Hornsey and Friern Barnet is a

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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. It comprises the following areas: * The majority of the abolished constituency of Hornsey and Wood Green, comprising the Borough of Haringey areas of Alexandra Park,

Crouch End Crouch End is an area of North London, England, from the City of London in the western half of the borough of Haringey. It is within the Hornsey postal district (N8). It has been described as one of "a new breed of urban villages" in London ...

Fortis Green Fortis Green is a ward in the extreme northwestern corner of the Borough of Haringey, north London. It is also the name of the road that runs between Muswell Hill and East Finchley which forms part of the A504. The ward lies between Colney H ...

Hornsey Hornsey () is a district of north London, England, in the London Borough of Haringey. It is an inner-suburban, for the most part residential, area centred north of Charing Cross. It adjoins green spaces Queen's Wood to the west and Alexand ...

Muswell Hill Muswell Hill is a suburban district of the London Borough of Haringey, north London. The hill, which reaches over above sea level, is situated north of Charing Cross. Neighbouring areas include Highgate, London, Highgate, Hampstead Garden ...

and

Stroud Green Stroud Green is a suburb and Ward (subnational entity), electoral ward in north London, England, split between the London boroughs of London Borough of Haringey, Haringey and London Borough of Islington, Islington. On its south-western side, St ...

. * The Borough of Haringey area of

Harringay Harringay (pronounced ) is a district of north London, England, within the London Borough of Haringey. It is centred on the section of Green Lanes running between the New River, where it crosses Green Lanes by Finsbury Park, and Duckett's ...

from the Tottenham constituency. * The

Borough of Barnet The London Borough of Barnet () is a suburban London borough in north London, England. Forming part of Outer London, the borough was formed in 1965 from parts of the ceremonial counties of Middlesex and Hertfordshire. It is the second largest Lo ...

area of

Friern Barnet Friern Barnet () is a suburban area within the London Borough of Barnet, north of Charing Cross. Its centre is formed by the busy intersection of Colney Hatch Lane (running north and south), Woodhouse Road (taking westbound traffic towards No ...

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. 72% of the residents belong to the ABC1 social grade, in contrast with 59% in London and 56% in Great Britain. The proportion of White residents (70%) is higher than the London average (54%) whereas the proportion of Christians (37%) is lower. Around 19% voted to leave in the

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which is much lower than the London average (40%). 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.

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

Elections in the 2010s

References

External links

Hornsey and Friern Barnet UK Parliament constituency
(boundaries from June 2024) at ''MapIt UK'' Parliamentary constituencies in London Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 2024 Politics of the London Borough of Haringey Politics of the London Borough of Barnet Parliament constituency Parliament constituency {{UK-constituency-stub