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Kensington and Bayswater

Current MP, latest election result, geographic context and official constituency information.

At a glance

Current MP
Joe Powell
Party
Labour
Latest election
4 July 2024
Electorate
77,306
Turnout
54.2%
Majority
2,903

Where is Kensington and Bayswater?

The map shows this constituency alongside neighbouring parliamentary constituencies for geographic context.

Kensington and Bayswater Chelsea and Fulham Queen's Park and Maida Vale Battersea Hammersmith and Chiswick Putney Hampstead and Highgate Holborn and St Pancras Cities of London and Westminster Tooting Brent East Clapham and Brixton Hill Ealing Central and Acton Finchley and Golders Green Vauxhall and Camberwell Green Islington North Islington South and Finsbury Richmond Park Hornsey and Friern Barnet Dulwich and West Norwood Brent West Bermondsey and Old Southwark Peckham Hackney South and Shoreditch Hackney North and Stoke Newington Bethnal Green and Stepney Tottenham Lewisham West and East Dulwich Brentford and Isleworth Lewisham North Ealing North Twickenham Poplar and Limehouse Harrow West Ealing Southall Stratford and Bow Walthamstow Lewisham East England
Kensington and Bayswater

Boundary data: ONS Open Geography Portal.

Local context

About this constituency

Kensington and Bayswater is a constituency in London, England. The seat has been held by Joe Powell (Labour) since July 2024.

Current MP

Joe Powell MP

Labour

Represents Kensington and Bayswater in the House of Commons.

Latest election

2024 General Election

Held on 4 July 2024

Winning party
Labour
Majority
2,903
Turnout
54.2%
Full candidate result (10 candidates)
CandidatePartyVotesShareChange
Joe PowellElectedLabour17,02540.6%1.6%
Felicity BuchanConservative14,12233.7%-4.6%
William HoungboLiberal Democrat2,9106.9%-13.2%
Mona AdamGreen Party2,7326.5%5.1%
Marc BurcaReform UK2,5146.0%5.2%
Emma Dent CoadIndependent1,8244.4%
John StevensRejoin EU4861.2%
Una O'MahonyParty of Women1160.3%
Roger PhillipsChristian Peoples Alliance1140.3%0.1%
Prince Ankit Love Emperor of IndiaIndependent650.2%

Election data comes from UK Parliament. Turnout percentage is calculated by Project Open Gov from Parliament's turnout and electorate figures.

People and place

A population and household snapshot for Kensington and Bayswater, using validated House of Commons Library constituency datasets.

Estimated population132,388
EstimateMid-2024 estimate
Region / nationLondon

Age profile

0 to 1715.3% · 20,303 people
18 to 2410.5% · 13,845 people
25 to 3420.2% · 26,764 people
35 to 4920.6% · 27,237 people
50 to 6419.7% · 26,064 people
65 and over13.7% · 18,175 people

Population figures are mid-2024 estimates from the House of Commons Library. Project Open Gov calculates the estimated population shown above by summing the six published age-band counts. View population source ↗

Home ownership and renting

Housing tenure shows how households in this constituency described their home at the most recent census.

62,466 householdsCensus 2021
Home owners30.2% · 18,889 households
Private renters42.5% · 26,557 households
Social renters26.0% · 16,249 households
Other tenure1.2% · 771 households

“Other tenure” combines shared ownership and households recorded as living rent free.

Housing-tenure figures come from the most recent census: 2021 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and 2022 in Scotland. View housing-tenure source ↗

Household composition

A broad view of household types in this constituency. Project Open Gov uses the four broad groups supplied by the Commons Library so the presentation remains consistent across the UK.

