Hornsey and Friern Barnet (UK Parliament constituency)

Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 2024 onwards

Hornsey and Friern Barnet
Borough constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of Hornsey and Friern Barnet in Greater London
County	Greater London
Electorate	70,565 (2023)
Current constituency
Created	2024
Member of Parliament	Catherine West (Labour)
Seats	One
Created from	Hornsey and Wood Green, Tottenham & Chipping Barnet

Hornsey and Friern Barnet is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election.

Boundaries

Map of boundaries from 2024

The constituency is composed of the following:

The London Borough of Barnet ward of Friern Barnet.

The London Borough of Haringey wards of Alexandra Park, Crouch End, Fortis Green, Harringay, Hornsey, Muswell Hill and Stroud Green.

It comprises the following areas:

The majority of the abolished constituency of Hornsey and Wood Green, comprising the Borough of Haringey areas of Alexandra Park, Crouch End, Fortis Green, Hornsey, Muswell Hill and Stroud Green.
The Borough of Haringey area of Harringay from the Tottenham constituency.
The Borough of Barnet area of Friern Barnet from the Chipping Barnet constituency.

Constituency profile

The constituency is a mostly suburban area in North London. Its residents are more educated and have a higher income than the average in both London and the United Kingdom. 72% of the residents belong to the ABC1 social grade, in contrast with 59% in London and 56% in Great Britain. The proportion of White residents (70%) is higher than the London average (54%) whereas the proportion of Christians (37%) is lower. Around 19% voted to leave in the 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum which is much lower than the London average (40%). The constituency is more pro-globalism and more socially liberal than the average constituency in London, and much more than the average constituency in the United Kingdom.

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Hornsey and Friern Barnet
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Catherine West	28,535	58.7	+1.4
	Green	Fabio Vollono	7,060	14.5	+10.7
	Liberal Democrats	Dawn Barnes	6,099	12.5	−13.1
	Conservative	Naz Panju	4,011	8.2	−3.6
	Reform UK	Navdeep Singh	1,989	4.1	+3.2
	Workers Party	Dino Philippos	766	1.6	N/A
	CPA	Helen Spiby-Vann	182	0.4	N/A
Majority			21,475	44.2	+12.6
Turnout			48,642	69.6	−4.8
Registered electors			69,885
	Labour hold		Swing	−4.7

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result
Party		Vote
	Labour	30,077	57.3
	Liberal Democrats	13,470	25.6
	Conservative	6,200	11.8
	Green	1,983	3.8
	Brexit Party	494	0.9
	Others	311	0.6

Turnout		52,535	74.4
Electorate		70,565

References

"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.
"Hampstead and Highgate parliamentary constituency could return". Ham & High. 22 November 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
"London | Boundary Commission for England". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
"The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 3 London region.
"London: New Constituency Boundaries 2023". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
^ "New Seat Details - Hornsey and Friern Barnet". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
"General Election 2024". London Borough of Haringey. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
"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.

External links

Hornsey and Friern Barnet UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK

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Liberal Democrats (6)	Carshalton and Wallington Kingston and Surbiton Richmond Park Sutton and Cheam Twickenham Wimbledon
Independent (3)	Hayes and Harlington Islington North Poplar and Limehouse

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