Chipping Barnet (UK Parliament constituency)

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Chipping Barnet
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Chipping Barnet (UK Parliament constituency)
Interactive map of boundaries from 2024
Chipping Barnet 2023 Constituency.svg
Boundary within Greater London
County Greater London
Population111,973 (2011 census) [1]
Electorate 76,187 (2023) [2]
Major settlements High Barnet/Chipping Barnet, Whetstone, New Barnet, East Barnet, Totteridge, Arkley, Brunswick Park.
Current constituency
Created 1974 (1974)
Member of Parliament Dan Tomlinson (Labour Party)
SeatsOne
Created from Barnet

Chipping Barnet is a constituency [n 1] created in 1974 and represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Dan Tomlinson of the Labour Party. [n 2] It is part of the London Borough of Barnet, on the border with Hertfordshire.

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Constituency profile

Barnet was once an elevated narrow projection of Hertfordshire into the county of Middlesex, and consisted of an agricultural market town. [3] The town became well connected to central London by the London Underground network and is today commuter suburbia, with many of its properties semi-detached with substantial gardens as well as having many small parks and nature reserves. The area has few tower blocks for social housing.[ citation needed ]

Electoral Calculus categorises the seat with a "Kind Yuppies" demographic, indicating well-educated younger voters who could vote for either the Conservatives or Labour but opposed Brexit. [4]

Boundaries

The seat was created from the parts of the former Barnet constituency which were in the London Borough of Barnet.

1974–1997: The London Borough of Barnet wards of Arkley, Brunswick Park, East Barnet, Hadley, and Totteridge.

1997–2010: As above plus Friern Barnet.

2010–2024: The London Borough of Barnet wards of Brunswick Park, Coppetts, East Barnet, High Barnet, Oakleigh, Totteridge, and Underhill.

2024–present: The London Borough of Barnet wards of Barnet Vale, Brunswick Park, East Barnet, Edgwarebury, High Barnet, Totteridge & Woodside, Underhill and Whetstone. [5] [6]

Members of Parliament

ElectionMember [7] [8] [9] Party
1974 Reginald Maudling Conservative
1979 Sydney Chapman Conservative
2005 Theresa Villiers Conservative
2024 Dan Tomlinson Labour

History

It was held by a Conservative since its creation for the February 1974 general election, and withstood the Labour landslide in 1997 by just over 2% (1,035 votes). However, this would come to a close after the 2024 general election, when Chipping Barnet was won by the Labour Party; it was the first time in the constituency's history that it was not represented by a Conservative MP.

In the 2019 general election, the seat was seen as an important potential gain for the Labour Party, due to Villiers' small majority and high-profile (as the Environment Secretary) and the seat's vote to remain in the 2016 European Union membership referendum. [10] [11] [12] [13] Nevertheless, Villiers retained the seat with a majority increased threefold, albeit still a small one. [14] Villiers finally lost her seat at the 2024 election to Labour's Dan Tomlinson, the first Labour MP ever to hold the seat and the first to represent the area in Parliament since 1945.

Elections

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Election results 1974-2024

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Chipping Barnet [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Dan Tomlinson 21,585 42.4 +2.1
Conservative Theresa Villiers 18,67136.7−10.8
Reform UK Hamish Haddow3,9867.8N/A
Green David Farbey3,4426.8+4.6
Liberal Democrats Mark Durrant2,6145.1−4.7
Rejoin EU Richard Hewison3790.7N/A
Independent Kay Lauer1820.4N/A
Majority2,9145.7
Turnout 50,85965.2−11.50
Registered electors 78,038
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +6.5

