# Ruislip-Northwood (UK Parliament constituency)

Ruislip-Northwood was a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament from 1950 to 2010 that elected one member (MP) by the first past the post system of election. It was centred on the districts of Ruislip and Northwood in the London Borough of Hillingdon.
The seat returned each of three Conservatives who stood in turn. Its narrowest majority was 17.3% in 1997, over the Labour Party candidate.

## History

This represented the northern half of the earlier Uxbridge constituency which was divided into two following house-building in the area in 1950.
Ruislip-Northwood was a constituency that as such covered slightly elevated and gently hilly outskirts of West London, beginning 12 miles (19 km) WNW of Charing Cross.
All three of its successive Members of Parliament were Old Etonians and as the majorities they received were non-marginal, with their contributions the seat was throughout its elections a safe seat.
Almost all of its area has been succeeded by Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner.

## Boundaries

1950–1974: The Urban District of Ruislip-Northwood.
1974–1983: The London Borough of Hillingdon wards of Eastcote, Haydon, Manor, Northwood, Ruislip, and South Ruislip.
1983–1997: The London Borough of Hillingdon wards of Bourne, Cavendish, Deansfield, Eastcote, Manor, Northwood, Northwood Hills, Ruislip, and St Martins.
1997–2010: The London Borough of Hillingdon wards of Bourne, Cavendish, Deansfield, Eastcote, Harefield, Manor, Northwood, Northwood Hills, Ruislip, and St Martins.
The constituency consisted of the northern part of the London Borough of Hillingdon.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1950 | Petre Crowder | Conservative |
| | 1979 | John Wilkinson | Conservative |
| | 2005 | Nick Hurd | Conservative |
| 2010 | 2010 | Constituency abolished: see Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner (main successor) | Constituency abolished: see Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner (main successor) |

## Elections
### Elections in the 1950s

General election 1950: Ruislip-Northwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Petre Crowder | 23,077 | 57.51 | |
| | Labour | A.L. Birk | 13,568 | 33.81 | |
| | Liberal | Gwendoline Rosser McGregor Wood | 3,482 | 8.68 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,509 | 23.70 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,127 | 88.05 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
General election 1951: Ruislip-Northwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Petre Crowder | 25,295 | 63.58 |
| | Labour Co-op | Thomas J Parker | 14,491 | 36.42 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,804 | 27.16 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,786 | 84.62 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
General election 1955: Ruislip-Northwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Petre Crowder | 24,806 | 65.18 |
| | Labour | George S Burden | 13,251 | 34.82 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,555 | 30.36 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,057 | 79.79 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
General election 1959: Ruislip-Northwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Petre Crowder | 23,480 | 56.99 | |
| | Labour | James L King | 10,424 | 25.30 | |
| | Liberal | Reginald A Walker | 7,295 | 17.71 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,056 | 31.69 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,199 | 83.74 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1960s

General election 1964: Ruislip-Northwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Petre Crowder | 21,036 | 52.36 |
| | Labour | Patrick TA Marlowe | 11,331 | 28.21 |
| | Liberal | Reginald A Walker | 7,806 | 19.43 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,705 | 24.15 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,173 | 81.39 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
General election 1966: Ruislip-Northwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Petre Crowder | 20,731 | 51.42 |
| | Labour | P.L.N. Smith | 13,455 | 33.38 |
| | Liberal | Reginald A Walker | 6,128 | 15.20 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,276 | 18.04 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,314 | 81.72 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1970s

General election 1970: Ruislip-Northwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Petre Crowder | 24,247 | 60.65 |
| | Labour | B.H. Silverman | 11,541 | 28.87 |
| | Liberal | Joyce M. Arram | 4,188 | 10.48 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,706 | 31.78 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,976 | 73.04 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
General election February 1974: Ruislip-Northwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Petre Crowder | 21,995 | 49.63 | |
| | Labour | Reg Race | 10,574 | 23.86 | |
| | Liberal | Joyce Arram | 10,311 | 23.27 | |
| | Ind. Conservative | W.P. Hobday | 458 | 1.14 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,421 | 25.77 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,338 | 82.65 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election October 1974: Ruislip-Northwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Petre Crowder | 20,779 | 51.50 | |
| | Labour | Reg Race | 10,490 | 26.00 | |
| | Liberal | Joyce Arram | 8,621 | 21.37 | |
| | United Democratic | W.P. Hobday | 458 | 1.14 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,289 | 25.50 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,348 | 74.55 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election 1979: Ruislip-Northwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Wilkinson | 26,748 | 61.30 | |
| | Labour | Michael Lloyd | 9,541 | 21.87 | |
| | Liberal | (George) Raymond Stephenson | 6,867 | 15.74 | |
| | National Front | Arthur Martin | 477 | 1.09 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17,207 | 39.43 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,633 | 78.61 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1980s

General election 1983: Ruislip-Northwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Wilkinson | 24,498 | 59.58 |
| | Liberal | Raymond Stephenson | 11,516 | 28.01 |
| | Labour | Mike O'Brien | 5,105 | 12.42 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,982 | 31.57 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,119 | 72.93 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
General election 1987: Ruislip-Northwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Wilkinson | 27,418 | 62.63 |
| | Liberal | Doreen Darby | 10,447 | 23.86 |
| | Labour | Hazel Smith | 5,913 | 13.51 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16,971 | 38.77 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,778 | 77.67 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1990s

General election 1992: Ruislip-Northwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Wilkinson | 28,097 | 63.3 | +0.7 |
| | Labour | RM Brooks | 8,306 | 18.7 | +5.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | H Davies | 7,739 | 17.4 | −6.5 |
| | Natural Law | MG Sheehan | 214 | 0.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 19,791 | 44.6 | +5.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,356 | 82.1 | +4.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −2.3 | |
General election 1997: Ruislip-Northwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Wilkinson | 22,526 | 50.2 | −12.7 |
| | Labour | Paul D. Barker | 14,732 | 32.9 | +13.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chris D.J. Edwards | 7,279 | 16.2 | −0.4 |
| | Natural Law | Cherry E. Griffin | 296 | 0.8 | +0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,794 | 17.3 | −25.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,833 | 74.2 | −7.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −12.8 | |

### Elections in the 2000s

General election 2001: Ruislip-Northwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Wilkinson | 18,115 | 48.8 | −1.4 |
| | Labour | Gillian Travers | 10,578 | 28.5 | −4.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Cox | 7,177 | 19.3 | +3.1 |
| | Green | Graham Lee | 724 | 1.9 | New |
| | BNP | Ian Edward | 547 | 1.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,537 | 20.3 | +3.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,141 | 61.1 | −13.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election 2005: Ruislip-Northwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Nick Hurd | 18,939 | 47.7 | −1.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Cox | 10,029 | 25.3 | +6.0 |
| | Labour | Ashley D. Riley | 8,323 | 21.0 | −7.5 |
| | Green | Graham Lee | 892 | 2.2 | +0.3 |
| | National Front | Ian Edward | 841 | 2.1 | New |
| | UKIP | Roland B.S. Courtenay | 646 | 1.6 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,910 | 22.4 | +2.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,670 | 65.3 | +4.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −3.5 | |