24-711: Harrow West is a constituency in Greater London created in 1945 and represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament . Until 1997 , it only returned Conservative MPs; since then, it has elected the Labour Co-operative MP Gareth Thomas on a fluctuating majority. Since 2010 , this has been bolstered by the loss of Pinner from the seat and the gain of a favourable ward for Labour from Harrow East . The area covers
48-559: A reduced majority. Reviewing such representation in North London , the Boundary Commission for England ( de facto ), as is custom agreed by Parliament, altered the area's limits to avoid malapportionment , as London's housing and rates of occupancy have altered. The western border district, town or neighbourhood of Pinner went to a new cross-Borough seat, Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner , making its source, based on
72-665: A reduction of 13 seats. Primary legislation provides for the independence of the boundary commissions for each of the four parts of the UK, the number of seats for each of the countries, permissible factors to use in departing from any old boundaries, and a strong duty to consult. The Fifth Review was governed by the Parliamentary Constituencies Act of 1986 . Under the Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011 , as amended by
96-713: A sixth of Scotland, to the densely-populated London constituency of Islington North . As of the 2024 election there are 543 constituencies in England, 32 in Wales, 57 in Scotland and 18 in Northern Ireland. The "Region" of the table refers to the NUTS 1 statistical region of England , which coincides with the former European Parliament constituency in which the constituency was included until 31 January 2020. Following
120-407: A ward breakdown of the last result, and mirrored by local election results, a stronger seat for Labour; this was coupled with the inclusion of Marlborough ward which had returned many Labour councillors since World War II . Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies , which came into effect for the 2024 general election , the constituency is composed of the following wards of
144-413: A working population whose income is higher than the national average and lower than average reliance upon social housing . At the end of 2012 the unemployment rate in the constituency stood as 1.6% of the population claiming jobseekers allowance, compared to the regional average of 3.6%. This was the third lowest in the capital behind Richmond Park and Kingston & Surbiton. The borough contributing to
168-405: Is a constituency in Greater London represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2019 by David Simmonds , a Conservative . Parliament accepted the Boundary Commission 's Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies and created this constituency for General Election 2010 . In this election it was won by the previous member for Ruislip, Northwood. This seat
192-404: Is at its core the successor to Ruislip-Northwood which had an unbroken history as a Conservative safe seat with non- marginal majorities running from its 1950 creation. This Conservative success was only bolstered by the addition of generally highly Conservative, highly affluent Pinner in 2010. The 2015 result was greater than the previous majority, having seen a major fall in the vote of
216-564: Is no smaller than 69,724 and no larger than 77,062. The exceptions to this rule are five 'protected' constituencies for island areas: Orkney and Shetland , Na h-Eileanan an Iar , Ynys Mon , and two constituencies on the Isle of Wight . These consequently have smaller electorates than the lower limit for other constituencies. As the number of electors in each constituency is similar, the constituencies themselves vary considerably in area, ranging in 2019 from Ross, Skye and Lochaber , which occupies
240-476: The 2010 general election after proposals made by the boundary commissions for England, Wales, and Northern Ireland (the Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies ) were adopted through statutory instruments . Constituencies in Scotland remained unchanged, as the Boundary Commission for Scotland had completed a review just before the 2005 general election , which had resulted in
264-473: The 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies , which came into effect for the 2024 general election , the constituency is composed of: The Borough of Hillingdon ward of Ickenham and South Harefield was transferred to Uxbridge and South Ruislip , partly offset by minor expansions into neighbouring seats as a result of ward boundary changes. The constituency consists of Census Output Areas of two local government districts with similar characteristics:
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#1732772014499288-534: The Boundary Commission for England created the new seat of Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner to deal with population changes. It included parts of the Harrow West constituency and much of the former Ruislip-Northwood constituency. This constituency had electoral wards : The only other three-place constituency name in England at the time was Normanton, Pontefract, and Castleford in Yorkshire. Further to
