Westminster North (UK Parliament constituency)
Westminster North | |
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Former borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
![]() Boundary of Westminster North in Greater London | |
County | Greater London |
Electorate | 65,936 (December 2010)[1] |
Major settlements | Maida Vale St John's Wood Queen's Park Bayswater |
2010–2024 | |
Seats | One |
Created from | Regent's Park & Kensington North Cities of London & Westminster (one ward and parts of two others) |
Replaced by | Cities of London and Westminster, Kensington and Bayswater, Queen's Park and Maida Vale |
1983–1997 | |
Seats | One |
Created from | Paddington and St Marylebone |
Replaced by | Regent's Park & Kensington North Cities of London & Westminster |
Westminster North was a constituency[n 1] in Greater London represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament.[n 2] It existed for the periods 1983–1997 and 2010–2024.
Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat was abolished, with the majority being included in the new constituency of Queen's Park and Maida Vale. The Abbey Road and Regent's Park wards were transferred to Cities of London and Westminster, and the Bayswater and Lancaster Gate wards to Kensington and Bayswater.[2]
Constituency profile
Comprising the northwestern part of the City of Westminster, the constituency contained some affluent residential areas that have historically voted Conservative in large numbers, such as Bayswater and the area on the western and northwestern sides of Regent's Park.
Lord's Cricket Ground and the Abbey Road Studios are in the seat, as are the Queen's Park, Church Street, Westbourne Park, and Harrow Road areas, further from central London. However, the seat has mostly been represented at local level by Conservative councillors, via the wards of Little Venice, Regent's Park, Abbey Road and Lancaster Gate, while Maida Vale and Bayswater have had split representation.
Reflective of the transport links to the selective professional industries of the City of London and long-standing desirable housing in this area, workless claimants who were registered jobseekers were in November 2012 lower than the national average of 3.8%, at 2.9% of the population, based on a statistical compilation by The Guardian.[3]
History
1983–1997
The seat was created under the Third Periodic Review of constituencies in 1983, which followed the first Boundary Commission Review in 1945, which in turn directly followed the Representation of the People Act 1918 review. It was based largely on Paddington but also took in the abolished St Marylebone constituency.
- Political history
The seat was held with modest majorities for the first creation, made up of three terms, by John Wheeler, a Conservative. Paddington constituency, its main predecessor was often marginal: by length of a single party's representation and by majorities achieved. The far less contributory precursor, St Marylebone, was a Conservative safe seat.
The 1997 boundary changes expanded the constituency to the west, taking in Labour-voting areas of north Kensington and tilting the seat towards Labour. Wheeler decided that he did not wish to contest such unfavourable territory and sought selection elsewhere. However he was unsuccessful in finding a new safe seat and thus retired at the 1997 general election.
2010-2024
- Political history
The seat was tipped in mainstream newspapers to be likely to achieve the necessary notional swing based on the same area's votes in the previous election, in 2005, to fall to the Conservative candidate; however the seat fell short of the national average swing and was accordingly won by Karen Buck. The 2015 result gave the seat the 21st most marginal majority of Labour's 232 seats by percentage of majority.[4] In the 2017 general election, Karen Buck increased her majority over Lindsey Hall, the Conservative Party candidate, from 1,977 to 11,512.[5]
Boundaries
1983–1997
The City of Westminster wards of: Bayswater; Church Street; Hamilton Terrace; Harrow Road; Lancaster Gate; Little Venice; Lords;[n 3] Maida Vale; Queen's Park; Regent's Park; and Westbourne.
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2010–2024
The electoral wards of: Abbey Road; Bayswater; Church Street; Harrow Road; Lancaster Gate; Little Venice; Maida Vale; Queen's Park; Regent's Park; and Westbourne in the City of Westminster.[6]
Parliament accepted the Boundary Commission's Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies which called for the recreation of this constituency for the 2010 general election. This was achieved from parts of two seats: the eastern three quarters of Regent's Park and Kensington North and northern parts of Cities of London and Westminster:
- Lancaster Gate ward (that part of Bayswater closest to Hyde Park)
- A major part of a shared ward next to this, Bayswater
- Loss of a minor part of a shared ward, Bryanston and Dorset Square, centred on Baker Street.
