page_title: Finchley and Golders Green (UK Parliament constituency)
section_title: Constituency profile
hierarchical_section_title: Finchley and Golders Green (UK Parliament constituency) / Constituency profile
caption_attribution_description: View of Hampstead Heath extension looking north-west to St Jude's church Hampstead Garden Suburb
context_page_description: Finchley and Golders Green is a constituency created in 1997 represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. The current MP is Mike Freer of the Conservative Party, who has held the seat since 2010.
context_section_description: The area is relatively hilly for Greater London and has numerous London Underground stations.  Finchley and Golders Green was overwhelmingly built on in the first half of the 20th century when it was at the fringe of London.  The area has since the coming of the railways had little industry of its own, its local economy tending towards high street retail and tradespeople and instead, the workforce has a high proportion of central London commuters.
  In common with much of the London Borough of Barnet, the local housing stock is larger than the London average; most houses have gardens greatly exceeding their footprint and there are many older subdivided townhouses. The proportion of social housing and ex-council housing is lower than the London average and is in varying condition, unlike many urban hubs in the capital which have seen greater redevelopment of neglected housing stock. It is a mostly affluent and middle-class constituency, but has historically strong Labour Party support in areas of East and West Finchley. Over 20% of residents are Jewish.
caption: Hampstead Garden Suburb viewed from the Hampstead Heath Extension in Finchley & Golders Green. Visible on the skyline, from left to right, are the Grade I listed Free Church and St Jude's Church as well as the Henrietta Barnett School.
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