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Harrow West (UK Parliament constituency) 

Harrow West
Borough constituency
Harrow West shown within Greater London
Created: 1945
MP: Gareth Thomas
Party: Labour Co-operative
Type: House of Commons
County: Greater London
EP constituency: London

Harrow West is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

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Boundaries

A safe Conservative seat until Labour's landslide in 1997, the area is known for the famous Harrow School.

Boundary review

Following their review of parliamentary representation in North London, the Boundary Commission for England have created a modified Harrow West constituency to deal with population changes. The upmarket area of Pinner has been moved to a new constituency called Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner, making Harrow West a stronger Labour seat at the expense of the Conservatives than in 2005.

The electoral wards used in the modified Harrow West constituency are:

  • Greenhill, Harrow on the Hill, Headstone North, Headstone South, Marlborough, Rayners Lane, Roxbourne, Roxeth and West Harrow

Members of Parliament

Election Member Party
1945 Norman Adolph Henry Bower Conservative
1951 Sir Albert Braithwaite Conservative
1960 John Page Conservative
1987 Robert Gurth Hughes Conservative
1997 Gareth Thomas Labour, then Labour Co-operative

Election results

General Election 2005: Harrow West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Gareth Thomas 20,298 42.5 −7.1
Conservative Mike Freer 18,270 38.3 +1.9
Liberal Democrat Christopher Noyce 8,188 17.1 +4.2
UK Independence Janice Cronin 576 1.2 +0.1
Independent Berjis Daver 427 0.9 N/A
Majority 2,028 4.2
Turnout 47,759 64.3 +1.3
Labour Co-op hold Swing −4.5
General Election 2001: Harrow West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Gareth Thomas 23,142 49.6 +8.1
Conservative Daniel Finkelstein 16,986 36.4 -2.8
Liberal Democrat Chris Noyce 5,995 12.9 -2.6
UK Independence Peter Kefford 525 1.1 N/A
Majority 6,156 13.2
Turnout 46,648 63.0 -9.8
Labour hold Swing

See also

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Constituencies in Greater London by holding party
Labour

Barking · Battersea · Brent North · Brent South · Brentford and Isleworth · Camberwell and Peckham · Croydon North · Dagenham · Dulwich and West Norwood · Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush · Ealing North · Ealing Southall · East Ham · Edmonton · Eltham · Enfield North · Erith and Thamesmead · Feltham and Heston · Finchley and Golders Green · Greenwich and Woolwich · Hackney North and Stoke Newington · Hackney South and Shoreditch · Hampstead and Highgate · Harrow East · Harrow West · Hayes and Harlington · Hendon · Holborn and St. Pancras · Ilford South · Islington North · Islington South and Finsbury · Lewisham Deptford · Lewisham East · Lewisham West · Leyton and Wanstead · Mitcham and Morden · Poplar and Canning Town · Regent's Park and Kensington North · Streatham · Tooting · Tottenham · Vauxhall · Walthamstow · West Ham
Conservative
Liberal Democrat
Respect
Independent
Conservative
London European constituency
Conservatives 3 · Labour 3 · Liberal Democrats 1 · UKIP 1 · Green 1
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