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| Established | February 28, 1974 |
| Disbanded | Still Active |
| Contributor | RP |
| Last Modified | RBH December 31, 2020 07:40pm |
| Description | This is the more western of two constituencies within the London Borough of Hounslow - Brentford and Isleworth is the other. The two are represented in Parliament by Labour husband and wife, Alan and Ann Keen. Alan is the longer-serving - he has represented Feltham and Heston since 1992. Ann was elected in 1997. Mr Keen's slim 1,400 majority in 1992 increased to over 15,200 in 1997 and more than 12,500 in 2001 - nearly 60% of the vote. Heathrow Airport is nearby, in next door Hayes and Harlington, and provides a great number of jobs for local people. Indeed it has the highest proportion - almost 10,000 or 21.5% of those working in the transport and communications sector. This is probably one factor that keeps unemployment here only just above the national average. The ethnic make-up is mixed: 40% are white and there is a large community from the Indian sub-continent - 27% - as befits a constituency adjoining Southall. The other reason why Feltham and Heston is well-known is because of the troubled Feltham Young Offenders' institution which lies within its boundaries and about which there has been much negative publicity over the years.
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