Harrow East (UK Parliament constituency)

Harrow East
Borough constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of Harrow East in Greater London.
County	Greater London
Electorate	72,537 (December 2010)^[1]
Major settlements	Stanmore, Kenton, Queensbury, Wealdstone, Harrow Weald
Current constituency
Created	1945
Member of parliament	Bob Blackman (Conservative)
Number of members	One
Overlaps
European Parliament constituency	London

Harrow East is a constituency^{[n 1]} in the London Borough of Harrow represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Bob Blackman, a Conservative.^{[n 2]}

Constituency profile

Harrow East constituency within the parliamentary county of Middlesex, showing boundaries used from 1945–50.

Traditionally a better area for the Labour Party than neighbouring Harrow West, the seat has still been mostly Conservative since the Second World War, but Labour did win here in landslide victories in 1945 and 1966. They won here again in 1997, and held on in the two subsequent general elections. In 2010 the seat was regained by a Conservative on a high turnout, though Labour's incumbent managed to hold on to Harrow West. Residents in the borough include fewer people in the category of no qualifications than the national average, in 2011, at 16.8%.^[2]

The seat has been a bellwether since the 1979 General Election (inclusive), by reflecting the result nationally.

Boundaries

1945-1950: The Urban District of Harrow wards of Kenton, Stanmore North, Stanmore South, Wealdstone North, and Wealdstone South, and part of Harrow Weald ward.

1950-1955: The Urban District of Harrow wards of Kenton, Stanmore North, and Stanmore South, and part of Harrow Weald ward.

1955-1974: The Municipal Borough of Harrow wards of Belmont, Harrow Weald, Queensbury, Stanmore North, and Stanmore South.

1974-1983: The London Borough of Harrow wards of Belmont, Harrow Weald, Queensbury, Stanmore North, and Stanmore South.

1983-2010: The London Borough of Harrow wards of Canons, Centenary, Greenhill, Harrow Weald, Kenton East, Kenton West, Marlborough, Stanmore Park, Stanmore South, Wealdstone, and Wemborough.

2010-present: The London Borough of Harrow wards of Belmont, Canons, Edgware, Harrow Weald, Kenton East, Kenton West, Queensbury, Stanmore Park, and Wealdstone.

Members of Parliament

	Member^[3]	Party
1945	Frederick Skinnard	Labour
1950	Ian Harvey	Conservative
1959 by-election	Anthony Courtney	Conservative
1966	Roy Roebuck	Labour
1970	Hugh Dykes	Conservative
1997	Tony McNulty	Labour
2010	Bob Blackman	Conservative

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2015: Harrow East^[4]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Bob Blackman	24,668	50.3	+5.7
	Labour	Uma Kumaran	19,911	40.6	+3.1
	UKIP	Aidan Powlesland	2,333	4.8	+2.9
	Liberal Democrat	Ross Barlow	1,037	2.1	-12.2
	Green	Emma Wallace	846	1.7	+0.1
	TUSC	Nana Asante	205	0.4	+0.4
Majority			4,757	9.7	+2.6
Turnout			49,000	69.0	+1.9
	Conservative hold		Swing	+1.3

General Election 2010: Harrow East^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Bob Blackman	21,435	44.7	+6.1
	Labour	Tony McNulty	18,032	37.6	-7.9
	Liberal Democrat	Nahid Boethe	6,850	14.3	+0.1
	UKIP	Abhijit Pandya	896	1.9	+0.1
	Green	Madeleine Atkins	793	1.7	+1.7
Majority			3,403	7.1
Turnout			48,006	67.1	+5.8
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	+7.0

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2005: Harrow East^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Tony McNulty	23,445	46.1	−9.2
	Conservative	David Ashton	18,715	36.8	+4.6
	Liberal Democrat	Pash Nandhra	7,747	15.2	+2.7
	UKIP	Paul Cronin	916	1.8	N/A
Majority			4,730	9.3
Turnout			50,823	60.5	+2.1
	Labour hold		Swing	−6.9

General Election 2001: Harrow East^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Tony McNulty	26,590	55.3	+2.8
	Conservative	Peter Wilding	15,466	32.2	-3.3
	Liberal Democrat	George Kershaw	6,021	12.5	+4.3
Majority			11,124	23.1
Turnout			48,077	58.4	-12.8
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1997: Harrow East^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Tony McNulty	29,962	52.52
	Conservative	Hugh Dykes	20,189	35.43
	Liberal Democrat	B. Sharma	4,697	8.24
	Referendum	B. Casey	1,537	2.70
	UKIP	A. Scholefield	464	0.81
	Natural Law	A. Planton	171	0.30
Majority			9,737	17.09
Turnout			57,020	71.25
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

General Election 1992: Harrow East^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Hugh Dykes	30,752	52.87
	Labour	Tony McNulty	19,654	33.79
	Liberal Democrat	V.M. Chamberlain	6,360	10.93
	Liberal	P. Burrows	1,142	1.96
	Natural Law	S. Hamza	212	0.36
	Anti-Federalist League	J. Lester	49	0.08
Majority			11,098	19.08
Turnout			58,169	77.84
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elections in the 1980s

