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  UK Parliament - Finchley & Golders Green
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Parents > United Kingdom > England > London > London > Finchley & Golders Green
OfficeParliament
HonorificMember of Parliament - Abbr: MP
Type General Election
Filing Deadline April 20, 2010 - 06:00pm Central
Polls Open May 06, 2010 - 01:00am Central
Polls Close May 06, 2010 - 04:00pm Central
Term Start May 17, 2010 - 12:00pm
Term End May 17, 2015 - 12:00pm
ContributorRalphie
Last ModifiedRalphie May 07, 2010 01:07am
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Description
BBC Profile:
Margaret Thatcher was MP for this seat from 1959 until 1992, when it passed to fellow Conservative Hartley Booth. In 1997 Labours Rudi Vis beat the Conservative candidate John Marshall. He went on to hold the seat in the 2001 election, slightly increasing his share of the vote. He kept it in 2005 with a majority of 741, after a 3.4% swing to the Conservatives.

At the election, the constituency loses one part ward (Coppetts) to Chipping Barnet and one part-ward (Mill Hill) to Hendon. It gains part of Woodhouse ward from Chipping Barnet and small parts of Finchley Church End, Garden Suburb and Golders Green wards from Hendon. To find out what might have happened had this boundary change been in force at the last election, see a notional - or estimated - result below. Boundary changes mean that this seat is notionally - or estimated to be - a Conservative held seat.

This north London constituency is affluent, suburban and professional.

Leafy Hampstead Garden Suburb is very wealthy, while pockets around N10, East Finchley and Childs Hill are relatively deprived.

The seat has one of the fastest-growing populations in the country, a trend which is expected to continue due to development and regeneration.

Longstanding proposals to improve sections of the A406 North Circular Road a section of which (between Wembley and the A12) would form part of the Olympic Route Network - remain contentious.

There are plans for a 4bn scheme to regenerate the areas of

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LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyLabour Won05/05/2005
NameRudi Vis Votes17,487 (40.47%)
Term05/17/2005 - 05/17/2010 Margin741 (+1.71%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyConservative Won05/07/2015
NameMike Freer Votes25,835 (50.90%)
Term05/08/2015 - 06/08/2017 Margin5,662 (+11.15%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
03/13/2010 05/06/2010
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
Mike Freer 2 1 1 --
Leaning Call: Mike Freer (100.00%)
Weighted Call: Mike Freer (100.00%)

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Name Borough Council Leader Mike Freer Borough Councillor Alison Moore Laura Edge Susan Cummins Donald Lyven  
PartyConservative Labour Liberal Democrats UK Independence Green  
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Uncertified Votes 21,688 (45.99%) 15,879 (33.67%) 8,036 (17.04%) 817 (1.73%) 737 (1.56%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -5,809 (-12.32%) -13,652 (-28.95%) -20,871 (-44.26%) -20,951 (-44.43%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $-- $--  
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Entry Date 00/00/2009 00/00/2009 00/00/2009 00/00/2010 00/00/2010  
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