Here are the most recent election results for the Kensington constituency. 0000118573 00000 n
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Just behind a development of new townhouses selling for more than £2m there live a group of homeless people. 77 ballot papers rejected for being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty. I only had to cross the road to get to school and it wasn’t until I was older that I realised I received free school meals because my mum’s wage as a cleaner was so low. I hope that as an MP she will continue defending those who are less fortunate, and strive for greater equality. Because some of the country’s most expensive residential streets are in this constituency, those worst off are often forgotten – the people who live in social housing, the young kids circling the streets on their bikes, the elderly people living on their own. 0000117127 00000 n
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Kensington was the last constituency to be declared in the 2017 general election. 0000006946 00000 n
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Normal weightings Base: All Respondents Total Male Female 18-34 35-54 55+ North South Borwick, CON Abouharb, LAB McGhee, LD Bovill, UKIP Rose, Green OTHER UND Leave Remain CON LAB LD UKIP Other Leave Remain Favour-able Unfavour-able I, Tony Redpath, being the Acting Returning Officer at the above election, do hereby give notice that the number of votes recorded for each Candidate at the said election is as follows: Total Votes - 38791Total Electorate - 60588. 0000003106 00000 n
In wider Kensington … Share on Twitter (opens new window) Share on Facebook (opens new window) Share on LinkedIn (opens new window) ... 2015 2017. Living in the less wealthy north of the constituency we always felt it was unrealistic to hope for political change here. [10] The result was extremely close in Kensington, which had been considered a safe Conservative seat. Chris Williamson: 48.5%: Con. h�b```b``9���� s�A����X8�ڒ��]�0��%��b���`¸߁�A��"�+
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For as long as we could remember only the Conservatives had been in power here. One ballot paper rejected for writing or a mark by which a voter can be identified. Get the latest information on our response to coronavirus, Council Service updates, and support for residents and local businesses. 0000117675 00000 n
We would sometimes cause trouble, skateboarding in the children’s playground and knocking on doors in Trellick Tower before running away. 0000001076 00000 n
After three counts on 8 and 9 June, which appeared to show Labour majorities of between 36 and 50, counting was suspended due to fatigue. This year Labour’s Emma Dent Coad beat the Tories’ Victoria Borwick by just 20 votes – a swing of 11.11%. The borough’s Trussell Trust food bank has seen an increase in demand for three-day emergency food supplies over the last few years that is expected to rise because of ongoing changes in welfare benefits and persistent low incomes. 0000005081 00000 n
At night it was no surprise to hear people fighting, or to find needles on your doorstep when you went out the next day. Working in one of the poorest wards in the city, Dent Coad has seen the reality of people accessing food banks, suffering from ill health and inadequate housing. In wider Kensington and Chelsea the borough had one of the highest rates of households in temporary accommodation in London in 2015 – a far cry from the leafy streets of South Kensington. Kensington. I grew up in Ladbroke Grove and never expected to see this day. The latter, daring to hope, have delivered this result, Labour rounds off remarkable election with narrow win in Kensington, ‘While a terraced house sells, on average, for £4.3m in Kensington, it is also an area with significant social housing and marked inequality.’. Kensington Constituency Study Page 4 27 Apr 2017 Table 1 Q1. Despite the poverty around me I was content as a child. Even when the annual Notting Hill carnival has been and gone, the streets of Holland Park always seem to be clear of rubbish and the smell of urine long before our area. 0000004848 00000 n
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Last modified on Fri 15 Sep 2017 20.19 BST. Lucy Care: 4.7%: Ukip. 0000117315 00000 n
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Her recognition of the polarisation in Kensington is one the country needs in our time of austerity. Compare this to the lowest figure of just under 7% in Queen’s Gate, a more affluent area of the constituency. 0000005292 00000 n
Subscribe to our enewsletters to get updates and information direct to your inbox. The last result of the election was declared on Friday evening. Candidate Vote share; Lab. 0000005480 00000 n
For those living in Kensington, this result is for the many and not the few. Kensington is a constituency in Greater London which first existed between 1974 and 1997, and then was recreated in 2010.