Kensington and Bayswater (UK Parliament constituency)
| Kensington and Bayswater | |
|---|---|
| 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 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 | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Mona Adam | ||||
| Conservative | Felicity Buchan | ||||
| Reform UK | Marc Burca | ||||
| Independent | Emma Dent Coad | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | William Houngbo | ||||
| Party of Women | Una Marie O'Mahony | ||||
| CPA | Roger Phillips | ||||
| Labour | Joe Powell | ||||
| 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). "Election of a Member of Parliament for Kensington and Bayswater Constituency". Retrieved 8 June 2024 – via Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.
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