
Brexit Party 1,280 2.8
Green 948 2.1
Turnout 45,560 60.5
Electorate 75,287
General election 2019: Slough[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Tan Dhesi 29,421 57.6 –5.3
Conservative Kanwal Toor Gill 15,781 30.9 –0.7
Liberal Democrats Aaron Chahal 3,357 6.6 +4.2
Brexit Party Delphine Grey-Fisk 1,432 2.8 N/A
Green Julian Edmonds 1,047 2.1 N/A
Majority 13,640 26.7 –4.6
Turnout 51,038 58.2 –7.2
Labour hold Swing –2.3
General election 2017: Slough[16][17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Tan Dhesi 34,170 62.9 +14.4
Conservative Mark Vivis 17,172 31.6 –1.7
Liberal Democrats Tom McCann 1,308 2.4 –0.2
UKIP Karen Perez 1,228 2.3 –10.7
Independent Paul Janik 417 0.8 N/A
Majority 16,998 31.3 +16.1
Turnout 54,295 65.4 +9.5
Labour hold Swing +8.0
General election 2015: Slough[18][19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Fiona Mactaggart 23,421 48.5 +2.7
Conservative Gurcharan Singh 16,085 33.3 –1.0
UKIP Diana Coad 6,274 13.0 +9.8
Liberal Democrats Tom McCann 1,275 2.6 –11.9
Green Julian Edmonds 1,220 2.5 +1.4
Majority 7,336 15.2 +3.6
Turnout 48,275 55.9 –6.0
Labour hold Swing +1.8
General election 2010: Slough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Fiona Mactaggart 21,884 45.8 –0.4
Conservative Diana Coad 16,361 34.3 +7.9
Liberal Democrats Chris Tucker 6,943 14.5 –2.2
UKIP Peter Mason-Apps 1,517 3.2 –0.5
Green Miriam Kennet 542 1.1 –0.9
Christian Sunil Chaudhary 495 1.0 N/A
Majority 5,523 11.5 –8.3
Turnout 47,742 61.9 +8.1
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 2000s

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General election 2005: Slough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Fiona Mactaggart 17,517 47.2 –11.1
Conservative Sheila Gunn 9,666 26.1 –0.1
Liberal Democrats Thomas McCann 5,739 15.5 +5.0
Respect Ajaz Khan 1,632 4.4 N/A
UKIP Geoff Howard 1,415 3.8 +1.9
Green David Wood 759 2.0 N/A
Independent Paul Janik 367 1.0 N/A
Majority 7,851 21.1 –11.0
Turnout 37,095 50.5 –2.9
Labour hold Swing –5.5
General election 2001: Slough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Fiona Mactaggart 22,718 58.3 +1.7
Conservative Diana Coad 10,210 26.2 –3.0
Liberal Democrats Keith Kerr 4,109 10.5 +3.1
Independent Tony Haines 859 2.2 N/A
UKIP John Lane 738 1.9 N/A
Independent Choudry Nazir 364 0.9 N/A
Majority 12,508 32.1 +4.7
Turnout 38,998 53.4 –14.5
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1990s

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General election 1997: Slough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Fiona Mactaggart 27,029 56.6 +12.9
Conservative Peta Buscombe 13,958 29.2 −15.4
Liberal Democrats Chris Bushill 3,509 7.4 +0.4
Liberal Anne Bradshaw 1,835 3.8 +1.3
Referendum Terence J. Sharkey 1,124 2.4 N/A
Independent Paul P. Whitmore 277 0.6 N/A
Majority 13,071 27.4 N/A
Turnout 47,732 67.9 −10.3
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
General election 1992: Slough[20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Watts 25,793 44.6 −2.4
Labour Eddie Lopez 25,279 43.7 +4.1
Liberal Democrats Peter Mapp 4,041 7.0 −6.4
Liberal John Clark 1,426 2.5 N/A
Independent Labour Declan Alford 699 1.2 N/A
National Front Andy Carmichael 290 0.5 N/A
Natural Law Martin Creese 153 0.3 N/A
Independent Elizabeth Smith 134 0.2 N/A
Majority 514 0.9 −6.5
Turnout 57,815 78.0 +2.1
Conservative hold Swing −3.3

Elections in the 1980s

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General election 1987: Slough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Watts 26,166 47.0 +4.1
Labour Eddie Lopez 22,076 39.6 +2.7
SDP Michael Goldstone 7,490 13.4 −5.1
Majority 4,090 7.4 +1.4
Turnout 55,732 75.9 +4.4
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1983: Slough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Watts 22,064 42.9 +4.3
Labour Joan Lestor 18,958 36.9 −6.7
SDP Nicholas Bosanquet 9,519 18.5 +7.2
National Front Graham John 528 1.0
Ecology Ian Flindall 325 0.6
Majority 3,106 6.0
Turnout 51,394 71.5
Conservative win (new seat)

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
  2. ^ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.

References

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  1. ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – South East". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  2. ^ Unemployment claimants by constituency The Guardian
  3. ^ UK Polling Report, Slough
  4. ^ Basu, Indrani (9 June 2017). "How Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi Became UK's First Turbaned Sikh Member of Parliament". Huffington Post India. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  5. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1983". legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  6. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1995". legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  7. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 2007". legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  8. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 6 South East region.
  9. ^ LGBCE. "Slough | LGBCE". www.lgbce.org.uk. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  10. ^ "The Slough (Electoral Changes) Order 2023".
  11. ^ "New Seat Details - Slough". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  12. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 3)
  13. ^ "Slough Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  14. ^ "Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019". Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News. UK Parliament. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  15. ^ "Slough Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  16. ^ "General election 2017: Slough candidates formally announced as deadline passes". Slough Observer. 12 May 2017.
  17. ^ "Slough parliamentary constituency – Election 2017" – via bbc.co.uk.
  18. ^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  19. ^ https://www.slough.gov.uk/council/voting-and-elections/2015-general-election-results.aspx 8 July 2015
  20. ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2010.

Sources

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  • British Parliamentary Constituencies, A Statistical Compendium, by Ivor Crewe and Anthony Fox (Faber and Faber 1984).
  • Official list of candidates nominated 2010 Slough Borough Council website accessed 21 April 2010
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