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'''Woodford''' was a ] in ] which returned one ] to the ] of the ] from 1945 until it was renamed for the ]. Iis boundaries were subject to a radical change in 1955, when the new ] Parliamentary Constituency was created, removing the less urbanised parts of the seat. The new ] constituency was subject to minor boundary changes reflecting alterations to the ] since the last general redistribution of parliamentary seats in 1955. The pre and post 1964 seats comprised the whole municipal borough, within its 1955 and 1964 boundaries respectively.
'''Woodford''' was a ] in ] which returned one ] to the ] of the ] from 1945 until it was renamed for the ]. Its boundaries were subject to a radical change in 1955, when the new ] Parliamentary Constituency was created, removing the less urbanised parts of the seat. The new ] constituency was subject to minor boundary changes reflecting alterations to the ] since the last general redistribution of parliamentary seats in 1955. The pre and post 1964 seats comprised the whole municipal borough, within its 1955 and 1964 boundaries respectively.
Woodford constituency within Essex, showing boundaries used from 1945-50
The constituency's only Member of Parliament for its entire existence was Sir Winston Churchill of the Conservative Party. He represented the seat during his second term as Prime Minister, and continued to hold it until he retired aged 89 at the 1964 general election; it was the last seat he represented in a parliamentary career that spanned over 60 years. He was the Father of the House for the last five years of his tenure in the seat.
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