Hendon North (UK Parliament constituency)

Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1945-1997

Hendon North

Former borough constituency
for the House of Commons
County| Greater London
Electorate| 51,514 (1992)[1]
1945–1997
Seats| One
Created from| Hendon
Replaced by| Hendon and Hertsmere

Hendon North was a constituency in the former Municipal Borough of Hendon (later subsumed into the London Borough of Barnet) which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was created for the 1945 general election as the existing Hendon constituency was too large (the estimated electorate in 1941 was 217,900 [2]), and lasted until the 1997 general election when the London Borough of Barnet's Parliamentary representation was reduced from four seats to three.

Hendon North constituency within the parliamentary county of Middlesex, showing boundaries used from 1945 to 1974 Map that gives each named seat and any constant electoral success for national (Westminster) elections for Middlesex, 1955 to 1974.

## Boundaries

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1945–1974: The Municipal Borough of Hendon wards of Burnt Oak, Edgware, Mill Hill, and West Hendon.

1974–1997: The London Borough of Barnet wards of Burnt Oak, Colindale, Edgware, Hale, and Mill Hill.

## Members of Parliament

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Election | Member[3] | Party

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| 1945 | Barbara Ayrton-Gould | Labour
| 1950 | Ian Orr-Ewing | Conservative
| 1970 | John Gorst | Conservative
| 1997 | constituency abolished

## Elections

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### Elections in the 1990s

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General election 1992: Hendon North[4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | John Michael Gorst | 20,569  | 53.2  | −2.4
| Labour | D Hill  | 13,447  | 34.8  | +9.3
| Liberal Democrats | P Kemp  | 4,136  | 10.7  | −8.2
| Green | P Duncan  | 430  | 1.1  | New
| Natural Law | P Orr  | 95  | 0.2  | New
Majority  | 7,122  | 18.4  | −11.7
Turnout | 38,677  | 75.1  | +9.3
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

### Elections in the 1980s

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General election 1987: Hendon North [5] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | John Michael Gorst | 20,155  | 55.6  | +6.7
| Labour | Mrs. Jenny Rachel Manson | 9,223  | 25.5  | +1.8
| SDP | Mrs. Elisabeth Jean Davies  | 6,859  | 18.9  | −6.7
Majority  | 10,932  | 30.1  | +5.8
Turnout | 36,237  | 65.8  | +2.2
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
General election 1983: Hendon North[6] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | John Michael Gorst | 18,499  | 49.9  | −2.2
| SDP | Kenneth Craig  | 9,474  | 25.6  | New
| Labour | Tony Williams  | 8,786  | 23.7  | −12.3
| Nationalist Party | Bernard Franklin  | 194  | 0.5  | New
| Independent | R Clayton  | 116  | 0.3  | New
Majority  | 9,025  | 24.3  | +8.2
Turnout | 37,068  | 68.0  | −5.8
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

### Elections in the 1970s

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General election 1979: Hendon North [7] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | John Michael Gorst | 20,766  | 52.1  | +7.6
| Labour | Frank Arthur Cooper  | 14,374  | 36.0  | −3.7
| Liberal | Christopher Perkin  | 4,113  | 10.3  | −5.6
| National Front | Bernard Franklyn  | 638  | 1.6  | New
Majority  | 6,392  | 16.1  | +11.3
Turnout | 39,891  | 73.8  | +1.6
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
General election October 1974: Hendon North [8] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | John Michael Gorst | 16,299  | 44.55  |
| Labour | John Stanley Champion  | 14,549  | 39.68  |
| Liberal | I Senior  | 5,822  | 15.88  |
Majority  | 1,750  | 4.77  |
Turnout | 36,670  | 72.24  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | -0.79  |
General election February 1974: Hendon North  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | John Michael Gorst | 17,285  | 42.63  |
| Labour | John Stanley Champion  | 14,673  | 36.19  |
| Liberal | David Edwards  | 8,585  | 6.44  |
Majority  | 2,612  | 6.44  |
Turnout | 31,958  | 80.91  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | -1.1  |
General election 1970: Hendon North [9][10] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | John Michael Gorst | 18,192  | 49.3  | +2.9
| Labour | Alexander Andrew Mackay Irvine | 15,013  | 40.7  | −4.1
| Liberal | Gerald Cass  | 3,704  | 10.0  | +1.2
Majority  | 3,179  | 8.6  | +7.1
Turnout | 36,909  | 70.9  | −9.1
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

