Hayes and Harlington | |
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Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | Greater London |
Electorate | 70,589 (December 2010) [1] |
Major settlements | Harlington, Hayes, West Drayton, Yeading, Yiewsley |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1950 |
Member of Parliament | John McDonnell (Labour) |
Seats | One |
Created from | Southall |
Hayes and Harlington is a constituency [n 1] [n 2] in the west of London represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 1997 by John McDonnell of the Labour Party, who also served as the Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer from 2015 to 2020.
The seat, created in 1950, is 1 of 49 won (held or gained) by a Labour candidate in 2017 from a total of 73 covering London. In the period 1983-1997 the seat was Conservative-represented. From 1981 until 1983 the seat was represented, by defection, by a member of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) which later merged into the Liberal Democrats. From 1950 until 1983 the seat was won by Labour candidates.
Its London Heathrow Airport component has most of the border with Buckinghamshire and Surrey and its shape is near-square with a north-east square attached: Hayes and Yeading. Harlington is among the lowest-population components of the seat; with Hayes it gives its name to a railway station and with Hayes was the name of an urban district.
1950–1974: The Urban District of Hayes and Harlington.
1974–1983: The London Borough of Hillingdon wards of Belmore, Frogmore, Hayes, South, and Yeading. [2]
1983–2010: The London Borough of Hillingdon wards of Barnhill, Botwell, Charville, Crane, Harlington, Heathrow, Townfield, Wood End, and Yeading.
2010–present: The London Borough of Hillingdon wards of Barnhill, Botwell, Charville, Heathrow Villages, Pinkwell, Townfield, West Drayton, and Yeading.
Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, enacted by the Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023, the boundaries of the constituency from the next general election, due by January 2025, will be virtually unchanged. However, following a review of local authority ward boundaries which came into effect on 4 May 2022, the composition of the seat will now be composed of the following London Borough of Hillingdon wards:
Belmore; Charville; Hayes Town; Heathrow Villages; Pinkwell; West Drayton; Wood End; Yeading. [3]
The south-west is Heathrow Airport, which is the largest single provider of employment including its many associated businesses, such as retail, international distribution, cargo handling and parking throughout the seat and nearby. [4] Housing is overwhelmingly semi-detached houses and mid-rise apartments. The topography is near-flat and features the M4 motorway, mixed-traction Great Western Main Line, and the airport itself. Newer housing in the seat adjoins the Grand Union Canal and reduced pollution is expected from less diesel rolling stock on the main line. The seat has an income level of earnings slightly below national and Greater London averages. Among its working-age population, the most dominant occupation sectors are manufacturing, distribution, self-employed trades and light industry. [5]
McDonnell's majority has fluctuated between 25.4% and 41.6% of the votes cast over his runner-up, which in each election has been the Conservative Party's candidate. The 2015 result made the seat the 56th safest of the party's 232 seats (by majority percentage). [6]
The constituency of Hayes and Harlington voted 58.25% leave versus 41.75% to remain; [7] this is in contrast to the public stance of incumbent MP, John McDonnell, at the time of the referendum. [8] [9] [10]
The seat since its 1950 creation has in most elections been quite heavily Labour-voting in relative terms (as with its predecessor in the post war years). In 1981 its Labour MP, Neville Sandelson, defected to the now Liberal-merged Social Democratic Party. [n 3] Sandelson stood for election for the new party in 1983 which led to a three-way split in the vote which enabled Conservative Terry Dicks to gain the seat in 1983 and retain it in the next two General Elections on marginal majorities (in 1992 being only 53 votes). In 1997, the seat swung heavily back to the Labour candidate McDonnell with his +17.5% swing exceeding that nationally (10% average swing). McDonnell's majorities have ranged between 21.1% and 41.6% of the votes cast.
The constituency shared boundaries with the Hayes and Harlington electoral division for election of councillors to the Greater London Council at elections in 1973, 1977 and 1981. John McDonnell held the seat from 1981 to 1986.
