Kensington and Chelsea (UK Parliament constituency) facts for kids
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Kensington and Chelsea was a special area in London. It was called a constituency. From 1997 to 2010, people living there voted for someone to represent them in the House of Commons. This is where laws are made in the UK Parliament.
This area was known as a very safe place for the Conservative Party to win elections. Many important politicians from the Conservative Party represented Kensington and Chelsea. These included Alan Clark, Michael Portillo, and Malcolm Rifkind. The constituency was changed in 2010. Parts of it became new areas called Kensington and Chelsea and Fulham.
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What was the Kensington and Chelsea area like?
This constituency covered the middle and southern parts of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. It included the main areas of both Kensington and Chelsea.
The area was made up of several smaller sections called wards. These included:
- Abingdon
- Brompton
- Campden
- Cheyne
- Church
- Courtfield
- Earls Court
- Hans Town
- Holland
- Norland
- North Stanley
- Pembridge
- Queen's Gate
- Redcliffe
- Royal Hospital
- South Stanley
After 2010, the boundaries changed. The northern parts of Kensington and Chelsea, like Earls Court and Holland Park, joined with parts of another area to form a new Kensington constituency. The southern part, Chelsea, joined with another area to create the Chelsea and Fulham constituency.
A brief history of the constituency
The Kensington and Chelsea constituency was created for the 1997 general election. It was expected to be a very strong area for the Conservative Party. Because of this, many politicians wanted to be the candidate for this seat.
Alan Clark, a former government minister, won the election in 1997. Sadly, he passed away in 1999. This meant a special election, called a by-election, had to be held. Michael Portillo, another well-known Conservative politician, won this by-election. He had been a very important minister before. After winning, he became the Shadow Chancellor. This means he was the main spokesperson for the opposition party on money matters.
Michael Portillo decided to leave politics in 2003. So, in the 2005 general election, another former minister, Sir Malcolm Rifkind, became the Member of Parliament for Kensington and Chelsea.
The constituency was eventually removed for the 2010 election. Its areas were split to form the new Kensington and Chelsea and Fulham constituencies.
Who represented Kensington and Chelsea?
Here are the Members of Parliament (MPs) who represented Kensington and Chelsea:
| Election | Member | Party | |
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| 1997 | Alan Clark | Conservative | |
| 1999 by-election | Michael Portillo | Conservative | |
| 2005 | Malcolm Rifkind | Conservative | |
| 2010 | constituency abolished: see Kensington and Chelsea and Fulham | ||
See also
- List of parliamentary constituencies in London
- 1999 Kensington and Chelsea by-election
