Hammersmith and Chiswick (UK Parliament constituency)

Hammersmith and Chiswick is a constituency^[a] of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.^[2] Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election.^[3]

Hammersmith and Chiswick
Borough constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of Hammersmith and Chiswick in Greater London
County	Greater London
Electorate	74,746 (2023)[1]
Current constituency
Created	2024
Member of Parliament	Andy Slaughter (Labour)
Seats	One
Created from	Hammersmith & Brentford and Isleworth

Boundaries

Map of boundaries from 2024

The constituency comprises the following areas of West London:^[4][5]

• The London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham wards of Addison, Avonmore, Brook Green, Coningham, Grove, Hammersmith Broadway, Ravenscourt, Shepherd's Bush Green, Wendell Park and White City from the abolished constituency of Hammersmith
• The London Borough of Hounslow wards of Chiswick Gunnersbury, Chiswick Homefields and Chiswick Riverside, previously part of Brentford and Isleworth

Constituency profile

Electoral Calculus characterises the proposed seat as "Progressive", with soft left or liberal views and high levels of university education.^[6] Incomes and house prices are high for London and very high for the UK.

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Hammersmith and Chiswick^[7][8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Andy Slaughter	24,073	52.3	+1.5
	Conservative	Andrew Dinsmore	8,783	19.1	–11.4
	Green	Naranee Ruthra-Rajan	4,468	9.7	+6.6
	Liberal Democrats	Eraj Rostaqi	4,292	9.3	–4.6
	Reform UK	Louise Petano-Heathcote	2,929	6.4	+4.6
	Rejoin EU	Bill Colegrave	821	1.8	N/A
	Workers Party	Raj Gill	439	1.0	N/A
	Workers Revolutionary	Scott Dore	216	0.5	N/A
Majority			15,290	33.2	+12.9
Turnout			46,021	60.7	–10.6
Registered electors			75,860
	Labour win (new seat)

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result[9]
Party		Vote	%
	Labour	27,051	50.8
	Conservative	16,228	30.5
	Liberal Democrats	7,390	13.9
	Green	1,632	3.1
	Brexit Party	976	1.8
Turnout		53,277	71.3
Electorate		74,746

See also

• List of parliamentary constituencies in London

Notes

1. A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)

References

1. "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.
2. "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – London | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
3. Osborne, Bridget (2021-06-09). "New parliamentary constituency proposed for Hammersmith and Chiswick - Chiswick Calendar News". The Chiswick Calendar. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
4. "New Seat Details - Hammersmith and Chiswick". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
5. "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 3 London region.
6. Electoral Calculus https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/fcgi-bin/calcwork23.py?seat=Hammersmith%20and%20Chiswick
7. "Statement of Person Nominated and Notice of Poll: Hammersmith and Chiswick Constituency" (PDF). Hammersmith and Fulham Council. 7 June 2024.
8. "Hammersmith and Chiswick - General election results 2024". BBC News.
9. "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

• Hammersmith and Chiswick UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK