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UK Parliament constituency (since 2024)
Hammersmith and Chiswick
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Interactive map of boundaries from 2024
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Location within Greater London
CountyGreater London
Electorate74,746 (2023)[1]
Current constituency
Created2024
Member of ParliamentAndy Slaughter (Labour)
SeatsOne
Created fromHammersmith & Brentford and Isleworth

Hammersmith and Chiswick is a constituency[a] of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.[2] It was established by the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies and was first contested at the 2024 general election.[3] It is represented by Andy Slaughter of the Labour Party, who previously held the abolished seat of Hammersmith from 2010.

Constituency profile

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Hammersmith and Chiswick is an urban constituency located in Greater London, west of the centre of the city. It covers the neighbourhoods of Hammersmith, Chiswick and Shepherd's Bush. Like much of outer London, the area grew rapidly with suburban development during the late 19th century.[4][5] Chiswick is generally affluent with low levels of deprivation and Hammersmith has average levels of wealth. The Shepherd's Bush area is mostly deprived and includes part of the White City Estate, a low-income housing development.[6] Shepherd's Bush also contains Westfield London, the largest shopping centre in the country. The average house price across the constituency is over £1 million, more than three times the national average.[7]

In general, residents of the constituency are young, well-educated and unlikely to be homeowners. They have very high levels of income and professional employment.[7] White people made up 63% of the population at the 2021 census, a higher proportion than the rest of London. The constituency has large Italian and Polish communities with White people of non-British origin making up 21% of residents. Black people and Asians were 11% each.[8] At the local borough council level, Hammersmith and Shepherd's Bush are represented by the Labour Party whilst Chiswick elected Conservatives. Voters in the constituency overwhelmingly supported remaining in the European Union in the 2016 referendum; an estimated 72% voted to remain, making Hammersmith and Chiswick one of the top 30 most remain-voting constituencies out of 650 nationwide.[7]

Boundaries

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The constituency is in West London and comprises the following electoral wards:[9][10]

Election results

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Election results 2019–2024

Elections in the 2020s

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General election 2024: Hammersmith and Chiswick[11][12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Andy Slaughter 24,073 52.3 +1.5
Conservative Andrew Dinsmore 8,783 19.1 −11.4
Green Naranee Ruthra-Rajan 4,468 9.7 +6.6
Liberal Democrats Eraj Rostaqi 4,292 9.3 −4.6
Reform UK Louise Petano-Heathcote 2,929 6.4 +4.6
Rejoin EU Bill Colegrave 821 1.8 N/A
Workers Party Raj Gill 439 1.0 N/A
Workers Revolutionary Scott Dore 216 0.5 N/A
Majority 15,290 33.2 +12.9
Turnout 46,021 60.7 −10.6
Registered electors 75,860
Labour win (new seat)

Elections in the 2010s

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2019 notional result[13]
Party Vote %
Labour 27,051 50.8
Conservative 16,228 30.5
Liberal Democrats 7,390 13.9
Green 1,632 3.1
Brexit Party 976 1.8
Turnout 53,277 71.3
Electorate 74,746

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)

References

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  1. ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – London". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  2. ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – London | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  3. ^ Osborne, Bridget (2021-06-09). "New parliamentary constituency proposed for Hammersmith and Chiswick - Chiswick Calendar News". The Chiswick Calendar. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
  4. ^ "Chiswick St Nicholas CP/AP through time | Population Statistics | Total Population". Visionofbritain.org.uk. Retrieved 26 November 2010.
  5. ^ Clegg, Gillian. "People". Brentford & Chiswick Local History Society. Archived from the original on 10 June 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Constituency data: Deprivation in England". commonslibrary.parliament.uk. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
  7. ^ a b c Electoral Calculus https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/fcgi-bin/calcwork23.py?seat=Hammersmith%20and%20Chiswick
  8. ^ "2021 census results: Ethnic groups in your constituency". commonslibrary.parliament.uk. 4 July 2024. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
  9. ^ "New Seat Details - Hammersmith and Chiswick". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
  10. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 3 London region.
  11. ^ "Statement of Person Nominated and Notice of Poll: Hammersmith and Chiswick Constituency" (PDF). Hammersmith and Fulham Council. 7 June 2024.
  12. ^ "Hammersmith and Chiswick - General election results 2024". BBC News.
  13. ^ "Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019". Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News. UK Parliament. Retrieved 11 July 2024.

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