Population expansion across the former main seat was a factor, including Maida Vale, West Kilburn and to a lesser degree in St John's Wood, which were retained, as well as in Notting Hill and North Kensington, which were therefore removed.[7]
Members of Parliament
Election | Member[8] | Party | Notes | |
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1983 | John Wheeler | Conservative | Knighted in 1993[n 4] | |
constituency abolished in 1997 | ||||
2010 | Karen Buck | Labour | Member for main predecessor seat (1997–2010) |
Election results
Elections in the 2010s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Karen Buck | 23,240 | 54.2 | −5.7 | |
Conservative | Jamie Macfarlane | 12,481 | 29.1 | −4.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | George Lee | 5,593 | 13.0 | +7.8 | |
Green | Holly Robinson | 1,064 | 2.5 | +1.1 | |
Brexit Party | Cyrus Parvin | 418 | 1.0 | New | |
CPA | Gabriela Fajardo Palacios | 115 | 0.3 | New | |
Majority | 10,759 | 25.1 | −1.5 | ||
Turnout | 42,911 | 65.5 | −2.3 | ||
Registered electors | 65,519 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | -0.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Karen Buck[14] | 25,934 | 59.9 | +13.1 | |
Conservative | Lindsey Hall[15] | 14,422 | 33.3 | −8.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Alex Harding[16] | 2,253 | 5.2 | +1.5 | |
Green | Emmanuelle Tandy[17] | 595 | 1.4 | −1.9 | |
Independent | Abby Dharamsey[18] | 91 | 0.2 | New | |
Majority | 11,512 | 26.6 | +14.6 | ||
Turnout | 43,295 | 67.8 | +8.4 | ||
Registered electors | 63,846 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +10.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Karen Buck | 18,504 | 46.8 | +2.9 | |
Conservative | Lindsey Hall | 16,527 | 41.8 | +3.3 | |
UKIP | Nigel Sussman | 1,489 | 3.8 | +3.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Kirsty Allen | 1,457 | 3.7 | −10.2 | |
Green | Jennifer Nadel | 1,322 | 3.3 | +2.1 | |
Christian | Gabriela Fajardo | 152 | 0.4 | +0.2 | |
Independent | Nicholas Ward | 63 | 0.2 | New | |
Majority | 1,977 | 5.0 | −0.4 | ||
Turnout | 39,514 | 63.4 | +4.1 | ||
Registered electors | 62,346 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | −0.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Karen Buck | 17,377 | 43.9 | ||
Conservative | Joanne Cash | 15,251 | 38.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Mark Blackburn | 5,513 | 13.9 | ||
Green | Tristan Smith | 478 | 1.2 | ||
BNP | Stephen Curry | 334 | 0.8 | ||
UKIP | Jasna Badzak | 315 | 0.8 | ||
Independent | Ali Bahaijoub | 101 | 0.3 | ||
English Democrat | Edward Roseman | 99 | 0.3 | ||
Christian | Gabriela Fajardo | 98 | 0.2 | ||
Independent | Abdulla Dharamsey | 32 | 0.1 | ||
Majority | 2,126 | 5.4 | |||
Turnout | 39,616 | 59.3 | |||
Registered electors | 66,739 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Elections 1983–1992
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Wheeler | 21,828 | 49.0 | +1.7 | |
Labour | Jennifer Edwards | 18,095 | 40.6 | +1.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Lewis Wigoder | 3,349 | 7.5 | −4.6 | |
Green | Amelia Burke | 1,017 | 2.3 | +1.2 | |
Natural Law | Jonathan Hinde | 159 | 0.4 | New | |
Anti-Federalist League | Michael Kelly | 137 | 0.4 | New | |
Majority | 3,733 | 8.4 | +0.6 | ||
Turnout | 44,585 | 75.1 | +4.0 | ||
Registered electors | 59,405 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +0.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Wheeler | 19,941 | 47.3 | +4.1 | |
Labour | Jennifer Edwards | 16,631 | 39.5 | +0.1 | |
SDP | Richard De Ste Croix | 5,116 | 12.1 | −3.6 | |
Green | David Stutchfield | 450 | 1.1 | −0.1 | |
Majority | 3,310 | 7.8 | +4.0 | ||
Turnout | 42,138 | 71.1 | +6.9 | ||
Registered electors | 59,363 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +2.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Wheeler | 19,134 | 43.2 | −3.8 | |
Labour | Arthur Latham | 17,424 | 39.4 | −2.8 | |
SDP | Thomas Halliwell | 6,956 | 15.7 | +7.1 | |
Ecology | Timothy Cooper | 527 | 1.2 | New | |
Independent | Thomas Keen [n 5] | 148 | 0.3 | New | |
Independent | Brian Fisher | 73 | 0.2 | New | |
Majority | 1,710 | 3.8 | −1.0 | ||
Turnout | 44,262 | 64.2 | |||
Registered electors | 68,988 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
See also
- Kensington (UK Parliament constituency)
- Cities of London and Westminster (UK Parliament constituency)
Notes
- ^ A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer).
