Hammersmith and Chiswick | |
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Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
![]() Boundary of Hammersmith and Chiswick in Greater London | |
County | Greater London |
Electorate | 74,746 (2023)[1] |
Current constituency | |
Created | 2024 |
Member of Parliament | Andy Slaughter (Labour) |
Seats | One |
Created from | Hammersmith & Brentford and Isleworth |
Hammersmith and Chiswick is a constituency[a] of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.[2] Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election.[3]
Boundaries
[edit]The constituency comprises the following areas of West London:[4][5]
- The London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham wards of Addison, Avonmore, Brook Green, Coningham, Grove, Hammersmith Broadway, Ravenscourt Park, Shepherd's Bush Green, Wendell Park and White City from the abolished constituency of Hammersmith
- The London Borough of Hounslow wards of Chiswick Gunnersbury, Chiswick Homefields and Chiswick Riverside, previously part of Brentford and Isleworth
Constituency profile
[edit]Electoral Calculus characterises the proposed seat as "Progressive", with soft left or liberal views and high levels of university education.[6] Incomes and house prices are high for London and very high for the UK.
Election results
[edit]Elections in the 2020s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Andy Slaughter | 24,073 | 52.3 | +1.5 | |
Conservative | Andrew Dinsmore | 8,783 | 19.1 | –11.4 | |
Green | Naranee Ruthra-Rajan | 4,468 | 9.7 | +6.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Eraj Rostaqi | 4,292 | 9.3 | –4.6 | |
Reform UK | Louise Petano-Heathcote | 2,929 | 6.4 | +4.6 | |
Rejoin EU | Bill Colegrave | 821 | 1.8 | N/A | |
Workers Party | Raj Gill | 439 | 1.0 | N/A | |
Workers Revolutionary | Scott Dore | 216 | 0.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 15,290 | 33.2 | +12.9 | ||
Turnout | 46,021 | 60.7 | –10.6 | ||
Registered electors | 75,860 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Elections in the 2010s
[edit]2019 notional result[9] | |||
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Party | Vote | % | |
Labour | 27,051 | 50.8 | |
Conservative | 16,228 | 30.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | 7,390 | 13.9 | |
Green | 1,632 | 3.1 | |
Brexit Party | 976 | 1.8 | |
Turnout | 53,277 | 71.3 | |
Electorate | 74,746 |
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
References
[edit]- ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – London". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – London | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- ^ Osborne, Bridget (2021-06-09). "New parliamentary constituency proposed for Hammersmith and Chiswick - Chiswick Calendar News". The Chiswick Calendar. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
- ^ "New Seat Details - Hammersmith and Chiswick". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 3 London region.
- ^ Electoral Calculus https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/fcgi-bin/calcwork23.py?seat=Hammersmith%20and%20Chiswick
- ^ "Statement of Person Nominated and Notice of Poll: Hammersmith and Chiswick Constituency" (PDF). Hammersmith and Fulham Council. 7 June 2024.
- ^ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election/2024/uk/constituencies/E14001264
- ^ "Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019". Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News. UK Parliament. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
External links
[edit]- Hammersmith and Chiswick UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK