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Hornsey & Friern Barnet

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Created in the 2023 boundary review, replacing Hornsey and Wood Green.

Dispatch
Apr 2026

Won by Lab in its first election in 2024. Covers Haringey and Barnet. Population 104,280, highly educated (60% degree-holders).

A vocal advocate for EU re-engagement and local causes, Catherine West has been using her platform as Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs to push for closer ties with Europe -- including restoring young people's access to Erasmus+ -- and recently secured a Prime Minister's Questions slot to champion Alexandra Palace's competitiveness, winning a positive response from Keir Starmer. Her news coverage over the past 90 days skews heavily towards crime issues in her constituency, though her community-focused interventions on anti-extremism and European policy have drawn the most positive attention.

West votes solidly with Labour -- a 100% party-line record with no rebel votes -- though her participation rate of 59% sits notably below the Commons average, likely reflecting ministerial duties rather than disengagement. Her stance profile shows strong alignment with progressive taxation and housing development, while her voting pattern shows she consistently backs the government over the House of Lords, registering 0% on pro-lords-scrutiny votes. Her speeches are dominated by defence (41 contributions) and economy and jobs (22), consistent with her Foreign Office brief. She deviates from Labour colleagues by voting more reliably on pension protection and armed forces welfare than the party average.

287
Commons votes
This parliament
£36k
Median income
HMRC · 2024
69.9k
Electorate
2024 GE

A new constituency created in the 2023 boundary review.

Current Member of Parliament

Catherine West

Catherine West

Labour Party

Catherine West is the Labour MP for Hornsey and Friern Barnet, and has been an MP continually since 7 May 2015.

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Voting at a Glance

Won by Lab in its first election in 2024. Covers Haringey and Barnet. Population 104,280, highly educated (60% degree-holders).

2024 General Election

§ 06This week in Westminster.Live · today’s sittingOrder Paper · refreshed daily

West’s scheduled Commons activity this week — whipped divisions, oral questions, debates — drawn from the House of Commons Order Paper.

§ 07The record, at a glance.298 divisions voted

Two readings of the same data. Issue volume shows where West has cast the most ballots — a proxy for engagement, not direction. Notable votes are the moments where the whip was free or where they broke ranks.

Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted · cumulative this Parliament
Taxation
62
Economy
48
Education
38
Crime & Policing
31
Constitution and Democracy
23
Schools
21
Notable votes
Free votes and rebellions — moments the MP’s own judgment matters more than the whip

No rebellions or free votes recorded yet.

§ 08The local picture.8 wards

Constituencies are not uniform. Below — the local council make-up, key facts worth knowing, and the neighbouring seats on either side.

WardCouncillorVotesParty
Alexandra ParkAlessandra Rossetti1,471Liberal
Alexandra ParkSarah Jane Penelope Elliott1,475Labour P
Crouch EndCressida Katy Estelle Johnson2,278Labour P
Crouch EndLester Ransley Buxton1,960Labour P
Crouch EndLuke Cawley-Harrison1,942Liberal
Fortis GreenDawn Barnes1,979Liberal
Fortis GreenJoy Wallace1,823Labour P
Fortis GreenMark Blake1,743Labour P
Friern BarnetBarry John Rawlings2,779Labour P
Friern BarnetLinda Lusingu2,880Labour P
Friern BarnetPauline Coakley Webb3,030Labour P
HarringayAnna Abela1,941Labour P
Population (2021 Census)
104,280
Electorate 69,885 · 2024 register
Median income
£36,000
HMRC SPI 2024
Households renting privately
33.6%
England average 20.0%
Schools
35
23 primary · 6 secondary
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