# Ealing North (UK Parliament constituency)

Ealing North is a constituency, created in 1950. Since the 2019 general election, it has been represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament by James Murray of Labour Co-op.

## Constituency profile

Straddling the Western Avenue and directly south of Harrow, Ealing North occupies the north-western part of the London Borough of Ealing.

## History

From the February 1974 to 2005 general elections inclusive, it was a Labour-Conservative marginal, being won by the party forming the government, and thus a bellwether. Since 1997, is on the length of tenure measure (but not necessarily extent of majority) a "safe" Labour seat. The party's newly selected candidate for MP in 2019 came 12,269 votes ahead of the Conservative candidate, a majority of almost 25% of the votes cast.

## Boundaries

1950–1974: The Municipal Borough of Ealing wards of Greenford Central, Greenford North, Greenford South, Hanger Hill, Northolt, and Perivale.
1974–1983: The London Borough of Ealing wards of Brent, Cleveland, Horsenden, Mandeville, Perivale, Ravenor, and West End.
1983–1997: The London Borough of Ealing wards of Argyle, Costons, Hobbayne, Mandeville, Perivale, Ravenor, West End, and Wood End.
1997–2010: The London Borough of Ealing wards of Argyle, Costons, Hanger Hill, Hobbayne, Horsenden, Mandeville, Perivale, Pitshanger, Ravenor, West End, and Wood End.
2010–2024: The London Borough of Ealing wards of Cleveland, Greenford Broadway, Greenford Green, Hobbayne, North Greenford, Northolt Mandeville, Northolt West End, and Perivale.
For the 2010 general election, under the national Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the Boundary Commission for England made minor changes to Ealing North. Part of Greenford Broadway ward, along with tiny parts of Hobbayne; and Dormers Wells wards were transferred to Ealing Southall. Tiny parts of the latter two wards were exchanged in return. Parts of Ealing Broadway and Hanger Hill wards were moved to the new Ealing Central and Acton so the latter came into existence to avoid its forerunner's mention of Shepherd Bush and avoid its containing much of that part of the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham.
2010–2024: The London Borough of Ealing wards of Central Greenford, Greenford Broadway, North Greenford, North Hanwell, Northolt Mandeville, Northolt West End, Perivale, and Pitshanger.
    Minor loss to align boundaries with those of new local authority wards.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1950 | James Hudson | Labour Co-op |
| 1955 | John Barter | Conservative |
| 1964 | William Molloy | Labour |
| 1979 | Harry Greenway | Conservative |
| 1997 | Stephen Pound | Labour |
| 2019 | James Murray | Labour Co-op |

## Election results
### Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Ealing North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | James Murray | 20,663 | 47.8 | −8.5 |
| | Conservative | Maria Khan | 8,144 | 18.8 | −13.1 |
| | Green | Natalia Kubica | 4,056 | 9.4 | +6.5 |
| | Reform UK | Leon Harris | 3,948 | 9.1 | N/A |
| | Workers Party | Sameh Habeeb | 3,139 | 7.3 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Craig O’Donnell | 2,543 | 5.9 | −2.9 |
| | Independent | Helmi Alharahsheh | 499 | 1.2 | N/A |
| | SDP | Leslie Beaumont | 240 | 0.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,489 | 28.9 | +4.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,202 | 57.7 | –9.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 74,820 | | |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | 2.3 | |

### Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result :
| Party | Party | Vote | % |
| | Labour | 27,463 | 56.3 |
| | Conservative | 15,555 | 31.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 4,311 | 8.8 |
| | Green | 1,435 | 2.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 48,764 | 66.8 |
| Electorate | Electorate | 72,985 |
General election 2019: Ealing North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | James Murray | 28,036 | 56.5 | −9.5 |
| | Conservative | Anthony Pickles | 15,767 | 31.8 | +3.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Henrietta Bewley | 4,370 | 8.8 | +6.4 |
| | Green | Jeremy Parker | 1,458 | 2.9 | +1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,269 | 24.7 | −12.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,631 | 66.6 | −3.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 74,473 | | |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | -6.4 | |
General election 2017: Ealing North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Stephen Pound | 34,635 | 66.0 | +10.9 |
| | Conservative | Isobel Grant | 14,942 | 28.5 | −1.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Humaira Sanders | 1,275 | 2.4 | −0.8 |
| | UKIP | Peter Mcilvenna | 921 | 1.8 | −6.3 |
| | Green | Meena Hans | 743 | 1.4 | −2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 19,693 | 37.5 | +12.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,516 | 70.2 | +4.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 74,764 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +6.0 | |
General election 2015: Ealing North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Stephen Pound | 26,745 | 55.1 | +4.7 |
| | Conservative | Thomas O'Malley | 14,419 | 29.7 | –1.2 |
| | UKIP | Afzal Akram | 3,922 | 8.1 | +6.7 |
| | Green | Meena Hans | 1,635 | 3.4 | +2.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kevin McNamara | 1,575 | 3.2 | −10.0 |
| | TUSC | David Hofman | 214 | 0.4 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,326 | 25.4 | +5.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,510 | 65.7 | −4.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 73,881 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +3.0 | |
General election 2010: Ealing North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Stephen Pound | 24,023 | 50.4 | +3.5 |
| | Conservative | Ian Gibb | 14,772 | 30.9 | +2.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chris Lucas | 6,283 | 13.2 | −6.0 |
| | BNP | Dave Furness | 1,045 | 2.2 | +2.2 |
| | UKIP | Ian De Wulverton | 685 | 1.4 | −0.1 |
| | Green | Christopher Warleigh-Lack | 505 | 1.1 | −1.8 |
| | Christian | Petar Ljubisic | 415 | 0.9 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,301 | 19.5 | +6.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,678 | 70.2 | +10.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 73,104 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +0.4 | |

### Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Ealing North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Stephen Pound | 20,956 | 44.0 | −11.7 |
| | Conservative | Roger C. Curtis | 13,897 | 30.5 | +1.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Francesco R. Fruzza | 9,148 | 20.1 | +8.9 |
| | Green | Alan G. Outten | 1,319 | 2.9 | +0.6 |
| | UKIP | Robin A.D. Lambert | 692 | 1.5 | 0.0 |
| | Veritas | David Malindine | 495 | 1.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,159 | 13.5 | −12.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,607 | 58.2 | +0.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 77,787 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −6.4 | |
General election 2001: Ealing North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Stephen Pound | 25,022 | 55.7 | +2.0 |
| | Conservative | Charles Walker | 13,185 | 29.3 | −7.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Francesco R. Fruzza | 5,043 | 11.2 | +4.2 |
| | Green | Astra Seibe | 1,039 | 2.3 | +1.4 |
| | UKIP | Daniel Moss | 668 | 1.5 | +0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,837 | 26.4 | +9.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,957 | 58.0 | −16.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 77,524 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +4.9 | |

### Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Ealing North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Stephen Pound | 29,904 | 53.7 | +17.9 |
| | Conservative | Harry Greenway | 20,744 | 37.2 | −14.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anjam K. Gupta | 3,887 | 7.0 | −3.8 |
| | UKIP | G. M. Slysz | 689 | 1.2 | New |
| | Green | Astra Seibe | 502 | 0.9 | −0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,160 | 16.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,726 | 73.9 | −4.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 78,144 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | −13.9 | |
General election 1992: Ealing North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Harry Greenway | 24,898 | 49.7 | −6.3 |
| | Labour Co-op | Martin J. Stears | 18,932 | 37.8 | +10.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter C. D. Hankinson | 5,247 | 10.5 | −4.6 |
| | Green | Douglas S. Earl | 554 | 1.1 | 0.0 |
| | National Front | Christopher J. G. Hill | 277 | 0.5 | New |
| | Christian Democrat | Randall A. Davis | 180 | 0.4 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,966 | 11.9 | −16.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,088 | 78.8 | +3.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 63,528 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Ealing North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Harry Greenway | 30,100 | 56.0 | +10.9 |
| | Labour | Hilary Benn | 14,947 | 27.8 | −5.0 |
| | Liberal | Anthony Miller | 8,149 | 15.1 | −6.4 |
| | Green | Katrin Fitzherbert | 577 | 1.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15,153 | 28.2 | +15.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,773 | 75.1 | +0.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 71,634 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election 1983: Ealing North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Harry Greenway | 23,128 | 45.1 | +1.4 |
| | Labour | Hilary Benn | 16,837 | 32.8 | −13.6 |
| | Liberal | Anthony Miller | 11,021 | 21.5 | +13.3 |
| | BNP | J. Shaw | 306 | 0.6 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,291 | 12.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,298 | 74.8 | −3.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 68,538 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Note: This constituency underwent boundary changes after the 1979 election, so was notionally a Labour seat.