312-673: The Liberal Democrats , of 11.7% less than national swing against the party of 15.7%, and made the seat the 57th safest of the Conservative Party's 331 seats by percentage of majority. Since 2015, the Conservative vote share has been slowly declining, while the Liberal Democrat and Labour vote share has been steadily rising. Following their 2007 review of parliamentary representation in North London ,
336-645: The Parliamentary Constituencies Act 2020 , the number of MPs is now fixed at 650. The Sainte-Laguë formula method is used to form groups of seats split between the four parts of the United Kingdom and the English regions (as defined by the NUTS 1 statistical regions of England ). The table below gives the number of eligible voters broken down by constituent country, including the average constituency size in each country. As of 2023, every recommended constituency must have an electorate as at 2 March 2020 that
360-561: The London Borough of Harrow: Wealdstone was transferred in from Harrow East . Other minor changes to align boundaries with new ward structure. Note: From 2010 historically Conservative-strong Pinner formed part of the new seat Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner . The 2010 changes are not based on the 2005 result as the constituency underwent major changes. 51°35′06″N 0°21′50″W / 51.585°N 0.364°W / 51.585; -0.364 Constituencies of
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408-458: The Tories in line with that nationally of 5.7%; in overall outcome the incumbent Labour MP's swing increased. The Harrow West and East seats now present as less marginal than they were in previous decades. After a 1.1% swing to the Tories in 2015, the seat swung to Labour in 2017 by around 11%, with a local record number of votes for their incumbent candidate. At 34.4%, the Conservative vote share
432-549: The United Kingdom currently has 650 parliamentary constituencies across the constituent countries ( England , Scotland , Wales , and Northern Ireland ), each electing a single member of parliament (MP) to the House of Commons by the plurality ( first-past-the-post ) voting system, ordinarily every five years. Voting last took place in all 650 of those constituencies at the United Kingdom general election on 4 July 2024 . The number of seats rose from 646 to 650 at
456-579: The abandonment of the Sixth Periodic Review (the 2018 review), the Boundary Commissions formally launched the 2023 Review on 5 January 2021 and published their final proposals on 28 June 2023. See 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies and List of United Kingdom Parliament constituencies (2024–present) by region for further details. Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner
480-420: The largely Georgian conservation area on a stand-alone, partly park-lined hill which hosts the famous Harrow School ; it also includes the urban Harrow town centre, as well as suburban streets of homes with good-sized gardens and well-kept small parklands. The seat has fast London Underground links to the city centre and rail services, few dual carriageways and few high speed roads. The Labour Party have held
504-482: The seat since 1997, with the Conservative Party second-placed in each election. The 2015 result made the seat the 215th safest of the party's 232 seats (by majority percentage), and thus the 18th most marginal seat . Thomas's majority has ranged from 2.3% in 1997 to 26.4% in 2017. Unlike Harrow East, it had always been won by the Conservative Party until Labour's landslide in 1997, when a swing of 17.5%
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#1732772014499528-618: Was reduced in size for the 1950 general election , when a third Harrow seat, Harrow Central , was created. The Boundary Commission review before the 1983 general election saw the London Borough of Harrow contained in two seats, resulting in Harrow West gaining parts of the abolished Harrow Central. Labour's union leader Tony McNulty lost the neighbouring Harrow East in 2010 to Blackman, who held on in 2015 and 2017. However, Harrow West's Gareth Thomas retained his seat with
552-480: Was the eighth-highest swing in that election; it was the safest Tory seat lost to Labour. Its electorate produced another better than average result for Labour in 2001 , with a swing from the Conservatives to Labour of 5.4%, bettered in only four seats out of 650. The 2005 challenge by future Conservative MP Mike Freer produced a pro-Conservative swing of 4.5%. The 2010 inceptive seat saw a notional swing to
576-458: Was the lowest in the seat's history, but the party received more votes in 2017 than in 2001 and 2010. UKIP , Liberal Democrat and Green Party candidates won less than 5% of the vote in 2015 and 2017, therefore forfeiting their deposits . The constituency was created for the 1945 general election when the Harrow constituency was split into the new seats of Harrow East and Harrow West. It
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