Hendon North (UK Parliament constituency)

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Hendon North
Former borough constituency
for the House of Commons
County Greater London
Electorate 51,514 (1992) [1]
1945–1997
SeatsOne
Created from Hendon
Replaced by Hendon and Hertsmere

Hendon North was a constituency in the former Municipal Borough of Hendon (later subsumed into the London Borough of Barnet) which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was created for the 1945 general election as the existing Hendon constituency was too large (the estimated electorate in 1941 was 217,900 [2] ), and lasted until the 1997 general election when the London Borough of Barnet's Parliamentary representation was reduced from four seats to three.

Contents

Hendon North constituency within the parliamentary county of Middlesex, showing boundaries used from 1945 to 1974 HendonNorth1945.png
Hendon North constituency within the parliamentary county of Middlesex, showing boundaries used from 1945 to 1974
Map that gives each named seat and any constant electoral success for national (Westminster) elections for Middlesex, 1955 to 1974. Final Middlesex constituencies (1955-74).svg
Map that gives each named seat and any constant electoral success for national (Westminster) elections for Middlesex, 1955 to 1974.

Boundaries

1945–1974: The Municipal Borough of Hendon wards of Burnt Oak, Edgware, Mill Hill, and West Hendon.

1974–1997: The London Borough of Barnet wards of Burnt Oak, Colindale, Edgware, Hale, and Mill Hill.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMember [3] Party
1945 Barbara Ayrton-Gould Labour
1950 Ian Orr-Ewing Conservative
1970 John Gorst Conservative
1997 constituency abolished

Elections

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1992: Hendon North [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Michael Gorst 20,569 53.2 −2.4
Labour D Hill13,44734.8+9.3
Liberal Democrats P Kemp4,13610.7−8.2
Green P Duncan4301.1New
Natural Law P Orr950.2New
Majority 7,12218.4−11.7
Turnout 38,67775.1+9.3
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Hendon North [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Michael Gorst 20,155 55.6 +6.7
Labour Mrs. Jenny Rachel Manson 9,22325.5+1.8
SDP Mrs. Elisabeth Jean Davies6,85918.9−6.7
Majority 10,93230.1+5.8
Turnout 36,23765.8+2.2
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1983: Hendon North [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Michael Gorst 18,499 49.9 −2.2
SDP Kenneth Craig9,47425.6N/A
Labour Tony Williams8,78623.7−12.3
Nationalist Party Bernard Franklin1940.5N/A
Independent R Clayton1160.3New
Majority 9,02524.3+8.2
Turnout 37,06868.0−5.8
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1979: Hendon North [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Michael Gorst 20,766 52.1 +7.6
Labour Frank Arthur Cooper14,37436.0−3.7
Liberal Christopher Perkin4,11310.3−5.6
National Front Bernard Franklyn6381.6New
Majority 6,39216.1+11.3
Turnout 39,89173.8+1.6
Conservative hold Swing
General election October 1974: Hendon North [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Michael Gorst 16,299 44.55
Labour John Stanley Champion14,54939.68
Liberal I Senior5,82215.88
Majority 1,7504.77
Turnout 36,67072.24
Conservative hold Swing -0.79
General election February 1974: Hendon North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Michael Gorst 17,285 42.63
Labour John Stanley Champion14,67336.19
Liberal David Edwards8,5856.44
Majority 2,6126.44
Turnout 31,95880.91
Conservative hold Swing -1.1
General election 1970: Hendon North [9] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Michael Gorst 18,192 49.3 +2.9
Labour Alexander Andrew Mackay Irvine 15,01340.7−4.1
Liberal Gerald Cass3,70410.0+1.2
Majority 3,1798.6+7.1
Turnout 36,90970.9−9.1
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1960s

General election 1966: Hendon North [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sir Charles Ian Orr-Ewing 18,468 46.36
Labour Ernest Wistrich17,86844.85
Liberal Gerald Cass3,5038.79
Majority 6001.51
Turnout 39,83980.02
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1964: Hendon North [12] [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sir Charles Ian Orr-Ewing 17,784 44.3 −6.5
Labour Alan Jinkinson 16,66041.5+3.0
Liberal John Holmes5,71914.2+3.5
Majority 1,1242.8−9.6
Turnout 40,163
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1959: Hendon North [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sir Charles Ian Orr-Ewing 21,898 50.85
Labour Co-op Cecil Genese16,56638.47
Liberal Lady Hills4,59810.68
Majority 5,33212.38
Turnout 43,06281.67
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1955: Hendon North [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sir Charles Ian Orr-Ewing 21,934 50.69
Labour Elizabeth Monkhouse17,87441.30
Liberal Donald Barrington-Hudson3,4678.01
Majority 4,0609.39
Turnout 43,27580.66
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1951: Hendon North [16] [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sir Charles Ian Orr-Ewing 23,329 49.23
Labour Finlay Rea20,73843.76
Liberal Kenneth Jupp 3,3197.00
Majority 2,5915.47
Turnout 47,38686.28
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1950: Hendon North [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sir Charles Ian Orr-Ewing 20,755 44.4 +8.9
Labour Barbara Ayrton-Gould 18,50039.6−8.0
Liberal Edward Martell 6,57514.1−2.8
Communist Marjorie Pollitt [19] 9182.0New
Majority 2,2254.8N/A
Turnout 46,74886.3+11.2
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: Hendon North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Barbara Ayrton-Gould 18,251 47.61
Conservative Edwin William Conquest Flavell 13,60735.49
Liberal Frederic Aked Sellers 6,47816.90
Majority 4,64412.12
Turnout 38,33675.09
Labour win (new seat)

Notes and references

  1. ↑ "'Hendon North', June 1983 up to May 1997". ElectionWebProject. Cognitive Computing Limited. 4 March 2011. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  2. ↑ The Guinness Book Of Records 1980
  3. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "H" (part 2)
  4. ↑ Whitaker's Almanack 1994
  5. ↑ Whitaker's Almanack 1990
  6. ↑ "Not updated: UK General Election results: June 1983". Archived from the original on 2010-01-17. Retrieved 2010-03-05.
  7. ↑ UK General Election results May 1979 at politicsresources.net
  8. ↑ UK General Election results October 1974 at politicsresources.net
  9. ↑ Whitaker's Almanack 1972
  10. ↑ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1970.
  11. ↑ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1966.
  12. ↑ Whitaker's Almanack 1965
  13. ↑ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1964.
  14. ↑ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1959.
  15. ↑ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1955.
  16. ↑ Whitaker's Almanack 1951
  17. ↑ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1951.
  18. ↑ Whitaker's Almanack 1951
  19. ↑ "Results". Aberdeen Press and Journal Aberdeenshire. 24 February 1950. Retrieved 22 April 2017.

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