Ealing, Southall (also Ealing Southall) is a

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created in 1983 and represented in the

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of the

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since 2024 by

Deirdre Costigan Deirdre Theresa Costigan is a British politician and trade unionist who has been the Labour Party Member of Parliament (MP) for Ealing Southall in the United Kingdom House of Commons since 2024. Early career Costigan was born in Dublin, Irela ...

of the Labour Party.

Constituency profile

The constituency has relatively good road and rail transport, and numerous small to medium-size green spaces, and has had as many as three tube stations at its eastern extremes of its boundaries.

Southall Southall () is a large suburban town in West London, England, part of the London Borough of Ealing and is one of its seven major towns. It is situated west of Charing Cross and had a population of 69,857 as of 2011. It is generally divided ...

and

Norwood Green Norwood Green is a place in the London Borough of Ealing in London, England, that forms the southern part of Southall. It is a suburban development centred west of Charing Cross and ENE of Heathrow Airport. Its origin coincides with the 12 ...

, forming the western bulk of the seat, feature a high

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proportion of the population since the 1960s. British Indian ethnicity is the largest single ethnic group. British Asians account for 51% of the population, as at the 2011 census, the majority of this minority is of

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n ethnicity (29.6%), with significant Hindu and Muslim populations, with the highest number of Sikh residents in any constituency in Britain at over 20%. The

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community amounts to 8% according to the latest census statistics. The seat has generally modest incomes and the vast majority of housing is modest terraced, semi-detached or mid-rise 20th century blocks of flats. The east of the seat is formed by

Hanwell Hanwell () is a town in the London Borough of Ealing. It is about west of Ealing Broadway and had a population of 28,768 as of 2011. It is the westernmost location of the London post town. Hanwell is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086. St ...

and

West Ealing West Ealing is a district in the London Borough of Ealing, in West London. The district is about west of Ealing, Ealing Broadway. Although there is a long history of settlement in the area, West Ealing in its present form is less than one hundre ...

Political history

The seat has been served by three successive Labour Party MPs since its inception in 1983, with majorities ranging between 13.8% and 49% of the vote; the latter was achieved in 2017, which was not a landslide year for the party. The length of tenure and size of majorities mean that practical analyses consider Ealing Southall a

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. The 2015 result made the seat the 25th safest of Labour's 232 seats by percentage of majority. The larger predecessor seat, created in 1945, was held by Labour throughout its existence.

Boundaries

The constituency takes in the south western third of the

London Borough of Ealing The London Borough of Ealing () is a London boroughs, London borough in London, England. It comprises the districts of Acton, London, Acton, Ealing, Greenford, Hanwell, Northolt, Perivale and Southall. With a population of 367,100 inhabitants, i ...

in west London and is traversed by the

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(railway). The other Ealing constituencies are Ealing North, and Ealing Central and Acton. 1983–1997: The London Borough of Ealing wards of Dormers Wells, Elthorne, Glebe, Mount Pleasant, Northcote, Northfield, Walpole, and Waxlow. 1997–2010: The London Borough of Ealing wards of Dormers Wells, Ealing Common, Elthorne, Glebe, Mount Pleasant, Northcote, Northfield, Walpole, and Waxlow. 2010–2024: The London Borough of Ealing wards of Dormers Wells, Elthorne, Lady Margaret, Northfield, Norwood Green, Southall Broadway, and Southall Green. For the 2010 general election, the

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made minor changes. Part of Greenford Broadway ward and tiny parts of Hobbayne ward and Dormers Wells ward were transferred from the constituency of Ealing North to Ealing, Southall. Tiny parts of Hobbayne ward and Dormers Wells ward were also transferred to Ealing North. Walpole ward, and parts of Ealing Broadway ward and Ealing Common ward were transferred from the seat into new Ealing Central and Acton. 2024–present: The London Borough of Ealing wards of Dormers Wells, Hanwell Broadway, Lady Margaret, Northfield, Norwood Green, Southall Broadway, Southall Green, Southall West and Walpole. :''To bring the electorate within the permitted range, Walpole ward was transferred in from Ealing Central and Acton.''

Members of Parliament

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

Elections in the 2010s

Elections in the 2000s

At the 2001 Election, the

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s book "Election 2001" records the following three candidates with party names rejected for not being recorded on the register of political parties: *Dhillon – Independent Community Candidate Empowering Change *Bhutta – Qari *Lit – Chairman of

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Elections in the 1990s

Elections in the 1980s

Notes

References

External links

Labour Party's Ealing Southall websiteEaling Liberal DemocratsEaling Conservatives

By-elections blogUK Polling Report Blog
* ttp://elections.ealinggazette.co.uk/ Ealing Gazette Election Websitebr>Politics Resources
(Election results from 1922 onwards)

(Election results from 1955 onwards)

(boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at ''MapIt UK''

(boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at ''MapIt UK''

(boundaries from June 2024) at ''MapIt UK'' {{Coord, 51.505, -0.354, type:city_region:GB-EAL, display=title Politics of the London Borough of Ealing Parliamentary constituencies in London Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1983