▁in ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons ▁of ▁the ▁UK ▁Parliament ▁since ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁by ▁Bob ▁Black man , ▁a ▁Conserv ative . ▁ ▁History ▁and ▁profile ▁ ▁The ▁seat ▁was ▁created ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁varied ▁due ▁to ▁two ▁sets ▁of ▁major ▁w ard ▁re config ur ations ▁and ▁by ▁other ▁national ▁boundary ▁re forms . ▁ ▁The ▁prede cess or ▁seats ▁were ▁Hend on ▁and ▁to ▁a ▁much ▁less er ▁extent ▁H arrow . ▁ ▁The ▁cens uses ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁show ▁the ▁over wh el ming ly ▁most ▁common ▁housing ▁types ▁of ▁the ▁seat ▁to ▁be ▁semi - det ached ▁houses , ▁almost ▁a ▁majority , ▁followed ▁by ▁mid - r ise ▁apart ments ▁whether ▁purpose - built ▁or ▁converted ▁from ▁older ▁houses , ▁then ▁ter rac ed ▁and ▁then ▁det ached ▁houses , ▁and ▁consist ently ▁lower - than - aver age ▁proport ions ▁of ▁social ▁housing ▁for ▁Gre ater ▁London . ▁ ▁The ▁seat ▁is ▁served ▁by ▁three ▁separate ▁comm uter ▁lines ▁running ▁into ▁Central ▁London ▁and ▁has ▁many ▁par ks ▁and ▁sports ▁grounds . ▁ ▁F ew ▁ar ter ial ▁roads ▁bis ect ▁H arrow ▁East ▁— ▁further ▁east ▁is ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁M 1 ▁motor way ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁seats ▁further ▁south ▁in ▁north - west ▁London ▁are ▁the ▁A 4 0 ▁Western ▁Avenue ▁and ▁North ▁Circ ular ▁Road , ▁om itting ▁the ▁boundaries ▁drawn ▁from ▁the ▁ar