Ruislip-Northwood (UK Parliament constituency)

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Ruislip-Northwood
Former Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Outline map
Boundary of Ruislip-Northwood in Greater London for the 2005 general election
CountyGreater London
1950–2010
Number of membersOne
Replaced byRuislip, Northwood and Pinner, Uxbridge and South Ruislip
Created fromUxbridge
Map that gives each named seat and any constant electoral success for national (Westminster) elections for Middlesex, 1955 to 1974.

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[]

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 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[]

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[]

Election Member[2] Party
1950 Petre Crowder Conservative
1979 John Wilkinson Conservative
2005 Nick Hurd Conservative
2010 Constituency abolished: see Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner (main successor)

Elections[]

Elections in the 1950s[]

General election 1950: Ruislip-Northwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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)
General election 1951: Ruislip-Northwood[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Petre Crowder 25,295 63.58
Labour Thomas J Parker 14,491 36.42
Majority 10,804 27.16
Turnout 39,786 84.62
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1955: Ruislip-Northwood[4]
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
General election 1959: Ruislip-Northwood[5]
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[]

General election 1964: Ruislip-Northwood[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
General election 1966: Ruislip-Northwood
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[]

General election 1970: Ruislip-Northwood
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
General election February 1974: Ruislip-Northwood
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
General election October 1974: Ruislip-Northwood
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
General election 1979: Ruislip-Northwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Wilkinson 26,748 61.30
Labour M.E. Lloyd 9,541 21.87
Liberal R. Stephenson 6,867 15.74
National Front A. Martin 477 1.09 New
Majority 17,207 39.43
Turnout 43,633 78.61
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1980s[]

General election 1983: Ruislip-Northwood[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Wilkinson 24,498 59.58
Liberal R. 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
General election 1987: Ruislip-Northwood[8]
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[]

General election 1992: Ruislip-Northwood[9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
General election 1997: Ruislip-Northwood[11][12][13][14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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[]

General election 2001: Ruislip-Northwood[15]
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
General election 2005: Ruislip-Northwood[16]
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 22.5 +2.2
Turnout 39,670 65.3 +4.2
Conservative hold Swing −3.5

See also[]

  • List of Parliamentary constituencies in Greater London

Notes and references[]

  1. ^ [1] Ordnance survey website
  2. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "R" (part 2)
  3. ^ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1955.
  4. ^ [2]
  5. ^ [3]
  6. ^ [4]
  7. ^ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  8. ^ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  9. ^ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  10. ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Retrieved 6 Dec 2010.
  11. ^ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  12. ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1997. Politics Resources. 1 May 1997. Retrieved 5 Jan 2011.
  13. ^ C. Rallings & M. Thrasher, The Media Guide to the New Parliamentary Constituencies, p.141 (Plymouth: LGC Elections Centre, 1995).
  14. ^ The 1997 election result has swings relative to the notional, not the actual, 1992 result.
  15. ^ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  16. ^ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

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