Kensington and Bayswater (UK Parliament constituency)
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Kensington and Bayswater | |
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Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | Greater London |
Current constituency | |
Created | Next United Kingdom general election |
Member of Parliament | TBC (TBC) |
Seats | One |
Created from | Kensington, Cities of London and Westminster & Chelsea and Fulham |
Kensington and Bayswater is a new constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. Proposed in 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies,[1] which was made into law on 29 November 2023,[2] it will first be contested at the next general election.
The constituency name comes from the Central London areas of Kensington and Bayswater.
Boundaries[edit]
The constituency comprises the following wards: [3]
- From the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea: Abingdon, Brompton & Hans Town, Campden, Colville, Courtfield, Dalgarno, Earl's Court, Golborne, Holland, Norland, Notting Dale, Pembridge, Queen's Gate, St Helen's.
- From the City of Westminster: Bayswater, Lancaster Gate.
This means that it consist of the nearly all of the (former) constituency of Kensington, and two wards of the previous Cities of London and Westminster constituency and the southern half of the Queen's Gate ward, which belonged to the previous Chelsea and Fulham constituency.[4]
Election results[edit]
Elections in the 2020s[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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SDP | Abby Jan Dharamsey[5] | ||||
Conservative | Felicity Buchan[6] | ||||
Reform UK | Marc Burca[7] | ||||
Workers Party | Garry Cattle[8] | ||||
Independent | Emma Dent Coad[9] | ||||
Liberal Democrats | William Houngbo[10] | ||||
Labour | Joe Powell[11] | ||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout |
References[edit]
- ^ "London | Boundary Commission for England". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". legislation.gov.uk. The National Archives. 2023-11-29. Retrieved 2024-03-29.
- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2023/1230, retrieved 12 December 2023
- ^ "New Seat Details - Kensington and Bayswater". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
- ^ "Instagram".
- ^ "English Sparkling Wine Reception with Felicity Buchan MP". Kensington, Baywater, Chelsea and Fulham Conservatives. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ^ "Kensington and Bayswater Constituency". Reform UK. 2018-08-01. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
- ^ https://workerspartybritain.org/elections-2024/
- ^ "Ex-Labour MP to run against party in Kensington, saying it lacks 'compassion'". Evening Standard. August 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ^ "Liberal Democrat Prospective Parliamentary Candidates". Mark Pack. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ^ "Kensington Labour parliamentary candidate selection – runners and riders". LabourList. 13 October 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2024.