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Chipping Barnet

 
Wikipedia: Chipping Barnet (UK Parliament constituency)
Chipping Barnet
Borough constituency
ChippingBarnetConstituency.svg
Chipping Barnet shown within Greater London
Created: 1974
MP: Theresa Villiers
Party: Conservative
Type: House of Commons
County: Greater London
EP constituency: London

Chipping Barnet is a parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom's House of Commons. It is strongly Conservative and withstood the Labour landslide of 1997 by 1035 votes.

Contents

Boundaries

The constituency was created in 1974 from the former seat of Barnet. It covers the north-eastern third of the London Borough of Barnet including High Barnet, Arkley, New Barnet, East Barnet, Totteridge, Whetstone, Friern Barnet and parts of Cockfosters and Southgate.

Members of Parliament

Election Member Party
Feb 1974 Reginald Maudling Conservative
1979 Sir Sydney Chapman Conservative
2005 Theresa Villiers Conservative

Elections

General Election 2005: Chipping Barnet
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Theresa Villiers 19,744 46.6 +0.2
Labour Pauline Coakley-Webb 13,784 32.5 –7.5
Liberal Democrat Sean Hooker 6,671 15.7 +2.1
Green Audrey Poppy 1,199 2.8 +2.8
UKIP Victor Kaye 924 2.2 +2.2
Rainbow Dream Ticket Rainbow George Weiss 59 0.1 +0.1
Majority 5,960 14.1
Turnout 42,381 64.1 +3.7
Conservative hold Swing +3.8
General Election 2001: Chipping Barnet
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sydney Chapman 19,702 46.4 +3.4
Labour Damien Welfare 17,001 40.0 –0.9
Liberal Democrat Sean Hooker 5,753 13.6 +1.2
Majority 2,701 6.4
Turnout 42,456 60.4 –11.3
Conservative hold Swing +2.2

See also

References

Coordinates: 51°38′24″N 0°11′38″W / 51.640°N 0.194°W / 51.640; -0.194


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