Kensington and Bayswater (UK Parliament constituency)

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Kensington and Bayswater
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Kensington and Bayswater 2023 Constituency.svg
Boundary of Kensington and Bayswater in Greater London
County Greater London
Current constituency
Created 2024
Member of Parliament TBC (TBC)
SeatsOne
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.

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

Boundaries

Kensington and Bayswater (UK Parliament constituency)
Map of boundaries from 2024

The constituency comprises the following wards: [3]

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

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Kensington and Bayswater [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
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 descriptionEmperor of India Prince Ankit Love
Rejoin EU John Stevens
Majority
Turnout

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References

  1. "London | Boundary Commission for England". Boundary Commission for England . Retrieved 2023-06-20.
  2. "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". legislation.gov.uk. The National Archives. 2023-11-29. Retrieved 2024-03-29.
  3. "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023", legislation.gov.uk , The National Archives, SI 2023/1230, retrieved 12 December 2023
  4. "New Seat Details - Kensington and Bayswater". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
  5. 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.