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Harrow East is a constituency in Greater London created in 1945 and represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Bob Blackman, a Conservative.

Constituency profile

Harrow East is a suburban constituency located on the outskirts of Greater London, around north-west of the centre of London. It covers the neighbourhoods of Stanmore, Canons Park, Harrow Weald and parts of Kenton. The area became connected to London through suburban development in the early 20th century, and has average levels of wealth and deprivation. House prices in the constituency are below the London average.

The constituency is ethnically diverse. White people made up 37% of the population at the 2021 census, around half of whom were of non-British origin; the area has a large Romanian community. Asians (primarily Indians) were the largest ethnic group, making up 47% of residents.

In general, residents of Harrow East are likely to be homeowners and have average levels of education. Household income is similar to the London average, At the local council level, almost all seats in the constituency are represented by Conservatives, with a small number of Labour Party councillors in the east of the constituency. An estimated 51% of voters in Harrow East supported remaining in the European Union in the 2016 referendum, higher than the nationwide figure of 48% but lower than the rest of London.

The seat was regained in 2010 by the Conservative Bob Blackman on a high turnout whilst Labour's incumbent managed to hold on to Harrow West, as boundary changes had favoured Labour there. Residents in the borough include fewer people in the category of no qualifications than the national average, in 2011, at 16.8%.

In the 2024 general election, Harrow East had the second-largest percentage majority of any Conservative-held seat in the country, behind only Richmond and Northallerton, the seat of then-Prime Minister Rishi Sunak; it was the only seat in the country where the Conservatives exceeded 50% of the vote.

Boundaries

Historic

1945–1950: The Urban District of Harrow wards of Kenton, Stanmore North, Stanmore South, Wealdstone North, Wealdstone South, and part of Harrow Weald ward.

1950–1955: As above, but the whole of Harrow Weald, and without Wealdstone North or Wealdstone South.

1955–1974: The Municipal Borough of Harrow wards of Belmont, Harrow Weald, Queensbury, Stanmore North and Stanmore South.1974–1978: The London Borough of Harrow wards of Belmont, Harrow Weald, Queensbury, Stanmore North and Stanmore South.

1978–1983: The London Borough of Harrow wards of Canons, Centenary, Harrow Weald, Kenton East, Stanmore Park, Stanmore South and Wemborough.

1983–2010: The London Borough of Harrow wards of Canons, Centenary, Greenhill, Harrow Weald, Kenton East, Kenton West, Marlborough, Stanmore Park, Stanmore South, Wealdstone and Wemborough.

2010–2024: The London Borough of Harrow wards of Belmont, Canons, Edgware, Harrow Weald, Kenton East, Kenton West, Queensbury, Stanmore Park and Wealdstone.

Current

Further to the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies, which came into effect for the 2024 general election, the constituency is composed of:

The London Borough of Brent ward of Queensbury; and
The London Borough of Harrow wards of Belmont, Canons, Centenary, Edgware, Harrow Weald, Kenton East, Kenton West, and Stanmore.

The new boundaries reflect the local authority boundary reviews which came into effect in May 2022.The Borough of Brent ward of Queensbury was transferred from the abolished constituency of Brent North, thus uniting the parts of the suburb of Queensbury in Brent with those in Harrow. The whole of Wealdstone is now included in Harrow West.