Chingford (UK Parliament constituency) Chingford (UK Parliament constituency) Chingford was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Chingford in the London Borough of Waltham Forest. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom by the first past the post system. The constituency existed from February 1974 until it was abolished for the 1997 general election. It was held by the Conservative Party throughout this period. Both of its former Members of Parliament are well known, being Norman Tebbit and Iain Duncan Smith. 1974-1983: The London Borough of Waltham Forest wards of Chapel End,
Irish issue in British politics for Ulster and the North. Ireland was scarcely an issue in British politics until the 1960s, when Northern Ireland exploded in "The Troubles" as Catholics mobilized, often using violence, to protest systematic discrimination against them. Peace was finally achieved in 1998. For most of the 18th century, Ireland was largely quiet, and played a minor role in British politics. Between 1778 and 1793, nearly all the laws restricting Catholics in terms of worship, owning or leasing lands, education, and entry into the professions were repealed. wealthy Irish Catholics got the vote in 1793. The main remaining restriction was not being