Hampstead (UK Parliament constituency)

Hampstead
Former borough constituency
for the House of Commons
CountyCounty of London
18851983
SeatsOne
Created fromMiddlesex
Replaced byHampstead & Highgate

Hampstead was a borough constituency, centered on the Hampstead area of North London. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, who was elected using the first-past-the-post voting system.

It was created for the 1885 general election,[1] and abolished for the 1983 general election, when it was partly replaced by the new Hampstead and Highgate constituency.

Hampstead in the Metropolitan area, boundaries used 1885-1918
Hampstead in the Parliamentary County of London, boundaries used 1918-50
Hampstead in the Parliamentary County of London, boundaries used 1950-74
A map showing the wards of Hampstead Metropolitan Borough as they appeared in 1916.
  1. ^ T F T Baker; Diane K Bolton; Patricia E C Croot (1989). "Hampstead: Local Government". In C R Elrington (ed.). A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 9: Hampstead, Paddington. pp. 130–138. Retrieved 19 August 2012.

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