Members of Parliament
The constituency was created in 1974 from the seats of Epping & Chigwell; the former had been represented by Winston Churchill throughout his tenure as Prime Minister during the Second World War. The present MP is the Conservative Eleanor Laing.
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1974 | Sir John Biggs-Davison | Conservative | |
| 1988 by-election | Steve Norris | Conservative | |
| 1997 | Eleanor Laing | Conservative | |
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