General Election 1987: Harrow East^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Hugh Dykes	32,302	54.21
	Labour	D.J. Brough	14,029	23.55
	Liberal	Z. Gifford	13,251	22.24
Majority			18,273	30.67
Turnout				73.45
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election 1983: Harrow East^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Hugh Dykes	28,834	49.76
	Liberal	R. Hains	16,166	27.90
	Labour	D.D. Brough	12,941	22.33
Majority			12,668	21.86
Turnout				72.49
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elections in the 1970s

General Election 1979: Harrow East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Hugh Dykes	20,871	54.32
	Labour	D. Miles	12,993	33.82
	Liberal	M. Savitt	3,984	10.37
	National Front	L. le Croissette	572	1.49
Majority			7,878	20.50
Turnout				77.85
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election October 1974: Harrow East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Hugh Dykes	17,073	46.22
	Labour	R.W. Lewis	13,595	36.81
	Liberal	J. McDonnell	6,268	16.97
Majority			3,478	9.42
Turnout				74.90
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election February 1974: Harrow East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Hugh Dykes	17,978	44.65
	Labour	K.W. Childerhouse	13,485	33.49
	Liberal	J. McDonnell	8,805	21.87
Majority			4,493	11.16
Turnout				82.38
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election 1970: Harrow East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Hugh Dykes	19,517	51.00
	Labour	Roy Roebuck	15,496	40.49
	Liberal	M.D. Colne	3,185	8.32
	Independent	G. Cramp	72	0.19
Majority			4,021	10.51
Turnout				75.94
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Elections in the 1960s

General Election 1966: Harrow East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Roy Roebuck	17,374	44.41
	Conservative	Anthony Courtney	16,996	43.45
	Liberal	M.D. Colne	4,749	12.14
Majority			378	0.97
Turnout				82.76
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

General Election 1964: Harrow East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Anthony Courtney	20,307	52.94
	Labour	Jo Richardson	18,048	47.06
Majority			2,259	5.89
Turnout				79.98
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elections in the 1950s

General Election 1959: Harrow East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Anthony Courtney	23,554	57.22
	Labour	Merlyn Rees	17,607	42.78
Majority			5,947	14.45
Turnout				84.54
	Conservative hold		Swing

By-election 1959: Harrow East^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Anthony T. Courtney	17,776	52.8	-1.6
	Labour	Merlyn Rees	15,546	46.2	0.6
	National Union of Small Shopkeepers	Thomas Lynch	348	1.0	1.0
Majority			2,220	6.6	-2.2
Turnout			28,795	68.96	-13.66
	Conservative hold		Swing	-1.1

General Election 1955: Harrow East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ian Harvey	22,243	54.43
	Labour	Merlyn Rees	18,621	45.57
Majority			3,622	8.86
Turnout				82.62
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election 1951: Harrow East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ian Harvey	26,896	49.85
	Labour	R.D. Rees	23,725	43.98
	Liberal	G.J.E. Rhodes	3,329	6.17
Majority			3,171	5.88
Turnout				87.86
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election 1950: Harrow East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ian Harvey	23,680	44.75
	Labour	Frederick Skinnard	22,216	41.98
	Liberal	Desmond Anderson Harvie Banks	6,393	12.08
	Communist	W. Seaman	633	1.20
Majority			1,464	2.77
Turnout				87.23
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Election in the 1940s

General Election 1945: Harrow East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Frederick William Skinnard	27,613	46.44	N/A
	Conservative	Cmdr. Fredman Ashe Lincoln	20,843	35.05	N/A
	Liberal	Anthony Gibbs	7,513	12.63	N/A
	Communist	Miss G Driver	3,493	5.87	N/A
Majority			6,770	11.39	N/A
Turnout				77.34	N/A
	Labour win (new seat)

Notes and references

Notes

↑ A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
↑ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.

References

↑ "Electorate Figures – Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
↑ 2011 census interactive maps by comparison the London Borough of Haringey has 17.8% and Three Rivers District has 17.4%
↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "H" (part 1)
↑ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
↑ http://www.harrow.gov.uk/www2/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?XXR=0&ID=112&RPID=85339698 3Aug15
↑ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
↑ "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.
↑ http://www.harrow-elections.co.uk/resources/1954AppendJ.pdf

Constituencies in London (73)

Labour (45)	Barking Bermondsey and Old Southwark Bethnal Green and Bow Brent Central Brentford and Isleworth Brent North Camberwell and Peckham Croydon North Dagenham and Rainham Dulwich and West Norwood Ealing Central and Acton Ealing North Ealing Southall East Ham Edmonton Eltham Enfield North Erith and Thamesmead Feltham and Heston Greenwich and Woolwich Hackney North and Stoke Newington Hackney South and Shoreditch Hammersmith Harrow West Hayes and Harlington Hampstead and Kilburn Holborn and St. Pancras Hornsey and Wood Green Ilford North Ilford South Islington North Islington South and Finsbury Lewisham Deptford Lewisham East Lewisham West and Penge Leyton and Wanstead Mitcham and Morden Poplar and Limehouse Streatham Tooting Tottenham Vauxhall Walthamstow West Ham Westminster North

