is a
Constituency represented in the
House Of Commons of the
Parliament Of The United Kingdom . It elects one
Member Of Parliament (MP) by the
First Past The Post system of election.
Richmond Park constituency was created in 1997 from the old
Richmond & Barnes Constituency (held until then by the Conservative
Jeremy Hanley ) and the northern half of the
Kingston Upon Thames Constituency (held by the former
Chancellor Of The Exchequer Norman Lamont , also Conservative). Hanley was selected as the Conservative candidate to fight for the new seat, but he lost to
Jenny Tonge (Liberal Democrat). The seat has been held by the Lib Dems ever since.
The area is almost entirely affluent
Suburbia with plenty of leafy streets, and desirable late
Victorian and
Edwardian houses with large gardens. It has many pleasant open green spaces, including
Richmond Park itself and the world famous
Botanic Gardens at Kew.
Richmond Park constituency stretches from
Barnes in the north to
Kingston Upon Thames in the south, and includes the whole of
East Sheen ,
Mortlake ,
Kew ,
Richmond ,
Petersham and
Ham . The boundaries also include the
Royal Park that gives it its name.
From Richmond Bridge, the boundary runs north following middle of the
River Thames to
Hammersmith Bridge and then south as far as
Barn Elms . From here it cuts away from the river to exclude
Putney Common and houses east of Hallam Road and Dyers Lane. At the south end of Dyers Lane the boundary runs along the Upper Richmond Road westwards as far as the
Beverley Brook which it then follows south to the northern wall of
Richmond Park itself. This effectively excludes all of
Roehampton , which is part of
Putney . The boundary then follows the wall of the park as far as the Robin Hood Gate on the
A3 Road . Here it crosses the road and picks up the line of the
Beverley Brook again south, until it meets the main railway line from
London Waterloo to
Woking , near
New Malden Station. West of the station it turns north to follow the Kingston branch of the railway line, which it follows as far as the
Railway Bridge over the Thames between Kingston and
Hampton Wick . From here it runs north down the middle of the river back to Richmond Bridge.
This means that the constituency includes Coombe, Kingston Vale, and all of
Kingston Upon Thames and
New Malden north of the railway.
For a detailed map see
the UK government election map web site .
Following their review of parliamentary representation in
South London , the
Boundary Commission For England has made only minor changes to the existing Richmond Park constituency, in line with changes in ward boundaries. The Commission received only eleven representations following the publication of the original proposals, of which ten were in support.
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The electoral wards used in the constituency are:
- From Kingston upon Thames - Canbury, Coombe Hill, Coombe Vale and Tudor
- From Richmond upon Thames - Barnes, East Sheen, Ham, Petersham and Richmond Riverside, Kew, Mortlake and Barnes Common, North Richmond, South Richmond.
In June 2007, Eleanor Tunnicliffe was selected as the Labour
Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for Richmond Park.
In March 2007
Zac Goldsmith was selected as the Conservative
Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for Richmond Park.
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Conservative Party (UK)
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Marco Forgione
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20,280
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395
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+19
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Labour Party (UK)
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James Butler
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4,768
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93
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&minus20
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Green Party of England and Wales
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James Page
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1,379
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27
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+02
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United Kingdom Independence Party
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Peter Dul
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458
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09
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+02
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Christian Peoples Alliance
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Peter Flower
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288
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06
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''N/A''
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Independent (politician)
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Margaret Harrison
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83
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02
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''N/A''
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Independent (politician)
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Richard Meacock
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44
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01
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''N/A''
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Liberal Democrats (UK)
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&minus14
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Conservative Party (UK)
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Tom Harris
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18,480
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376
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&minus19
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Labour Party (UK)
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Barry Langford
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5,541
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113
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&minus13
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Green Party of England and Wales
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James Page
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1,223
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25
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''N/A''
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United Kingdom Independence Party
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Peter St John Howe
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348
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07
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''N/A''
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Independent (politician)
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Raymond Perrin
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115
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02
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''N/A''
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Labour Party (UK)
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Sue Jenkins
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7,172
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126
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&minus13
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Referendum Party
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J Pugh
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1,467
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26
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''N/A''
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Official Monster Raving Loony Party
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D Beaupre
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348
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07
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''N/A''
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Natural Law Party
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B D'Arcy
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102
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02
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''N/A''
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Vote For Yourself Rainbow Dream Ticket
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P Davies
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73
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01
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''N/A''
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Liberal Democrats (UK)
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Conservative Party (UK)
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''N/A''
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