Hampstead and Kilburn (UK Parliament constituency)
| Hampstead and Kilburn | |
|---|---|
| Former borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Boundary of Hampstead and Kilburn in Greater London | |
| County | Greater London |
| Electorate | 78,183 (2019)[1] |
| 2010–2024 | |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Brent East, Brent South, Hampstead and Highgate |
| Replaced by | Brent East, Hampstead and Highgate |
Hampstead and Kilburn was a constituency created in 2010 and represented in the House of Commons from 2015 until its abolition for the 2024 general election by Tulip Siddiq of the Labour Party. Glenda Jackson was the MP from 2010 to 2015, having served for the predecessor seat since 1992.
Under the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the majority of the constituency - excluding the Borough of Brent wards of Brondesbury Park, Kilburn and Queen's Park - was incorporated into the re-established seat of Hampstead and Highgate.[2]
Constituency profile
[edit]The seat covered 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
[edit]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
[edit]
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:
- Camden: Belsize, Fortune Green, Frognal and Fitzjohns, Hampstead Town, Kilburn (Camden), Swiss Cottage, West Hampstead
- Brent: Brondesbury Park, Kilburn (Brent), Queens Park
2007 boundary review
[edit]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
[edit]| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Glenda Jackson | Labour | |
| 2015 | Tulip Siddiq | ||
Election results
[edit]Elections in the 2010s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Tulip Siddiq | 28,080 | 48.9 |  10.1
| |
| Conservative | Johnny Luk | 13,892 | 24.2 | 8.2
| |
| Liberal Democrats | Matt Sanders | 13,121 | 22.9 |  15.9
| |
| Green | David Stansell | 1,608 | 2.8 | 1.5
| |
| Brexit Party | James Pointon | 684 | 1.2 | New | |
| Majority | 14,188 | 24.7 | 1.9
| ||
| Turnout | 57,385 | 69.6 | 0.8
| ||
| Registered electors | 82,432 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | 1.0
|
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Tulip Siddiq | 34,464 | 59.0 | 14.6
| |
| Conservative | Claire-Louise Leyland | 18,904 | 32.4 | 9.9
| |
| Liberal Democrats | Kirsty Allan | 4,100 | 7.0 | 1.4
| |
| Green | John Mansook | 742 | 1.3 | 3.1
| |
| Independent | Hugh Easterbrook | 136 | 0.2 | New | |
| Independent | Rainbow George Weiss | 61 | 0.1 | New | |
| Majority | 15,560 | 26.6 | 24.5
| ||
| Turnout | 58,407 | 70.4 | 3.1
| ||
| Registered electors | 82,957 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | 12.3
|
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Tulip Siddiq | 23,977 | 44.4 | +11.6 | |
| Conservative | Simon Marcus | 22,839 | 42.3 | +9.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Maajid Nawaz | 3,039 | 5.6 | −25.6 | |
| Green | Rebecca Johnson | 2,387 | 4.4 | +3.0 | |
| UKIP | Magnus Nielsen | 1,532 | 2.8 | +2.0 | |
| Independent | The Eurovisionary Carroll (deceased)* | 113 | 0.2 | New | |
| U Party | Robin Ellison | 77 | 0.1 | New | |
| Majority | 1,138 | 2.1 | +2.0 | ||
| Turnout | 53,964 | 67.3 | +1.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 80,195 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | +1.0 | |||
- * Independent candidate Ronnie 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]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Glenda Jackson * | 17,332 | 32.81 | ||
| Conservative | Chris Philp | 17,290 | 32.73 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Ed Fordham | 16,491 | 31.2 | ||
| Green | Beatrix Campbell | 759 | 1.4 | ||
| UKIP | Magnus Nielsen | 408 | 0.8 | ||
| BNP | Victoria Moore | 328 | 0.6 | ||
| Tamsin Omond To The Commons | Tamsin Omond | 123 | 0.2 | ||
| Independent | Gene Alcantara | 91 | 0.2 | ||
| Majority | 42 | 0.08 | |||
| Turnout | 52,822 | 66.3 | |||
| Registered electors | 80,373 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
- * Served as MP for Hampstead and Highgate 1992–2010
See also
[edit]- List of parliamentary constituencies in London
- Opinion polling in United Kingdom constituencies (2010–2015)
Notes
[edit]- ^ Specifically using their preferred subregion of North London
References
[edit]- ^ "Constituency data: electorates". House of Commons Library. 12 April 2022.
- ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – London | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- ^ UK Polling Report http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/2015guide/hampsteadandkilburn/ Archived 12 November 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Labour Members of Parliament 2015". UK Political.info. Archived from the original on 29 September 2018.
- ^ "Revised estimates of leave vote in Westminster constituencies". Retrieved 26 October 2016.
- ^ Boundary Commission For England Archived 2009-11-02 at the UK Government Web Archive Map from Boundary Commission for England
- ^ "Election of a Member of Parliament for the Hampstead and Kilburn Parliamentary Constituency: Statement of Persons Nominated and Notice of Poll". London Borough of Camden. Archived from the original on 29 March 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
- ^ "Commons Briefing Paper 8749. General Election 2019: results and analysis" (PDF). London: House of Commons Library. 28 January 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 November 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
- ^ "Election 2017: Hampstead & Kilburn parliamentary constituency". BBC News.
- ^ "Commons Briefing Paper 7979. General Election 2017: results and analysis" (PDF) (Second ed.). House of Commons Library. 29 January 2019 [7 April 2018]. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 November 2019.
- ^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ "Parliamentary Election 2015 Results". camden.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 10 May 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
- ^ "BBC News – Election 2015 – Hampstead & Kilburn Parliamentary Constituency". bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Ronnie Carroll: Former Eurovision singer and election candidate dies". BBC. 13 April 2015.
- ^ "Standing as a party candidate" (PDF). The Electoral Commission.
- ^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ "BBC News – Election 2010 – Constituency – Hampstead & Kilburn". bbc.co.uk.
External links
[edit]- Politics Resources (Election results from 1922 onwards)
- Electoral Calculus (Election results from 1955 onwards)
- Hampstead and Kilburn Labour Party Archived 22 February 2018 at the Wayback Machine
- Hampstead and Kilburn Conservatives
- Hampstead and Kilburn Lib Dems Archived 22 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- Hampstead and Kilburn UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK
