Hornsey and Friern Barnet (UK Parliament constituency) explained

Hornsey and Friern Barnet
Parliament:	uk
Map Entity:	Greater London
Year:	2024
Type:	Borough
Previous:	Hornsey and Wood Green, Tottenham & Chipping Barnet
Electorate:	70,565 (2023)^[1]
Mp:	Catherine West
Party:	Labour
Region:	England
County:	Greater London
Elects Howmany:	One

Hornsey and Friern Barnet is a constituency 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]

Boundaries

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.^[4]

It comprises the following areas:^[5]

• 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.^[6]
• 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.^[7] 72% of the residents belong to the ABC1 social grade, in contrast with 59% in London and 56% in Great Britain.^[8] The proportion of White residents (70%) is higher than the London average (54%) whereas the proportion of Christians (37%) is lower.^[9] Around 19% voted to leave in the 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum which is much lower than the London average (40%).^[10] 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.^[11]

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result^[12]
Party		Vote
		30,077	57.3
		13,470	25.6
		6,200	11.8
		1,983	3.8
		494	0.9
	Others	311	0.6
Turnout		52,535	74.4
Electorate		70,565

External links

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – London . Boundary Commission for England . 21 June 2024 . dmy .
2. Web site: 22 November 2022 . Hampstead and Highgate parliamentary constituency could return . 25 September 2023 . Ham & High . en.
3. Web site: London Boundary Commission for England . 20 June 2023 . Boundary Commission for England.
4. Web site: The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023 . Schedule 1 Part 3 London region.
5. Web site: London: New Constituency Boundaries 2023 . 2023-07-30 . www.electoralcalculus.co.uk.
6. Web site: New Seat Details - Hornsey and Friern Barnet . 2023-09-25 . www.electoralcalculus.co.uk.
7. Web site: New Seat Details - Hornsey and Friern Barnet . 2023-09-25 . www.electoralcalculus.co.uk.
8. Web site: New Seat Details - Hornsey and Friern Barnet . 2023-09-25 . www.electoralcalculus.co.uk.
9. Web site: New Seat Details - Hornsey and Friern Barnet . 2023-09-25 . www.electoralcalculus.co.uk.
10. Web site: New Seat Details - Hornsey and Friern Barnet . 2023-09-25 . www.electoralcalculus.co.uk.
11. Web site: New Seat Details - Hornsey and Friern Barnet . 2023-09-25 . www.electoralcalculus.co.uk.
12. Web site: Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019 . 11 July 2024 . Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News . UK Parliament.