Harrow West (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Harrow West Borough constituency |
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| Harrow West shown within Greater London | |
| Created: | 1945 |
| MP: | Gareth Thomas |
| Party: | Labour Co-operative |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| County: | Greater London |
| EP constituency: | London |
Harrow West 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.
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[edit] Boundaries
A safe Conservative seat until Labour's landslide in 1997, the area is known for the famous Harrow School.
[edit] Boundary review
Following their review of parliamentary representation in North London, the Boundary Commission for England have created a modified Harrow West constituency to deal with population changes. The upmarket area of Pinner has been moved to a new constituency called Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner, making Harrow West a stronger Labour seat at the expense of the Conservatives than in 2005.
The electoral wards used in the modified Harrow West constituency are:
- Greenhill, Harrow on the Hill, Headstone North, Headstone South, Marlborough, Rayners Lane, Roxbourne, Roxeth and West Harrow
[edit] Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
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| 1945 | Norman Adolph Henry Bower | Conservative | |
| 1951 | Sir Albert Braithwaite | Conservative | |
| 1960 | John Page | Conservative | |
| 1987 | Robert Gurth Hughes | Conservative | |
| 1997 | Gareth Thomas | Labour, then Labour Co-operative | |
[edit] Election results
| General Election 2005: Harrow West | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour Co-op | Gareth Thomas | 20,298 | 42.5 | −7.1 | |
| Conservative | Mike Freer | 18,270 | 38.3 | +1.9 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Christopher Noyce | 8,188 | 17.1 | +4.2 | |
| UK Independence | Janice Cronin | 576 | 1.2 | +0.1 | |
| Independent | Berjis Daver | 427 | 0.9 | N/A | |
| Majority | 2,028 | 4.2 | |||
| Turnout | 47,759 | 64.3 | +1.3 | ||
| Labour Co-op hold | Swing | −4.5 | |||
| General Election 2001: Harrow West | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Gareth Thomas | 23,142 | 49.6 | +8.1 | |
| Conservative | Daniel Finkelstein | 16,986 | 36.4 | -2.8 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Chris Noyce | 5,995 | 12.9 | -2.6 | |
| UK Independence | Peter Kefford | 525 | 1.1 | N/A | |
| Majority | 6,156 | 13.2 | |||
| Turnout | 46,648 | 63.0 | -9.8 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
