History
The area was famous for being represented by former Conservative Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher between 1959 and her retirement from the House of Commons in 1992; although boundary changes meant that she never again attained the large majority of 1959, and was only narrowly re-elected in 1974, she was nonetheless returned by comfortable (c. 9,000) majorities at General Elections throughout the 1980s.
Read more about this topic: Finchley And Golders Green (UK Parliament Constituency)
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