BBC Profile:
Putney has switched allegiance several times in recent decades. Conservative in the 1950s, Labour took control between 1964 and 1979. In 1979, the Tories won the seat back and held it until 1997 when Labour unseated them. In 2005, Tory candidate Justine Greening was victorious with a 6.5% swing.

There have been very minor boundary changes for this election, with the partial loss of Fairfield ward to Battersea.

To find out what might have happened had this boundary change been in force at the last election, see a notional - or estimated - result below.

Bordered by Richmond Park to the west, Wimbledon to the south, and Tooting to the east, Putney is on the cusp between inner and outer London. The northern, riverside part of the constituency, in particular, has become a very desirable place to live.

Within the seats boundaries, Putney itself is largely affluent and owner-occupied, while Southfields is predominantly composed of gentrified terraced housing, popular with commuters. In contrast, Roehampton does have a substantial amount of social housing, with a vast council estate and a number of tower blocks.

The constituency contains Surrey University at Roehampton, and the high proportion of female students at that university, and the relative safety of the area, means that Putney has among the highest number of single women voters aged between 20 and 30 in London.

Putney has little industry, but is under the flight path for Heathrow Airport, maki

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BBC Profile:
Putney has switched allegiance several times in recent decades. Conservative in the 1950s, Labour took control between 1964 and 1979. In 1979, the Tories won the seat back and held it until 1997 when Labour unseated them. In 2005, Tory candidate Justine Greening was victorious with a 6.5% swing.

There have been very minor boundary changes for this election, with the partial loss of Fairfield ward to Battersea.

To find out what might have happened had this boundary change been in force at the last election, see a notional - or estimated - result below.

Bordered by Richmond Park to the west, Wimbledon to the south, and Tooting to the east, Putney is on the cusp between inner and outer London. The northern, riverside part of the constituency, in particular, has become a very desirable place to live.

Within the seats boundaries, Putney itself is largely affluent and owner-occupied, while Southfields is predominantly composed of gentrified terraced housing, popular with commuters. In contrast, Roehampton does have a substantial amount of social housing, with a vast council estate and a number of tower blocks.

The constituency contains Surrey University at Roehampton, and the high proportion of female students at that university, and the relative safety of the area, means that Putney has among the highest number of single women voters aged between 20 and 30 in London.

Putney has little industry, but is under the flight path for Heathrow Airport, making plans to expand it a local issue of note.

Rallings & Thrasher Notional:
C 15,193 (42.35%)
Lab 13,470 (37.55%)
LD 5,861 (16.34%)
Green 972 (2.71%)
UKIP 380 (1.06%)

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