Ruislip-Northwood (UK Parliament constituency)

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Ruislip-Northwood
Former borough constituency
for the House of Commons
RuislipNorthwoodConstituency.svg
Boundary of Ruislip-Northwood in Greater Londonfor the 2005 general election
County Greater London
1950–2010
SeatsOne
Created from Uxbridge
Replaced by Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner, Uxbridge and South Ruislip
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.

Ruislip-Northwood was a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament from 1950 to 2010 that elected one member (MP) by the first past the post system of election. It was centred on the districts of Ruislip and Northwood in the London Borough of Hillingdon.

Contents

The seat returned each of three Conservatives who stood in turn. Its narrowest majority was 17.3% in 1997, over the Labour Party candidate.

History

This represented the northern half of the earlier Uxbridge constituency which was divided into two following house-building in the area in 1950.

Ruislip-Northwood was a constituency that as such covered slightly elevated and gently hilly outskirts of West London, beginning 12 miles (19 km) WNW of Charing Cross. [1]

All three of its successive Members of Parliament were Old Etonians and as the majorities they received were non-marginal, with their contributions the seat was throughout its elections a safe seat.

Almost all of its area has been succeeded by Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner.

Boundaries

1950–1974: The Urban District of Ruislip-Northwood.

1974–1983: The London Borough of Hillingdon wards of Eastcote, Haydon, Manor, Northwood, Ruislip, and South Ruislip.

1983–1997: The London Borough of Hillingdon wards of Bourne, Cavendish, Deansfield, Eastcote, Manor, Northwood, Northwood Hills, Ruislip, and St Martins.

1997–2010: The London Borough of Hillingdon wards of Bourne, Cavendish, Deansfield, Eastcote, Harefield, Manor, Northwood, Northwood Hills, Ruislip, and St Martins.

The constituency consisted of the northern part of the London Borough of Hillingdon.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMember [2] Party
1950 Petre Crowder Conservative
1979 John Wilkinson Conservative
2005 Nick Hurd Conservative
2010Constituency abolished: see Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner (main successor)

Elections

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1950: Ruislip-Northwood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Petre Crowder 23,077 57.51
Labour A.L. Birk13,56833.81
Liberal Gwendoline Rosser McGregor Wood3,4828.68
Majority9,50923.70
Turnout 40,12788.05
Conservative win (new seat)
General election 1951: Ruislip-Northwood [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Petre Crowder 25,295 63.58
Labour Co-op Thomas J Parker14,49136.42
Majority10,80427.16
Turnout 39,78684.62
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1955: Ruislip-Northwood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Petre Crowder 24,806 65.18
Labour George S Burden13,25134.82
Majority11,55530.36
Turnout 38,05779.79
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1959: Ruislip-Northwood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Petre Crowder 23,480 56.99
Labour James L King10,42425.30
Liberal Reginald A Walker7,29517.71New
Majority13,05631.69
Turnout 41,19983.74
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1960s

General election 1964: Ruislip-Northwood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Petre Crowder 21,036 52.36
Labour Patrick TA Marlowe11,33128.21
Liberal Reginald A Walker7,80619.43
Majority9,70524.15
Turnout 40,17381.39
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1966: Ruislip-Northwood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Petre Crowder 20,731 51.42
Labour P.L.N. Smith13,45533.38
Liberal Reginald A Walker6,12815.20
Majority7,27618.04
Turnout 40,31481.72
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1970: Ruislip-Northwood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Petre Crowder 24,247 60.65
Labour B.H. Silverman11,54128.87
Liberal Joyce M. Arram4,18810.48
Majority12,70631.78
Turnout 39,97673.04
Conservative hold Swing
General election February 1974: Ruislip-Northwood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Petre Crowder 21,995 49.63
Labour Reg Race 10,57423.86
Liberal Joyce Arram10,31123.27
Ind. Conservative W.P. Hobday4581.14New
Majority11,42125.77
Turnout 43,33882.65
Conservative hold Swing
General election October 1974: Ruislip-Northwood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Petre Crowder 20,779 51.50
Labour Reg Race 10,49026.00
Liberal Joyce Arram8,62121.37
United DemocraticW.P. Hobday4581.14New
Majority10,28925.50
Turnout 40,34874.55
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1979: Ruislip-Northwood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Wilkinson 26,748 61.30
Labour Michael Lloyd [4] 9,54121.87
Liberal (George) Raymond Stephenson [4] 6,86715.74
National Front Arthur Martin [4] 4771.09New
Majority17,20739.43
Turnout 43,63378.61
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1980s

General election 1983: Ruislip-Northwood [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Wilkinson 24,498 59.58
Liberal Raymond Stephenson11,51628.01
Labour Mike O'Brien 5,10512.42
Majority12,98231.57
Turnout 41,11972.93
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1987: Ruislip-Northwood [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Wilkinson 27,418 62.63
Liberal Doreen Darby10,44723.86
Labour Hazel Smith5,91313.51
Majority16,97138.77
Turnout 43,77877.67
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1992: Ruislip-Northwood [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Wilkinson 28,097 63.3 +0.7
Labour RM Brooks8,30618.7+5.2
Liberal Democrats H Davies7,73917.4−6.5
Natural Law MG Sheehan2140.5New
Majority19,79144.6+5.8
Turnout 44,35682.1+4.4
Conservative hold Swing −2.3
General election 1997: Ruislip-Northwood [9] [10] [11] [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Wilkinson 22,526 50.2 −12.7
Labour Paul D. Barker14,73232.9+13.0
Liberal Democrats Chris D.J. Edwards7,27916.2−0.4
Natural Law Cherry E. Griffin2960.8+0.3
Majority7,79417.3−25.7
Turnout 44,83374.2−7.9
Conservative hold Swing −12.8

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2001: Ruislip-Northwood [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Wilkinson 18,115 48.8 −1.4
Labour Gillian Travers10,57828.5−4.4
Liberal Democrats Michael Cox7,17719.3+3.1
Green Graham Lee7241.9New
BNP Ian Edward5471.5New
Majority7,53720.3+3.0
Turnout 37,14161.1−13.1
Conservative hold Swing
General election 2005: Ruislip-Northwood [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nick Hurd 18,939 47.7 −1.1
Liberal Democrats Michael Cox10,02925.3+6.0
Labour Ashley D. Riley8,32321.0−7.5
Green Graham Lee8922.2+0.3
National Front Ian Edward8412.1New
UKIP Roland B.S. Courtenay6461.6New
Majority8,91022.4+2.1
Turnout 39,67065.3+4.2
Conservative hold Swing −3.5

See also

Notes and references

  1. ↑ Ordnance survey website
  2. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "R" (part 2)
  3. ↑ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1955.
  4. 1 2 3 Election Expenses. Parliament of the United Kingdom. 1980. p. 14. ISBN   0102374805.
  5. ↑ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  6. ↑ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  7. ↑ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  8. ↑ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
  9. ↑ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  10. ↑ "Politics Resources". Election 1997. Politics Resources. 1 May 1997. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
  11. ↑ C. Rallings & M. Thrasher, The Media Guide to the New Parliamentary Constituencies, p.141 (Plymouth: LGC Elections Centre, 1995).
  12. ↑ The 1997 election result has swings relative to the notional, not the actual, 1992 result.
  13. ↑ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  14. ↑ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

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