Kensington (UK Parliament constituency)

UK constituency infobox alt
Name = Kensington


Type = Borough
Entity = Greater London
DivisionType = County
Division = Greater London
Year = in time for the next general election
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EP = London

Kensington is a former Parliamentary constituency in the Parliament of the United Kingdom in West London, comprising the northern and central parts of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, around Kensington. It existed between 1974 and 1997; it is to be reestablished by the Boundary Commission at the next UK General Election from parts of the Kensington and Chelsea and Regent's Park and Kensington North constituencies.

Following their Fifth Periodic review of parliamentary representation in North London, the Boundary Commission for England have recreated the Kensington seat using the following electoral wards. This recreated seat will be fought at the next UK general election.

*Abingdon, Brompton, Campden, Colville, Courtfield, Earl's Court, Golborne, Holland, Norland, Notting Barns, Pembridge, Queen's Gate, and St Charles.

The remaining electoral wards of Cremorne, Hans Town,Redcliffe, Royal Hospital, and Stanley are used in the cross-borough creation of Chelsea and Fulham

Members of Parliament

*"Constituency created (1974)"
* 1974-1988: Sir Brandon Meredith Rhys-Williams, Conservative
* 1988-1997: John Dudley Fishburn, Conservative
*"Constituency abolished (1997)"
*Constituency re-created for 2009 or 2010 election

Election results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Sam Gurney
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percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Iarla Kilbane-Dawe
votes =
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Malcolm Rifkind
votes =
percentage =
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Election box begin
title=General Election 1992: KensingtonElection box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = John Dudley Fishburn
votes = 15,540
percentage = 50.3
change = +2.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = P.A. Holmes
votes = 11,992
percentage = 38.8
change = +5.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = C.K. Shirley
votes = 2,770
percentage = 9.0
change = −8.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = A. Burlingham-Johnson
votes = 415
percentage = 1.3
change = −1.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Natural Law Party
candidate = A.J.W. Hardy
votes = 90
percentage = 0.3
change = "N/A"Election box candidate
party = ALP
candidate = A. Bulloch
votes = 71
percentage = 0.2
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 3,548
percentage = 11.5
change = Election box turnout
votes = 30,878
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing = −1.4

Election box begin
title=1987 General Election:KensingtonElection box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Brandon Rhys-Williams
votes = 14,818
percentage = 47.51
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = BT Bousquet
votes = 10,371
percentage = 33.25
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = SDP-Liberal Alliance
candidate = William Goodhart
votes = 5,379
percentage = 17.25
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party (UK)
candidate = R Shorter
votes = 528
percentage = 1.69
change = Election box candidate
party = Humanist Party
candidate = L Carrick
votes = 65
percentage = 0.21
change = Election box candidate
party = PIP
candidate = M Hughes
votes = 30
percentage = 0.10
change = Election box majority
votes = 4,447
percentage = 14.26
change = Election box turnout
votes = 31,191
percentage = 64.70
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

ee also

*Constituencies in the next United Kingdom general election

References