Governance
Chiswick forms part of the Brentford and Isleworth Parliament constituency. The MP is Mary Macleod of the Conservative Party, elected at the May 2010 general election. Ann Keen of the Labour Party was the MP from the 1997 general election. For elections to the London Assembly Chiswick is located in the South West constituency, represented since 2000 by Tony Arbour, of the Conservative Party. For elections to Hounslow London Borough Council, Chiswick is represented by three electoral wards: Turnham Green, Chiswick Homefields and Chiswick Riverside. Each ward elects three councillors, who serve four-year terms. For 2010-14, all nine councillors are Conservatives.
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