Kensington - UK Parliament Constituency

Here are the most recent election results for the Kensington constituency.

Note: Smaller parties may be omitted. The candidate with the largest vote who does not belong to one of the main parties is listed as 'Minor'. Votes listed for 'Other' are calculated by taking the votes from the main parties and 'Minor' away from the total votes cast.

Name	Kensington
Region	London
Current Status	Abolished

Electoral History

Election		Party
	Election 2019	Conservative
	Election 2017	Labour
	Election 2015	Conservative
	Election 2010	Conservative
	Election 2005 (New Boundaries)	Conservative
	Election 1992	Conservative
	Election 1987	Conservative
	Election 1983	Conservative
	Election 1979	Conservative
	Election 1974 (October)	Conservative
	Election 1974 (February)	Conservative

Election 2019

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	16,768	38.32%	-3.86%
	Labour	16,618	37.97%	-4.26%
	Liberal Democrat	9,312	21.28%	+9.06%
	Green	535	1.22%	-0.76%
	Brexit Party	384	0.88%	N/A
	Minor	70	0.16%	N/A
	Others	75	0.17%	N/A
Majority		150	0.34%
Turnout		43,762	67.73%	+3.90%
Electorate		64,609
Swing from LAB to CON			0.20%
Swing from CON to LD			6.46%
Swing from LAB to LD			6.66%
	Conservative gain from Labour

Election 2017

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	16,333	42.23%	+11.11%
	Conservative	16,313	42.18%	-10.08%
	Liberal Democrat	4,724	12.21%	+6.58%
	Green	767	1.98%	-3.08%
	Minor	393	1.02%	N/A
	Others	147	0.38%	N/A
Majority		20	0.05%
Turnout		38,677	63.84%	+6.87%
Electorate		60,588
Swing from CON to LAB			10.59%
Swing from LD to LAB			2.27%
Swing from CON to LD			8.33%
	Labour gain from Conservative

Election 2015

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	18,199	52.25%	+2.20%
	Labour	10,838	31.12%	+5.57%
	Liberal Democrat	1,962	5.63%	-13.92%
	Green	1,765	5.07%	+2.93%
	UKIP	1,557	4.47%	+2.33%
	Minor	211	0.61%	N/A
	Others	296	0.85%	N/A
Majority		7,361	21.14%
Turnout		34,828	56.97%	+3.69%
Electorate		61,133
Swing from CON to LAB			1.69%
Swing from LD to CON			8.06%
Swing from LD to LAB			9.75%
	Conservative hold

Election 2010

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	17,595	50.06%	+5.39%
	Labour	8,979	25.54%	-3.00%
	Liberal Democrat	6,872	19.55%	+0.02%
	UKIP	754	2.15%	N/A
	Green	753	2.14%	N/A
	Minor	197	0.56%	N/A
Majority		8,616	24.51%
Turnout		35,150	53.28%	+1.98%
Electorate		65,975
Swing from LAB to CON			4.19%
Swing from LD to CON			2.68%
Swing from LAB to LD			1.51%
	Conservative hold

Election 2005 (New Boundaries)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	14,133	44.67%	N/A
	Labour	9,031	28.54%	N/A
	Liberal Democrat	6,179	19.53%	N/A
	Others	2,297	7.26%	N/A
Majority		5,102	16.13%
Turnout		31,640	51.30%	N/A
Electorate		61,682

	Conservative win

Election 1992

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	15,540	50.33%	+2.82%
	Labour	11,992	38.84%	+5.59%
	Liberal Democrat	2,770	8.97%	N/A
	Green	415	1.34%	-0.35%
	Minor	90	0.29%	N/A
	Others	71	0.23%	N/A
Majority		3,548	11.49%
Turnout		30,878	73.29%	+8.60%
Electorate		42,129
Swing from CON to LAB			1.38%
Swing from CON to LD			3.08%
Swing from LAB to LD			1.69%
	Conservative hold

Election 1987

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	14,818	47.51%	+1.54%
	Labour	10,371	33.25%	+3.71%
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	5,379	17.25%	-4.89%
	Green	528	1.69%	N/A
	Minor	65	0.21%	N/A
	Others	30	0.10%	N/A
Majority		4,447	14.26%
Turnout		31,191	64.70%	+2.40%
Electorate		48,212
Swing from CON to LAB			1.08%
Swing from ALL to CON			3.22%
Swing from ALL to LAB			4.30%
	Conservative hold

Election 1983

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	14,274	45.96%	-5.32%
	Labour	9,173	29.54%	-5.61%
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	6,873	22.13%	N/A
	Ecology	649	2.09%	N/A
	Minor	86	0.28%	N/A
Majority		5,101	16.43%
Turnout		31,055	62.29%	-2.31%
Electorate		49,854
Swing from LAB to CON			0.14%
Swing from CON to ALL			13.73%
Swing from LAB to ALL			13.87%
	Conservative hold

Election 1979

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	17,361	51.29%	+6.11%
	Labour	11,898	35.15%	-4.47%
	Liberal	3,537	10.45%	-4.75%
	Others	1,054	3.11%	N/A
Majority		5,463	16.14%
Turnout		33,850	64.60%	+8.23%
Electorate		52,396
Swing from LAB to CON			5.29%
Swing from LIB to CON			5.43%
Swing from LIB to LAB			0.14%
	Conservative hold

Election 1974 (October)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	15,562	45.18%	-0.89%
	Labour	13,645	39.62%	+6.37%
	Liberal	5,236	15.20%	-5.48%
Majority		1,917	5.57%
Turnout		34,443	56.37%	-9.38%
Electorate		61,097
Swing from CON to LAB			3.63%
Swing from LIB to CON			2.29%
Swing from LIB to LAB			5.93%
	Conservative hold

Election 1974 (February)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	18,425	46.08%	N/A
	Labour	13,293	33.24%	N/A
	Liberal	8,270	20.68%	N/A
Majority		5,132	12.83%
Turnout		39,988	65.75%	N/A
Electorate		60,818

	Conservative win

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