Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner

Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Interactive map of boundaries from 2024
Location within Greater London
CountyGreater London
Electorate72,168 (March 2020) [1]
Major settlementsRuislip, Northwood, Pinner, Harefield, Eastcote, Hatch End
Current constituency
Created2010
Member of ParliamentDavid Simmonds (Conservative)
SeatsOne
Created fromRuislip-Northwood, Harrow West

Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner is a constituency[n 1] in Greater London represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2019 by David Simmonds, a Conservative.[n 2]

Constituency profile

High Street, Pinner

Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner is a constituency in Greater London in England, covering parts of the boroughs of Hillingdon and Harrow. It includes the suburbs of Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner and the outlying village of Harefield.

This constituency covers suburbs and villages on the outer fringes of London, around 14 miles (23 km) north-west of the city centre. The area consists of highly-affluent suburban neighbourhoods developed during the interwar period,[2] nicknamed Metro-land after the Metropolitan Railway (now the London Underground's Metropolitan line) which serves the area. Most residents live in large detached or semi-detached homes and the average house price is double the UK average;[3][4] in 2021, Northwood was named by the Office for National Statistics as the place with the most expensive properties in the UK.[5]

Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner has above-average populations of middle-aged adults and retirees and a low proportion of young adults.[6] Residents have high levels of income and homeownership and the child poverty rate is very low.[4][7] They are generally well-educated and a high proportion work in the health and education sectors.[4][8] The percentage of residents claiming unemployment benefits is low.[7]

The constituency is ethnically diverse. White people made up 55% of the population at the 2021 census, around one-fifth of whom were of non-British origin including large Irish and Romanian communities. Asians, mostly of Indian origin, were the largest ethnic minority group at 32%. They were mostly concentrated in Pinner where they made up just under half the population.[9]

At the local borough council level, all seats in this constituency are represented by Conservative councillors. An estimated 53% of voters in Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner supported remaining in the European Union in the 2016 referendum, higher than the UK-wide figure of 48%.[4]

History

Parliament accepted the Boundary Commission's fifth periodic review of Westminster constituencies and created this constituency for General Election 2010. In this election it was won by the previous member for Ruislip, Northwood.

Predecessor seat

This seat is at its core the successor to Ruislip-Northwood which had an unbroken history as a Conservative safe seat with non-marginal majorities running from its 1950 creation.[10] This Conservative success was only bolstered by the addition of generally highly Conservative, highly affluent Pinner in 2010.

Political history

The 2015 result was greater than the previous majority, having seen a major fall in the vote of the Liberal Democrats, of 11.7% less than national swing against the party of 15.7%, and made the seat the 57th safest of the Conservative Party's 331 seats by percentage of majority.[11] Since 2015, the Conservative vote share has been slowly declining, while the Liberal Democrat and Labour vote share has been steadily rising.

Boundaries

2010–2024

Following their 2007 review of parliamentary representation in North London, the Boundary Commission for England created the new seat of Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner to deal with population changes. It included parts of the Harrow West constituency and much of the former Ruislip-Northwood constituency.[12]

This constituency had electoral wards:

The only other three-place constituency name in England at the time was Normanton, Pontefract, and Castleford in Yorkshire.

Current

Further to the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies, which came into effect for the 2024 general election, the constituency is composed of:

The Borough of Hillingdon ward of Ickenham and South Harefield was transferred to Uxbridge and South Ruislip, partly offset by minor expansions into neighbouring seats as a result of ward boundary changes.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMember[14] Party
2010 Nick Hurd Conservative
2019 David Simmonds Conservative

Elections

Election results 2010–2024

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Simmonds 21,366 45.4 −9.9
Labour Tony Gill 13,785 29.3 +4.2
Reform Ian Price 4,671 9.9 +9.8
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Banks 4,343 9.2 −6.0
Green Jess Lee 2,926 6.2 +3.6
Majority 7,581 16.1 −14.9
Turnout 47,091 65.7 −6.7
Registered electors 71,683
Conservative hold Swing −7.1

