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Hendon named key election 2015 battleground by Labour

January 8, 2013 16:21
Andrew Dismore lost by 106 votes to his Conservative challenger

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Jennifer Lipman,

Jennifer Lipman

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Hendon has been pinpointed as a key battleground constituency by the Labour Party as Britain marks the halfway point between the 2010 and 2015 election.

The north London constituency was won by Conservative Matthew Offord at the last general election. Mr Offord triumphed over his rival, Andrew Dismore, by just 103 votes.

In a list, published on the website Labour List, Hendon is placed third in the rankings of seats the party considers key targets in two year's time.

The last census reveals that Barnet's Jewish population is the largest in the UK, rising by nearly 16 per cent to 54,084 over the last decade. Another Conservative-held Barnet constituency – Finchley and Golders Green – appears at 89 on the list, which is compiled in order of the swing necessary for Labour to win.