Richmond and Barnes was a parliamentary constituency in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, a south-western suburb of the capital. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The constituency was created in 1983 and abolished in 1997.
History Richmond and Barnes was a Tory-Liberal marginal for its 14-year existence, and was represented for the whole of that time by Jeremy Hanley of the Conservative Party. Hanley's main opponent was Alan Watson of the SDP–Liberal Alliance, who narrowly failed to win the seat in the 1983 and 1987 elections.
Boundaries The London Borough of Richmond upon Thames wards of Barnes, East Sheen, East Twickenham, Ham and Petersham, Kew, Mortlake, Palewell, Richmond Hill, and Richmond Town.
The constituency consisted of the northern part of the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, being centred on the districts of Richmond and Barnes. It largely replaced the former Richmond (Surrey) constituency in 1983, and was largely replaced by the Richmond Park constituency in 1997.
Members of Parliament ElectionMemberParty 1983 Jeremy Hanley Conservative1997 constituency abolished: see Richmond Park and Twickenham
Elections 1979 notional result Party Vote % Conservative 22,022 46.3 Liberal 19,533 41.1 Labour 5,341 11.2 Others 667 1.4Turnout47,563Electorate
Elections in the 1980s
Elections in the 1990s
See also List of parliamentary constituencies in London
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