Election | Member [11] | Party | Most notable frontbench role (if any) | |
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1950 | Walter Ayles | Labour | ||
1953 by-election | Arthur Skeffington | Labour | ||
1971 by-election | Neville Sandelson | Labour | ||
1981 | SDP | |||
1983 | Terry Dicks | Conservative | ||
1997 | John McDonnell | Labour | Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer (2015-2020) | |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Alex Cunliffe [12] | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John McDonnell | 24,545 | 55.8 | -10.7 | |
Conservative | Wayne Bridges | 15,284 | 34.7 | +6.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Alexander Cunliffe | 1,947 | 4.4 | +3.1 | |
Brexit Party | Harry Boparai | 1,292 | 2.9 | New | |
Green | Christine West | 739 | 1.7 | +0.5 | |
CPA | Chika Amadi | 187 | 0.4 | New | |
Majority | 9,261 | 21.1 | -16.8 | ||
Turnout | 43,994 | 60.8 | -4.4 | ||
Registered electors | 72,356 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | -8.4 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John McDonnell | 31,796 | 66.5 | +6.9 | |
Conservative | Greg Smith | 13,681 | 28.6 | +3.9 | |
UKIP | Cliff Dixon | 1,153 | 2.4 | -9.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Bill Newton Dunn | 601 | 1.3 | -0.7 | |
Green | John Bowman | 571 | 1.2 | -0.6 | |
Majority | 18,115 | 37.9 | +3.0 | ||
Turnout | 47,802 | 65.2 | +5.0 | ||
Registered electors | 73,268 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +1.5 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John McDonnell | 26,843 | 59.6 | +4.8 | |
Conservative | Pearl Lewis | 11,143 | 24.7 | −4.7 | |
UKIP | Cliff Dixon | 5,388 | 12.0 | New | |
Liberal Democrats | Satnam Kaur Khalsa | 888 | 2.0 | −6.7 | |
Green | Alick Munro | 794 | 1.8 | +1.0 | |
Majority | 15,700 | 34.9 | +9.5 | ||
Turnout | 45,056 | 60.2 | −0.5 | ||
Registered electors | 74,874 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +4.7 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John McDonnell | 23,377 | 54.8 | -3.9 | |
Conservative | Scott Seaman-Digby | 12,553 | 29.4 | +4.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Satnam Kaur Khalsa | 3,726 | 8.7 | -1.1 | |
BNP | Chris Forster | 1,520 | 3.6 | +1.0 | |
National Front | Andy Cripps | 566 | 1.3 | New | |
English Democrat | Cliff Dixon | 464 | 1.1 | New | |
Green | Jessica Lee | 348 | 0.8 | -0.6 | |
Christian | Aneel Shahzad | 83 | 0.2 | New | |
Majority | 10,824 | 25.4 | -8.1 | ||
Turnout | 42,637 | 60.7 | +5.4 | ||
Registered electors | 70,231 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | -4.1 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John McDonnell | 19,009 | 58.7 | -7.0 | |
Conservative | Richard Worrall | 8,162 | 25.2 | +1.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jon Ball | 3,174 | 9.8 | +3.8 | |
BNP | Tony Hazel | 830 | 2.6 | +0.4 | |
UKIP | Martin Haley | 552 | 1.7 | New | |
Green | Brian Outten | 442 | 1.4 | New | |
Independent | Paul Goddard | 220 | 0.7 | New | |
Majority | 10,847 | 33.5 | -8.1 | ||
Turnout | 32,389 | 56.3 | 0.0 | ||
Registered electors | 57,449 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | -4.1 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John McDonnell | 21,279 | 65.7 | +3.7 | |
Conservative | Robert McLean | 7,813 | 24.1 | -3.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Nahid Boethe | 1,958 | 6.0 | -1.4 | |
BNP | Gary Birch | 705 | 2.2 | New | |
Socialist Alternative | Walter Kennedy | 648 | 2.0 | New | |
Majority | 13,466 | 41.6 | +6.8 | ||
Turnout | 32,403 | 56.3 | -16.0 | ||
Registered electors | 57,561 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +3.4 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John McDonnell | 25,458 | 62.0 | +17.2 | |
Conservative | Andrew Retter | 11,167 | 27.2 | -17.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Tony Little | 3,049 | 7.4 | -2.9 | |
Referendum | Frederick Page | 778 | 1.9 | New | |
National Front | John Hutchins | 504 | 1.2 | New | |
All Night Party | Daniel Farrow | 135 | 0.3 | New | |
Majority | 14,291 | 34.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 41,091 | 72.3 | -7.4 | ||
Registered electors | 56,783 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +17.4 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Terry Dicks | 19,489 | 44.9 | -4.3 | |
Labour | John McDonnell | 19,436 | 44.8 | +9.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Tony Little | 4,472 | 10.3 | New | |
Majority | 53 | 0.1 | -13.7 | ||
Turnout | 43,397 | 79.7 | +5.2 | ||
Registered electors | 54,449 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | -6.8 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Terry Dicks | 21,355 | 49.2 | +8.9 | |
Labour | Peter Fagan | 15,390 | 35.5 | +5.6 | |
SDP | Sue Slipman | 6,641 | 15.3 | -13.7 | |
Majority | 5,965 | 13.8 | +3.4 | ||
Turnout | 43,386 | 74.5 | +3.6 | ||
Registered electors | 58,240 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +7.2 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Terry Dicks | 16,451 | 40.3 | -0.2 | |
Labour | Peter Fagan | 12,217 | 29.9 | -18.4 | |
SDP | Neville Sandelson | 11,842 | 29.0 | New | |
Freedom | F. Hill | 324 | 0.8 | New | |
Majority | 4,234 | 10.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 40,834 | 70.9 | -4.1 | ||
Registered electors | 57,620 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +9.3 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Neville Sandelson | 20,350 | 48.30 | -3.88 | |
Conservative | Albert Tyrell [28] | 17,048 | 40.47 | +12.51 | |
Liberal | Hester Smallbone | 3,900 | 9.26 | -7.03 | |
National Front | Gordon Callow [28] | 582 | 1.38 | -1.68 | |
Communist | John Mansfield [28] | 249 | 0.59 | New | |
Majority | 3,302 | 7.83 | -16.39 | ||
Turnout | 42,129 | 75.01 | +5.52 | ||
Registered electors | 56,165 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | -8.20 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Neville Sandelson | 20,291 | 52.18 | -6.53 | |
Conservative | Neil Balfour | 10,871 | 27.96 | -6.85 | |
Liberal | C. Lyon | 6,336 | 16.29 | New | |
National Front | J.S. Fairhurst | 1,189 | 3.06 | -3.41 | |
Workers Revolutionary | R. Bull | 198 | 0.51 | New | |
Majority | 9,420 | 24.22 | +1.12 | ||
Turnout | 38,885 | 69.49 | -6.32 | ||
Registered electors | 55,960 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +0.2 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Neville Sandelson | 24,682 | 58.71 | +1.06 | |
Conservative | P.D. Watherston | 14,634 | 34.81 | -6.43 | |
National Front | J.S. Fairhurst | 2,721 | 6.47 | New | |
Majority | 10,048 | 23.10 | +6.69 | ||
Turnout | 42,037 | 75.81 | +8.70 | ||
Registered electors | 55,451 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Neville Sandelson | 15,827 | 74.7 | +17.1 | |
Conservative | Andre William Potier | 5,348 | 25.3 | -15.98 | |
Majority | 10,479 | 49.4 | +32.99 | ||
Turnout | 21,175 | 42.3 | -24.9 | ||
Registered electors | 50,766 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Arthur Skeffington | 19,192 | 57.65 | -4.56 | |
Conservative | Andre William Potier | 13,728 | 41.24 | +5.54 | |
Communist | Peter Pink | 372 | 1.12 | -0.98 | |
Majority | 5,464 | 16.41 | -10.10 | ||
Turnout | 33,292 | 67.11 | -5.58 | ||
Registered electors | 49,609 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Arthur Skeffington | 20,707 | 62.21 | +3.42 | |
Conservative | Lionel E. Smith | 11,883 | 35.70 | -2.94 | |
Communist | Frank Stanley | 698 | 2.10 | -0.46 | |
Majority | 8,824 | 26.51 | +6.36 | ||
Turnout | 33,288 | 72.69 | -0.51 | ||
Registered electors | 45,797 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Arthur Skeffington | 20,018 | 58.79 | +9.61 | |
Conservative | Lionel E. Smith | 13,158 | 38.64 | +0.62 | |
Communist | Frank Stanley | 873 | 2.56 | +1.14 | |
Majority | 6,860 | 20.15 | +8.99 | ||
Turnout | 34,049 | 73.20 | -7.27 | ||
Registered electors | 46,512 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Arthur Skeffington | 18,301 | 49.18 | -8.54 | |
Conservative | Anthony Grant | 14,149 | 38.02 | -1.64 | |
Liberal | Stanley Gay | 4,235 | 11.38 | -1.19 | |
Communist | Francis Foster | 527 | 1.42 | New | |
Majority | 4,152 | 11.16 | -6.90 | ||
Turnout | 37,212 | 80.47 | +3.91 | ||
Registered electors | 46,244 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Arthur Skeffington | 19,558 | 57.72 | -7.07 | |
Conservative | Anthony Courtney | 13,440 | 39.66 | +4.45 | |
Communist | Francis Foster | 886 | 2.61 | New | |
Majority | 6,118 | 18.06 | -8.80 | ||
Turnout | 33,884 | 76.56 | -5.64 | ||
Registered electors | 44,259 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Arthur Skeffington | 12,797 | 63.93 | -0.86 | |
Conservative | Anthony Sumption | 7,221 | 36.07 | +0.86 | |
Majority | 5,576 | 27.86 | -1.72 | ||
Turnout | 20,018 | 45.00 | -37.20 | ||
Registered electors | 44,525 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Walter Ayles | 23,823 | 64.79 | +4.65 | |
Conservative | Mannas Joel Rantzen | 12,949 | 35.21 | +5.21 | |
Majority | 10,874 | 29.58 | -0.56 | ||
Turnout | 36,772 | 82.20 | -2.99 | ||
Registered electors | 44,737 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Walter Ayles | 22,490 | 60.14 | ||
Conservative | C.C. Vinson | 11,218 | 30.00 | ||
Liberal | John Walter Frank Lett | 3,093 | 8.27 | ||
Communist | Francis Foster | 593 | 1.59 | ||
Majority | 11,272 | 30.14 | |||
Turnout | 37,394 | 85.19 | |||
Registered electors | 43,893 | ||||
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