Hampstead and Highgate

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Hampstead and Highgate was a UK parliamentary constituency in north London, covering affluent residential districts known for their intellectual, cultural, and political significance.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UK parliamentary constituency
abolishedInYear 2010
boundaryChange Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies
boundaryReview 1983 redistribution of seats
containsArea Belsize Park
Gospel Oak
Hampstead Heath vicinity
Highgate Village
linked to: Highgate

parts of Kentish Town
parts of West Hampstead
country United Kingdom
county Greater London
createdInYear 1983
electionSystem first-past-the-post
electoralHistory marginal between Labour and Conservative at various times
electorateType borough constituency
elects Member of Parliament
endElection 2005 United Kingdom general election
hasNeighbouringConstituency Brent East
Finchley and Golders Green
linked to: Finchley

Holborn and St Pancras
Regent's Park and Kensington North
knownFor affluent residential areas
cultural significance
intellectual life
political significance
lastUsedIn 2005–2010 Parliament
locatedIn London
linked to: London, England

London Borough of Camden
North London
majorSettlement Hampstead
Highgate
mapEntity House of Commons constituency
notableCharacteristic high property values
large professional population
strong liberal and left-leaning vote in later years
parliament Parliament of the United Kingdom
linked to: British Parliament
precededBy Hampstead (UK Parliament constituency)
region England
replacedBy Hampstead and Kilburn
Holborn and St Pancras
representedBy Glenda Jackson
Ken Livingstone
representedByParty Conservative Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
socioEconomicProfile predominantly middle-class and upper-middle-class
startElection 1983 United Kingdom general election

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East Finchley hasConstituencyWestminster Hampstead and Highgate
subject linked to: East Finchley, London, England