Seats: 10
Current Political Makeup: Con 5 , Lab 3, LibDem 2
Predicted Political Makeup after May 7: Con 3, Lab 7
Brent Central
2010 Result:
Conservative: 5067 (11.2%)
Labour: 18681 (41.2%)
Lib Dem: 20026 (44.2%)
Green: 668 (1.5%)
Respect: 230 (0.5%)
Christian: 488 (1.1%)
Independent: 163 (0.4%)
MAJORITY: 1345 (3%)
Sitting MP: Sarah Teather (LibDem)
Prediction: Labour gain
I’d say this was a surefire Labour gain, but the Labour candidate (and former MP) Dawn Butler carries a lot of baggage. It won’t be heavy enough to deny her victory though, no matter how much local LibDems tell me they’re still in the game.
Brent North
2010 Result:
Conservative: 16486 (31.5%)
Labour: 24514 (46.9%)
Lib Dem: 8879 (17%)
Green: 725 (1.4%)
UKIP: 380 (0.7%)
English Dem: 247 (0.5%)
Independent: 734 (1.4%)
Others: 333 (0.6%)
MAJORITY: 8028 (15.4%)
Sitting MP: Barry Gardiner (Lab)
Prediction: Labour hold
Safe seat
Chipping Barnet
2010 Result:
Conservative: 24700 (48.8%)
Labour: 12773 (25.2%)
Lib Dem: 10202 (20.2%)
Green: 1021 (2%)
UKIP: 1442 (2.8%)
Independent: 470 (0.9%)
MAJORITY: 11927 (23.6%)
Sitting MP: Theresa Villiers (Con)
Prediction: Conservative hold
Safe seat.
Finchley & Golders Green
2010 Result:
Conservative: 21688 (46%)
Labour: 15879 (33.7%)
Lib Dem: 8036 (17%)
Green: 737 (1.6%)
UKIP: 817 (1.7%)
MAJORITY: 5809 (12.3%)
Sitting MP: Mike Freer (Con)
Prediction: Conservative hold
A Labour seat during the Blair years, Finchley returned to its Tory roots in 2010. Mike Freer has a reputation as a good constituency MP and demographic changes will help him retain the seat, albeit with a reduced majority.
Hampstead & Kilburn
2010 Result:
Conservative: 17290 (32.7%)
Labour: 17332 (32.8%)
Lib Dem: 16491 (31.2%)
BNP: 328 (0.6%)
Green: 759 (1.4%)
UKIP: 408 (0.8%)
Independent: 91 (0.2%)
Others: 123 (0.2%)
MAJORITY: 42 (0.1%)
Sitting MP: Glenda Jackson (Lab)
Prediction: Labour hold
Glenda Jackson is standing down. Her successor candidate, Tulip Siddiq, faces a doughty campaigner in the Tory Simon Marcus but this seat will be determined by whoever wins the most former LibDem voters to their side.
Harrow East
2010 Result:
Conservative: 21435 (44.7%)
Labour: 18032 (37.6%)
Lib Dem: 6850 (14.3%)
Green: 793 (1.7%)
UKIP: 896 (1.9%)
MAJORITY: 3403 (7.1%)
Sitting MP: Bob Blackman (Con)
Prediction: Labour gain
I’d say this is a probable Labour gain, rather than a definite Labour gain. This is Tony McNulty’s old seat. Had he been refighting it, Labour’s chances would have been far higher.
Harrow West
2010 Result:
Conservative: 16968 (36.8%)
Labour: 20111 (43.6%)
Lib Dem: 7458 (16.2%)
Green: 625 (1.4%)
UKIP: 954 (2.1%)
MAJORITY: 3143 (6.8%)
Sitting MP: Gareth Thomas (Lab)
Prediction: Labour hold
Not a safe seat by any means but it’s unlikely Gareth Thomas will come a cropper.
Hendon
2010 Result:
Conservative: 19635 (42.3%)
Labour: 19529 (42.1%)
Lib Dem: 5734 (12.4%)
Green: 518 (1.1%)
UKIP: 958 (2.1%)
MAJORITY: 106 (0.2%)
Sitting MP: Matthew Offord
Prediction: Labour gain
If Labour don’t win this seat they must as well give up all hope.
Hornsey & Wood Green
2010 Result:
Conservative: 9174 (16.7%)
Labour: 18720 (34%)
Lib Dem: 25595 (46.5%)
Green: 1261 (2.3%)
Independent: 201 (0.4%)
Others: 91 (0.2%)
MAJORITY: 6875 (12.5%)
Sitting MP: Lynne Featherstone (LibDem)
Prediction: Labour gain
Labour has a massive majority to overcome here, but they are pouring huge resources into this seat to win it back. Lynne Featherstone is a doughty campaigner and won’t be easy to shift, but if she is beaten it will be because of the collapse in LibDem support nationally.
Ruislip, Northwood & Pinner
2010 Result:
Conservative: 28866 (57.5%)
Labour: 9806 (19.5%)
Lib Dem: 8345 (16.6%)
Green: 740 (1.5%)
UKIP: 1351 (2.7%)
Christian: 198 (0.4%)
Others: 899 (1.8%)
MAJORITY: 19060 (38%)
Sitting MP: Nick Hurd (Con)
Prediction: Conservative hold
Safe seat.
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