Cities of London and Westminster

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The Cities of London and Westminster constituency in London with the 2010 boundaries

Cities of London and Westminster is a constituency for the British House of Commons . The constituency was created for the general election in 1950 and covers the City of London as well as part of the City of Westminster borough of London . He sends a representative to parliament.

Limits

The Cities of London and Westminster constituency in London with the 2007 borders

The constituency now includes the entire City of London and much of the City of Westminster south of Marylebone Road and Westway. In the City of Westminster it includes the boroughs of Westminster , Pimlico , Victoria, Belgravia , Knightsbridge, St James's, Soho and parts of Covent Garden , Fitzrovia, Marylebone , Paddington and Bayswater .

  • 1950–1974 : City of London and Metropolitan Borough of Westminster
  • 1974–1983 : City of London and City of Westminster with the Wards Charing Cross, Churchill, Knightsbridge, Millbank, Regent Street, Victoria Street and Warwick
  • 1983–1997 : City of London and City of Westminster with Wards Baker Street, Belgrave, Bryanston, Cavendish, Churchill, Hyde Park, Knightsbridge, Millbank, St George's, St James's, Victoria and West End
  • 1997–2010 : City of London and City of Westminster with Wards Baker Street, Bayswater, Belgrave, Bryanston, Cavendish, Churchill, Hyde Park, Knightsbridge, Lancaster Gate, Millbank, St George's, St James's, Victoria and West End
  • since 2010 : City of London and City of Westminster with the Wards Bryanston and Dorset Square, Churchill, Hyde Park, Knightsbridge and Belgravia, Marylebone High Street, St James's, Tachbrook, Vincent Square, Warwick and West End

MPs

choice MP Political party
1950 Harold Webbe Conservative
1959 Harry Hylton-Foster Conservative
1964 Harry Hylton-Foster Speaker of the House of Commons
1965 (by-election) John Smith Conservative
1970 Christopher Tugendhat Conservative
1977 (by-election) Peter Brooke Conservative
2001 Mark Field Conservative

Election results

2017 General Election: Cities of London and Westminster
Political party candidate be right % ±
Conservative Mark Field 18.005 46.6 -7.5
Labor İbrahim Doğuş 14,857 38.4 +11.0
Liberal Democrats Bridget Fox 4,270 11.1 +4.1
Green Lawrence McNally 821 2.1 −3.3
UKIP Anil Bhatti 426 1.1 −4.1
Independently Tim Lord 173 0.4
Independently Ankit Love The Maharaja of Kashmir 59 0.2
Young People's Party Benjamin Weenen 43 0.1
voter turnout 38,654 62.8 +3.5
General Election 2015 : Cities of London and Westminster
Political party candidate be right % ±
Conservative Mark Field 19,570 54.1 +1.9
Labor Nik Slingsby 9,899 27.4 +5.2
Liberal Democrats Belinda Brooks-Gordon 2,521 7.0 −13.5
Green Hugh Small 1.953 5.4 +3.4
UKIP Robert Stephenson 1,894 5.2 +3.4
Cannabis Is Safer Than Alcohol Edouard-Henri Desforges 160 0.4
Christian People Jill McLachlan 129 0.4
Class War Adam Clifford 59 0.2
voter turnout 36,185 59.3 +3.8
General Election 2010 : Cities of London and Westminster
Political party candidate be right % ±
Conservative Mark Field 19,264 52.2 +3.9
Labor Dave Rowntree 8,188 22.2 −3.1
Liberal Democrats Naomi Smith 7,574 20.5 +2.0
Green Derek Chase 778 2.1 −2.2
UKIP Paul Weston 664 1.8 +0.7
English Democrats Frank Roseman 191 0.5
Independently Dennis Delderfield 98 0.3
Pirate party Jack Nunn 90 0.2
Independently Mad Cap'n Tom Scott 84 0.2
voter turnout 36,931 55.5 +4.4

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ General Election 2017 - Results. BBC, accessed July 24, 2017 .
  2. ↑ UK General Election results May 2015. Retrieved July 24, 2017 .
  3. ^ Election 2010 - Constituency - Cities Of London & Westminster. BBC News, accessed August 2, 2017 .