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result [16]
PartyVote %
Conservative 27,77747.5
Labour 23,56840.3
Liberal Democrats 5,7459.8
Green 1,2612.2
Others710.1
Turnout58,42276.7
Electorate76,187
General election 2019: Chipping Barnet [17] [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Theresa Villiers 25,745 44.7 −1.6
Labour Emma Whysall24,53342.6−3.1
Liberal Democrats Isabelle Parasram5,93210.3+4.9
Green Gabrielle Bailey1,2882.2−0.3
Advance John Sheffield710.1N/A
Majority1,2122.1+1.5
Turnout 57,56972.0+0.2
Registered electors 79,960
Conservative hold Swing +0.7
General election 2017: Chipping Barnet [19] [20] [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Theresa Villiers 25,679 46.3 −2.3
Labour Emma Whysall25,32645.7+11.6
Liberal Democrats Marisha Ray3,0125.4+0.9
Green Phil Fletcher1,4062.5−2.2
Majority3530.6−13.9
Turnout 55,42371.8+3.7
Registered electors 77,218
Conservative hold Swing −6.9
General election 2015: Chipping Barnet [22] [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Theresa Villiers 25,759 48.6 −0.2
Labour Amy Trevethan18,10334.1+8.9
UKIP Victor Kaye4,1517.8+5.0
Green Audrey Poppy2,5014.7+2.7
Liberal Democrats Marisha Ray [24] 2,3814.5−15.7
Independent Mehdi Akhavan1180.2N/A
Majority7,65614.5−9.1
Turnout 53,01368.1+3.0
Registered electors 77,807
Conservative hold Swing −4.5
General election 2010: Chipping Barnet [25] [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Theresa Villiers 24,700 48.8 +2.9
Labour Damien Welfare12,77325.2−8.6
Liberal Democrats Stephen Barber10,20220.2+4.9
UKIP James Fluss1,4422.8+0.8
Green Kate Tansley1,0212.0−0.8
Independent Philip Clayton4700.9N/A
Majority11,92723.6+9.5
Turnout 50,60865.1+2.3
Registered electors 75,120
Conservative hold Swing +5.77

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Chipping Barnet [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Theresa Villiers 19,744 46.6 +0.2
Labour Pauline A. Coakley-Webb13,78432.5−7.5
Liberal Democrats Sean Hooker6,67115.7+2.1
Green Audrey M. Poppy1,1992.8N/A
UKIP Victor Kaye9242.2N/A
Rainbow Dream Ticket Rainbow George Weiss 590.1N/A
Majority5,96014.1+7.7
Turnout 42,38164.1+3.7
Registered electors 66,222
Conservative hold Swing +3.8
General election 2001: Chipping Barnet [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sydney Chapman 19,702 46.4 +3.4
Labour Damien Welfare17,00140.0−0.9
Liberal Democrats Sean Hooker5,75313.6+1.2
Majority2,7016.4+4.3
Turnout 42,45660.4−11.3
Registered electors 70,239
Conservative hold Swing +2.2

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Chipping Barnet [29]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sydney Chapman 21,317 43.0 −14.0
Labour Geoff N. Cooke20,28240.9+15.0
Liberal Democrats Sean Hooker6,12112.4−3.7
Referendum Victor G. Ribekow1,1902.4N/A
Monster Raving Loony Brian L. Miskin2530.5N/A
ProLife Alliance Brian D. Scallan2430.5N/A
Natural Law Diane Derksen1590.3−0.2
Majority1,0352.1−29.0
Turnout 49,56571.7−6.9
Registered electors 69,088
Conservative hold Swing −14.5
General election 1992: Chipping Barnet [30]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sydney Chapman 25,589 57.0 −0.9
Labour Alan J. Williams11,63825.9+6.9
Liberal Democrats David H. Smith7,24716.1−6.9
Natural Law Diane Derksen2220.5N/A
FunstermentalistChristopher V. Johnson2130.5N/A
Majority13,95131.1−3.8
Turnout 44,90978.6+8.6
Registered electors 57,153
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Chipping Barnet [31]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sydney Chapman 24,686 57.9 +1.8
Liberal James Skinner9,81523.0−3.1
Labour David Perkin8,11519.0+3.0
Majority14,87134.9+4.9
Turnout 42,61670.0−0.7
Registered electors 60,876
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1983: Chipping Barnet [32]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sydney Chapman 23,164 56.1 −1.0
Liberal Christopher Perkin10,77126.1+10.5
Labour Nigel Smith6,59916.0−9.3
Ecology E. Parry5521.3N/A
Independent J. Hopkins1950.5N/A
Majority12,39330.0−1.8
Turnout 41,28170.7−4.9
Registered electors 58,423
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1979: Chipping Barnet
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sydney Chapman 25,154 57.1 +9.8
Labour Peter Dawe [33] 11,14725.3−3.1
Liberal David Ive [33] 6,86715.6−5.8
National Front Ronald Cole [33] 8652.0−0.9
Majority14,00731.8+12.9
Turnout 44,03375.6+2.0
Registered electors 58,254
Conservative hold Swing
General election October 1974: Chipping Barnet
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Reginald Maudling 19,661 47.3 −0.7
Labour John Mills 11,79528.4+1.9
Liberal Nesta Wyn Ellis 8,88421.4−4.1
National Front Ronald Arthur Cole1,2072.9N/A
Majority7,86618.9−2.6
Turnout 41,54773.6−8.6
Registered electors 56,487
Conservative hold Swing
General election February 1974: Chipping Barnet
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Reginald Maudling 22,094 48.0
Labour John Mills 12,18326.5
Liberal Nesta Wyn Ellis 11,71425.5
Majority9,91121.5
Turnout 45,99182.2
Registered electors 55,984
Conservative win (new seat)


