Hammersmith and Chiswick (UK Parliament constituency)

Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 2024 onwards
Hammersmith and Chiswick
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Boundary of Hammersmith and Chiswick in Greater London
CountyGreater London
Electorate74,746 (2023)[1]
Current constituency
Created2024
Member of ParliamentAndy Slaughter (Labour)
SeatsOne
Created fromHammersmith & Brentford and Isleworth

Hammersmith and Chiswick is a constituency[a] of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.[2] Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election.[3]

Boundaries

Map
Map of boundaries from 2024

The constituency comprises the following areas of West London:[4][5]

  • The London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham wards of Addison, Avonmore, Brook Green, Coningham, Grove, Hammersmith Broadway, Ravenscourt Park, 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

Electoral Calculus characterises the proposed 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

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Hammersmith and Chiswick[7][8]
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 UK 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 hold Swing Increase6.5

Elections in the 2010s

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

Notes

  1. ^ A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)

References

  1. ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – London". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  2. ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – London | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  3. ^ Osborne, Bridget (2021-06-09). "New parliamentary constituency proposed for Hammersmith and Chiswick - Chiswick Calendar News". The Chiswick Calendar. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
  4. ^ "New Seat Details - Hammersmith and Chiswick". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
  5. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 3 London region.
  6. ^ Electoral Calculus https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/fcgi-bin/calcwork23.py?seat=Hammersmith%20and%20Chiswick
  7. ^ "Statement of Person Nominated and Notice of Poll: Hammersmith and Chiswick Constituency" (PDF). Hammersmith and Fulham Council. 7 June 2024.
  8. ^ "Hammersmith and Chiswick - General election results 2024". BBC News.
  9. ^ "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.
  • Hammersmith and Chiswick UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK
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Labour (57)
  • Barking
  • Battersea
  • Beckenham and Penge
  • Bermondsey and Old Southwark
  • Bethnal Green and Stepney
  • Bexleyheath and Crayford
  • Brent East
  • Brent West
  • Brentford and Isleworth
  • Chelsea and Fulham
  • Chipping Barnet
  • Cities of London and Westminster
  • Clapham and Brixton Hill
  • Croydon East
  • Croydon West
  • Dagenham and Rainham
  • Dulwich and West Norwood
  • Ealing Central and Acton
  • Ealing North
  • Ealing Southall
  • East Ham
  • Edmonton and Winchmore Hill
  • Eltham and Chislehurst
  • Enfield North
  • Erith and Thamesmead
  • Feltham and Heston
  • Finchley and Golders Green
  • Greenwich and Woolwich
  • Hackney North and Stoke Newington
  • Hackney South and Shoreditch
  • Hammersmith and Chiswick
  • Hampstead and Highgate
  • Harrow West
  • Hendon
  • Holborn and St. Pancras
  • Hornsey and Friern Barnet
  • Ilford North
  • Ilford South
  • Islington South and Finsbury
  • Kensington and Bayswater
  • Lewisham East
  • Lewisham North
  • Lewisham West and East Dulwich
  • Leyton and Wanstead
  • Mitcham and Morden
  • Peckham
  • Putney
  • Queen's Park and Maida Vale
  • Southgate and Wood Green
  • Stratford and Bow
  • Streatham and Croydon North
  • Tooting
  • Tottenham
  • Uxbridge and South Ruislip
  • Vauxhall and Camberwell Green
  • Walthamstow
  • West Ham and Beckton
Conservative (9)
  • Bromley and Biggin Hill
  • Chingford and Woodford Green
  • Croydon South
  • Harrow East
  • Hornchurch and Upminster
  • Old Bexley and Sidcup
  • Orpington
  • Romford
  • Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner
Liberal Democrats (6)
  • Carshalton and Wallington
  • Kingston and Surbiton
  • Richmond Park
  • Sutton and Cheam
  • Twickenham
  • Wimbledon
Independent (3)
  • Hayes and Harlington
  • Islington North
  • Poplar and Limehouse


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