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'Regent's Park and Kensington North' is a constituency in Central London and West London represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

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Boundaries

Proposed boundary changes

Members of Parliament

Election results

See also

References

Boundaries

This was a new seat created in 1997 from the northern parts of the City of Westminster and Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.
It covers the areas of St. John's Wood, Maida Vale, the Harrow Road, Westbourne Green, Maida Hill, Little Venice, parts of Queen's Park, parts of Ladbroke Grove and Notting Hill as well as North Kensington.
With stark contrasts between wealth and poverty, the constituency should be highly competitive between the Conservative Party and Labour Party in an even year, although for the period of its existence it has been firmly in Labour's grasp. Before its creation it was perceived as a constituency likely to produce low swings which would be won on differential turnout, similar to the old Westminster North and Kensington seats, most of which it subsumed. However, in the unusual political climate of the late 1990s and early 2000s this has not proven to be the case.

Proposed boundary changes

The Boundary Commission has proposed that the City of Westminster together with the sparsely populated City of London receive two seats in its own right from the next General Election. As a result, Regent's Park and Kensington North will be disbanded with its Westminster section going into a reformed Westminster North and its Kensington and Chelsea section going into a reformed Kensington seat.
Kensington will likely be a Tory leaning seat, although one winnable by Labour in an exceptional year such as 1997 or 2001, while Westminster North is likely to be an extremely competitive marginal seat.

Members of Parliament

★ 1997 — ''present'': Karen Buck, Labour

Election results

See also

★ List of Parliamentary constituencies in Greater London

References

★ Regent's Park and Kensington North Parliamentary Constituency borough information by the Government Office for London