Editing Ruislip (section)

==Local government==
Ruislip formed an ancient parish of {{convert|6585|acre|sqkm}} in the [[Elthorne (hundred)|Elthorne]] hundred of [[Middlesex]].<ref name="Vision of Britain"/> Following the [[Poor Law Amendment Act 1834]], the parish lost control of poor relief to [[Uxbridge]] [[Poor Law Union]] and it was grouped into the Uxbridge [[sanitary district|rural sanitary district]] in 1875.<ref name="Youngs">{{cite book | first=Frederic |last=Youngs | title=Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England | volume=I: Southern England | year=1979 | publisher=Royal Historical Society | location=London | isbn=0-901050-67-9}}</ref> In 1894 the sanitary district was replaced by [[Uxbridge Rural District]] and the parish vestry was replaced with a parish council. Due to increasing population, the parish split off from the rural district and formed the [[Ruislip-Northwood Urban District]], with the parish council replaced by an urban district council.<ref name="Youngs"/> The urban district was abolished in 1965 and was transferred to Greater London to form part of the newly established London Borough of Hillingdon.<ref name="Youngs"/>

Within the London Borough of Hillingdon, Ruislip is covered by three electoral wards: Eastcote and East Ruislip, South Ruislip and West Ruislip.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://modgov.hillingdon.gov.uk/mgMemberIndex.aspx?FN=WARD&VW=LIST&PIC=0 |title=Your Councillors by Ward |year=2011 |publisher=London Borough of Hillingdon |access-date=5 December 2011}}</ref> Ruislip is part of the [[Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner (UK Parliament constituency)|Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner]] and [[Uxbridge and South Ruislip (UK Parliament constituency)|Uxbridge and South Ruislip]] constituencies within the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom|UK Parliament]], represented since 2024 by [[David Simmonds]]<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.hillingdon.gov.uk/media/14279/Statement-of-persons-nominated---Ruislip-Northwood-and-Pinner/pdf/53Statement-of-Persons-Nominated-Ruislip-Northwood-and-Pinner-2024.pdf?m=1717773504507|title=Statement of Person Nominated and Notice of Poll: Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner Constituency |publisher=Hillingdon Council|date=7 June 2024}}</ref> and [[Danny Beales]], respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hillingdon.gov.uk/media/14278/Statement-of-persons-nominated---Uxbridge-and-South-Ruislip/pdf/5rStatement-of-Persons-Nominated-Uxbridge-and-South-Ruislip-2024.pdf?m=1717773524820 |title=Statement of Person Nominated and Notice of Poll: Uxbridge and South Ruislip Constituency |publisher=Hillingdon Council|date=7 June 2024}}</ref> From 2015 to his resignation in 2023, former Prime Minister [[Boris Johnson]] was a previous MP for Uxbridge and South Ruislip.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Boris Johnson stands down as MP with immediate effect |url=https://news.sky.com/story/boris-johnson-stands-down-as-mp-with-immediate-effect-12899673 |access-date=2023-06-12 |website=Sky News |language=en}}</ref>