Hampstead and Kilburn (UK Parliament constituency)
51°32′56″N 0°11′38″W / 51.549°N 0.194°W
| Hampstead and Kilburn | |
|---|---|
| Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Boundary of Hampstead and Kilburn in Greater London | |
| County | Greater London |
| Electorate | 78,552 (December 2010)[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2010 |
| Member of Parliament | Tulip Siddiq (Labour) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Brent East, Brent South, Hampstead and Highgate |
Hampstead and Kilburn is a constituency[n 1] created in 2010 and currently represented in the British House of Commons by Tulip Siddiq of the Labour Party.[n 2] Academy Award-winning actress Glenda Jackson was the MP from 2010 to 2015.
History
The constituency was created for the 2010 general election in which it was won by Labour's Glenda Jackson with a majority of just 42, making it the most marginal seat in England in that election, behind only Fermanagh and South Tyrone in the country. Hampstead and Kilburn was also the closest three-way marginal seat in the 2010 Parliament, as the third-placed candidate obtained just 841 fewer votes than the winner.
In January 2013, Glenda Jackson formally announced that she would not seek re-election as Hampstead and Kilburn's MP in 2015. As of July 2013 she was one of 24 Labour MPs who were standing down at the 2015 General Election.
Boundaries
The constituency covers a north-western portion of the London Borough of Camden and an easternmost portion of London Borough of Brent and has electoral wards:
- Belsize, Fortune Green, Frognal and Fitzjohns, Hampstead Town, Kilburn (Camden), Swiss Cottage, West Hampstead the London Borough of Camden
- Brondesbury Park, Kilburn (Brent), Queens Park the London Borough of Brent
Boundary review
Due to the Boundary Commission's Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies,[n 3] the number of constituencies across the two boroughs fell from five to four. The seat of Hampstead and Kilburn is a new creation resulting from these changes.[2]
- Former seats of each ward
Hampstead Town, Belsize, Swiss Cottage, Frognal and Fitzjohns, Fortune Green, West Hampstead, and Kilburn (Camden) were transferred from the former constituency of Hampstead and Highgate. Brondesbury Park, Kilburn (Brent) and part of Queens Park wards were transferred from the former constituency of Brent East. A small part of Queens Park ward was transferred from the former constituency of Brent South.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 2010 | Glenda Jackson[3] | Labour |
| style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 2015 | Tulip Siddiq[4] | Labour |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Tulip Siddiq | 23,977 | 44.4 | +11.6 | |
| Conservative | Simon Marcus | 22,839 | 42.3 | +9.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Maajid Nawaz | 3,039 | 5.6 | −25.6 | |
| Green | Rebecca Johnson | 2,387 | 4.4 | +3.0 | |
| UKIP | Magnus Nielsen | 1,532 | 2.8 | +2.1 | |
| Independent | The Eurovisionary Carroll * | 113 | 0.2 | N/A | |
| U Party | Robin Ellison | 77 | 0.1 | N/A | |
| Majority | 1,138 | 2.1 | +2.0 | ||
| Turnout | 53,964 | 67.3 | +1.0 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | +1.0 | |||
- * Independent candidate The Eurovisionary Carroll died[8] following the close of nominations for the 2015 General Election. Under current rules, the election proceeded with his name on the ballot paper and would have been rerun had he won.[9][10]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Glenda Jackson * | 17,332 | 32.8 | −3.5 | |
| Conservative | Chris Philp | 17,290 | 32.7 | +9.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Edward Fordham | 16,491 | 31.2 | −4.0 | |
| Green | Beatrix Campbell | 759 | 1.4 | −3.2 | |
| UKIP | Magnus Nielsen | 408 | 0.8 | +0.1 | |
| BNP | Victoria Moore | 328 | 0.6 | N/A | |
| Tamsin Omond To The Commons | Tamsin Omond | 123 | 0.2 | N/A | |
| Independent | Gene Alcantara | 91 | 0.2 | N/A | |
| Majority | 42 | 0.1 | −1.1 | ||
| Turnout | 52,822 | 66.3 | +10.4 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | −6.7 | |||
- * Served as MP for Hampstead and Highgate 1992–2010
See also
- List of Parliamentary constituencies in London
- Opinion polling in United Kingdom constituencies, 2010–15 - Hampstead and Kilburn
Notes
- ^ A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
- ^ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.
- ^ Specifically using their preferred subregion of North London
References
- ^ "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ^ Boundary Commission For England Map from Boundary Commission for England
- ^ "BBC News - Election 2010 - Constituency - Hampstead & Kilburn". bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "BBC News - Election 2015 - Hampstead & Kilburn Parliamentary Constituency". bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ http://camden.gov.uk/ccm/content/council-and-democracy/elections-and-voting/parliamentary-election-2015-results.en 3Aug15
- ^ "BBC News - Election 2015 - Hampstead & Kilburn Parliamentary Constituency". bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Ronnie Carroll: Former Eurovision singer and election candidate dies". BBC. 13 April 2015.
- ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/election-2015-32282196 (15:30 entry)
- ^ "Standing as a party candidate" (PDF). The Electoral Commission.
- ^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
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