62,466 householdsCensus 2021
One-person households43.8% · 27,380 households
Families with dependent children19.6% · 12,265 households
Other single-family households26.7% · 16,706 households
Other household types9.8% · 6,115 households

Household-composition figures come from the Commons Library constituency dataset. The source uses census data and Project Open Gov displays its broad household groups rather than attempting to harmonise the detailed categories itself. View household-composition source ↗

Disability and day-to-day activities

The source records whether day-to-day activities are limited and uses separate person-level tables for England & Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

132,867 people in the source baseCensus 2021Source comparison: England & Wales
Day-to-day activities limited a lot5.7% · 7,554 people
Day-to-day activities limited a little6.8% · 9,078 people
Not disabled under the Equality Act87.5% · 116,235 people

Comparison note: the workbook uses different source terminology across the UK: England & Wales uses “Disabled under the Equality Act”, while Scotland and Northern Ireland use “Disabled” / “Non-disabled”. Project Open Gov therefore preserves the source categories and does not present them as one single like-for-like UK legal definition.

Disability figures come from the Commons Library constituency workbook. This profile uses the person-level tables only; the workbook also contains separate household-level disability tables which are not used here. View disability source ↗

Petitions

Open UK Government and Parliament petitions that have reached at least 10,000 signatures nationally, ranked here by the number of signatures recorded in this constituency.

Petition signatures are not a poll and do not show what the constituency as a whole thinks. A person can also sign more than one petition.

Open petitionCloses 12 September 2026

Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership

Signatures in this constituency421
Signatures nationally244,689

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 29 June 2026

Open petitionCloses 1 October 2026

Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership

Signatures in this constituency288
Signatures nationally196,369

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 14 September 2026

Open petitionCloses 6 September 2026

Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office

Signatures in this constituency157
Signatures nationally206,593

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 6 July 2026

Open petitionCloses 20 November 2026

Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks

Signatures in this constituency153
Signatures nationally118,715

Government response published · 100,000-signature debate threshold reached

View 74 more petitions
Open petitionCloses 17 October 2026

Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills

Signatures in this constituency100
Signatures nationally110,856

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 6 July 2026

Open petitionCloses 10 October 2026

Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth

Signatures in this constituency63
Signatures nationally112,993

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 7 September 2026

Open petitionCloses 24 September 2026

Legislate to ban FPNs and prosecutions related to school attendance

Signatures in this constituency31
Signatures nationally129,565

Government response published · 100,000-signature debate threshold reached

Open petitionCloses 21 October 2026

Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases

Signatures in this constituency27
Signatures nationally105,312

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 19 October 2026

Signature counts come from the official UK Government and Parliament petitions data and may change while a petition remains open. Browse official petitions ↗

Funding and local projects

National Lottery grants awarded to organisations recorded in this parliamentary constituency since 4 July 2024.

The constituency is based on the recipient organisation recorded in the source data. The funded activity may sometimes take place across a wider area.

Grants recorded133
Total awarded£8,462,817

Most recent awards

National Lottery grantAwarded 29 June 2026

Salsa Bridges

Bomgo CIC

£7,660

Sport England · Sport

About this award

This project will deliver a free, weekly salsa dance and physical activity programme designed to increase activity levels among older adults and people from culturally diverse communities. While centred on older participants, sessions are open to all ages. Each session combines an accessible, one hour low-impact salsa class with a one hour social dance element, encouraging ongoing movement in a welcoming environment. Costs requested for coaches fees, travel expenses, promotion and equipment (speaker hire).

National Lottery grantAwarded 11 June 2026

When the land bears

Grant to individual

£12,000

Arts Council England · Arts

About this award

When the land bears - Not discipline specific - National Lottery Project Grants

National Lottery grantAwarded 9 June 2026

Extension 2027-28: Design Museum

The Design Museum

£184,711

Arts Council England · Arts

About this award

Extension 2027-28: Design Museum - Visual arts - NPO 2023-26

National Lottery grantAwarded 9 June 2026

Extension 2027-28: ACAVA

Association for Cultural Advancement Through Visual Art Limited

£85,352

Arts Council England · Arts

About this award

Extension 2027-28: ACAVA - Visual arts - NPO 2023-26

National Lottery grantAwarded 28 May 2026

Mental Health Physical Activity Programs

Live More Gyms CIC

£19,592

The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment

About this award

Live More Gyms CIC - Community - National Lottery Awards for All England

128 more awards are available.

Source: DCMS National Lottery Grants Database. The figures shown cover awards from 4 July 2024 to 1 July 2026. View official grants data ↗

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