- ^ 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.
- ^ This was one of several small wards, not shown in the 2010 post-revision (and pre-revision) map of the area, which was thus abolished before the Fifth review – the actual area around "Lords" remained squarely within the seat on the re-appearance of the constituency in 2010.
- ^ Since January 1993 John Wheeler only has the title: Sir
- ^ Used the description "Tactically Vote Conservative Annihilates Bennites Livingstonites"
References
- ^ "Electorate Figures – Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Archived from the original on 6 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – London | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
- ^ Unemployment claimants by constituency The Guardian
- ^ "Labour Members of Parliament 2015". UK Political.info. Archived from the original on 29 September 2018.
- ^ "BBC Election 2017 Westminster North Results". BBC News. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
- ^ "Boundary Commission for England Fifth Periodical Report Cm 7032" (PDF). Retrieved 28 May 2017.
- ^ "2011 Census". Neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk. 12 May 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "W" (part 3)
- ^ "Statement of Persons Nominated" (PDF).
- ^ "BBC News". BBC. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- ^ "Election Title" (PDF). Westminster City Council. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
- ^ "Election Data 2017". Electoral Calculus. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- ^ "General Election 2017: results and analysis" (PDF). researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ^ Ford, Matthew (20 April 2017). "Launching the General Election 2017 campaign". Karen Buck MP. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
- ^ Wallace, Mark (24 April 2017). "Lee Scott back for Ilford North. Vicky Ford in final Chelmsford three. Tatton finalists named. The latest candidate selections and shortlists". Conservative Home. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
- ^ Gari, Aparna (26 April 2017). "Alex Harding: PPC, Westminster North". Westminsterandcityoflondonlibdems.org.uk. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
- ^ "General Election 2017 Candidate - Green Party". My.greenparty.org.uk. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
- ^ "UK GENERAL ELECTION 2017". Abbydharamsey.co.uk. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
- ^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ "7 May 2015 - UK general election". Westminster City Council. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ Election 2010: The Official Results, compiled by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher, Biteback Publishing, London, 2010, p. 176.
- ^ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ Britain Votes 5, compiled and edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher, Dartmouth Publishing, Aldershot, 1993, p. 152; Return of Election Expenses, HC Paper 603 of session 1992–93, p. 79.
- ^ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ Britain Votes 4, ed. F. W. S. Craig, Parliamentary Research Services, Chichester, 1987, p. 24; Return of Election Expenses, HC Paper 426 of session 1987–88, p. 62.
- ^ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ Britain Votes 4, ed. F. W. S. Craig, Parliamentary Research Services, Chichester, 1987, p. 24; Return of Election Expenses, HC Paper 130 of session 1983–84, p. 71.
External links
- Politics Resources (Election results from 1922 onwards)
- Electoral Calculus (Election results from 1955 onwards)
- Westminster North UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK
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