Harrow East (UK Parliament constituency)
Harrow East | |
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Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
Boundary of Harrow East in Greater London. | |
County | Greater London |
Electorate | 72,537 (December 2010)[1] |
Major settlements | Stanmore, Kenton, Queensbury, Wealdstone, Harrow Weald |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1945 |
Member of parliament | Bob Blackman (Conservative) |
Number of members | One |
Overlaps | |
European Parliament constituency | London |
Harrow East is a constituency[n 1] in the London Borough of Harrow represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Bob Blackman, a Conservative.[n 2]
Constituency profile
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Traditionally a better area for the Labour Party than neighbouring Harrow West, the seat has still been mostly Conservative since the Second World War, but Labour did win here in landslide victories in 1945 and 1966. They won here again in 1997, and held on in the two subsequent general elections. In 2010 the seat was regained by a Conservative on a high turnout, though Labour's incumbent managed to hold on to Harrow West. Residents in the borough include fewer people in the category of no qualifications than the national average, in 2011, at 16.8%.[2]
The seat has been a bellwether since the 1979 General Election (inclusive), by reflecting the result nationally.
Boundaries
1945-1950: The Urban District of Harrow wards of Kenton, Stanmore North, Stanmore South, Wealdstone North, and Wealdstone South, and part of Harrow Weald ward.
1950-1955: The Urban District of Harrow wards of Kenton, Stanmore North, and Stanmore South, and part of Harrow Weald ward.
1955-1974: The Municipal Borough of Harrow wards of Belmont, Harrow Weald, Queensbury, Stanmore North, and Stanmore South.
1974-1983: The London Borough of Harrow wards of Belmont, Harrow Weald, Queensbury, Stanmore North, and Stanmore South.
1983-2010: The London Borough of Harrow wards of Canons, Centenary, Greenhill, Harrow Weald, Kenton East, Kenton West, Marlborough, Stanmore Park, Stanmore South, Wealdstone, and Wemborough.
2010-present: The London Borough of Harrow wards of Belmont, Canons, Edgware, Harrow Weald, Kenton East, Kenton West, Queensbury, Stanmore Park, and Wealdstone.
Members of Parliament
Election results
Elections in the 2010s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Bob Blackman | 24,668 | 50.3 | +5.7 | |
Labour | Uma Kumaran | 19,911 | 40.6 | +3.1 | |
UKIP | Aidan Powlesland | 2,333 | 4.8 | +2.9 | |
Liberal Democrat | Ross Barlow | 1,037 | 2.1 | -12.2 | |
Green | Emma Wallace | 846 | 1.7 | +0.1 | |
TUSC | Nana Asante | 205 | 0.4 | +0.4 | |
Majority | 4,757 | 9.7 | +2.6 | ||
Turnout | 49,000 | 69.0 | +1.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +1.3 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Bob Blackman | 21,435 | 44.7 | +6.1 | |
Labour | Tony McNulty | 18,032 | 37.6 | -7.9 | |
Liberal Democrat | Nahid Boethe | 6,850 | 14.3 | +0.1 | |
UKIP | Abhijit Pandya | 896 | 1.9 | +0.1 | |
Green | Madeleine Atkins | 793 | 1.7 | +1.7 | |
Majority | 3,403 | 7.1 | |||
Turnout | 48,006 | 67.1 | +5.8 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +7.0 | |||
Elections in the 2000s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Tony McNulty | 23,445 | 46.1 | −9.2 | |
Conservative | David Ashton | 18,715 | 36.8 | +4.6 | |
Liberal Democrat | Pash Nandhra | 7,747 | 15.2 | +2.7 | |
UKIP | Paul Cronin | 916 | 1.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 4,730 | 9.3 | |||
Turnout | 50,823 | 60.5 | +2.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | −6.9 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Tony McNulty | 26,590 | 55.3 | +2.8 | |
Conservative | Peter Wilding | 15,466 | 32.2 | -3.3 | |
Liberal Democrat | George Kershaw | 6,021 | 12.5 | +4.3 | |
Majority | 11,124 | 23.1 | |||
Turnout | 48,077 | 58.4 | -12.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1990s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Tony McNulty | 29,962 | 52.52 | +18.73 | |
Conservative | Hugh Dykes | 20,189 | 35.43 | -17.44 | |
Liberal Democrat | Baldev Sharma | 4,697 | 8.24 | -2.69 | |
Referendum | Bernard Casey | 1,537 | 2.70 | ||
UKIP | A.J. Scholefield | 464 | 0.81 | ||
Natural Law | Andrew Planton | 171 | 0.30 | -0.06 | |
Majority | 9,737 | 17.09 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 57,020 | 71.25 | -6.59 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | -18.09 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Hugh Dykes | 30,752 | 52.87 | -1.34 | |
Labour | Tony McNulty | 19,654 | 33.79 | +10.24 | |
Liberal Democrat | V.M. Chamberlain | 6,360 | 10.93 | -11.31 | |
Liberal | P. Burrows | 1,142 | 1.96 | ||
Natural Law | S. Hamza | 212 | 0.36 | ||
Anti-Federalist League | J. Lester | 49 | 0.08 | ||
Majority | 11,098 | 19.08 | -11.59 | ||
Turnout | 58,169 | 77.84 | +4.39 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -5.80 | |||
