Uxbridge and South Ruislip (UK Parliament constituency)

Uxbridge and South Ruislip
Borough constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of Uxbridge and South Ruislip in Greater London
County	Greater London
Electorate	66,131 (December 2022) [1]
Major settlements	Uxbridge, South Ruislip, Eastcote, Hillingdon, Yiewsley
Current constituency
Created	2010
Member of Parliament	Steve Tuckwell (Conservative Party)
Number of members	One
Created from	Uxbridge (most) Ruislip-Northwood (part)

Uxbridge and South Ruislip is a constituency of the UK Parliament in Greater London. It was created in 2010.

Since 2010, the seat has been held by the Conservative Party. John Randall was MP from 2010 to 2015. Boris Johnson was MP from 2015 to 2019.

Boris Johnson became Prime Minister of the UK from 24 July 2019^[2] to 6 September 2022.

In 2017 he got 5,034 votes more than his nearest rival. This was the smallest majority of any sitting prime minister since 1924.^[3]

In 2019, his main rival was the Labour Party candidate Ali Milani. In April 2019, think-tank Onward classified the seat as "vulnerable" for the Conservatives.^[4] In November 2019, YouGov classified the seat as "likely Conservative".^[5]

The Brexit leave vote is estimated by the House of Commons Library as 57.2%. In August 2018, The Observer reported that opinion had changed, with 51.4% of voters now supporting Remain.

In 2019, satirical candidates Count Binface and Lord Buckethead stood for election. The candidate William Tobin aimed to receive no votes. He is unable to vote as he is an expat who has lived abroad for 15 years.^[6][7]

1. ↑ "Electoral Statistics, UK, December 2022". Office for National Statistics. 20 April 2023. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
2. ↑ Mason, Rowena (24 July 2019). "Boris Johnson becomes PM with promise of Brexit by 31 October". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
3. ↑ Townsend, Mark (17 November 2019). "The view from Uxbridge: young voters battle to oust Johnson from his own seat". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 17 November 2019 – via www.theguardian.com.
4. ↑ Chakelian, Anoosh (24 July 2019). "Meet Ali Milani, the millennial who could unseat Boris Johnson in Uxbridge". New Statesman. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
5. ↑ Timsit, Annabelle (2 December 2019). ""I don't think he's got a hope in hell": A 25-year-old's quest to oust Boris Johnson". Quartz. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
6. ↑ "Don't vote for me, says Boris Johnson's election rival". Ealing Times. 29 November 2019. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
7. ↑ Rowland, Oliver (15 November 2019). "Briton in France stands against Boris Johnson". The Connexion. Retrieved 2 December 2019.