Conservative (27)	Battersea Beckenham Bexleyheath and Crayford Bromley and Chislehurst Chelsea and Fulham Chingford and Woodford Green Chipping Barnet Cities of London and Westminster Croydon Central Croydon South Enfield Southgate Finchley and Golders Green Harrow East Hendon Hornchurch and Upminster Kensington Kingston and Surbiton Old Bexley and Sidcup Orpington Putney Richmond Park Romford Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner Sutton and Cheam Twickenham Uxbridge and South Ruislip Wimbledon

Liberal Democrats (1)	Carshalton and Wallington

London European constituency: Labour (4) Conservative (2) Green (1) UKIP (1)

Historic constituencies in London

1974	Acton Barking Battersea North Battersea South Beckenham Bermondsey Bethnal Green and Bow Bexleyheath Brent East Brent North Brent South Brentford and Isleworth Carshalton Chelsea Chingford Chipping Barnet Chislehurst City of London and Westminster South Croydon Central Croydon North East Croydon North West Croydon South Dagenham Dulwich Ealing North Edmonton Enfield North Enfield Southgate Erith and Crayford Feltham and Heston Finchley Fulham Greenwich Hackney Central Hackney North and Stoke Newington Hackney South and Shoreditch Hammersmith North Hampstead Harrow Central Harrow East Harrow West Hayes and Harlington Hendon North Hendon South Holborn and St Pancras South Hornchurch Hornsey Ilford North Ilford South Islington Central Islington North Islington South and Finsbury Kensington Kingston-upon-Thames Lambeth Central Lewisham Deptford Lewisham East Lewisham West Leyton Mitcham and Morden Newham North East Newham North West Newham South Norwood Orpington Paddington Peckham Putney Ravensbourne Richmond Romford Ruislip-Northwood St Marylebone St Pancras North Sidcup Southall Stepney and Poplar Streatham Surbiton Sutton and Cheam Tooting Tottenham Twickenham Upminster Uxbridge Vauxhall Walthamstow Wanstead and Woodford Wimbledon Wood Green Woolwich East Woolwich West

1983	Barking Battersea Beckenham Bethnal Green and Stepney Bexleyheath Bow and Poplar Brent East Brent North Brent South Brentford and Isleworth Carshalton and Wallington Chelsea Chingford Chipping Barnet Chislehurst City of London and Westminster South Croydon Central Croydon North East Croydon North West Croydon South Dagenham Dulwich Ealing Acton Ealing North Ealing Southall Edmonton Eltham Enfield North Enfield Southgate Erith and Crayford Feltham and Heston Finchley Fulham Greenwich Hackney North and Stoke Newington Hackney South and Shoreditch Hammersmith Hampstead and Highgate Harrow East Harrow West Hayes and Harlington Hendon North Hendon South Holborn and St Pancras Hornchurch Hornsey and Wood Green Ilford North Ilford South Islington North Islington South and Finsbury Kensington Kingston-upon-Thames Lewisham Deptford Lewisham East Lewisham West Leyton Mitcham and Morden Newham North East Newham North West Newham South Norwood Old Bexley and Sidcup Orpington Peckham Putney Ravensbourne Richmond and Barnes Romford Ruislip-Northwood Southwark and Bermondsey Streatham Surbiton Sutton and Cheam Tooting Tottenham Twickenham Upminster Uxbridge Vauxhall Walthamstow Wanstead and Woodford Westminster North Wimbledon Woolwich

1997	Barking Battersea Beckenham Bethnal Green and Bow Bexleyheath and Crayford Brent East Brent North Brent South Brentford and Isleworth Bromley and Chislehurst Camberwell and Peckham Carshalton and Wallington Chingford and Woodford Green Chipping Barnet Cities of London and Westminster Croydon Central Croydon North Croydon South Dagenham Dulwich and West Norwood Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush Ealing North Ealing Southall East Ham Edmonton Eltham Enfield North Enfield Southgate Erith and Thamesmead Feltham and Heston Finchley and Golders Green Greenwich and Woolwich Hackney North and Stoke Newington Hackney South and Shoreditch Hammersmith and Fulham Hampstead and Highgate Harrow East Harrow West Hayes and Harlington Hendon Holborn and St Pancras Hornchurch Hornsey and Wood Green Ilford North Ilford South Islington North Islington South and Finsbury Kensington and Chelsea Kingston and Surbiton Lewisham Deptford Lewisham East Lewisham West Leyton and Wanstead Mitcham and Morden North Southwark and Bermondsey Old Bexley and Sidcup Orpington Poplar and Canning Town Putney Regent's Park and Kensington North Richmond Park Romford Ruislip-Northwood Streatham Sutton and Cheam Tooting Tottenham Twickenham Upminster Uxbridge Vauxhall Walthamstow West Ham Wimbledon

Coordinates: 51°36′22″N 0°18′47″W / 51.606°N 0.313°W / 51.606; -0.313

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