Hammersmith and Chiswick
| Hammersmith and Chiswick | |
|---|---|
| Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
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 Location within Greater London | |
| County | Greater London |
| Electorate | 74,746 (2023)[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2024 |
| Member of Parliament | Andy Slaughter (Labour) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Hammersmith & Brentford and Isleworth |
Hammersmith and Chiswick is a constituency[a] of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.[2] It was established by the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies and was first contested at the 2024 general election.[3] It is represented by Andy Slaughter of the Labour Party, who previously held the abolished seat of Hammersmith from 2010.
Boundaries
[edit | edit source]The constituency is in West London and comprises the following electoral wards:[4][5]
- The London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham wards of Addison, Avonmore, Brook Green, Coningham, Grove, Hammersmith Broadway, Ravenscourt, Shepherd's Bush Green, Wendell Park and White City from the abolished constituency of Hammersmith
- The London Borough of Hounslow wards of Chiswick Gunnersbury, Chiswick Homefields and Chiswick Riverside, previously part of Brentford and Isleworth
Constituency profile
[edit | edit source]Electoral Calculus characterises the seat as "Progressive", with soft left or liberal views and high levels of university education.[6] Incomes and house prices are high for London and very high for the UK.
Election results
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Elections in the 2020s
[edit | edit source]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Andy Slaughter | 24,073 | 52.3 | +1.5 | |
| Conservative | Andrew Dinsmore | 8,783 | 19.1 | −11.4 | |
| Green | Naranee Ruthra-Rajan | 4,468 | 9.7 | +6.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Eraj Rostaqi | 4,292 | 9.3 | −4.6 | |
| Reform | Louise Petano-Heathcote | 2,929 | 6.4 | +4.6 | |
| Rejoin EU | Bill Colegrave | 821 | 1.8 | N/A | |
| Workers Party | Raj Gill | 439 | 1.0 | N/A | |
| Workers Revolutionary | Scott Dore | 216 | 0.5 | N/A | |
| Majority | 15,290 | 33.2 | +12.9 | ||
| Turnout | 46,021 | 60.7 | −10.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 75,860 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Elections in the 2010s
[edit | edit source]| 2019 notional result[9] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Labour | 27,051 | 50.8 | |
| Conservative | 16,228 | 30.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 7,390 | 13.9 | |
| Green | 1,632 | 3.1 | |
| Brexit Party | 976 | 1.8 | |
| Turnout | 53,277 | 71.3 | |
| Electorate | 74,746 | ||
See also
[edit | edit source]Notes
[edit | edit source]- ^ A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
References
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- ^ Electoral Calculus https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/fcgi-bin/calcwork23.py?seat=Hammersmith%20and%20Chiswick
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Hammersmith and Chiswick UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK
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