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result[16]
Party Vote %
Conservative28,91655.3
Labour13,10625.1
Liberal Democrats7,92015.2
Green1,3812.6
Others8841.7
Brexit Party490.1
Turnout 52,256 72.4
Electorate 72,168
General election 2019: Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner[17][18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Simmonds 29,391 55.6 −1.6
Labour Peymana Assad 12,997 24.6 −6.4
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Banks 7,986 15.1 +8.0
Green Sarah Green 1,646 3.1 +0.7
Animal Welfare Femy Amin 325 0.6 N/A
Independent Tracy Blackwell 295 0.6 N/A
Independent Julian Wilson 264 0.5 N/A
Majority 16,394 31.0 +4.8
Turnout 52,904 72.1 −0.6
Registered electors 73,389
Conservative hold Swing +2.4
General election 2017: Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner[19][20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nick Hurd 30,555 57.2 −2.4
Labour Rebecca Lury 16,575 31.0 +10.9
Liberal Democrats Alexander Cunliffe 3,813 7.1 +2.1
Green Sarah Green 1,268 2.4 −1.1
UKIP Richard Braine 1,171 2.2 −8.7
Majority 13,980 26.2 −13.3
Turnout 53,382 72.7 +2.7
Registered electors 73,427
Conservative hold Swing −6.6
General election 2015: Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner[21][22][23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nick Hurd 30,521 59.6 +2.1
Labour Michael Borio 10,297 20.1 +0.6
UKIP Gerard Barry[24] 5,598 10.9 +8.2
Liberal Democrats Josh Dixon 2,537 5.0 −11.6
Green Karen Pillai[25] 1,801 3.5 +2.0
TUSC Wally Kennedy 302 0.6 N/A
National Liberal Sockalingam Yogalingam[26] 166 0.3 N/A
Majority 20,224 39.5 +1.5
Turnout 51,222 70.0 −0.8
Registered electors 73,216
Conservative hold Swing +0.7
General election 2010: Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner[27][28]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nick Hurd* 28,866 57.5
Labour Anita McDonald 9,806 19.5
Liberal Democrats Thomas Papworth 8,345 16.6
UKIP Jason Pontey 1,351 2.7
National Front Ian Edward 899 1.8
Green Graham Lee 740 1.5
Christian Ruby Akhtar 198 0.4
Majority 19,060 38.0
Turnout 50,205 70.8
Registered electors 70,783
Conservative win (new seat)
* Served as an MP in the 2005–2010 Parliament

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
  2. ↑ 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

  1. ↑ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – South East". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  2. ↑ "Constituency data: Deprivation in England". commonslibrary.parliament.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
  3. ↑ "Accommodation type - Census Maps, ONS". ons.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Seat Details - Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner". electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
  5. ↑ Bennett, Rory (18 October 2021). "Most expensive English town on edge of London where average house costs £1.4m". My London. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
  6. ↑ "Constituency data: Population, by age". commonslibrary.parliament.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
  7. 1 2 "Constituency dashboard". House of Commons Library. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
  8. ↑ "Constituency data: businesses and industries". commonslibrary.parliament.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
  9. ↑ "2021 census results: Ethnic groups in your constituency". commonslibrary.parliament.uk. 4 July 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
  10. ↑ "UKPollingReport Election Guide 2010 » Ruislip Northwood and Pinner". ukpollingreport.co.uk. Archived from the original on 12 April 2010. Retrieved 21 April 2010.
  11. ↑ "Conservative Members of Parliament 2015". UK Political.info. Archived from the original on 8 June 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  12. ↑ "Proposals for Parliamentary Constituencies in Some of the North London Boroughs" (Press release). Boundary Commission for England. 29 July 2002. Archived from the original on 12 June 2010. Retrieved 11 May 2010.
  13. ↑ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 3 London region.
  14. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "R" (part 2)
  15. ↑ "Statement of Person Nominated and Notice of Poll: Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner Constituency" (PDF). Hillingdon Council. 7 June 2024.
  16. ↑ "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.
  17. ↑ "Ruislip, Northwood & Pinner Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. Archived from the original on 12 August 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  18. ↑ "Commons Briefing Paper 8749. General Election 2019: results and analysis" (PDF). London: House of Commons Library. 28 January 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 November 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  19. ↑ "Ruislip, Northwood & Pinner parliamentary constituency". BBC News. Archived from the original on 29 November 2017. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  20. ↑ "Commons Briefing Paper 7979. General Election 2017: results and analysis" (PDF) (Second ed.). House of Commons Library. 29 January 2019 [7 April 2018]. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 November 2019.
  21. ↑ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  22. ↑ "London Borough of Hillingdon - Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner constituency results 2015". www.hillingdon.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 18 August 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  23. ↑ "Ruislip, Northwood & Pinner parliamentary constituency - Election 2017". Archived from the original on 29 November 2017. Retrieved 21 June 2018 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  24. ↑ "UKPollingReport Election Guide 2010 » Ruislip Northwood and Pinner". ukpollingreport.co.uk. Archived from the original on 8 May 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  25. ↑ london.greenparty.org.uk/elections/2015-general-election.html
  26. ↑ "Candidates for Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner". YourNextMP. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
  27. ↑ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  28. ↑ "BBC News - Election 2010 - Constituency - Ruislip, Northwood & Pinner". news.bbc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 6 May 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2010.

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