See also

Notes

  1. ↑ A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer).
  2. ↑ 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

  1. ↑ "Chipping Barnet: Usual Resident Population, 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 23 February 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  2. ↑ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – London". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  3. ↑ 'Parishes: Barnet', in A History of the County of Hertford: Volume 2 Archived 2017-08-03 at the Wayback Machine ed. William Page (London, 1908), pp. 329-337. British History Online. accessed 5 February 2017.
  4. ↑ Electoral Calculus https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/fcgi-bin/seatdetails.py?seat=Chipping+Barnet
  5. ↑ "Chipping Barnet borough constituency". Boundary Commission for England. December 2022.
  6. ↑ "Boundary Commission for England - Final Recommendations for the London Region: Chipping Barnet Borough Constituency - Electorate 75,761" (PDF). Boundary Commission for England. December 2022.
  7. ↑ "Barnet Chipping Barnet 1974-1983-". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard) . Archived from the original on 27 April 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  8. ↑ "Chipping Barnet 1983-". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard) . Archived from the original on 28 August 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  9. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 4)
  10. ↑ Langford, Eleanor (11 December 2019). "Dominic Raab tops list of big-name MPs who could lose their seat on Thursday". Politics Home. Archived from the original on 8 February 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  11. ↑ Gallagher, Paul (15 November 2019). "General election 2019: Chipping Barnet voters hold their nose, put off by anti-Semitism and Brexit". i . Archived from the original on 8 February 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  12. ↑ Smyth, Chris; Zeffman, Henry (30 November 2019). "Shadow of Jeremy Corbyn hangs over Labour canvassers" . The Times . Archived from the original on 8 February 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  13. ↑ Murphy, Joe (12 December 2019). "Key London election seats and times results will be announced: your guide to tonight". Evening Standard . Archived from the original on 8 February 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2020. Cabinet minister Theresa Villiers has been nursing a tiny majority of 353 (0.6 per cent). If Labour can't finish her off, then Corbyn is in trouble.
  14. ↑ "Chipping Barnet Parliamentary constituency". BBC News . 2019. Archived from the original on 8 February 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  15. ↑ "Chipping Barnet - General election results 2024 - BBC News". BBC.
  16. ↑ "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.
  17. ↑ "Election of a Member of Parliament for the Chipping Barnet Parliamentary Constituency: Statement of Persons Nominated and Notice of Poll" (PDF). London Borough of Barnet. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 October 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  18. ↑ "Commons Briefing Paper 8749. General Election 2019: results and analysis" (PDF). London: House of Commons Library. 28 January 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 November 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  19. ↑ "Chipping Barnet parliamentary constituency". BBC News. Archived from the original on 29 November 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  20. ↑ "UK Parliamentary Election Results: 8 June 2017". www.barnet.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 13 October 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  21. ↑ "Commons Briefing Paper 7979. General Election 2017: results and analysis" (PDF) (Second ed.). House of Commons Library. 29 January 2019 [7 April 2018]. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 November 2019.
  22. ↑ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  23. ↑ "Election results in Barnet - barnet.gov.uk". Archived from the original on 20 November 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2015. 9Jul15
  24. ↑ "Lib Dems select candidate to contest Chipping Barnet". Times Series. 23 March 2015. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  25. ↑ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  26. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 June 2010. Retrieved 22 April 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  27. ↑ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  28. ↑ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  29. ↑ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  30. ↑ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  31. ↑ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  32. ↑ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
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