Hammersmith and Chiswick (UK Parliament constituency)

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Hammersmith and Chiswick
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Hammersmith and Chiswick 2023 Constituency.svg
Boundary of Hammersmith and Chiswick in Greater London
County Greater London
Electorate 74,746 (2023) [1]
Current constituency
Created 2024
Member of Parliament Andy Slaughter (Labour)
SeatsOne
Created from Hammersmith & Brentford and Isleworth

Hammersmith and Chiswick is a constituency [lower-alpha 1] of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. [2] Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election. [3]

Contents

Boundaries

Hammersmith and Chiswick (UK Parliament constituency)
Map of boundaries from 2024

The constituency comprises the following areas of West London: [4] [5]

Constituency profile

Electoral Calculus characterises the proposed seat as "Progressive", with soft left or liberal views and high levels of university education. [6] Incomes and house prices are high for London and very high for the UK.

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Hammersmith and Chiswick [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Andy Slaughter 24,073 52.3 +1.5
Conservative Andrew Dinsmore8,78319.1–11.4
Green Naranee Ruthra-Rajan4,4689.7+6.6
Liberal Democrats Eraj Rostaqi4,2929.3–4.6
Reform UK Louise Petano-Heathcote2,9296.4+4.6
Rejoin EU Bill Colegrave8211.8N/A
Workers Party Raj Gill4391.0N/A
Workers Revolutionary Scott Dore2160.5N/A
Majority15,29033.2+12.9
Turnout 46,02160.7–10.6
Registered electors 75,860
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg6.5

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result [9]
PartyVote %
Labour 27,05150.8
Conservative 16,22830.5
Liberal Democrats 7,39013.9
Green 1,6323.1
Brexit Party 9761.8
Turnout53,27771.3
Electorate74,746

See also

Notes

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

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References

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  5. "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 3 London region.
  6. Electoral Calculus https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/fcgi-bin/calcwork23.py?seat=Hammersmith%20and%20Chiswick
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  8. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election/2024/uk/constituencies/E14001264
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