Hampstead and Kilburn is a

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created in

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and currently represented in the

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of the Labour Party.

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was the MP from 2010 to 2015, having served for the predecessor seat since

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Constituency profile

The seat covers Hampstead and West Hampstead, which are known for their large houses and affluent population, and to the west, the more working-class areas of Kilburn and Queen's Park.

History

The constituency was created for the 2010 general election in which it was won by

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with a majority of 42 votes being the most marginal result in England; one smaller majority nationally was achieved, in Fermanagh and South Tyrone,

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. Hampstead and Kilburn was in 2010 the closest three-way marginal seat as the third-placed candidate obtained 841 fewer votes than the winner, approximately 1% of the electorate. In January 2013, Jackson announced that she would not seek re-election, one of 37 of her party's MPs who did so in the 2015 general election. The seat was won by Labour candidate Tulip Siddiq. The 2015 result made the seat the 10th narrowest result of the party's 232 seats (by majority percentage). Comparing the 2015 election to the 2010 election, the

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share of the vote fell by 25.6%, which compared to a national negative swing for the party of 15.2%. In the 2016 referendum, in which the UK voted to leave the European Union, the constituency voted to remain by 76.6%. In 2017, Labour significantly increased its majority to 26.6%, winning nearly 60% of votes cast.

Boundaries

The constituency covers a north-western portion of the

London Borough of Camden The London Borough of Camden () is a London borough in Inner London. Camden Town Hall, on Euston Road, lies north of Charing Cross. The borough was established on 1 April 1965 from the area of the former boroughs of Hampstead, Holborn, and St ...

and an easternmost portion of

London Borough of Brent The London Borough of Brent () is a London boroughs, London borough in north-west London. It borders the boroughs of London Borough of Harrow, Harrow to the north-west, London Borough of Barnet, Barnet to the north-east, London Borough of Camden ...

and has electoral wards: * Belsize,

Fortune Green Fortune Green is a small area in West Hampstead, London Borough of Camden. Lying on the south-west side of the Finchley Road, Hampstead town council decided to build its overflow cemetery there in the 1840s. A guide to Hampstead Cemetery, with sh ...

, Frognal and Fitzjohns, Hampstead Town, Kilburn (Camden),

Swiss Cottage Swiss Cottage is an area of Hampstead in the London Borough of Camden, England. It is centred on the junction of Avenue Road and Finchley Road and includes Swiss Cottage tube station. Swiss Cottage lies north-northwest of Charing Cross. Th ...

West Hampstead West Hampstead is an area in the London Borough of Camden in north-west London. Mainly defined by the railway stations of the same name, it is situated between Childs Hill to the north, Frognal and Hampstead to the north-east, Swiss Cottage to ...

in ''the

'' *

Brondesbury Park Brondesbury Park is a suburb and electoral ward of the London Borough of Brent. It is the part of Brondesbury which is not interwoven with Kilburn due to the naming of a major tube station ( Kilburn) and is centred on Brondesbury Park railway ...

, Kilburn (Brent), Queens Park in ''the

Boundary review

Due to the

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, the number of constituencies across the two boroughs fell from five to four. The seat of Hampstead and Kilburn is a new creation resulting from these changes. ;Former wards Hampstead Town, Belsize, Swiss Cottage, Frognal and Fitzjohns, Fortune Green, West Hampstead, and Kilburn (Camden) were transferred from the former constituency of Hampstead and Highgate. Brondesbury Park, Kilburn (Brent) and part of Queens Park wards were transferred from the former constituency of Brent East. A small part of Queens Park ward was transferred from the former constituency of Brent South.

Members of Parliament

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

:* Independent candidate The Eurovisionary Carroll died following the close of nominations for the 2015 general election. Under current rules, the election proceeded with his name on the ballot paper and would have been rerun had he won. :* ''Served as MP for Hampstead and Highgate 1992–2010''

Notes

References

External links

Politics Resources
(Election results from 1922 onwards)

(Election results from 1955 onwards)
Hampstead and Kilburn Labour Party

Hampstead and Kilburn Conservatives

Hampstead and Kilburn Lib Dems
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hampstead And Kilburn (Uk Parliament Constituency) Hampstead Parliamentary constituencies in London Hampstead and Kilburn Politics of the London Borough of Camden