West Ham (UK Parliament constituency)
West Ham is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2005 by Lyn Brown, a member of the Labour Party.
Purfleet is a town in the Thurrock unitary authority in Essex, England. It is contained between the A13 road to the north and the River Thames to the south and is within the easterly bounds of the M25 motorway but just outside the Greater London boundary. It was within the traditional Church of England parish of West Thurrock. There is some industry to the south and the area forms part of the Thames Gateway redevelopment area. Purfleet is one of seven conservation areas in Thurrock.
Population: 12,000
Latitude: 51° 29' 2.04" N
Longitude: 0° 14' 32.89" E
West Ham is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2005 by Lyn Brown, a member of the Labour Party.
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