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Encyclopedia > Regent's Park and Kensington North (UK Parliament constituency)

Regent's Park and Kensington North is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. A constituency is any cohesive corporate unit or body bound by shared structures, goals or loyalty. ... In some bicameral parliaments of a Westminster System, the House of Commons has historically been the name of the elected lower house. ... The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative institution in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories (it alone has parliamentary sovereignty). ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... The first-past-the-post electoral system is a voting system for single-member districts, variously called first-past-the-post (FPTP or FPP), winner-take-all, plurality voting, or relative majority. ...

Contents
1 Boundaries
2 Member of Parliament
3 Election results
4 Politics and history of the constituency

Boundaries

Member of Parliament

1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Reef. ... Karen Patricia Buck (born August 30, 1958, Castlederg, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland) has been the Labour member of Parliament for Regents Park and Kensington North since 1997. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left or Democratic Socialist political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ...

Election results

General Election 2005: Regent’s Park & Kensington North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Karen Buck 18,196 44.7 −9.9
Conservative Jeremy Bradshaw 12,065 29.7 +2.8
Liberal Democrats Rabi Martins 7,569 18.6 +6.0
Green Paul Miller 1,985 4.9 +1.5
UKIP Pamela Perrin 456 1.1 +0.1
Civilisation Party Rezouk Boufas 227 0.6 N/A
Independent Abby Dharamsey 182 0.4 N/A
Majority 6,131 15.1
Turnout 40,680 51.5 +2.7
Labour hold Swing −6.3
General Election 2001: Regent’s Park & Kensington North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Karen Buck 20,247 54.6 -5.3
Conservative Peter Wilson 9,981 26.9 -2.0
Liberal Democrats David Boyle 4,669 12.6 +4.1
Green Paul Miller 1,268 3.4 N/A
Socialist Alliance China Mieville 459 1.2 N/A
UKIP Alan Crisp 354 1.0 N/A
Independent Charlotte Regan 74 0.2 N/A
Majority 10,266 27.7
Turnout 37,052 48.8 -19.5
Labour hold Swing

The United Kingdom general election of 2005 was held on Thursday, 5 May 2005 and won by the Labour Party, led by Tony Blair. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left or Democratic Socialist political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... Karen Patricia Buck (born August 30, 1958, Castlederg, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland) has been the Labour member of Parliament for Regents Park and Kensington North since 1997. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right in the United Kingdom. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a social liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... The Green Party of England and Wales emerged as a distinct party in the 1990s. ... The United Kingdom Independence Party (commonly known as UKIP, pronounced you-kip) is a right-wing political party that aims at British withdrawal from the European Union. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left or Democratic Socialist political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... The UK general election, 2001 was held on 7 June 2001 and was dubbed the quiet landslide by the media. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left or Democratic Socialist political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... Karen Patricia Buck (born August 30, 1958, Castlederg, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland) has been the Labour member of Parliament for Regents Park and Kensington North since 1997. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right in the United Kingdom. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a social liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... The Green Party of England and Wales emerged as a distinct party in the 1990s. ... The Socialist Alliance is a far left electoral alliance in England. ... The United Kingdom Independence Party (commonly known as UKIP, pronounced you-kip) is a right-wing political party that aims at British withdrawal from the European Union. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left or Democratic Socialist political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ...

Politics and history of the constituency

 

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