County Greater London Electorate 83,332 (December 2010) European Parliament constituency London Number of members 1 | Population 128,556 (2011 census) Created 1974 (1974) Member of parliament Ruth Cadbury Party Labour Party | |
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Created from Brentford & Chiswick and Heston & Isleworth Replaced by Brentford and Chiswick, Heston and Isleworth | ||
Brentford and Isleworth /ˈbrɛntfᵿd ənd ˈaɪzəlwɜːrθ/ is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2015 by Ruth Cadbury of the Labour Party.
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Boundaries
1974-1983: The London Borough of Hounslow wards of Clifden, Gunnersbury, Homefields, Hounslow Central, Hounslow South, Isleworth North, Isleworth South, Riverside, Spring Grove, and Turnham Green.
1983-1997: The above wards as renamed: Brentford Clifden, Chiswick Homefields, Chiswick Riverside, Gunnersbury, Hounslow Central, Hounslow South, Isleworth North, Isleworth South, Spring Grove, and Turnham Green.
1997-2010: As above plus Hounslow West.
2010-present: Wards in the same borough: Brentford, Chiswick Homefields, Chiswick Riverside, Hounslow Central, Hounslow Heath, Hounslow South, Isleworth, Osterley and Spring Grove, Syon, and Turnham Green.
Constituency profile
The constituency is in suburban West London and stretches along the north bank of the Thames, encompassing the London districts (former villages) of Chiswick, Hounslow, Isleworth (including Osterley) and Brentford.
The constituency is generally affluent with lower unemployment (6.2% for the year ended October 2014) than London in general (7.1%) or Great Britain as a whole (6.5%). Hounslow Heath on western side of the constituency and the Brentford ward have a marginally higher ranking in the Index of Multiple Deprivation and are generally strong for the Labour Party. It is in the east of the constituency, the three Chiswick wards in particular, that the Conservatives are strongest. Chiswick (uniquely in the area having a London postcode - W4) has a higher number of professionals and much expensive housing. The wards of Osterley & Spring Grove and Hounslow South] tend to give marginal majorities. The Liberal Democrats including their two predecessor parties amassed their largest share of the vote in 2010.
Brentford FC's Griffin Park ground is within the seat, as is the Fuller's brewery and several headquarters of high-profile companies including GlaxoSmithKline's global HQ.
From 1979 until 2015 the constituency was a national bellwether constituency. The 2015 result gave the seat the 4th most marginal majority of Labour's 232 seats by percentage of majority. During the seat's existence the two largest parties nationally have retained first and second positions in share of the vote.
Split of votes in local council elections
In 2010 Council seats split evenly (15—15) between the two main parties reflecting the result of the general election held on the same day, where the seat was narrowly gained by the Conservatives. From 1998-2001 three wards of the centre of the constituency saw the Independent Community Group have councillors, seven at their greatest. These wards were taken by Labour in 2010. Labour added Hounslow South in 2014 and took one of the three Osterley and Spring Grove seats leaving them with 19 seats and the Conservatives with 11.
Members of Parliament
The constituency was created in 1974, mostly replacing the former seat of Brentford and Chiswick. It was held by the Conservatives from 1974 to 1997, by Labour from 1997 to 2010, and by the Conservatives from 2010 to 2015. It was won again by Labour in 2015.
Elections of the 2010s
1 Change to majority not useful when as seat changed hands.