Hornsey and Wood Green (UK Parliament constituency)

UK constituency infobox alt
Name = Hornsey and Wood Green


Type = Borough
Entity = Greater London
DivisionType = County
Division = Greater London
Year = 1983
MP = Lynne Featherstone
Party = Liberal Democrat
EP = London

Hornsey and Wood Green is a parliamentary constituency in the London Borough of Haringey represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

Boundaries

The seat covers the western side of the London Borough of Haringey, including Wood Green, Muswell Hill and Crouch End.

History

Prior to the 1983 election, the areas of Hornsey and Wood Green had their own seats. At that boundary change however the Wood Green seat was broadly divided into two, with half being merged with the previous Hornsey seat and the rest being transferred to the neighbouring seat of Tottenham, to the east. A smaller part of the Hornsey constituency was also transferred to Tottenham at the same time.

Members of Parliament

Political and psephological interest

Hornsey and Wood Green is one of a handful of predominantly middle class parliamentary constituencies across the UK which returned a Conservative MP during the 1980s, swung to Labour in the 1990s, and was subsequently picked up by the Liberal Democrats in the 2005 general election. Other such seats include Birmingham Yardley, Bristol West, Cambridge, Cardiff Central, East Dunbartonshire, Falmouth and Camborne, Leeds North-West, and Manchester Withington. Some argue that this reflects changing positions of the parties themselves while others argue that the beliefs of the middle class itself have changed.

Election results

1997-2005

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title=General Election 2005: Hornsey and Wood GreenElection box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Lynne Featherstone
votes = 20,512
percentage = 45.3
change = +17.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Barbara Roche
votes = 18,117
percentage = 38.3
change = -11.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Peter Forrest
votes = 6,014
percentage = 12.7
change = -3.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Jayne Forbes
votes = 2,377
percentage = 5.0
change = -0.1Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Roy Freshwater
votes = 310
percentage = 0.7
change = +0.7Election box majority
votes = 2,395
percentage = 5.1
change = Election box turnout
votes = 47,330
percentage = 61.8
change = +3.8Election box gain with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing = 14.6

Election box begin
title=General Election 2001: Hornsey and Wood GreenElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Barbara Roche
votes = 21,967
percentage = 49.9
change = -11.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Lynne Featherstone
votes = 11,353
percentage = 25.8
change = +14.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Jason Hollands
votes = 6,921
percentage = 15.7
change = -6.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Jayne Forbes
votes = 2,228
percentage = 5.1
change = +2.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Socialist Alliance (England)
candidate = Louise Christian
votes = 1,106
percentage = 2.5
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Socialist Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Ella Rule
votes = 294
percentage = 0.7
change = -0.5Election box candidate
party = Reform 2000
candidate = Erdil Ataman
votes = 194
percentage = 0.4
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 10,614
percentage = 24.1
change = Election box turnout
votes = 44,063
percentage = 58.0
change = -11.1Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box begin
title=General Election 1997: Hornsey and Wood GreenElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Barbara Roche
votes = 31,792
percentage = 61.7
change = +13.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = H Hart
votes = 11,293
percentage = 21.9
change = -17.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Lynne Featherstone
votes = 5,794
percentage = 11.3
change = +1.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = H Jago
votes = 1,214
percentage = 2.4
change = n/aElection box candidate with party link
party = Referendum Party
candidate = R Miller
votes = 808
percentage = 1.6
change = n/aElection box candidate with party link
party = Socialist Labour Party (UK)
candidate = P Sikorski
votes = 586
percentage = 1.1
change = n/aElection box majority
votes = 20,499
percentage = 39.8
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 69.1
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

1983-1992

Election box begin
title=General Election 1992: Hornsey and Wood GreenElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Barbara Roche
votes = 27,020
percentage = 48.5
change = +8.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Andrew Boff
votes = 21,843
percentage = 39.2
change = -3.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = P Dunphy
votes = 5,547
percentage = 9.9
change = -5.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = E Crosby
votes = 1,051
percentage = 1.9
change = 0.0Election box candidate with party link
party = others
candidate =
votes = 286
percentage = 0.5
change = n/aElection box majority
votes = 5,177
percentage = 9.3
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 75.7
change = +2.4Election box gain with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
loser = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box begin
title=General Election 1987: Hornsey and Wood GreenElection box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Sir Hugh Rossi
votes = 25,397
percentage = 43.0
change = +0.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Barbara Roche
votes = 23,681
percentage = 40.0
change = +5.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Social Democratic Party (UK)
candidate = D Eden
votes = 8,928
percentage = 15.1
change = -5.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = E Crosby
votes = 1,154
percentage = 1.9
change = +0.3Election box majority
votes = 1,779
percentage = 3.0
change = -4.5Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 73.3
change = +2.2Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box begin
title=General Election 1983: Hornsey and Wood GreenElection box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Sir Hugh Rossi
votes = 22,323
percentage = 42.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = V Veness
votes = 18,424
percentage = 35.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Social Democratic Party (UK)
candidate = M Burrell
votes = 10,995
percentage = 20.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = P Lang
votes = 854
percentage = 1.6
change = Election box majority
votes = 3,899
percentage = 7.5
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 71.2
change =

See also

* List of Parliamentary constituencies in Greater London