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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. 0000006946 00000 n
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For the first time ever Kensington, the country’s richest constituency, has a Labour MP.
In 2011 in my family’s ward of Golborne, the rate of overcrowding in households was three times higher than the lowest figure in the constituency. © 2020 The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, UK Parliamentary General Election 2017: The result, Births, deaths, marriages and citizenship, Subscribe to our enewsletters to get updates and information direct to your inbox, c) Writing or mark by which voter can be identified. In 2010 and 2015 the Conservative candidate here won by more than 7,000 votes. I grew up in Ladbroke Grove and never expected to see this day. What was the point? 0�u�N� ڡ��`��XX�8^0�0�*�Ƞv@� �� 667 39
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. 0000004848 00000 n
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Dent Coad’s experience as a councillor in my ward for the past 11 years brings hope to all those in Kensington who have felt the inequality of living in this borough. [10] The result was extremely close in Kensington, which had been considered a safe Conservative seat. ��4�||�ޗFz��^9*ޝ�ǏfqfOⴖh��}1�J#miu园,��2��%7��aq_���T+4��lg@ˑ�p+�{�l�M������B���@�3 [��{3l ro� ��V!�ޭ��R��ځ�;Q��2cځ���g`dш���/;���|��TBP��8��W�ƯnW�7Q�MT~����K�U#��G�M�f��_����v;�q��bj�'(B�m5!�rD����y_0WW�i&u29�D�]Vn~��4��:X4��\�ʳ���U#Z�EB��i�G^�F���ήM���r�\_�w�5����l�T5�l.0�]�#��.���J������ g�ag
In wider Kensington … 40 ballot papers rejected for voting for more than one candidate. I show that whilst this poll is good news for the Lib Dems & progressive alliance in London, it is very bad news outside of London as it points to the election being one of Brexit realignment among voters. Share on Twitter (opens new window) Share on Facebook (opens new window) Share on LinkedIn (opens new window) ... 2015 2017. Note: Smaller parties may be omitted. Kensington was the last constituency to be declared in the 2017 general election. Kensington is a constituency in Greater London which first existed between 1974 and 1997, and then was recreated in 2010. I hope that as an MP she will continue defending those who are less fortunate, and strive for greater equality. 0000001076 00000 n
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The candidate with the largest vote who does not belong to one of the main parties is listed as 'Minor'. We would sometimes cause trouble, skateboarding in the children’s playground and knocking on doors in Trellick Tower before running away. The constituency in which I live is home to Russian oligarchs, and some of the poorest people in London. Constituencies. Since the constituency’s creation in 1974, and subsequently during its boundary and name changes, every election has been won by a Conservative candidate. Subscribe to our enewsletters to get updates and information direct to your inbox. Mon 12 Jun 2017 11.56 EDT Last ... the rate of overcrowding in households was three times higher than the lowest figure in the constituency. For those living in Kensington, this result is for the many and not the few. In 2015 child poverty in North Kensington was on average 34%, with the figure rising to 43% in Golborne alone. 0000119121 00000 n
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At night it was no surprise to hear people fighting, or to find needles on your doorstep when you went out the next day. 0000118761 00000 n
But there are people still facing problems that should have been addressed years ago. Kensington is the first seat where a constituency poll has been published. 0000005292 00000 n
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The local councillor's new constituency is part of the Kensington and Chelsea neighbourhood, in which terraced houses sell for an average £4.3m and a semi-detached house for more than £6.5m. 0000127736 00000 n
It was the UK's richest constituency in 2016, according to HM Revenue and Customs. 0000117675 00000 n
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Election of a Member of Parliament for Kensington on Thursday 8 June 2017. Living in the less wealthy north of the constituency we always felt it was unrealistic to hope for political change here. Her recognition of the polarisation in Kensington is one the country needs in our time of austerity. Lucy Care: 4.7%: Ukip. This year Labour’s Emma Dent Coad beat the Tories’ Victoria Borwick by just 20 votes – a swing of 11.11%. Kensington. 705 0 obj
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Since 2017, it has been represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament by Emma Dent Coad of the Labour Party.. Votes listed for 'Other' are calculated by taking the votes from the main parties and 'Minor' away from the total votes cast. 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 Here are the most recent election results for the Kensington constituency. Everyone had heard of South Kensington but North Kensington tended to be ignored. A total of 118 ballot papers were rejected. In the EU referendum, the constituency voted 68% remain, whereas Lady Borwick was in favour of leaving. For as long as we could remember only the Conservatives had been in power here. 0000003106 00000 n
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