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Kensington and Bayswater (UK Parliament constituency)

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Kensington and Bayswater is a new constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. Proposed in 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies,[2] which was made into law on 29 November 2023,[3] it was first contested at the 2024 general election.

Kensington and Bayswater
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Boundary of Kensington and Bayswater in Greater London
CountyGreater London
Electorate75,980 (2023) [1]
Current constituency
Created2024
Member of ParliamentJoe Powell (Labour)
SeatsOne
Created fromKensington, Cities of London and Westminster & Chelsea and Fulham

The constituency name comes from the Central London areas of Kensington and Bayswater.

Boundaries

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Map of boundaries from 2024

The constituency comprises the following wards: [4]

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.[5]

Election results

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Elections in the 2020s

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General election 2024: Kensington and Bayswater[6][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Joe Powell 17,025 40.6 +1.6
Conservative Felicity Buchan 14,122 33.7 –4.6
Liberal Democrats William Houngbo 2,910 6.9 –13.3
Green Mona Adam 2,732 6.5 +5.1
Reform UK Marc Burca 2,514 6.0 +5.2
Independent Emma Dent Coad 1,824 4.4 N/A
Rejoin EU John Stevens 486 1.2 N/A
Party of Women Una O'Mahony 116 0.3 N/A
CPA Roger Phillips 114 0.3 +0.2
Independent Emperor of India Prince Ankit Love 65 0.2 N/A
Majority 2,903 6.9 N/A
Turnout 41,908 54.2 –17.9
Registered electors 77,306
Labour hold Swing  3.1

Elections in the 2010s

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2019 notional result[8]
Party Vote %
Labour 21,394 39.0
Conservative 21,004 38.2
Liberal Democrats 11,048 20.2
Green 769 1.4
Brexit Party 453 0.8
Others 145 0.3
Turnout 54,813 72.1
Electorate 75,980

References

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  1. ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – London". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  2. ^ "London | Boundary Commission for England". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
  3. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". legislation.gov.uk. The National Archives. 2023-11-29. Retrieved 2024-03-29.
  4. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2023/1230, retrieved 12 December 2023
  5. ^ "New Seat Details - Kensington and Bayswater". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
  6. ^ "Election results for Kensington and Bayswater Constituency, 4 July 2024". Kensington and Chelsea London Borough Council. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 2024-07-07.
  7. ^ "Kensington and Bayswater results". BBC News. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 2024-07-07.
  8. ^ "Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019". Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News. UK Parliament. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
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