### Elections in the 1960s

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General election 1966: Hendon North [11] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Sir Charles Ian Orr-Ewing | 18,468  | 46.36  |
| Labour | Ernest Wistrich  | 17,868  | 44.85  |
| Liberal | Gerald Cass  | 3,503  | 8.79  |
Majority  | 600  | 1.51  |
Turnout | 39,839  | 80.02  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
General election 1964: Hendon North [12][13] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Sir Charles Ian Orr-Ewing | 17,784  | 44.3  | −6.5
| Labour | Alan Jinkinson | 16,660  | 41.5  | +3.0
| Liberal | John Holmes  | 5,719  | 14.2  | +3.5
Majority  | 1,124  | 2.8  | −9.6
Turnout | 40,163  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

### Elections in the 1950s

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General election 1959: Hendon North [14] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Sir Charles Ian Orr-Ewing | 21,898  | 50.85  |
| Labour Co-op | Cecil Genese  | 16,566  | 38.47  |
| Liberal | Lady Hills  | 4,598  | 10.68  |
Majority  | 5,332  | 12.38  |
Turnout | 43,062  | 81.67  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
General election 1955: Hendon North [15] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Sir Charles Ian Orr-Ewing | 21,934  | 50.69  |
| Labour | Elizabeth Monkhouse  | 17,874  | 41.30  |
| Liberal | Donald Barrington-Hudson  | 3,467  | 8.01  |
Majority  | 4,060  | 9.39  |
Turnout | 43,275  | 80.66  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
General election 1951: Hendon North [16][17] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Sir Charles Ian Orr-Ewing | 23,329  | 49.23  |
| Labour | Finlay Rea  | 20,738  | 43.76  |
| Liberal | Kenneth Jupp | 3,319  | 7.00  |
Majority  | 2,591  | 5.47  |
Turnout | 47,386  | 86.28  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
General election 1950: Hendon North [18] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Sir Charles Ian Orr-Ewing | 20,755  | 44.4  | +8.9
| Labour | Barbara Ayrton-Gould | 18,500  | 39.6  | −8.0
| Liberal | Edward Martell | 6,575  | 14.1  | −2.8
| Communist | Marjorie Pollitt[19] | 918  | 2.0  | New
Majority  | 2,225  | 4.8  | N/A
Turnout | 46,748  | 86.3  | +11.2
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |  |

### Elections in the 1940s

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General election 1945: Hendon North  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Barbara Ayrton-Gould | 18,251  | 47.61  |
| Conservative | Edwin William Conquest Flavell | 13,607  | 35.49  |
| Liberal | Frederic Aked Sellers | 6,478  | 16.90  |
Majority  | 4,644  | 12.12  |
Turnout | 38,336  | 75.09  |
| Labour win (new seat)

## Notes and references

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1. ^ "'Hendon North', June 1983 up to May 1997". ElectionWebProject. Cognitive Computing Limited. 4 March 2011. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
2. ^ The Guinness Book Of Records 1980
3. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "H" (part 2)
4. ^ Whitaker's Almanack 1994
5. ^ Whitaker's Almanack 1990
6. ^ "Not updated: UK General Election results: June 1983". Archived from the original on 2010-01-17. Retrieved 2010-03-05.
7. ^ UK General Election results May 1979 at politicsresources.net
8. ^ UK General Election results October 1974 at politicsresources.net
9. ^ Whitaker's Almanack 1972
10. ^ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1970.
11. ^ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1966.
12. ^ Whitaker's Almanack 1965
13. ^ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1964.
14. ^ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1959.
15. ^ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1955.
16. ^ Whitaker's Almanack 1951
17. ^ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1951.
18. ^ Whitaker's Almanack 1951
19. ^ "Results". Aberdeen Press and Journal Aberdeenshire. 24 February 1950. Retrieved 22 April 2017.

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