# Hendon North (UK Parliament constituency)

Hendon North was a constituency in the former Municipal Borough of Hendon (later subsumed into the London Borough of Barnet) which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was created for the 1945 general election as the existing Hendon constituency was too large (the estimated electorate in 1941 was 217,900), and lasted until the 1997 general election when the London Borough of Barnet's Parliamentary representation was reduced from four seats to three.

## Boundaries

1945–1974: The Municipal Borough of Hendon wards of Burnt Oak, Edgware, Mill Hill, and West Hendon.
1974–1997: The London Borough of Barnet wards of Burnt Oak, Colindale, Edgware, Hale, and Mill Hill.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1945 | Barbara Ayrton-Gould | Labour |
| 1950 | Ian Orr-Ewing | Conservative |
| 1970 | John Gorst | Conservative |
| 1997 | constituency abolished | constituency abolished |

## Elections
### Elections in the 1990s

General election 1992: Hendon North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Michael Gorst | 20,569 | 53.2 | −2.4 |
| | Labour | D Hill | 13,447 | 34.8 | +9.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | P Kemp | 4,136 | 10.7 | −8.2 |
| | Green | P Duncan | 430 | 1.1 | New |
| | Natural Law | P Orr | 95 | 0.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,122 | 18.4 | −11.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,677 | 75.1 | +9.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Hendon North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Michael Gorst | 20,155 | 55.6 | +6.7 |
| | Labour | Mrs. Jenny Rachel Manson | 9,223 | 25.5 | +1.8 |
| | SDP | Mrs. Elisabeth Jean Davies | 6,859 | 18.9 | −6.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,932 | 30.1 | +5.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,237 | 65.8 | +2.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election 1983: Hendon North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Michael Gorst | 18,499 | 49.9 | −2.2 |
| | SDP | Kenneth Craig | 9,474 | 25.6 | New |
| | Labour | Tony Williams | 8,786 | 23.7 | −12.3 |
| | Nationalist Party | Bernard Franklin | 194 | 0.5 | New |
| | Independent | R Clayton | 116 | 0.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,025 | 24.3 | +8.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,068 | 68.0 | −5.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1970s

General election 1979: Hendon North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Michael Gorst | 20,766 | 52.1 | +7.6 |
| | Labour | Frank Arthur Cooper | 14,374 | 36.0 | −3.7 |
| | Liberal | Christopher Perkin | 4,113 | 10.3 | −5.6 |
| | National Front | Bernard Franklyn | 638 | 1.6 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,392 | 16.1 | +11.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,891 | 73.8 | +1.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election October 1974: Hendon North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Michael Gorst | 16,299 | 44.55 |
| | Labour | John Stanley Champion | 14,549 | 39.68 |
| | Liberal | I Senior | 5,822 | 15.88 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,750 | 4.77 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,670 | 72.24 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -0.79 |
General election February 1974: Hendon North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Michael Gorst | 17,285 | 42.63 |
| | Labour | John Stanley Champion | 14,673 | 36.19 |
| | Liberal | David Edwards | 8,585 | 6.44 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,612 | 6.44 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,958 | 80.91 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -1.1 |
General election 1970: Hendon North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Michael Gorst | 18,192 | 49.3 | +2.9 |
| | Labour | Alexander Andrew Mackay Irvine | 15,013 | 40.7 | −4.1 |
| | Liberal | Gerald Cass | 3,704 | 10.0 | +1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,179 | 8.6 | +7.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,909 | 70.9 | −9.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1960s

General election 1966: Hendon North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Sir Charles Ian Orr-Ewing | 18,468 | 46.36 |
| | Labour | Ernest Wistrich | 17,868 | 44.85 |
| | Liberal | Gerald Cass | 3,503 | 8.79 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 600 | 1.51 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,839 | 80.02 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
General election 1964: Hendon North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Sir Charles Ian Orr-Ewing | 17,784 | 44.3 | −6.5 |
| | Labour | Alan Jinkinson | 16,660 | 41.5 | +3.0 |
| | Liberal | John Holmes | 5,719 | 14.2 | +3.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,124 | 2.8 | −9.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,163 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1950s

General election 1959: Hendon North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Sir Charles Ian Orr-Ewing | 21,898 | 50.85 |
| | Labour Co-op | Cecil Genese | 16,566 | 38.47 |
| | Liberal | Lady Hills | 4,598 | 10.68 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,332 | 12.38 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,062 | 81.67 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
General election 1955: Hendon North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Sir Charles Ian Orr-Ewing | 21,934 | 50.69 |
| | Labour | Elizabeth Monkhouse | 17,874 | 41.30 |
| | Liberal | Donald Barrington-Hudson | 3,467 | 8.01 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,060 | 9.39 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,275 | 80.66 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
General election 1951: Hendon North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Sir Charles Ian Orr-Ewing | 23,329 | 49.23 |
| | Labour | Finlay Rea | 20,738 | 43.76 |
| | Liberal | Kenneth Jupp | 3,319 | 7.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,591 | 5.47 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,386 | 86.28 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
General election 1950: Hendon North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Sir Charles Ian Orr-Ewing | 20,755 | 44.4 | +8.9 |
| | Labour | Barbara Ayrton-Gould | 18,500 | 39.6 | −8.0 |
| | Liberal | Edward Martell | 6,575 | 14.1 | −2.8 |
| | Communist | Marjorie Pollitt | 918 | 2.0 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,225 | 4.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,748 | 86.3 | +11.2 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: Hendon North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Barbara Ayrton-Gould | 18,251 | 47.61 | |
| | Conservative | Edwin William Conquest Flavell | 13,607 | 35.49 | |
| | Liberal | Frederic Aked Sellers | 6,478 | 16.90 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,644 | 12.12 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,336 | 75.09 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |