Hornsey and Friern Barnet (UK Parliament constituency)

Hornsey and Friern Barnet is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.^[2] Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election.^[3]

Hornsey and Friern Barnet
Borough constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of Hornsey and Friern Barnet in Greater London
County	Greater London
Electorate	70,565 (2023)[1]
Major settlements	Muswell Hill Crouch End Hornsey Friern Barnet
Current constituency
Created	2024
Member of Parliament	Catherine West (Labour)
Seats	One
Created from	Hornsey and Wood Green, Tottenham & Chipping Barnet

Boundaries

Map of boundaries from 2024

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.^[4]

It comprises the following areas:^[5]

• The majority of the abolished constituency of Hornsey and Wood Green, comprising the Borough of Haringey areas of Alexandra Park, Crouch End, Fortis Green, Hornsey, Muswell Hill and Stroud Green.^[6]
• The Borough of Haringey area of Harringay from the Tottenham constituency.^[6]
• The Borough of Barnet area of Friern Barnet from the Chipping Barnet constituency.^[6]

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.^[6] 72% of the residents belong to the ABC1 social grade, in contrast with 59% in London and 56% in Great Britain.^[6] The proportion of White residents (70%) is higher than the London average (54%) whereas the proportion of Christians (37%) is lower.^[6] Around 19% voted to leave in the 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum which is much lower than the London average (40%).^[6] 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.^[6]

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Hornsey and Friern Barnet^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Catherine West	28,535	58.7	+1.4
	Green	Fabio Vollono	7,060	14.5	+10.7
	Liberal Democrats	Dawn Barnes	6,099	12.5	−13.1
	Conservative	Naz Panju	4,011	8.2	−3.6
	Reform UK	Navdeep Singh	1,989	4.1	+3.2
	Workers Party	Dino Philippos	766	1.6	N/A
	CPA	Helen Spiby-Vann	182	0.4	N/A
Majority			21,475	44.2	+12.6
Turnout			48,642	69.6	−4.8
Registered electors			69,885
	Labour hold		Swing	−4.7

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result[8]
Party		Vote
	Labour	30,077	57.3
	Liberal Democrats	13,470	25.6
	Conservative	6,200	11.8
	Green	1,983	3.8
	Brexit Party	494	0.9
	Others	311	0.6
Turnout		52,535	74.4
Electorate		70,565