Ruislip-Northwood (UK Parliament constituency)
Ruislip-Northwood | |
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Former borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
![]() Boundary of Ruislip-Northwood in Greater London for the 2005 general election | |
County | Greater London |
1950–2010 | |
Seats | One |
Created from | Uxbridge |
Replaced by | Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner, Uxbridge and South Ruislip |
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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.
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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Election | Member[2] | Party | |
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1950 | Petre Crowder | Conservative | |
1979 | John Wilkinson | Conservative | |
2005 | Nick Hurd | Conservative | |
2010 | Constituency abolished: see Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner (main successor) |
Elections
[edit]Elections in the 1950s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Petre Crowder | 23,077 | 57.51 | ||
Labour | A.L. Birk | 13,568 | 33.81 | ||
Liberal | Gwendoline Rosser McGregor Wood | 3,482 | 8.68 | ||
Majority | 9,509 | 23.70 | |||
Turnout | 40,127 | 88.05 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Petre Crowder | 25,295 | 63.58 | ||
Labour Co-op | Thomas J Parker | 14,491 | 36.42 | ||
Majority | 10,804 | 27.16 | |||
Turnout | 39,786 | 84.62 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Petre Crowder | 24,806 | 65.18 | ||
Labour | George S Burden | 13,251 | 34.82 | ||
Majority | 11,555 | 30.36 | |||
Turnout | 38,057 | 79.79 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Petre Crowder | 23,480 | 56.99 | ||
Labour | James L King | 10,424 | 25.30 | ||
Liberal | Reginald A Walker | 7,295 | 17.71 | New | |
Majority | 13,056 | 31.69 | |||
Turnout | 41,199 | 83.74 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1960s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Petre Crowder | 21,036 | 52.36 | ||
Labour | Patrick TA Marlowe | 11,331 | 28.21 | ||
Liberal | Reginald A Walker | 7,806 | 19.43 | ||
Majority | 9,705 | 24.15 | |||
Turnout | 40,173 | 81.39 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Petre Crowder | 20,731 | 51.42 | ||
Labour | P.L.N. Smith | 13,455 | 33.38 | ||
Liberal | Reginald A Walker | 6,128 | 15.20 | ||
Majority | 7,276 | 18.04 | |||
Turnout | 40,314 | 81.72 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1970s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Petre Crowder | 24,247 | 60.65 | ||
Labour | B.H. Silverman | 11,541 | 28.87 | ||
Liberal | Joyce M. Arram | 4,188 | 10.48 | ||
Majority | 12,706 | 31.78 | |||
Turnout | 39,976 | 73.04 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Petre Crowder | 21,995 | 49.63 | ||
Labour | Reg Race | 10,574 | 23.86 | ||
Liberal | Joyce Arram | 10,311 | 23.27 | ||
Ind. Conservative | W.P. Hobday | 458 | 1.14 | New | |
Majority | 11,421 | 25.77 | |||
Turnout | 43,338 | 82.65 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Petre Crowder | 20,779 | 51.50 | ||
Labour | Reg Race | 10,490 | 26.00 | ||
Liberal | Joyce Arram | 8,621 | 21.37 | ||
United Democratic | W.P. Hobday | 458 | 1.14 | New | |
Majority | 10,289 | 25.50 | |||
Turnout | 40,348 | 74.55 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Wilkinson | 26,748 | 61.30 | ||
Labour | Michael Lloyd[4] | 9,541 | 21.87 | ||
Liberal | (George) Raymond Stephenson[4] | 6,867 | 15.74 | ||
National Front | Arthur Martin[4] | 477 | 1.09 | New | |
Majority | 17,207 | 39.43 | |||
Turnout | 43,633 | 78.61 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1980s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | John Wilkinson | 24,498 | 59.58 | ||
Liberal | Raymond Stephenson | 11,516 | 28.01 | ||
Labour | Mike O'Brien | 5,105 | 12.42 | ||
Majority | 12,982 | 31.57 | |||
Turnout | 41,119 | 72.93 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Wilkinson | 27,418 | 62.63 | ||
Liberal | Doreen Darby | 10,447 | 23.86 | ||
Labour | Hazel Smith | 5,913 | 13.51 | ||
Majority | 16,971 | 38.77 | |||
Turnout | 43,778 | 77.67 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1990s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | John Wilkinson | 28,097 | 63.3 | +0.7 | |
Labour | RM Brooks | 8,306 | 18.7 | +5.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | H Davies | 7,739 | 17.4 | −6.5 | |
Natural Law | MG Sheehan | 214 | 0.5 | New | |
Majority | 19,791 | 44.6 | +5.8 | ||
Turnout | 44,356 | 82.1 | +4.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −2.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | John Wilkinson | 22,526 | 50.2 | −12.7 | |
Labour | Paul D. Barker | 14,732 | 32.9 | +13.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Chris D.J. Edwards | 7,279 | 16.2 | −0.4 | |
Natural Law | Cherry E. Griffin | 296 | 0.8 | +0.3 | |
Majority | 7,794 | 17.3 | −25.7 | ||
Turnout | 44,833 | 74.2 | −7.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −12.8 |
Elections in the 2000s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Wilkinson | 18,115 | 48.8 | −1.4 | |
Labour | Gillian Travers | 10,578 | 28.5 | −4.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Michael Cox | 7,177 | 19.3 | +3.1 | |
Green | Graham Lee | 724 | 1.9 | New | |
BNP | Ian Edward | 547 | 1.5 | New | |
Majority | 7,537 | 20.3 | +3.0 | ||
Turnout | 37,141 | 61.1 | −13.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Nick Hurd | 18,939 | 47.7 | −1.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Michael Cox | 10,029 | 25.3 | +6.0 | |
Labour | Ashley D. Riley | 8,323 | 21.0 | −7.5 | |
Green | Graham Lee | 892 | 2.2 | +0.3 | |
National Front | Ian Edward | 841 | 2.1 | New | |
UKIP | Roland B.S. Courtenay | 646 | 1.6 | New | |
Majority | 8,910 | 22.4 | +2.1 | ||
Turnout | 39,670 | 65.3 | +4.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −3.5 |
See also
[edit]Notes and references
[edit]- ^ [1] Ordnance survey website
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "R" (part 2)
- ^ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1955.
- ^ a b c Election Expenses. Parliament of the United Kingdom. 1980. p. 14. ISBN 0102374805.
- ^ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
- ^ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1997. Politics Resources. 1 May 1997. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
- ^ C. Rallings & M. Thrasher, The Media Guide to the New Parliamentary Constituencies, p.141 (Plymouth: LGC Elections Centre, 1995).
- ^ The 1997 election result has swings relative to the notional, not the actual, 1992 result.
- ^ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
External links
[edit]- Ruislip-Northwood UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at MapIt UK