Chipping Barnet (UK Parliament constituency)

Chipping Barnet
Chipping Barnet
Borough constituency; for the House of Commons
	Boundary of Chipping Barnet in Greater London
County	Greater London
Population	111,973 (2011 census)
Electorate	76,455 (December 2010)
Major settlements	High Barnet or Barnet
Current constituency
Created	1974
Member of Parliament	Theresa Villiers (Conservative)
Seats	One
Created from	Barnet

Chipping Barnet is a constituency^{[n 1]} created in 1974 represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2005 by Theresa Villiers of the Conservative Party.^{[n 2]}

Constituency profile

The constituency is slightly more elevated than the surrounding areas. Barnet was once a narrow projection of Hertfordshire into the county of Middlesex, and consisted of an agricultural market town.^[3] The town became well connected to central London by the London Underground network and is today prime suburbia, with many of its properties semi-detached with substantial gardens as well as having many small parks and nature reserves. The area is largely bereft of tower blocks of social housing original purpose.

It has been held by a Conservative since its creation for the February 1974 general election, and withstood the Labour landslide in 1997 by just over 2% (1,035 votes). The 2015 result gave the seat the 92nd most marginal majority of the Conservative Party's 331 seats by percentage of majority.^[4] In 2017, the Conservatives came closer than ever before to losing Chipping Barnet, with incumbent Theresa Villiers retaining the seat by just 353 votes, with Labour now holding the majority of councillors in the constituency, in Brunswick Park, Coppetts, East Barnet, and Underhill.^[5]

Boundaries

1974-1997: The London Borough of Barnet wards of Arkley, Brunswick Park, East Barnet, Hadley, and Totteridge.

1997-2010: As above plus Friern Barnet

2010–present: The London Borough of Barnet wards of Brunswick Park, Coppetts, East Barnet, High Barnet, Oakleigh, Totteridge, and Underhill.

For the 2010 general election, following a review of parliamentary representation and as a consequence of changes to ward boundaries, the Boundary Commission for England recommended that parts of Underhill ward and Coppetts ward be transferred to Chipping Barnet from the constituencies of Hendon and Finchley and Golders Green respectively. It also recommended that a small part of Mill Hill ward be transferred from Chipping Barnet to Hendon.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member^[6]^[7]^[8]	Party	Notes
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Feb 1974	Reginald Maudling	Conservative	Previously MP for Barnet from 1950. Died in office February 1979; no by-election held due to imminent general election
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	1979	Sir Sydney Chapman	Conservative
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	2005	Theresa Villiers	Conservative	Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 2012-2016

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2017: Chipping Barnet^[9]^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Theresa Villiers	25,679	46.3	−2.3
	Labour	Emma Whysall	25,326	45.7	+11.5
	Liberal Democrats	Marisha Ray	3,012	5.4	+0.9
	Green	Phil Fletcher	1,406	2.5	−2.2
Majority			353	0.6	−13.8
Turnout			55,432	72	+3.9
	Conservative hold		Swing	-6.9

General Election 2015: Chipping Barnet^[11]^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Theresa Villiers	25,759	48.6	–0.2
	Labour	Amy Trevethan	18,103	34.1	+8.9
	UKIP	Victor Kaye	4,151	7.8	+5.0
	Green	Audrey Poppy	2,501	4.7	+2.7
	Liberal Democrats	Marisha Ray ^[13]	2,381	4.5	–15.7
	Independent	Mehdi Akhavan	118	0.2	+0.2
Majority			7,656	14.4	–9.2
Turnout			53,013	68.1	+3.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	–4.5

General Election 2010: Chipping Barnet^[14]^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Theresa Villiers	24,700	48.8	+2.9
	Labour	Damien Welfare	12,773	25.2	–8.6
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Barber	10,202	20.2	+4.9
	UKIP	James Fluss	1,442	2.8	+0.8
	Green	Kate Tansley	1,021	2.0	–0.8
	Independent	Philip Clayton	470	0.9	N/A
Majority			11,927	23.6
Turnout			50,608	65.1	+2.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2005: Chipping Barnet^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Theresa Villiers	19,744	46.6	+0.2
	Labour	Pauline A. Coakley-Webb	13,784	32.5	–7.5
	Liberal Democrats	Sean Hooker	6,671	15.7	+2.1
	Green	Audrey M. Poppy	1,199	2.8	N/A
	UKIP	Victor Kaye	924	2.2	N/A
	Rainbow Dream Ticket	Rainbow George Weiss	59	0.1	N/A
Majority			5,960	14.1
Turnout			42,381	64.1	+3.7
	Conservative hold		Swing	+3.8

General Election 2001: Chipping Barnet^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sydney Chapman	19,702	46.4	+3.4
	Labour	Damien Welfare	17,001	40.0	–0.9
	Liberal Democrats	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

Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1997: Chipping Barnet^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Sydney Chapman	21,317	43.0
	Labour	Geoff N. Cooke	20,282	40.9
	Liberal Democrats	Sean Hooker	6,121	12.4
	Referendum	Victor G. Ribekow	1,190	2.4
	Monster Raving Loony	Brian L. Miskin	253	0.5
	ProLife Alliance	Brian D. Scallan	243	0.5
	Natural Law	Diane Derksen	159	0.3
Majority			1,035	2.1
Turnout			49,565	71.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election 1992: Chipping Barnet^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sydney Chapman	25,589	57.0	−0.9
	Labour	Alan J. Williams	11,638	25.9	+6.9
	Liberal Democrats	David H. Smith	7,247	16.1	−6.9
	Natural Law	Diane Derksen	222	0.5	N/A
	Funstermentalist	Christopher V. Johnson	213	0.5	N/A
Majority			13,951	31.1	−3.8
Turnout			44,909	78.6	+8.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elections in the 1980s

