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Hendon (UK Parliament constituency)
Encyclopedia
Hendon is a constituency
represented in the House of Commons
of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
. It elects one Member of Parliament
(MP) by the first past the post system of election. The current MP, since 2010, is Matthew Offord
of the Conservative Party
.
and Hendon South
) for the 1945 general election. Prior to the 1997 general election the London Borough of Barnet's Parliamentary representation was reduced from four seats to three and the Hendon North constituency was combined with the northern part of the Hendon South constituency. Although this new seat was called Hendon it did not cover the whole area of the former constituency as part of that seat was placed in the new constituency of Finchley and Golders Green.
:
, and as a consequence of changes to ward boundaries, the Boundary Commission for England recommended that part of Underhill ward be transferred from Hendon to the constituency of Chipping Barnet
; that parts of Golders Green ward and Finchley Church End ward be transferred to Finchley and Golders Green; and that parts of Mill Hill ward be transferred to Hendon from Chipping Barnet
and Finchley and Golders Green.
United Kingdom constituencies
In the United Kingdom , each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one or more members to a parliament or assembly.Within the United Kingdom there are now five bodies with members elected by constituencies:...
represented in the House of Commons
British House of Commons
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...
of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
Parliament of the United Kingdom
The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom, British Crown dependencies and British overseas territories, located in London...
. It elects one Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
(MP) by the first past the post system of election. The current MP, since 2010, is Matthew Offord
Matthew Offord
Dr Matthew James Offord FRGS is a British Conservative Party politician and the Member of Parliament for Hendon in North London...
of the Conservative Party
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
.
History
The constituency was originally created for the 1918 General Election. By 1941 the estimated electorate was 217,900 and the constituency was divided into two parts (Hendon NorthHendon North (UK Parliament constituency)
Hendon North was a constituency in the former Municipal Borough of Hendon which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom...
and Hendon South
Hendon South (UK Parliament constituency)
Hendon South was a constituency in the former Municipal Borough of Hendon which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom...
) for the 1945 general election. Prior to the 1997 general election the London Borough of Barnet's Parliamentary representation was reduced from four seats to three and the Hendon North constituency was combined with the northern part of the Hendon South constituency. Although this new seat was called Hendon it did not cover the whole area of the former constituency as part of that seat was placed in the new constituency of Finchley and Golders Green.
Boundaries
Since 2010 the constituency has been made up of seven wards from the London Borough of BarnetLondon Borough of Barnet
The London Borough of Barnet is a London borough in North London and forms part of Outer London. It has a population of 331,500 and covers . It borders Hertfordshire to the north and five other London boroughs: Harrow and Brent to the west, Camden and Haringey to the south-east and Enfield to the...
:
- Burnt Oak, Colindale, Edgware, Hale, Hendon, Mill Hill, West Hendon.
Boundary review
Following their review of parliamentary representation in North LondonNorth London
North London is the northern part of London, England. It is an imprecise description and the area it covers is defined differently for a range of purposes. Common to these definitions is that it includes districts located north of the River Thames and is used in comparison with South...
, and as a consequence of changes to ward boundaries, the Boundary Commission for England recommended that part of Underhill ward be transferred from Hendon to the constituency of Chipping Barnet
Chipping Barnet (UK Parliament constituency)
- Elections in the 2000s:- References :...
; that parts of Golders Green ward and Finchley Church End ward be transferred to Finchley and Golders Green; and that parts of Mill Hill ward be transferred to Hendon from Chipping Barnet
Chipping Barnet (UK Parliament constituency)
- Elections in the 2000s:- References :...
and Finchley and Golders Green.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
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| 1918 United Kingdom general election, 1918 The United Kingdom general election of 1918 was the first to be held after the Representation of the People Act 1918, which meant it was the first United Kingdom general election in which nearly all adult men and some women could vote. Polling was held on 14 December 1918, although the count did... |
Philip Cunliffe-Lister | Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House... |
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| 1935 United Kingdom general election, 1935 The United Kingdom general election held on 14 November 1935 resulted in a large, though reduced, majority for the National Government now led by Conservative Stanley Baldwin. The greatest number of MPs, as before, were Conservative, while the National Liberal vote held steady... |
Reginald Blair Reginald Blair Sir Reginald Blair, 1st Baronet was a British politician. He served as a Conservative Member of Parliament from 1912 to 1922, and from 1935 to 1945.-Early life:... |
Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House... |
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| 1945 United Kingdom general election, 1945 The United Kingdom general election of 1945 was a general election held on 5 July 1945, with polls in some constituencies delayed until 12 July and in Nelson and Colne until 19 July, due to local wakes weeks. The results were counted and declared on 26 July, due in part to the time it took to... |
constituency abolished: see Hendon North Hendon North (UK Parliament constituency) Hendon North was a constituency in the former Municipal Borough of Hendon which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom... and Hendon South Hendon South (UK Parliament constituency) Hendon South was a constituency in the former Municipal Borough of Hendon which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom... |
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| 1997 United Kingdom general election, 1997 The United Kingdom general election, 1997 was held on 1 May 1997, more than five years after the previous election on 9 April 1992, to elect 659 members to the British House of Commons. The Labour Party ended its 18 years in opposition under the leadership of Tony Blair, and won the general... |
constituency recreated | ||
| 1997 United Kingdom general election, 1997 The United Kingdom general election, 1997 was held on 1 May 1997, more than five years after the previous election on 9 April 1992, to elect 659 members to the British House of Commons. The Labour Party ended its 18 years in opposition under the leadership of Tony Blair, and won the general... |
Andrew Dismore Andrew Dismore Andrew Hartley Dismore is a British Labour Party politician and a Vice-Chair of the Labour Friends of Israel group who was the Member of Parliament for Hendon from 1997 until 2010 when he was beaten by Conservative Party candidate Matthew Offord.-Early life:Dismore was born in Bridlington,... |
Labour Labour Party (UK) The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after... |
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| 2010 | Matthew Offord Matthew Offord Dr Matthew James Offord FRGS is a British Conservative Party politician and the Member of Parliament for Hendon in North London... |
Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House... |
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