### Elections in the 1970s

General election 1979: Ealing North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Harry Greenway | 27,524 | 46.0 | +6.3 |
| | Labour | William Molloy | 26,044 | 43.6 | −1.4 |
| | Liberal | Jack Taylor | 5,162 | 8.6 | −6.7 |
| | National Front | James Shaw | 1,047 | 1.8 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,480 | 2.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 59,777 | 77.8 | +3.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 76,805 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
General election October 1974: Ealing North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | William Molloy | 24,574 | 45.0 | +2.2 |
| | Conservative | Geoffrey Dickens | 21,652 | 39.7 | +1.0 |
| | Liberal | C. Philips | 8,351 | 15.3 | −3.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,922 | 5.3 | +1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,577 | 73.9 | −7.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 73,898 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election February 1974: Ealing North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | William Molloy | 25,387 | 42.8 | −5.7 |
| | Conservative | M.J.L. Patterson | 22,939 | 38.7 | −12.8 |
| | Liberal | C. Philips | 10,922 | 18.4 | New |
| | Independent | P. Smith | 93 | 0.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,448 | 4.1 | +3.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 59,341 | 80.9 | +8.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 73,327 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
New constituency boundaries introduced for the February 1974 general election.
General election 1970: Ealing North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | William Molloy | 23,459 | 50.3 | +1.6 |
| | Conservative | John Barter | 23,139 | 49.7 | +6.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 320 | 0.6 | −4.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,598 | 72.6 | −9.57 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 64,159 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1960s

General election 1966: Ealing North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | William Molloy | 23,730 | 48.7 | +5.46 |
| | Conservative | John Barter | 21,153 | 43.4 | +0.21 |
| | Liberal | John E. Elsom | 3,858 | 7.9 | −5.67 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,577 | 5.29 | +5.14 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,741 | 82.17 | +1.05 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 59,315 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election 1964: Ealing North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | William Molloy | 20,809 | 43.24 | −11.01 |
| | Conservative | John Barter | 20,782 | 43.19 | −2.56 |
| | Liberal | Derek F.J. Wood | 6,532 | 13.57 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 27 | 0.15 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,123 | 81.12 | −3.12 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 59,321 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1950s

General election 1959: Ealing North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Barter | 27,312 | 54.25 | +7.80 |
| | Labour Co-op | William Hilton | 23,036 | 45.75 | −0.20 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,276 | 8.50 | +8.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,348 | 84.24 | −0.92 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 59,768 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election 1955: Ealing North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Barter | 23,040 | 46.45 | −3.65 |
| | Labour Co-op | James Hudson | 22,794 | 45.95 | −3.95 |
| | Liberal | Arnold E. Bender | 3,770 | 7.60 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 246 | 0.50 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,604 | 85.16 | −2.64 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 58,245 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour Co-op | Conservative gain from Labour Co-op | Swing | | |
General election 1951: Ealing North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | James Hudson | 25,698 | 50.1 | +2.5 |
| | Conservative | Airey Neave | 25,578 | 49.9 | +7.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 120 | 0.2 | −4.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,276 | 87.8 | −0.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 58,401 | | |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | | |
General election 1950: Ealing North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | James Hudson | 24,157 | 47.6 | |
| | Conservative | Elsie S. Olsen | 21,753 | 42.9 | |
| | Liberal | Edward Arthur George Holloway | 4,855 | 9.6 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,404 | 4.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,765 | 88.0 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 57,671 | | |
| | Labour Co-op win (new seat) | Labour Co-op win (new seat) | Labour Co-op win (new seat) | Labour Co-op win (new seat) | Labour Co-op win (new seat) |