Barnet and Camden (London Assembly constituency)

Barnet and Camden is a territorial constituency represented on the London Assembly by one assembly member (AM). The constituency was created in 2000 at the same time as the London Assembly and has elections every four years. It consists of the combined area of the London Borough of Barnet and the London Borough of Camden. The current assembly member is Andrew Dismore of the Labour Party who was elected in 2012.

Constituency profile

The constituency is a 'pie slice' pairing of the large Outer London borough of Barnet with the smaller Inner London borough of Camden. It stretches from Holborn in the south to the Greater London boundary in the north. It includes parts of central London, the inner city, suburban development and a semi-rural fringe.

Assembly members

The constituency returns one assembly member and is one of fourteen territorial constituencies in London. Represented from its creation in 2000 until the election in 2012 by Brian Coleman, a Conservative from Barnet, former Labour MP Andrew Dismore won it from him with a swing of nearly 12%.

Election results

Elections are held every four years, with the first taking place in 2000.

Overlapping constituencies

The constituency includes all of the following Westminster seats after the May 6th 2010 General Election:

• Chipping Barnet - Theresa Villiers (Conservative)
• Finchley and Golders Green - Mike Freer (Conservative)
• Hendon - Matthew Offord (Conservative)
• Holborn and St. Pancras - Keir Starmer (Labour)

Barnet and Camden also includes part of the following constituency:

• Hampstead and Kilburn - Tulip Siddiq (Labour)

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