Hampstead and Kilburn (UK Parliament constituency)

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Hampstead and Kilburn
Former Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
HampsteadKilburn2007Constituency.svg
Boundary of Hampstead and Kilburn in Greater London
County Greater London
Electorate 78,183 (2019) [1]
2010–2024
SeatsOne
Created from Brent East, Brent South, Hampstead and Highgate

Hampstead and Kilburn is a constituency created in 2010 and currently represented in the House of Commons by Tulip Siddiq of the Labour Party. Glenda Jackson was the MP from 2010 to 2015, having served for the predecessor seat since 1992.

Contents

Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat will be subject to major boundary changes, including the loss of the Borough of Brent wards of Brondesbury Park, Kilburn and Queen's Park and gaining the Highgate wards in both the Boroughs of Camden and Haringey. The constituency will therefore be abolished and succeeded by the re-established seat of Hampstead and Highgate , to be first contested at the 2024 general election. [2]

Constituency profile

The seat covers Hampstead and West Hampstead, which are known for their large houses and affluent population, and to the west, the more working-class areas of Kilburn and Queen's Park. [3]

History

The constituency was created for the 2010 general election in which it was won by Labour's Glenda Jackson with a majority of 42 votes being the most marginal result in England; one smaller majority nationally was achieved, in Fermanagh and South Tyrone, Northern Ireland. Hampstead and Kilburn was in 2010 the closest three-way marginal seat as the third-placed candidate obtained 841 fewer votes than the winner, approximately 1% of the electorate. In January 2013, Jackson announced that she would not seek re-election, one of 37 of her party's MPs who did so in the 2015 general election.

The seat was won by Labour candidate Tulip Siddiq. The 2015 result made the seat the 10th narrowest result of the party's 232 seats (by majority percentage). [4] Comparing the 2015 election to the 2010 election, the Liberal Democrat share of the vote fell by 25.6%, which compared to a national negative swing for the party of 15.2%.

In the 2016 referendum, in which the UK voted to leave the European Union, the constituency voted to remain by 76.6%. [5]

In 2017, Labour significantly increased its majority to 26.6%, winning nearly 60% of votes cast.

Boundaries

Hampstead and Kilburn (UK Parliament constituency)
Map of boundaries 2010-2024

The constituency covered a north-western portion of the London Borough of Camden and an easternmost portion of London Borough of Brent and was composed of the following electoral wards:

Boundary review

Due to the Boundary Commission's Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, [n 1] the number of constituencies across Camden and Brent fell from five to four. The seat of Hampstead and Kilburn was a new creation for the 2010 general election resulting from these changes. [6]

Former wards

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

ElectionMemberParty
2010 Glenda Jackson Labour
2015 Tulip Siddiq

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Hampstead and Kilburn [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tulip Siddiq 28,080 48.9 Decrease2.svg10.1
Conservative Johnny Luk 13,89224.2Decrease2.svg8.2
Liberal Democrats Matt Sanders13,12122.9Increase2.svg15.9
Green David Stansell1,6082.8Increase2.svg1.5
Brexit Party James Pointon6841.2New
Majority14,18824.7Decrease2.svg1.9
Turnout 57,38569.6Decrease2.svg0.8
Registered electors 82,432
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg1.0
General election 2017: Hampstead and Kilburn [9] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tulip Siddiq 34,464 59.0 Increase2.svg14.6
Conservative Claire-Louise Leyland 18,90432.4Decrease2.svg9.9
Liberal Democrats Kirsty Allan4,1007.0Increase2.svg1.4
Green John Mansook7421.3Decrease2.svg3.1
Independent Hugh Easterbrook1360.2New
Independent Rainbow George Weiss 610.1New
Majority15,56026.6Increase2.svg24.5
Turnout 58,40770.4Increase2.svg3.1
Registered electors 82,957
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg12.3
General election 2015: Hampstead and Kilburn [11] [12] [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tulip Siddiq 23,977 44.4 +11.6
Conservative Simon Marcus22,83942.3+9.6
Liberal Democrats Maajid Nawaz 3,0395.6−25.6
Green Rebecca Johnson 2,3874.4+3.0
UKIP Magnus Nielsen1,5322.8+2.0
Independent The Eurovisionary Carroll (deceased)*1130.2New
U PartyRobin Ellison770.1New
Majority1,1382.1+2.0
Turnout 53,96467.3+1.0
Registered electors 80,195
Labour hold Swing +1.0
* Independent candidate The Eurovisionary Carroll died [14] 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. [15]
General election 2010: Hampstead and Kilburn [16] [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Glenda Jackson * 17,332 32.81
Conservative Chris Philp 17,29032.73
Liberal Democrats Ed Fordham16,49131.2
Green Beatrix Campbell 7591.4
UKIP Magnus Nielsen4080.8
BNP Victoria Moore3280.6
Tamsin Omond To The Commons Tamsin Omond 1230.2
Independent Gene Alcantara910.2
Majority420.08
Turnout 52,82266.3
Registered electors 80,373
Labour win (new seat)
*Served as MP for Hampstead and Highgate 1992–2010

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Specifically using their preferred subregion of North London

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