England · Constituency
Kensington and Bayswater
Covers Brompton · Westbourne
Photograph shows Brompton, a town in this constituency, not the whole of Kensington and Bayswater.
Your member of parliament
Joe Powell
LabourLabour won Kensington and Bayswater at the 2024 general election with a majority of 2,903 votes, or 6.9 points. A swing of 3.5 points to Conservative would take it. That makes it safer than 147 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 503.
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How safe is this seat?
Competitive
A majority of 6.9 points, which is larger than 147 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Labour finished ahead of Conservative by 2,903 votes.
Majority
2,903
6.9% of votes cast.
Turnout
54.2%
-5.5 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
10
41,908 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe PowellElected | Labour | 17,025 | 40.6% | +6.9 |
| Felicity Buchan | Conservative | 14,122 | 33.7% | +10.0 |
| William Houngbo | Liberal Democrat | 2,910 | 6.9% | -5.3 |
| Mona Adam | Green Party | 2,732 | 6.5% | +0.1 |
| Marc Burca | Reform UK | 2,514 | 6.0% | -8.3 |
| Emma Dent Coad | Independent | 1,824 | 4.4% | +2.3 |
| John Stevens | Rejoin EU | 486 | 1.2% | +1.1 |
| Una O'Mahony | Party of Women | 116 | 0.3% | +0.3 |
| Roger Phillips | Christian Peoples Alliance | 114 | 0.3% | +0.3 |
| Prince Ankit Love Emperor of India | Independent | 65 | 0.2% | -1.9 |
Competitive. Close enough that a modest swing would change hands. The vs UK column is each party’s share here against its own national share, summed from all 650 results. That describes the 2024 general election only: arithmetic on the published count, not a forecast.
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