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Westminster North (UK Parliament constituency)

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Westminster North
Formerborough constituency
for theHouse of Commons
Outline map
Boundary of Westminster North in Greater London
CountyGreater London
Electorate65,936 (December 2010)[1]
Major settlementsMaida Vale
St John's Wood
Queen's Park
Bayswater
2010–2024
SeatsOne
Created fromRegent's Park & Kensington North
Cities of London & Westminster(onewardand parts of two others)
Replaced byCities of London and Westminster,Kensington and Bayswater,Queen's Park and Maida Vale
1983–1997
SeatsOne
Created fromPaddingtonandSt Marylebone
Replaced byRegent's Park & Kensington North
Cities of London & Westminster

Westminster Northwas aconstituency[n 1]inGreater Londonrepresented in theHouse of Commonsof theUK Parliament.[n 2]It existed for the periods 1983–1997 and 2010–2024.

Further to the completion of the2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies,the seat was abolished, with the majority being included in the new constituency ofQueen's Park and Maida Vale.The Abbey Road and Regent's Park wards were transferred toCities of London and Westminster,and the Bayswater and Lancaster Gate wards toKensington and Bayswater.[2]

Constituency profile

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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 asBayswaterand the area on the western and northwestern sides ofRegent's Park.

Lord's Cricket Groundand theAbbey Road Studiosare 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 ofLittle Venice,Regent's Park, Abbey Road and Lancaster Gate, whileMaida Valeand Bayswater have had split representation.

Reflective of the transport links to the selective professional industries of theCity of Londonand 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 byThe Guardian.[3]

History

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1983–1997

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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 theRepresentation of the People Act 1918review. It was based largely onPaddingtonbut also took in the abolishedSt Maryleboneconstituency.

Political history

The seat was held with modest majorities for the first creation, made up of three terms, byJohn Wheeler,aConservative.Paddingtonconstituency, its main predecessor was oftenmarginal:by length of a single party's representation and by majorities achieved. The far less contributory precursor,St Marylebone,was a Conservativesafe 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

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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 theConservativecandidate; however the seat fell short of the national average swing and was accordingly won byKaren Buck.The 2015 result gave the seat the 21st most marginal majority of Labour's 232 seats by percentage of majority.[4]In the2017 general election,Karen Buckincreased her majority over Lindsey Hall, theConservative Partycandidate, from 1,977 to 11,512.[5]

Boundaries

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1983–1997

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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.

Map
Map of boundaries 2010-2024

2010–2024

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The electoral wards of: Abbey Road; Bayswater;Church Street;Harrow Road; Lancaster Gate;Little Venice;Maida Vale;Queen's Park; Regent's Park; and Westbournein theCity of Westminster.[6]

Parliament accepted theBoundary Commission'sFifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencieswhich called for the recreation of this constituency for the2010 general election.This was achieved from parts of two seats: the eastern three quarters ofRegent's Park and Kensington Northand northern parts ofCities of London and Westminster:

  • Lancaster Gate ward (that part of Bayswater closest toHyde 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 onBaker Street.

Population expansion across the former main seat was a factor, includingMaida Vale,West Kilburnand to a lesser degree inSt John's Wood,which were retained, as well as inNotting HillandNorth Kensington,which were therefore removed.[7]

Members of Parliament

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Election Member[8] Party Notes
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

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Elections in the 2010s

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General election 2019:Westminster North[9] [10]
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
Labourhold Swing -0.7
General election 2017:Westminster North[11] [12][13]
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
Labourhold Swing +10.8
General election 2015:Westminster North[19][20]
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
Labourhold Swing −0.2
General election 2010:Westminster North[21][22]
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
Labourwin(new seat)

Elections 1983–1992

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General election 1992:Westminster North[23][24]
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
Conservativehold Swing +0.3
General election 1987:Westminster North[25][26]
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
Conservativehold Swing +2.0
General election 1983:Westminster North[27][28]
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
Conservativewin(new seat)

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^Aborough constituency(for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer).
  2. ^As with all constituencies, the constituency elects oneMember of Parliament(MP) by thefirst past the postsystem of election at least every five years.
  3. ^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.
  4. ^Since January 1993 John Wheeler only has the title: Sir
  5. ^Used the description "Tactically Vote Conservative Annihilates Bennites Livingstonites"

References

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  1. ^"Electorate Figures – Boundary Commission for England".2011 Electorate Figures.Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Archived fromthe originalon 6 November 2010.Retrieved13 March2011.
  2. ^"The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – London | Boundary Commission for England".boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk.Retrieved28 July2023.
  3. ^Unemployment claimants by constituencyThe Guardian
  4. ^"Labour Members of Parliament 2015".UK Political.info.Archivedfrom the original on 29 September 2018.
  5. ^"BBC Election 2017 Westminster North Results".BBC News.9 June 2017.Retrieved9 June2017.
  6. ^"Boundary Commission for England Fifth Periodical Report Cm 7032"(PDF).Retrieved28 May2017.
  7. ^"2011 Census".Neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk. 12 May 2017.Retrieved28 May2017.
  8. ^Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "W" (part 3)
  9. ^"Statement of Persons Nominated"(PDF).
  10. ^"BBC News".BBC.Retrieved13 December2019.
  11. ^"Election Title"(PDF).Westminster City Council.Retrieved12 May2017.
  12. ^"Election Data 2017".Electoral Calculus.Retrieved27 January2018.
  13. ^"General Election 2017: results and analysis"(PDF).researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk.Retrieved13 May2021.
  14. ^Ford, Matthew (20 April 2017)."Launching the General Election 2017 campaign".Karen Buck MP.Retrieved28 May2017.
  15. ^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.Retrieved28 May2017.
  16. ^Gari, Aparna (26 April 2017)."Alex Harding: PPC, Westminster North".Westminsterandcityoflondonlibdems.org.uk.Retrieved28 May2017.
  17. ^"General Election 2017 Candidate - Green Party".My.greenparty.org.uk.Retrieved28 May2017.
  18. ^"UK GENERAL ELECTION 2017".Abbydharamsey.co.uk.Retrieved28 May2017.
  19. ^"Election Data 2015".Electoral Calculus.Archived fromthe originalon 17 October 2015.Retrieved17 October2015.
  20. ^"7 May 2015 - UK general election".Westminster City Council.Retrieved8 May2015.
  21. ^"Election Data 2010".Electoral Calculus.Archived fromthe originalon 26 July 2013.Retrieved17 October2015.
  22. ^Election 2010: The Official Results, compiled by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher, Biteback Publishing, London, 2010, p. 176.
  23. ^"Election Data 1992".Electoral Calculus.Archived fromthe originalon 15 October 2011.Retrieved18 October2015.
  24. ^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.
  25. ^"Election Data 1987".Electoral Calculus.Archived fromthe originalon 15 October 2011.Retrieved18 October2015.
  26. ^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.
  27. ^"Election Data 1983".Electoral Calculus.Archived fromthe originalon 15 October 2011.Retrieved18 October2015.
  28. ^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.
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