Kensington and Bayswater (UK Parliament constituency)
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Kensington and Bayswater | |
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Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
![]() Boundary of Kensington and Bayswater in Greater London | |
County | Greater London |
Current constituency | |
Created | 2024 |
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 2024 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 consists of nearly all the (former) constituency of Kensington, two wards primarily from the abolished Westminster North constituency and the southern half of the Brompton & Hans Town ward, which was transferred from the Chelsea and Fulham constituency.[4]
Election results[edit]
Elections in the 2020s[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Green | Mona Adam | ||||
Conservative | Felicity Buchan | ||||
Reform UK | Marc Burca | ||||
Independent | Emma Dent Coad | ||||
Liberal Democrats | William Houngbo | ||||
Party of Women | Una O'Mahony | ||||
CPA | Roger Phillips | ||||
Labour | Joe Powell | ||||
No description | Emperor of India Prince Ankit Love | ||||
Rejoin EU | John Stevens | ||||
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.
- ^ Holdsworth, Maxine (7 June 2024). "Statement of Person Nominated and Notice of Poll: Kensington and Bayswater Constituency". Kensington and Chelsea London Borough Council. Maxine Holdsworth, Acting Returning Officer.
External links[edit]
- Kensington and Bayswater UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK