Ruislip-Northwood was a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons

British House of Commons

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 of the Parliament of the United Kingdom

Parliament of the United Kingdom

The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom, British Crown dependencies and British overseas territories, located in London...

. It elected one Member of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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 (MP) by the first past the post system of election. It was centred around the districts of Ruislip

Ruislip

Ruislip is a suburban area, centred on an old village in Greater London, and is part of the London Borough of Hillingdon.It was formerly also a parish covering the neighbouring areas of Eastcote, Northwood, Ruislip Manor and South Ruislip in the area. The parish appears in the Domesday Book, and...

 and Northwood

Northwood

Northwood is a suburban area in Greater London, and is part of the London Borough of Hillingdon.The population was recorded as 11,068 in 2008, by the Office for National Statistics.-Toponomy:...

 in the London Borough of Hillingdon

London Borough of Hillingdon

The London Borough of Hillingdon is the westernmost borough in Greater London, England. The borough's population was recorded as 243,006 in the 2001 Census. The borough incorporates the former districts of Ruislip-Northwood, Uxbridge, Hayes and Harlington and Yiewsley and West Drayton in the...

, and existed from 1950

United Kingdom general election, 1950

The 1950 United Kingdom general election was the first general election ever after a full term of a Labour government. Despite polling over one and a half million votes more than the Conservatives, the election, held on 23 February 1950 resulted in Labour receiving a slim majority of just five...

 until 2010.

History

Ruislip-Northwood was a safe Conservative seat in West London.

Interestingly, all three of its Members of Parliament were Old Etonians.

Boundaries

The constituency consisted of the northern part of the London Borough of Hillingdon.

Boundary review

Following their review of parliamentary representation in North London

North London

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, the Boundary Commission for England created a modified Ruislip constituency, first fought at the 2010 General Election. This is called Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner

Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner (UK Parliament constituency)

Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election...

, and includes some areas from the pre-2010 Harrow West constituency. Meanwhile, parts of Ruislip-Northwood moved in 2010 to a newly created Uxbridge and South Ruislip constituency

Uxbridge and South Ruislip (UK Parliament constituency)

Uxbridge and South Ruislip is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was first contested in the 2010 general election.-Boundaries:...

.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
	1950 United Kingdom general election, 1950 The 1950 United Kingdom general election was the first general election ever after a full term of a Labour government. Despite polling over one and a half million votes more than the Conservatives, the election, held on 23 February 1950 resulted in Labour receiving a slim majority of just five...	Petre Crowder Petre Crowder Petre Crowder, QC was a British Conservative Member of Parliament and barrister.Crowder was the son of Sir John Crowder, a Conservative Member of Parliament and predecessor as MP for Finchley of Margaret Thatcher. He was educated at Eton College and Christ Church, Oxford just as his father was...	Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
	1979 United Kingdom general election, 1979 The United Kingdom general election of 1979 was held on 3 May 1979 to elect 635 members to the British House of Commons. The Conservative Party, led by Margaret Thatcher ousted the incumbent Labour government of James Callaghan with a parliamentary majority of 43 seats...	John Wilkinson	Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
	2005 United Kingdom general election, 2005 The United Kingdom general election of 2005 was held on Thursday, 5 May 2005 to elect 646 members to the British House of Commons. The Labour Party under Tony Blair won its third consecutive victory, but with a majority of 66, reduced from 160....	Nick Hurd Nick Hurd Nicholas Richard Hurd , known as Nick Hurd, is a United Kingdom Conservative Member of Parliament.He was elected Member for Ruislip-Northwood at the May 2005 general election with 47.7% of the votes...	Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
	2010	Constituency abolished: see Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner (UK Parliament constituency) Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election...   and Uxbridge and South Ruislip Uxbridge and South Ruislip (UK Parliament constituency) Uxbridge and South Ruislip is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was first contested in the 2010 general election.-Boundaries:...

Elections in the 2000s

Elections in the 1990s