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Richmond and Barnes

Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1983–1997

Summary

Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1983–1997

Field	Value
name	Richmond and Barnes
parliament	uk
year	1983
abolished	1997
type	Borough
previous	Richmond (Surrey) and Twickenham
next	Richmond Park; Twickenham
region	England
county	Greater London
elects_howmany	One
towns	Richmond, Barnes

Richmond and Barnes was a parliamentary constituency in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, a south-western suburb of the capital. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The constituency was created in 1983 and abolished in 1997.

History

Richmond and Barnes was a Tory-Liberal marginal for its 14-year existence, and was represented for the whole of that time by Jeremy Hanley of the Conservative Party. Hanley's main opponent was Alan Watson of the SDP–Liberal Alliance, who narrowly failed to win the seat in the 1983 and 1987 elections.

Boundaries

The London Borough of Richmond upon Thames wards of Barnes, East Sheen, East Twickenham, Ham and Petersham, Kew, Mortlake, Palewell, Richmond Hill, and Richmond Town.

The constituency consisted of the northern part of the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, being centred on the districts of Richmond and Barnes. It largely replaced the former Richmond (Surrey) constituency in 1983, and was largely replaced by the Richmond Park constituency in 1997.

Members of Parliament

Election	Member	Party
Conservative Party (UK)}}"		1983	Jeremy Hanley
	1997	constituency abolished: see Richmond Park and Twickenham

Elections

1979 notional result	Party	Vote	%
	Conservative	22,022	46.3
	Liberal	19,533	41.1
	Labour	5,341	11.2
	Others	667	1.4
Turnout	47,563
Electorate

Elections in the 1980s

Elections in the 1990s

References

Sources

References

"'Richmond and Barnes', June 1983 up to May 1997". Cognitive Computing Limited.
"BBC/ITN NOTIONAL ELECTION 1979". BBC/ITN.
(June 1983). "UK General Election results June 1983". Politics Resources.
(11 June 1987). "UK General Election results June 1987". Politics Resources.
(9 April 1992). "UK General Election results April 1992". Politics Resources.

Wikipedia Source

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