General Election 1987: Chipping Barnet^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sydney Chapman	24,686	57.9	+1.8
	Liberal	James Skinner	9,815	23.0	−3.1
	Labour	David Perkin	8,115	19.0	+3.0
Majority			14,871	34.9	+4.9
Turnout			42,616	70.0	−0.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election 1983: Chipping Barnet^[21]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sydney Chapman	23,164	56.1	−1.0
	Liberal	C. Perkin	10,771	26.1	+10.5
	Labour	N.J.M. Smith	6,599	16.0	−9.3
	Ecology	E. Parry	552	1.3	N/A
	Independent	J. Hopkins	195	0.5	N/A
Majority			12,393	30.0	−1.8
Turnout			41,281	70.7	−4.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elections in the 1970s

General Election 1979: Chipping Barnet
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sydney Chapman	25,154	57.1	+9.8
	Labour	P.J. Dawe	11,147	25.3	–3.1
	Liberal	D. Ive	6,867	15.6	–5.8
	National Front	R. Cole	865	2.0	–0.9
Majority			14,007	31.8	+12.9
Turnout			44,033	75.6	+2.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election October 1974: Chipping Barnet
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Reginald Maudling	19,661	47.3	–0.7
	Labour	John Angus Donald Mills	11,795	28.4	+1.9
	Liberal	Nesta Wyn Ellis	8,884	21.4	–4.1
	National Front	Ronald Arthur Cole	1,207	2.9	N/A
Majority			7,866	18.9	−2.7
Turnout			41,547	73.6	−8.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election February 1974: Chipping Barnet
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Reginald Maudling	22,094	48.0	N/A
	Labour	John Angus Donald Mills	12,183	26.5	N/A
	Liberal	Nesta Wyn Ellis	11,714	25.5	N/A
Majority			9,911	21.6	N/A
Turnout			45,991	82.2	N/A
	Conservative 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

^ "Chipping Barnet: Usual Resident Population, 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
^ "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Archived from the original on 6 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ 'Parishes: Barnet', in A History of the County of Hertford: Volume 2 ed. William Page (London, 1908), pp. 329-337. British History Online. accessed 5 February 2017.
^ List of Conservative MPs elected in 2015 by % majority UK Political.info. Retrieved 2017-01-29
^ List of Ward Councillors, London Borough of Barnet Retrieved 9 July 2017.
^ "Barnet Chipping Barnet 1974-1983-". Hansard 1803-2005. UK Parliament. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
^ "Chipping Barnet 1983-". Hansard 1803-2005. UK Parliament. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 4)
^ "Chipping Barnet parliamentary constituency". BBC News.
^ https://www.barnet.gov.uk/citizen-home/council-and-democracy/democracy-and-elections/elections-in-barnet/election-results-in-barnet/8-june-2017.html
^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
^ https://www.barnet.gov.uk/citizen-home/news/Election-results-in-Barnet.html 9Jul15
^ http://www.times-series.co.uk/news/11873975.Lib_Dems_select_candidate_to_contest_Chipping_Barnet/
^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
^ http://www.barnet.gov.uk/chipping-barnet-constituency-candidates2010.pdf
^ "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.

External links

nomis Constituency Profile for Chipping Barnet — presenting data from the ONS annual population survey and other official statistics.

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[3] A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)

[4] 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.

[1] "Chipping Barnet: Usual Resident Population, 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 23 February 2015.

[2] "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Archived from the original on 6 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[5] 'Parishes: Barnet', in A History of the County of Hertford: Volume 2 ed. William Page (London, 1908), pp. 329-337. British History Online. accessed 5 February 2017.

[6] List of Conservative MPs elected in 2015 by % majority UK Political.info. Retrieved 2017-01-29

[7] List of Ward Councillors, London Borough of Barnet Retrieved 9 July 2017.

[8] "Barnet Chipping Barnet 1974-1983-". Hansard 1803-2005. UK Parliament. Retrieved 23 February 2015.

[9] "Chipping Barnet 1983-". Hansard 1803-2005. UK Parliament. Retrieved 23 February 2015.

[10] Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 4)

[11] "Chipping Barnet parliamentary constituency". BBC News.

[12] ttps://www.barnet.gov.uk/citizen-home/council-and-democracy/democracy-and-elections/elections-in-barnet/election-results-in-barnet/8-june-2017.html

[electoralcalculus-13] "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.

[14] ttps://www.barnet.gov.uk/citizen-home/news/Election-results-in-Barnet.html 9Jul15

[15] ttp://www.times-series.co.uk/news/11873975.Lib_Dems_select_candidate_to_contest_Chipping_Barnet/

[electoralcalculus2010-16] "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.

[17] ttp://www.barnet.gov.uk/chipping-barnet-constituency-candidates2010.pdf

[electoralcalculus2005-18] "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

[electoralcalculus2001-19] "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

[electoralcalculus1997-20] "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

[electoralcalculus1992-21] "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

[electoralcalculus1987-22] "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

[electoralcalculus1983-23] "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

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