The London Borough of Hillingdon is a London borough in Greater London,England. It forms part of outer London and West London,being the westernmost London borough. It was formed in 1965 from the districts of Hayes and Harlington,Ruislip-Northwood,Uxbridge,and Yiewsley and West Drayton. The borough includes most of Heathrow Airport and Brunel University,and is the second largest of the 32 London boroughs by area.
Alexander John Randall,Baron Randall of Uxbridge,is a British politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Uxbridge from 1997 to 2010 and for Uxbridge and South Ruislip until 2015,before being awarded a life peerage in 2018. A member of the Conservative Party,he served as Government Deputy Chief Whip from May 2010 and October 2013,as well as Environment Adviser to Theresa May from 2017 to 2019.
Sir Robert James MacGillivray Neill KC (Hon) is a British barrister and Conservative Party politician. He served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bromley and Chislehurst from 2006 to 2024.
An election to the Assembly of London took place on 10 June 2004,along with the 2004 London mayoral election.
The 2004 European Parliament election was the United Kingdom's part of the wider 2004 European Parliament election which was held between 10 and 13 June 2004 in the 25 member states of the European Union. The United Kingdom's part of this election was held on Thursday 10 June 2004. The election also coincided with the 2004 local elections and the London Assembly and mayoral elections. In total,78 Members of the European Parliament were elected from the United Kingdom using proportional representation.
A Deputy Mayor is a member of the London Mayoral cabinet,in the executive arm of the Greater London Authority. They serve as political advisors with responsibilities and powers corresponding to portfolios delegated by the Mayor. One of them must be designated as the Statutory Deputy Mayor,a member of the London Assembly who serves as the temporary Mayor during a vacancy or temporary incapacity of the Mayor.
Uxbridge and South Ruislip is a constituency in Greater London represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since its 2010 creation. The seat has been held by Danny Beales of the Labour Party since July 2024.
The 2008 London mayoral election for the office of Mayor of London,England,was held on 1 May 2008. Conservative candidate Boris Johnson defeated incumbent Labour Mayor Ken Livingstone. It was the third London mayoral election,the previous elections being the first election in May 2000 and the second election in June 2004.
The 2012 London mayoral election was an election held on Thursday 3 May 2012,to elect the Mayor of London. It was held on the same day as the London Assembly election,and used a supplementary vote system.
Andrew Boff is a British politician who has been Chair of the London Assembly since 2023,and previously from 2021 to 2022. A member of the Conservative Party,he has served as a London-wide Assembly Member (AM) since the 2008 election. Boff served as Leader of the Conservatives in the London Assembly from June 2012 to October 2015.
The 2008 Henley by-election to elect a member of the House of Commons for the constituency of Henley in Oxfordshire was held on 26 June 2008. It followed the election of the previous incumbent Boris Johnson as Mayor of London in May 2008. In order to resign from being an MP,Johnson accepted the post of Steward and Bailiff of the Manor of Northstead on 4 June 2008.
Onkar Sahota is a British Labour Party politician and general practitioner who served as Chair of the London Assembly from 2022 to 2023. He was Deputy Chair of the London Assembly from 2023 to 2024,and the first Labour member of the London Assembly for Ealing and Hillingdon,from 2012 until 2024.
The 2016 London mayoral election was held on 5 May 2016 to elect the Mayor of London,on the same day as the London Assembly election. It was the fifth election to the position of mayor,which was created in 2000 following a referendum in Greater London. The election used a supplementary vote system.
Victoria Lorne Peta Borwick,Baroness Borwick,is a British politician.
On 9 October 2014,a by-election was held for the UK parliamentary constituency of Clacton in Essex,England. The by-election was triggered by the Conservative MP for Clacton,Douglas Carswell,defecting to the UK Independence Party (UKIP) and subsequently resigning his seat to seek re-election as its candidate.
Joyce Rebekah "Joy" Morrissey is an American-born British Conservative Party politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Beaconsfield since 2019. She was a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury from November 2023 until July 2024. She has been Shadow Minister of State for Energy Security and Net Zero and an Opposition whip since July 2024.
Reform UK is a right-wing populist political party in the United Kingdom. Nigel Farage has served as the party's leader since June 2024 and Richard Tice has served as the party's deputy leader since July 2024. The Party currently has five Members of Parliament (MPs) in the House of Commons and one member of the London Assembly. Following Farage's resumption as leader during the 2024 general election,there was a sharp increase in support for the party. In the election it was the third largest party by popular vote,with 14.3% of the vote share. The party is structured as a limited company,with Farage as the majority shareholder with fifteen shares. Farage owns eight of these,giving him a controlling majority. The other shareholders are Tice,who holds five,and Chief Executive Paul Oakden and Party Treasurer Mehrtash A'Zami who each hold one share.
A by-election for the United Kingdom parliamentary constituency of Uxbridge and South Ruislip was held on 20 July 2023,following the resignation of former Prime Minister Boris Johnson as its member of Parliament (MP) on 12 June.
