Richmond and Barnes (UK Parliament constituency)

Richmond and Barnes
Former Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
County	Greater London
Major settlements	Richmond, Barnes
1983 (1983)–1997 (1997)
Number of members	One
Replaced by	Richmond Park, Twickenham
Created from	Richmond (Surrey)

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 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 only ever represented by one Member of Parliament - Jeremy Hanley of the Conservative Party - throughout its existence.

Boundaries

The constituency consisted of the northern part of the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, being centred around 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
	1983	Jeremy Hanley	Conservative
	1997	constituency abolished: see Richmond Park and Twickenham

Elections

Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1992: Richmond and Barnes
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jeremy Hanley	22,894	50.7	+3.0
	Liberal Democrat	Jenny Tonge	19,025	42.2	−1.7
	Labour	Don Touhig	2,632	5.8	−1.3
	Green	Mrs Judy S.M. Maciejowska	376	0.8	−0.5
	Natural Law	Charles H. Cunningham	89	0.2	+0.2
	Independent	Richard Meacock	62	0.1	+0.1
	Anti-Federalist League	Mrs Angela K.F. Ellis-Jones	47	0.1	+0.1
Majority			3,869	8.6	+4.7
Turnout			45,125	84.9	+1.7
	Conservative hold		Swing	+2.3

See also

• List of Parliamentary constituencies in Greater London

References

• Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "R" (part 1)