Leyton was a parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, centred on the town of Leyton in North-East London. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first-past-the-post system.
History The constituency was created for the 1950 general election, and abolished for the 1997 general election, when it was partly replaced by the new Leyton and Wanstead constituency.
In 1991, Leyton was 62% White, 15.3% Asian and 17.9% Black.
Boundaries 1950–1974: The Municipal Borough of Leyton. Note: abolished 1965. Remained same zone in successor: London Borough of Waltham Forest.
1974–1983: The London Borough of Waltham Forest wards of Cann Hall, Central, Forest, Lea Bridge, Leyton, and Leytonstone.
1983–1997: The London Borough of Waltham Forest wards of Cann Hall, Cathall, Forest, Grove Green, Lea Bridge, Leyton, and Leytonstone.
Members of Parliament ElectionMemberPartyNotes 1950 Reginald Sorensen Labour Resigned December 1964 on being raised to the peerage 1965 by-election Ronald Buxton Conservative 1966 Patrick Gordon Walker Labour Previously MP for Smethwick 1945-1964 February 1974 Bryan Magee 1982 SDP 1983 Harry Cohen Labour1997 constituency abolished: see Leyton and Wanstead
Elections Elections in the 1950s
Elections in the 1960s
Elections in the 1970s
Elections in the 1980s
Election in the 1990s
See also Parliamentary constituencies in London
References British Parliamentary by-elections: Leyton UK General Elections since 1832