Constituency view

Kensington and Bayswater

London, England

Lab hold

Current MP

Current representation

Joe Powell

Labour

Male

Previous MP: Felicity Buchan (Conservative) - defeated 2024

Majority2,903

Turnout54.2%

Electorate77,306

Valid votes41,908

2024 Results

Party breakdown

Labour17,025 - 40.6%

Conservative14,122 - 33.7%

Lib Dem2,910 - 6.9%

Green2,732 - 6.5%

Other2,605 - 6.2%

Reform2,514 - 6.0%

Benefits bill · 2025/26

£331,790,581

Estimated yearly spend on the six main working-age and disability benefits paid to residents of this constituency.

£2,506 total benefits bill per resident · 11% above average

Kensington and Bayswater: £2,506
England and Wales average: £2,259

Ranked 188 of 575 constituencies (1 = highest)

Total benefits bill	£331,790,581	99/575
Change over 2 years	+11.0%
Median local wage (2025)	£45,600

Universal Credit£195,644,233
£1,478 per resident · 13,287 households claiming
Assessed LCWRA: 5,551 · 1 in 17 working-age adults
Housing Benefit£62,408,753
£471 per resident · 5,152 claimants
Personal Independence Payment£48,469,383
£366 per resident · 6,505 claimants (+18.6% since Jul 2024)
Psychiatric conditions: 2,899 · 45% of claimants
Enhanced mobility (Motability-eligible): 3,221
Disability Living Allowance£13,474,359
£102 per resident · 2,133 claimants
Carer's Allowance£6,237,618
£47 per resident · 1,447 claimants
Employment Support Allowance£5,556,235
£42 per resident · 822 claimants

Ranks are out of England and Wales constituencies, highest first. Source: TaxPayers' Alliance, benefitsdata.uk (estimated from DWP Stat-Xplore claimant counts). England and Wales only. See this seat on benefitsdata.uk ↗

Demographics

Source: ONS Census 2021 (England, Wales, NI) and Scotland's Census 2022, aggregated to 2024 constituency boundaries by the House of Commons Library.

Ethnic composition

2021

White 61.4%White British 30.3%Asian 13.0%Black, African or Caribbean 8.0%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 6.9%Other 10.6%

England & Wales (2021)

White 83.0%White British 74.4%Asian 8.6%Black, African or Caribbean 3.7%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.7%Other 2.0%

2011

White 68.0%White British 36.2%Asian 11.0%Black, African or Caribbean 6.9%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 5.9%Other 8.2%

England & Wales (2011)

White 86.0%White British 80.5%Asian 7.5%Black, African or Caribbean 3.3%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.2%Other 1.0%

2001

White 76.1%White British 47.2%Asian 7.7%Black, African or Caribbean 7.7%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 4.4%Other 4.1%

England & Wales (2001)

White 91.3%White British 87.5%Asian 4.8%Black, African or Caribbean 2.2%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.3%Other 0.4%

1991

White 87.5%White British N/AAsian 6.4%Black, African or Caribbean 2.9%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.0%Other 3.2%

England & Wales (1991)

White 94.1%White British N/AAsian 3.6%Black, African or Caribbean 1.8%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.0%Other 0.6%

Year-over-year comparison uses broad ethnic groups.

2011 values are reaggregated from 2011 Output Areas onto 2024 boundaries.

2001 values are reaggregated from 2001 LSOAs onto 2024 boundaries.

1991 values are reaggregated from 1997 parliamentary constituencies onto 2024 boundaries.

Country of birth

Kensington and Bayswater (2021)

UK 44.3%Other EU 19.6%Other countries 36.1%

England & Wales (2021)

UK 84.0%Other EU 6.0%Other countries 10.1%

Kensington and Bayswater (2011)

UK 45.9%Other EU 17.5%Other countries 36.7%

England & Wales (2011)

UK 86.6%Other EU 3.6%Other countries 9.8%

Kensington and Bayswater (2001)

UK 53.4%Other EU 11.4%Other countries 35.2%

England & Wales (2001)

UK 91.1%Other EU 1.4%Other countries 7.5%

Kensington and Bayswater (1991)

UK 55.9%Other EU 16.1%Other countries 28.0%

England & Wales (1991)

UK 92.7%Other EU 2.5%Other countries 4.8%

1991 country of birth data uses the 1991 census's Commonwealth-based classification. Ireland and EU countries are not separately broken out. Regional figures are approximations.

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Kensington and Bayswater

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Comparison

How this seat compares

Metric	Kensington and Bayswater	National	Difference	Rank
% White	61.4%	83.0%	-21.7pp	578/650
% White British	30.3%	74.4%	-44.1pp	602/632
% Asian	13.0%	8.6%	+4.4pp	121/650
% Black, African or Caribbean	8.0%	3.7%	+4.3pp	79/650
% Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	6.9%	2.7%	+4.3pp	17/650
% Other ethnic group	10.6%	2.0%	+8.6pp	10/650
% UK-born	44.3%	84.0%	-39.7pp	648/650
% Non-UK-born	55.7%	16.0%	+39.7pp	3/650
% Other EU-born	19.6%	6.0%	+13.6pp	2/650
% Other countries-born	36.1%	10.1%	+26.0pp	11/650
% Christian	45.4%	46.7%	-1.3pp	379/575
% Muslim	11.9%	6.3%	+5.6pp	89/575
% Hindu	1.2%	1.6%	-0.5pp	182/575
% Sikh	0.2%	0.9%	-0.6pp	256/575
% Jewish	2.0%	0.5%	+1.5pp	20/575
% Buddhist	1.2%	0.4%	+0.8pp	11/575
% Other religion	0.7%	0.6%	+0.1pp	89/575
% No religion	27.2%	37.0%	-9.8pp	512/575
% Religion not stated	10.2%	6.0%	+4.2pp	2/575
% Has any religion	62.6%	57.0%	+5.6pp	115/575

Nearby seats

Constituencies around Kensington and Bayswater

Neighbouring constituencies on 2024 boundaries, ordered by the length of the shared border.

Source: ONS Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies (July 2024) Boundaries UK BSC. Seats with a short coastline or none, such as islands, are completed with the closest constituencies by distance.