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Hammersmith and Chiswick (UK Parliament constituency)

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Hammersmith and Chiswick
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Map
Interactive map of boundaries from 2024
Location within 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] It was established by the 2023 periodic review of Westminster constituencies and was first contested at the 2024 general election.[3] It is represented by Andy Slaughter of the Labour Party, who previously held the abolished seat of Hammersmith from 2010.

Boundaries

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The constituency is in West London and comprises the following electoral wards:[4][5]

Constituency profile

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Electoral Calculus characterises the 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

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Elections in the 2020s

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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 win (new seat)

Elections in the 2010s

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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

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Notes

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

References

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  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.
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