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Cities of London and Westminster (UK Parliament constituency)

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Cities of London and Westminster (UK Parliament constituency)

Cities of London and Westminster (known as City of London and Westminster South from 1974 to 1997) is a constituency in Greater London returning a single Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. It was established in 1950 in central London. As with all constituencies, the election is decided using the first-past-the-post system of election. Until the 2024 general election, when the constituency elected Rachel Blake, a Labour Co-op MP, the constituency had always elected the candidate nominated by the Conservative Party.

Infobox

County
Greater London
Population
127,800 (2022)
Electorate
73,140 (March 2020)
Borough
City of London and City of Westminster
Major settlements
City of London, City of Westminster
Created
1950
Member of Parliament
Rachel Blake (Labour Co-op)
Seats
One
Created from
City of London (1298–1950), Westminster Abbey, Westminster St George's

Tables

· Members of Parliament
1950
1950
Election
1950
Member
Sir Harold Webbe
Party
Conservative
1959
1959
Election
1959
Member
Sir Harry Hylton-Foster
Party
Conservative
1959
1959
Election
1959
Party
Speaker
1965 by-election
1965 by-election
Election
1965 by-election
Member
John Smith
Party
Conservative
1970
1970
Election
1970
Member
Sir Christopher Tugendhat
Party
Conservative
1977 by-election
1977 by-election
Election
1977 by-election
Member
Peter Brooke
Party
Conservative
2001
2001
Election
2001
Member
Mark Field
Party
Conservative
2019
2019
Election
2019
Member
Nickie Aiken
Party
Conservative
2024
2024
Election
2024
Member
Rachel Blake
Party
Labour Co-op
Election
Member
Party
1950
Sir Harold Webbe
Conservative
1959
Sir Harry Hylton-Foster
Conservative
1959
Speaker
1965 by-election
John Smith
Conservative
1970
Sir Christopher Tugendhat
Conservative
1977 by-election
Peter Brooke
Conservative
2001
Mark Field
Conservative
2019
Nickie Aiken
Conservative
2024
Rachel Blake
Labour Co-op
General election 2024: Cities of London and Westminster · Election results › Elections in the 2020s
Majority
Majority
Party
Majority
Party
2,708
Candidate
6
Votes
N/A
Turnout
Turnout
Party
Turnout
Party
39,215
Candidate
53
Votes
−17
Registered electors
Registered electors
Party
Registered electors
Party
73,369
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Labour Co-op
Rachel Blake
15,302
39
10
Conservative
Tim Barnes
12,594
32
8
Liberal Democrats
Edward Lucas
4,335
11
17
Green
Rajiv Sinha
2,844
7
5
Reform
Tarun Ghulati
2,752
7
6
Workers Party
Hoz Shafiei
727
1
N/A
Rejoin EU
Liz Burford
352
0
N/A
SDP
Hugo de Burgh
110
0
N/A
Independent
John Generic
110
0
N/A
Independent
Tim Hallett
55
0
N/A
Independent
Matthew Carr
34
0
N/A
Majority
2,708
6
N/A
Turnout
39,215
53
−17
Registered electors
73,369
Labour Co-op gain from Conservative
Swing
9
· Election results › Elections in the 2010s
Party
Party
2019 notional result
Party
2019 notional result
Vote
2019 notional result
%
Majority
Majority
2019 notional result
Majority
2019 notional result
5,596
2019 notional result
11
Turnout
Turnout
2019 notional result
Turnout
2019 notional result
52,116
2019 notional result
71
Electorate
Electorate
2019 notional result
Electorate
2019 notional result
73,140
2019 notional result
Party
Vote
%
Conservative
21,020
40
Labour
15,044
28
Liberal Democrats
14,713
28
Green
1,010
1
Others
226
0
Brexit Party
103
0
Majority
5,596
11
Turnout
52,116
71
Electorate
73,140
General election 2019: Cities of London and Westminster · Election results › Elections in the 2010s
Majority
Majority
Party
Majority
Party
3,953
Candidate
9
Votes
+1
Turnout
Turnout
Party
Turnout
Party
42,723
Candidate
67
Votes
+4
Registered electors
Registered electors
Party
Registered electors
Party
63,700
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Conservative
Nickie Aiken
17,049
39
−6
Liberal Democrats
Chuka Umunna
13,096
30
+19
Labour
Gordon Nardell
11,624
27
−11
Green
Zack Polanski
728
1
−0
CPA
Jill McLachlan
125
0
N/A
Liberal
Dirk van Heck
101
0
N/A
Majority
3,953
9
+1
Turnout
42,723
67
+4
Registered electors
63,700
Conservative hold
Swing
General election 2017: Cities of London and Westminster · Election results › Elections in the 2010s
Majority
Majority
Party
Majority
Party
3,148
Candidate
8
Votes
−18
Turnout
Turnout
Party
Turnout
Party
38,654
Candidate
62
Votes
+3
Registered electors
Registered electors
Party
Registered electors
Party
61,533
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Conservative
Mark Field
18,005
46
−7
Labour
Ibrahim Dogus
14,857
38
+11
Liberal Democrats
Bridget Fox
4,270
11
+4
Green
Lawrence McNally
821
2
−3
UKIP
Anil Bhatti
426
1
−4
Independent
Tim Lord
173
0
N/A
One Love
Ankit Love
59
0
N/A
Young People's
Benjamin Weenen
43
0
N/A
Majority
3,148
8
−18
Turnout
38,654
62
+3
Registered electors
61,533
Conservative hold
Swing
−9

