Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1974 onwards
Chipping Barnet is a constituency [ n 1] created in 1974 and represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Dan Tomlinson of the Labour Party .[ n 2] It is part of the London Borough of Barnet , on the border with Hertfordshire .
Constituency profile
Barnet was once an elevated narrow projection of Hertfordshire into the county of Middlesex , and consisted of an agricultural market town.[ 3] The town became well connected to central London by the London Underground network and is today commuter suburbia , with many of its properties semi-detached with substantial gardens as well as having many small parks and nature reserves. The area has few tower blocks for social housing .[citation needed ]
Electoral Calculus categorises the seat with a "Kind Yuppies" demographic, indicating well-educated younger voters who could vote for either the Conservatives or Labour but opposed Brexit .[ 4]
Boundaries
The seat was created from the parts of the former Barnet constituency which were in the London Borough of Barnet.
1974–1997 : The London Borough of Barnet wards of Arkley, Brunswick Park, East Barnet, Hadley, and Totteridge.
1997–2010 : As above plus Friern Barnet.
2010–2024 : The London Borough of Barnet wards of Brunswick Park, Coppetts, East Barnet, High Barnet, Oakleigh, Totteridge, and Underhill.
2024–present : The London Borough of Barnet wards of Barnet Vale, Brunswick Park, East Barnet, Edgwarebury, High Barnet, Totteridge & Woodside, Underhill and Whetstone.[ 5] [ 6]
Members of Parliament
History
Chipping Barnet votes by political party in the 1974-2019 general elections. Con = Conservative, Lab = Labour, LbD = Liberal/Liberal Democrat, Grn = Green Party, NFt = National Front, UKI = UK Independence Party, Oth = Other, Ind = Independent
It was held by a Conservative since its creation for the February 1974 general election , and withstood the Labour landslide in 1997 by just over 2% (1,035 votes). However, this would come to a close after the 2024 general election, when Chipping Barnet was won by the Labour Party; it was the first time in the constituency's history that it was not represented by a Conservative MP.
In the 2019 general election , the seat was seen as an important potential gain for the Labour Party, due to Villiers' small majority and high-profile (as the Environment Secretary ) and the seat's vote to remain in the 2016 European Union membership referendum .[ 10] [ 11] [ 12] [ 13] Nevertheless, Villiers retained the seat with a majority increased threefold, albeit still a small one.[ 14]
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
Elections in the 2010s
Elections in the 2000s
Elections in the 1990s
Elections in the 1980s
Elections in the 1970s
See also
Notes
References
^ "Chipping Barnet: Usual Resident Population, 2011" . Neighbourhood Statistics . Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 23 February 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2015 .
^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – London" . Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 19 June 2024 .
^ 'Parishes: Barnet', in A History of the County of Hertford: Volume 2 Archived 2017-08-03 at the Wayback Machine ed. William Page (London, 1908), pp. 329-337. British History Online. accessed 5 February 2017.
^ Electoral Calculus https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/fcgi-bin/seatdetails.py?seat=Chipping+Barnet
^ "Chipping Barnet borough constituency" . Boundary Commission for England . December 2022.
^ "Boundary Commission for England - Final Recommendations for the London Region: Chipping Barnet Borough Constituency - Electorate 75,761" (PDF) . Boundary Commission for England . December 2022.
^ "Barnet Chipping Barnet 1974-1983-" . Parliamentary Debates (Hansard) . Archived from the original on 27 April 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2015 .
^ "Chipping Barnet 1983-" . Parliamentary Debates (Hansard) . Archived from the original on 28 August 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2015 .
^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 4)
^ Langford, Eleanor (11 December 2019). "Dominic Raab tops list of big-name MPs who could lose their seat on Thursday" . Politics Home . Archived from the original on 8 February 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2020 .
^ Gallagher, Paul (15 November 2019). "General election 2019: Chipping Barnet voters hold their nose, put off by anti-Semitism and Brexit" . i . Archived from the original on 8 February 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2020 .
^ Smyth, Chris; Zeffman, Henry (30 November 2019). "Shadow of Jeremy Corbyn hangs over Labour canvassers" . The Times . Archived from the original on 8 February 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2020 .
^ Murphy, Joe (12 December 2019). "Key London election seats and times results will be announced: your guide to tonight" . Evening Standard . Archived from the original on 8 February 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2020 . Cabinet minister Theresa Villiers has been nursing a tiny majority of 353 (0.6 per cent). If Labour can't finish her off, then Corbyn is in trouble.
^ "Chipping Barnet Parliamentary constituency" . BBC News . 2019. Archived from the original on 8 February 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2020 .
^ "Chipping Barnet - General election results 2024 - BBC News" . BBC.
^ "Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019" . Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News . UK Parliament . Retrieved 11 July 2024 .
^ "Election of a Member of Parliament for the Chipping Barnet Parliamentary Constituency: Statement of Persons Nominated and Notice of Poll" (PDF) . London Borough of Barnet. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 October 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2019 .
^ "Commons Briefing Paper 8749. General Election 2019: results and analysis" (PDF) . London: House of Commons Library . 28 January 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 November 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2022 .
^ "Chipping Barnet parliamentary constituency" . BBC News . Archived from the original on 29 November 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2018 .
^ "UK Parliamentary Election Results: 8 June 2017" . www.barnet.gov.uk . Archived from the original on 13 October 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017 .
^ "Commons Briefing Paper 7979. General Election 2017: results and analysis" (PDF) (Second ed.). House of Commons Library . 29 January 2019 [7 April 2018]. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 November 2019.
^ "Election Data 2015" . Electoral Calculus . Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015 .
^ "Election results in Barnet - barnet.gov.uk" . Archived from the original on 20 November 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2015 . 9Jul15
^ "Lib Dems select candidate to contest Chipping Barnet" . Times Series . 23 March 2015. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 29 March 2015 .
^ "Election Data 2010" . Electoral Calculus . Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015 .
^ "Archived copy" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 June 2010. Retrieved 22 April 2010 .{{cite web }}
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^ "Election Data 2005" . Electoral Calculus . Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015 .
^ "Election Data 2001" . Electoral Calculus . Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015 .
^ "Election Data 1997" . 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 .
^ "Election Data 1987" . Electoral Calculus . Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015 .
^ "Election Data 1983" . Electoral Calculus . Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015 .
^ a b c Election Expenses . Parliament of the United Kingdom . 1980. p. 8. ISBN 0102374805 .
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