Hampstead and Kilburn
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Outline map
Boundary of Hampstead and Kilburn in Greater London
CountyGreater London
Electorate78,183 (2019)[1]
Current constituency
Created2010
Member of ParliamentTulip Siddiq (Labour)
SeatsOne
Created fromBrent East, Brent South, Hampstead and Highgate

Hampstead and Kilburn is a constituency[n 1] created in 2010 and currently represented in the House of Commons by Tulip Siddiq of the Labour Party.[n 2] Glenda Jackson was the MP from 2010 to 2015, having served for the predecessor seat since 1992.

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 next 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

Map
Map of present boundaries

The constituency covers a north-western portion of the London Borough of Camden and an easternmost portion of London Borough of Brent and has electoral wards:

Boundary review

Due to the Boundary Commission's Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies,[n 3] the number of constituencies across the two boroughs fell from five to four. The seat of Hampstead and Kilburn is a new creation 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

Election Member Party
2010 Glenda Jackson Labour
2015 Tulip Siddiq

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Hampstead and Kilburn[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Tulip Siddiq 28,080 48.9 Decrease10.1
Conservative Johnny Luk 13,892 24.2 Decrease8.2
Liberal Democrats Matt Sanders 13,121 22.9 Increase15.9
Green David Stansell 1,608 2.8 Increase1.5
Brexit Party James Pointon 684 1.2 New
Majority 14,188 24.7 Decrease1.9
Turnout 57,385 69.6 Decrease0.8
Registered electors 82,432
Labour hold Swing Decrease1.0
General election 2017: Hampstead and Kilburn[9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Tulip Siddiq 34,464 59.0 Increase14.6
Conservative Claire-Louise Leyland 18,904 32.4 Decrease9.9
Liberal Democrats Kirsty Allan 4,100 7.0 Increase1.4
Green John Mansook 742 1.3 Decrease3.1
Independent Hugh Easterbrook 136 0.2 New
Independent Rainbow George Weiss 61 0.1 New
Majority 15,560 26.6 Increase24.5
Turnout 58,407 70.4 Increase3.1
Registered electors 82,957
Labour hold Swing Increase12.3
General election 2015: Hampstead and Kilburn[11][12][13]
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

See also: Opinion polling in United Kingdom constituencies, 2010–15 § Hampstead and Kilburn
* 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]
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

Notes

  1. ^ A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
  2. ^ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first-past-the-post system of election at least every five years.
  3. ^ Specifically using their preferred subregion of North London

References

  1. ^ "Constituency data: electorates". House of Commons Library. 12 April 2022.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ UK Polling Report http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/2015guide/hampsteadandkilburn/
  4. ^ "Labour Members of Parliament 2015". UK Political.info. Archived from the original on 29 September 2018.
  5. ^ "Revised estimates of leave vote in Westminster constituencies". Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  6. ^ Boundary Commission For England Archived 2009-11-02 at the UK Government Web Archive Map from Boundary Commission for England
  7. ^ "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. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "Election 2017: Hampstead & Kilburn parliamentary constituency". BBC News.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  12. ^ "Parliamentary Election 2015 Results". camden.gov.uk.
  13. ^ "BBC News – Election 2015 – Hampstead & Kilburn Parliamentary Constituency". bbc.co.uk.
  14. ^ "Ronnie Carroll: Former Eurovision singer and election candidate dies". BBC. 13 April 2015.
  15. ^ "Standing as a party candidate" (PDF). The Electoral Commission.
  16. ^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  17. ^ "BBC News – Election 2010 – Constituency – Hampstead & Kilburn". bbc.co.uk.

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