References

  1. A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
  2. Constituency renamed 'City of London and Westminster South' in 1974.
  3. Constituency renamed 'Cities of London and Westminster' in 1997.
  4. Estimate of the 2019 general election result as if the revised boundaries recommended under the 2023 boundary review wer
  5. Build a custom profile
    https://www.ons.gov.uk/visualisations/customprofiles/build/#E14001172
  6. "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – London"
    https://boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk/2023-review/the-2023-review-of-parliamentary-constituency-boundaries-in-england-volume-two-constituency-names-designations-and-composition/2023-volume-two-constituency-names-designations-and-composition-london/#lg_cities-of-london-and-westminster-bc-73140
  7. BBC News
    https://www.bbc.com/news/election/2024/uk/constituencies/E14001172
  8. Whether the City of London returned one or two members was left for the decision of Parliament.
  9. "Initial Report of the Boundary Commission for England", Cmd. 7260, p. 4.
  10. "Initial Report of the Boundary Commission for England", Cmd. 7260, p. 33.
  11. The Times
    http://find.galegroup.com/ttda/infomark.do?&source=gale&prodId=TTDA&userGroupName=wes_ttda&tabID=T003&docPage=article&searchType=&docId=CS68896336&type=multipage&contentSet=LTO&version=1.0
  12. The Times
    http://find.galegroup.com/ttda/infomark.do?&source=gale&prodId=TTDA&userGroupName=wes_ttda&tabID=T003&docPage=article&searchType=&docId=CS69682894&type=multipage&contentSet=LTO&version=1.0
  13. HC Debs 5ser vol 452 col 326.
    https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/commons/1948/jun/15/clause-3-adaptation-of-7-8-geo-6-c-41#column_326
  14. "Boundary Commission for England", First Periodical Report, Cmd. 9311, p. 25.
  15. "Boundary Commission for England", Second Periodical Report, Cmnd. 4084, pp. 26-27.
  16. "Boundary Commission for England", Third Periodical Report, Cmnd. 8797-I, pp. 37–8.
  17. "Boundary Commission for England", Fourth Periodical Report, HC 433-i of session 1994-95, pp. 38-45.
  18. "Boundary Commission for England", Fifth Periodical Report, Cm 7032-I, pp. 42–51.
  19. "Islington parliamentary boundaries could change"
    http://www.islingtongazette.co.uk/news/islington_parliamentary_boundaries_could_change_1_1020472
  20. "Boundary changes to affect Westminster"
    http://westminster.londoninformer.co.uk/2011/09/boundary-changes-to-affect-wes.html
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