Hampstead and Highgate (UK Parliament constituency)
Hampstead and Highgate | |
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Former Holborn and St Pancras |
Hampstead & Highgate was a
It was abolished in the
Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat will be re-established for the next general election.[2]
History
Some areas here were amongst the wealthiest in the UK, but the seat always had an intellectual, artistic
Boundaries
1983–1997: The London Borough of Camden wards of Adelaide, Belsize, Fitzjohns, Fortune Green, Frognal, Hampstead Town, Highgate, Kilburn, Priory, South End, Swiss Cottage, and West End.
1997–2010: The London Borough of Camden wards of Adelaide, Belsize, Fitzjohns, Fortune Green, Frognal, Gospel Oak, Hampstead Town, Highgate, Kilburn, Priory, South End, Swiss Cottage, and West End.
In 2002, a
Following their review of parliamentary representation in
Proposed
Under the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, enacted by the Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023, the boundaries of the re-established constituency from the next general election, due by January 2025, will be composed of the following:
- The London Borough of Camden wards of: Belsize; Fortune Green; Frognal; Gospel Oak; Hampstead Town; Highgate; Kilburn; Primrose Hill (polling districts TA and TC); South Hampstead; West Hampstead.
- The London Borough of Haringey ward of Highgate.[5]
It will comprise those parts of the
Members of Parliament
Election | Member [6] | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
1983 | Geoffrey Finsberg | Conservative | |
1992 | Glenda Jackson | Labour | |
2010 | Constituency abolished: see Hampstead and Kilburn
|
Elections
Elections in the 1980s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Geoffrey Finsberg | 18,366 | 41.2 | ||
Labour | John McDonnell | 14,996 | 33.7 | ||
SDP | Anne Sofer | 11,030 | 24.8 | ||
Independent
|
J.V. Stevenson | 156 | 0.4 | ||
Majority | 3,370 | 7.5 | |||
Turnout | 44,548 | 66.9 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Geoffrey Finsberg | 19,236 | 42.5 | +1.3 | |
Labour | Philip Turner | 17,015 | 37.6 | +3.9 | |
SDP | Anne Sofer | 8,744 | 19.3 | −5.5 | |
Rainbow Dream Ticket
|
Rainbow George Weiss | 137 | 0.3 | New | |
Humanist
|
Sarah Ellis | 134 | 0.3 | New | |
Majority | 2,221 | 4.9 | -2.6 | ||
Turnout | 45,266 | 71.5 | +4.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1990s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Glenda Jackson | 19,193 | 45.1 | +7.5 | |
Conservative | Oliver Letwin | 17,753 | 41.8 | −0.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Wrede | 4,765 | 11.2 | −8.1 | |
Green | Stephen Games | 594 | 1.4 | New | |
Natural Law | Richard Prosser | 86 | 0.2 | New | |
Rainbow Ark Voters Association | Anna Hall | 44 | 0.1 | New | |
Scallywagg | Charles Scallywag Wilson | 44 | 0.1 | New | |
Rizz Party | Captain Rizz | 33 | 0.1 | New | |
Majority | 1,440 | 3.3 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 42,512 | 72.7 | +1.2 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +4.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Glenda Jackson | 25,275 | 57.4 | +11.2 | |
Conservative | Elizabeth Gibson | 11,991 | 27.2 | −13.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Bridget Fox | 5,481 | 12.4 | +1.4 | |
Referendum | Monima Siddique | 667 | 1.5 | New | |
Natural Law | Jonathan Leslie | 147 | 0.3 | +0.1 | |
Rainbow Dream Ticket
|
Ronnie Carroll | 141 | 0.3 | New | |
UKIP | P. Prince | 123 | 0.3 | New | |
Humanist
|
Robert Harris | 105 | 0.2 | New | |
Rizz Party | Captain Rizz | 101 | 0.2 | +0.1 | |
Majority | 13,284 | 30.2 | +24.7 | ||
Turnout | 44,031 | 67.9 | -4.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Elections in the 2000s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Glenda Jackson | 16,601 | 46.9 | −10.5 | |
Conservative | Karl Mennear | 8,725 | 24.6 | −2.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Simpson | 7,273 | 20.5 | +8.1 | |
Green | Andrew Cornwell | 1,654 | 4.7 | New | |
Socialist Alliance | Helen Cooper | 559 | 1.6 | New | |
UKIP | Thomas McDermott | 316 | 0.9 | +0.6 | |
Independent
|
Sister Xnunoftheabove | 144 | 0.4 | New | |
ProLife Alliance | Mary Teale | 92 | 0.3 | New | |
Independent
|
Amos Klein | 43 | 0.1 | New | |
Majority | 7,876 | 22.3 | -7.9 | ||
Turnout | 35,407 | 54.3 | −13.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Glenda Jackson | 14,615 | 38.3 | −8.6 | |
Conservative | Piers Wauchope | 10,886 | 28.5 | +3.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ed Fordham | 10,293 | 27.0 | +6.5 | |
Green | Siân Berry | 2,013 | 5.3 | +0.6 | |
UKIP | Magnus Nielsen | 275 | 0.7 | −0.2 | |
Rainbow Dream Ticket
|
Rainbow George Weiss | 91 | 0.2 | New | |
Majority | 3,729 | 9.8 | -12.5 | ||
Turnout | 38,173 | 55.5 | +1.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | −6.3 |
Elections in the 2020s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Don Williams[15] | ||||
Labour | Tulip Siddiq[16] | ||||
Liberal Democrats | Scott Emery[17] | ||||
Green | Lorna Russell[18] | ||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout |
See also
- List of parliamentary constituencies in London
References
- ^ "'Hampstead and Highgate', June 1983 up to May 1997". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Archived from the original on 12 March 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
- ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – London | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- ^ Glenda Jackson sneaks home with majority of 42 Evening Standard, 7 May 2010
- ^ "North London Ward Breakdown". Electoral Calculus. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 3 London region.
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "H" (part 1)
- ^ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
- ^ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ a b c Hampstead and Highgate Constituency The Guardian
- ^ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Don Williams selected to be Conservative Party Candidate for Hampstead and Highgate". Hampstead & Highgate Conservatives. 13 December 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ^ "Kilburn split from Hampstead in constituency boundary review". Ham & High. 28 June 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ^ "Liberal Democrat Prospective Parliamentary Candidates". Mark Pack. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ^ "Candidates selected for general election". Camden Green Party. 31 July 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2024.