# Chipping Barnet (UK Parliament constituency)

Chipping Barnet is a constituency created in 1974 and represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Dan Tomlinson of the Labour Party. It is part of the London Borough of Barnet, on the border with Hertfordshire.

## Constituency profile

Barnet was once an elevated narrow projection of Hertfordshire into the county of Middlesex, and consisted of an agricultural market town. The town became well connected to central London by the London Underground network and is today commuter suburbia, with many of its properties semi-detached with substantial gardens as well as having many small parks and nature reserves. The area has few tower blocks for social housing.
Electoral Calculus categorises the seat with a "Kind Yuppies" demographic, indicating well-educated younger voters who could vote for either the Conservatives or Labour but opposed Brexit.

## Boundaries

The seat was created from the parts of the former Barnet constituency which were in the London Borough of Barnet.
1974–1997: The London Borough of Barnet wards of Arkley, Brunswick Park, East Barnet, Hadley, and Totteridge.
1997–2010: As above plus Friern Barnet.
2010–2024: The London Borough of Barnet wards of Brunswick Park, Coppetts, East Barnet, High Barnet, Oakleigh, Totteridge, and Underhill.
2024–present: The London Borough of Barnet wards of Barnet Vale, Brunswick Park, East Barnet, Edgwarebury, High Barnet, Totteridge & Woodside, Underhill and Whetstone.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1974 | Reginald Maudling | Conservative |
| 1979 | Sydney Chapman | Conservative |
| 2005 | Theresa Villiers | Conservative |
| 2024 | Dan Tomlinson | Labour |

## History

It was held by a Conservative since its creation for the February 1974 general election, and withstood the Labour landslide in 1997 by just over 2% (1,035 votes). However, this would come to a close after the 2024 general election, when Chipping Barnet was won by the Labour Party; it was the first time in the constituency's history that it was not represented by a Conservative MP.
In the 2019 general election, the seat was seen as an important potential gain for the Labour Party, due to Villiers' small majority and high-profile (as the Environment Secretary) and the seat's vote to remain in the 2016 European Union membership referendum. Nevertheless, Villiers retained the seat with a majority increased threefold, albeit still a small one. Villiers finally lost her seat at the 2024 election to Labour's Dan Tomlinson, the first Labour MP ever to hold the seat and the first to represent the area in Parliament since 1945.

## Elections
### Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Chipping Barnet :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Dan Tomlinson | 21,585 | 42.4 | +2.1 |
| | Conservative | Theresa Villiers | 18,671 | 36.7 | −10.8 |
| | Reform UK | Hamish Haddow | 3,986 | 7.8 | N/A |
| | Green | David Farbey | 3,442 | 6.8 | +4.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Durrant | 2,614 | 5.1 | −4.7 |
| | Rejoin EU | Richard Hewison | 379 | 0.7 | N/A |
| | Independent | Kay Lauer | 182 | 0.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,914 | 5.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,859 | 65.2 | −11.50 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 78,038 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +6.5 | |

### Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result :
| Party | Party | Vote | % |
| | Conservative | 27,777 | 47.5 |
| | Labour | 23,568 | 40.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 5,745 | 9.8 |
| | Green | 1,261 | 2.2 |
| | Others | 71 | 0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 58,422 | 76.7 |
| Electorate | Electorate | 76,187 |
General election 2019: Chipping Barnet :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Theresa Villiers | 25,745 | 44.7 | −1.6 |
| | Labour | Emma Whysall | 24,533 | 42.6 | −3.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Isabelle Parasram | 5,932 | 10.3 | +4.9 |
| | Green | Gabrielle Bailey | 1,288 | 2.2 | −0.3 |
| | Advance | John Sheffield | 71 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,212 | 2.1 | +1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 57,569 | 72.0 | +0.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 79,960 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +0.7 | |
General election 2017: Chipping Barnet :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Theresa Villiers | 25,679 | 46.3 | −2.3 |
| | Labour | Emma Whysall | 25,326 | 45.7 | +11.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Marisha Ray | 3,012 | 5.4 | +0.9 |
| | Green | Phil Fletcher | 1,406 | 2.5 | −2.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 353 | 0.6 | −13.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,423 | 71.8 | +3.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 77,218 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −6.9 | |
General election 2015: Chipping Barnet :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Theresa Villiers | 25,759 | 48.6 | −0.2 |
| | Labour | Amy Trevethan | 18,103 | 34.1 | +8.9 |
| | UKIP | Victor Kaye | 4,151 | 7.8 | +5.0 |
| | Green | Audrey Poppy | 2,501 | 4.7 | +2.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Marisha Ray | 2,381 | 4.5 | −15.7 |
| | Independent | Mehdi Akhavan | 118 | 0.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,656 | 14.5 | −9.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,013 | 68.1 | +3.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 77,807 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −4.5 | |
General election 2010: Chipping Barnet :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Theresa Villiers | 24,700 | 48.8 | +2.9 |
| | Labour | Damien Welfare | 12,773 | 25.2 | −8.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Barber | 10,202 | 20.2 | +4.9 |
| | UKIP | James Fluss | 1,442 | 2.8 | +0.8 |
| | Green | Kate Tansley | 1,021 | 2.0 | −0.8 |
| | Independent | Philip Clayton | 470 | 0.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,927 | 23.6 | +9.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,608 | 65.1 | +2.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 75,120 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +5.77 | |

### Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Chipping Barnet :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Theresa Villiers | 19,744 | 46.6 | +0.2 |
| | Labour | Pauline A. Coakley-Webb | 13,784 | 32.5 | −7.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sean Hooker | 6,671 | 15.7 | +2.1 |
| | Green | Audrey M. Poppy | 1,199 | 2.8 | N/A |
| | UKIP | Victor Kaye | 924 | 2.2 | N/A |
| | Rainbow Dream Ticket | Rainbow George Weiss | 59 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,960 | 14.1 | +7.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,381 | 64.1 | +3.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 66,222 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +3.8 | |
General election 2001: Chipping Barnet :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Sydney Chapman | 19,702 | 46.4 | +3.4 |
| | Labour | Damien Welfare | 17,001 | 40.0 | −0.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sean Hooker | 5,753 | 13.6 | +1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,701 | 6.4 | +4.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,456 | 60.4 | −11.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 70,239 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +2.2 | |

### Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Chipping Barnet :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Sydney Chapman | 21,317 | 43.0 | −14.0 |
| | Labour | Geoff N. Cooke | 20,282 | 40.9 | +15.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sean Hooker | 6,121 | 12.4 | −3.7 |
| | Referendum | Victor G. Ribekow | 1,190 | 2.4 | N/A |
| | Monster Raving Loony | Brian L. Miskin | 253 | 0.5 | N/A |
| | ProLife Alliance | Brian D. Scallan | 243 | 0.5 | N/A |
| | Natural Law | Diane Derksen | 159 | 0.3 | −0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,035 | 2.1 | −29.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,565 | 71.7 | −6.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 69,088 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −14.5 | |
General election 1992: Chipping Barnet :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Sydney Chapman | 25,589 | 57.0 | −0.9 |
| | Labour | Alan J. Williams | 11,638 | 25.9 | +6.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David H. Smith | 7,247 | 16.1 | −6.9 |
| | Natural Law | Diane Derksen | 222 | 0.5 | N/A |
| | Funstermentalist | Christopher V. Johnson | 213 | 0.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,951 | 31.1 | −3.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,909 | 78.6 | +8.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 57,153 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Chipping Barnet :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Sydney Chapman | 24,686 | 57.9 | +1.8 |
| | Liberal | James Skinner | 9,815 | 23.0 | −3.1 |
| | Labour | David Perkin | 8,115 | 19.0 | +3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,871 | 34.9 | +4.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,616 | 70.0 | −0.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 60,876 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election 1983: Chipping Barnet :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Sydney Chapman | 23,164 | 56.1 | −1.0 |
| | Liberal | Christopher Perkin | 10,771 | 26.1 | +10.5 |
| | Labour | Nigel Smith | 6,599 | 16.0 | −9.3 |
| | Ecology | E. Parry | 552 | 1.3 | N/A |
| | Independent | J. Hopkins | 195 | 0.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,393 | 30.0 | −1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,281 | 70.7 | −4.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 58,423 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1970s

General election 1979: Chipping Barnet :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Sydney Chapman | 25,154 | 57.1 | +9.8 |
| | Labour | Peter Dawe | 11,147 | 25.3 | −3.1 |
| | Liberal | David Ive | 6,867 | 15.6 | −5.8 |
| | National Front | Ronald Cole | 865 | 2.0 | −0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,007 | 31.8 | +12.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,033 | 75.6 | +2.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 58,254 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election October 1974: Chipping Barnet :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Reginald Maudling | 19,661 | 47.3 | −0.7 |
| | Labour | John Mills | 11,795 | 28.4 | +1.9 |
| | Liberal | Nesta Wyn Ellis | 8,884 | 21.4 | −4.1 |
| | National Front | Ronald Arthur Cole | 1,207 | 2.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,866 | 18.9 | −2.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,547 | 73.6 | −8.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 56,487 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election February 1974: Chipping Barnet :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Reginald Maudling | 22,094 | 48.0 | |
| | Labour | John Mills | 12,183 | 26.5 | |
| | Liberal | Nesta Wyn Ellis | 11,714 | 25.5 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,911 | 21.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,991 | 82.2 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 55,984 | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |