Constituency Profile
Parts of the London Borough of Hounslow are lower on the socio-economic scales than those in neighbouring Brentford and Isleworth. There is higher proportion of social housing, though unemployment is low proportionally by London standards. The seat also includes parts of Hounslow itself.
To the North and West, just over the border in the London Borough of Hillingdon, is London Heathrow Airport where many local constituents are employed, while there is considerable small industry in the Heston area.
The constituency includes a Young Offenders Institution and a Motorway Service Station.
Read more about this topic: Feltham And Heston (UK Parliament Constituency)
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