Elections in the 1980s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Hugh Dykes | 32,302 | 54.21 | +4.45 | |
Labour | D.J. Brough | 14,029 | 23.55 | +1.22 | |
Liberal | Z. Gifford | 13,251 | 22.24 | -5.66 | |
Majority | 18,273 | 30.67 | +8.86 | ||
Turnout | 59,582 | 73.45 | +0.96 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +1.62 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Hugh Dykes | 28,834 | 49.76 | ||
Liberal | R. Hains | 16,166 | 27.90 | ||
Labour | D.D. Brough | 12,941 | 22.33 | ||
Majority | 12,668 | 21.86 | |||
Turnout | 57,941 | 72.49 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1970s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Hugh Dykes | 20,871 | 54.32 | ||
Labour | D. Miles | 12,993 | 33.82 | ||
Liberal | M. Savitt | 3,984 | 10.37 | ||
National Front | L. le Croissette | 572 | 1.49 | ||
Majority | 7,878 | 20.50 | |||
Turnout | 77.85 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Hugh Dykes | 17,073 | 46.22 | ||
Labour | R.W. Lewis | 13,595 | 36.81 | ||
Liberal | J. McDonnell | 6,268 | 16.97 | ||
Majority | 3,478 | 9.42 | |||
Turnout | 74.90 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Hugh Dykes | 17,978 | 44.65 | ||
Labour | K.W. Childerhouse | 13,485 | 33.49 | ||
Liberal | J. McDonnell | 8,805 | 21.87 | ||
Majority | 4,493 | 11.16 | |||
Turnout | 82.38 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Hugh Dykes | 19,517 | 51.00 | ||
Labour | Roy Roebuck | 15,496 | 40.49 | ||
Liberal | M.D. Colne | 3,185 | 8.32 | ||
Independent | G. Cramp | 72 | 0.19 | ||
Majority | 4,021 | 10.51 | |||
Turnout | 75.94 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1960s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Roy Roebuck | 17,374 | 44.41 | ||
Conservative | Anthony Courtney | 16,996 | 43.45 | ||
Liberal | M.D. Colne | 4,749 | 12.14 | ||
Majority | 378 | 0.97 | |||
Turnout | 82.76 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Anthony Courtney | 20,307 | 52.94 | ||
Labour | Jo Richardson | 18,048 | 47.06 | ||
Majority | 2,259 | 5.89 | |||
Turnout | 79.98 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1950s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Anthony Courtney | 23,554 | 57.22 | ||
Labour | Merlyn Rees | 17,607 | 42.78 | ||
Majority | 5,947 | 14.45 | |||
Turnout | 84.54 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Anthony T. Courtney | 17,776 | 52.8 | -1.6 | |
Labour | Merlyn Rees | 15,546 | 46.2 | 0.6 | |
National Union of Small Shopkeepers | Thomas Lynch | 348 | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
Majority | 2,220 | 6.6 | -2.2 | ||
Turnout | 28,795 | 68.96 | -13.66 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -1.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ian Harvey | 22,243 | 54.43 | ||
Labour | Merlyn Rees | 18,621 | 45.57 | ||
Majority | 3,622 | 8.86 | |||
Turnout | 82.62 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ian Harvey | 26,896 | 49.85 | ||
Labour | R.D. Rees | 23,725 | 43.98 | ||
Liberal | G.J.E. Rhodes | 3,329 | 6.17 | ||
Majority | 3,171 | 5.88 | |||
Turnout | 87.86 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ian Harvey | 23,680 | 44.75 | ||
Labour | Frederick Skinnard | 22,216 | 41.98 | ||
Liberal | Desmond Anderson Harvie Banks | 6,393 | 12.08 | ||
Communist | W. Seaman | 633 | 1.20 | ||
Majority | 1,464 | 2.77 | |||
Turnout | 87.23 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Election in the 1940s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Frederick William Skinnard | 27,613 | 46.44 | N/A | |
Conservative | Cmdr. Fredman Ashe Lincoln | 20,843 | 35.05 | N/A | |
Liberal | Anthony Gibbs | 7,513 | 12.63 | N/A | |
Communist | Miss G Driver | 3,493 | 5.87 | N/A | |
Majority | 6,770 | 11.39 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 77.34 | N/A | |||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
See also
Notes and references
- Notes
- ↑ A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
- ↑ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.
- References
- ↑ "Electorate Figures – Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ↑ 2011 census interactive maps by comparison the London Borough of Haringey has 17.8% and Three Rivers District has 17.4%
- ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "H" (part 1)
- ↑ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ↑ http://www.harrow.gov.uk/www2/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?XXR=0&ID=112&RPID=85339698 3Aug15
- ↑ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ↑ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ↑ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ↑ "Election Data 1997". 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.
- ↑ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ↑ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ↑ http://www.harrow-elections.co.uk/resources/1954AppendJ.pdf
Coordinates: 51°36′22″N 0°18′47″W / 51.606°N 0.313°W