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Kensington North

Every general election in Kensington North since 1918 (until 1970). Latest: Labour, majority 3,383.

1970 general election

PartyVotesShareShare bar
Labour Won13,17552.8%
Conservative9,79239.2%
Liberal1,9908.0%
Valid votes24,957
Majority3,38313.6%

Lab hold Turnout 57.5% of 43,430 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19181923192919351950195519641970Conservative, 1918: 78.3%Conservative, 1922: 53.1%Conservative, 1923: 39.4%Conservative, 1924: 53.0%Conservative, 1929: 38.1%Conservative, 1931: 63.8%Conservative, 1935: 53.2%Conservative, 1945: 36.0%Conservative, 1950: 42.2%Conservative, 1951: 43.3%Conservative, 1955: 46.1%Conservative, 1959: 40.2%Conservative, 1964: 41.4%Conservative, 1966: 36.8%Conservative, 1970: 39.2%Labour, 1918: 21.7%Labour, 1922: 26.8%Labour, 1923: 37.0%Labour, 1924: 47.0%Labour, 1929: 48.4%Labour, 1931: 36.3%Labour, 1935: 43.1%Labour, 1945: 56.6%Labour, 1950: 50.7%Labour, 1951: 53.0%Labour, 1955: 53.9%Labour, 1959: 42.8%Labour, 1964: 49.5%Labour, 1966: 54.8%Labour, 1970: 52.8%Liberal, 1922: 20.1%Liberal, 1923: 23.6%Liberal, 1929: 13.5%Liberal, 1935: 3.7%Liberal, 1945: 7.4%Liberal, 1950: 5.9%Liberal, 1951: 3.7%Liberal, 1959: 8.9%Liberal, 1964: 9.1%Liberal, 1966: 8.4%Liberal, 1970: 8.0%
Vote share in Kensington North at each general election Con Lab Lib

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
1970LabCon3,38313.657.5%Lab hold
1966LabCon5,26318.062.1%Lab hold
1964LabCon2,5128.161.3%Lab hold
1959LabCon8772.567.8%Lab hold
1955LabCon2,9437.969.7%
1951LabCon4,1439.779.2%Lab hold
1950LabCon3,6248.578.3%
1945LabCon6,13920.670.2%
1935ConLab3,59810.160.6%Con hold
1931ConLab12,01727.571.9%Con gain from Lab
1929LabCon4,19010.368.5%Lab gain from Con
1924ConLab1,8546.169.6%Con hold
1923ConLab5702.455.8%Con hold
1922ConLab6,10326.354.9%Con hold
1918ConLab9,52356.644.2%

Constituency boundaries were redrawn several times (most recently in 1983, 1997, 2005 (Scotland), 2010 and 2024), so the area behind the name changed over time. Before 2010 results are by party; candidate names start in 2010.

Questions and answers

Who last won Kensington North?

Labour won Kensington North at the 1970 general election with a majority of 3,383.

Which parties have won Kensington North?

At the 15 general elections held under this name since 1918: Labour 9, Conservative 6.

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