Kensington and Bayswater: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Kensington and Bayswater is represented in the House of Commons by Joe Powell (Labour). Joe Powell took the seat for Labour in July 2024 with 17,025 votes (40.6%), ahead of Felicity Buchan (Conservative) on 14,122. 41,908 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 77,306, 54.2% of those registered. The majority was 2,903.
Key figures
What the figures show
Two figures set Kensington and Bayswater apart: the highest median house price of the 575 constituencies with this figure (£1,065,000), and the 5th highest share working mainly from home (2021) of the 575 constituencies with this figure (57.7%).
In mid-2024 the ONS put the number of residents at 132,388; the estimate for 2014 was 142,498. The estimate peaked at 146,065 in 2011. There were more residents aged 65 and over (18,175) than children under 16 (18,107).
HM Land Registry sales put the middle house price at £1,065,000 for the year to March 2026. Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £1,100,000. The highest March-year median in the series was £1,306,425, in the year to March 2018. It ranks highest of 575 constituencies. 1,125 sales were registered in the period, against 1,724 in the year to March 2025.
Full-time employees living in Kensington and Bayswater had median pay of £54,228 a year in April 2025; for jobs based in the constituency the median was £45,600. In April 2024 the residents' figure was £51,385. The residents' figure ranks 12th highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
Workplaces in Kensington and Bayswater accounted for 113,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 13,815 local units for March 2026.
Census 2021: 62,466 households, 11,537.7 people per square kilometre, 57.7% of workers based at home, 11.8% of adults retired.
70.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, on the Annual Population Survey estimate (95% confidence interval ±6.2 points). 25.1% were economically inactive.
3,072 children in Kensington and Bayswater were in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, the Department for Work and Pensions estimates: 17.0% of under-16s, where the UK share is 26.0%. On the before-housing-costs measure it fell from 9.2% in 2021/22 to 8.2% in 2024/25.
The number of people claiming unemployment-related benefits stood at 3,365 in September 2026, a claimant rate of 3.5%. That is down from 3,500 twelve months before.
MP
Joe Powell, Labour
- MP for Kensington and Bayswater since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Joe Powell on this site
In Parliament
What Joe Powell said most recently in Parliament, word for word from Hansard (from 16 October 2026 to 27 October 2026). Hansard search returns 233 spoken contributions by Joe Powell since 4 July 2024.
My experience from this case corroborates what my hon. Friend says. I met the Association of British Insurers, and the scheme it introduced subsequently kicked in and has in the last year brought down the buildings insurance, but only by about half—certainly not to anywhere near …
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My hon. Friend makes a powerful point. At the very least, there needs to be independent scrutiny of these assessments so that people can feel reassured that someone is checking whether they pass muster.
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T8. Last month, I visited Ukraine with colleagues from across the House. It was clear that Putin’s tactic of terrorising Ukrainian civilians is putting a huge strain on air defence, so I thank the Secretary of State and his Department for all we are doing on that front.
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I just wanted to give a hopeful example from just outside my constituency, where a developer knocked down the Carlton Tavern, and Westminster council ordered the pub to rebuilt brick by brick. It has now reopened and is proving really popular.
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I appreciate that my hon. Friend may be drawing to a close, but as he is thanking people around the country who run these pubs, will he give special congratulations to the now more than 200 community-run pubs? There are co-operatives, too.
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Read from the Hansard API on 27 October 2026. Up to two items per debate; remarks under 40 characters are left out. All contributions in Hansard.
General election, 4 July 2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change in share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Powell | Labour | 17,025 | 40.6% | +1.6 |
| Felicity Buchan | Conservative | 14,122 | 33.7% | −4.6 |
| William Houngbo | Liberal Democrat | 2,910 | 6.9% | −13.2 |
| Mona Adam | Green Party | 2,732 | 6.5% | +5.1 |
| Marc Burca | Reform UK | 2,514 | 6.0% | +5.2 |
| Emma Dent Coad | Independent | 1,824 | 4.4% | |
| John Stevens | Rejoin EU | 486 | 1.2% | |
| Una O'Mahony | Party of Women | 116 | 0.3% | |
| Roger Phillips | Christian Peoples Alliance | 114 | 0.3% | +0.1 |
| Prince Ankit Love Emperor of India | Independent | 65 | 0.2% |
Result summary as published: Lab hold. Change in share is in percentage points against the notional 2019 result on the new boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library, election results (data, read 14 October 2026).
Results on these boundaries
| Date | Election | First | Second | Majority | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2024 | General election | Labour 40.6% | Conservative 33.7% | 2,903 | 54.2% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Labour 39.0% | Conservative 38.3% | 390 | 72.1% |
Only results on the constituency boundaries first used at the 2024 general election are shown. The 2019 figures are the House of Commons Library's notional estimates of how votes cast in 2019 would have fallen on these boundaries, not a result that was declared. Source: House of Commons Library, constituency results.
Councils
Kensington and Bayswater covers wards in 2 local authority areas, listed by the number of wards in the constituency.
- Kensington and Chelsea E09000020
- Westminster E09000033
Who has power over Kensington and Bayswater
Every body that makes decisions for Kensington and Bayswater, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- Kensington and Bayswater this page: Joe Powell (Labour) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
| Figure | Period | Publisher | Read | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | mid-2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimants as a share of residents aged 16 to 64 | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimant count | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Employment rate, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of residents | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of people working here | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median house price | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Homes sold | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, after housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, before housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Business sites (local units) | March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| People employed by businesses here | 2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Economically inactive, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Households | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents per square kilometre | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Workers mainly working from home | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents aged 16+ who are retired | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
"Data" is the file or query each figure was read from (its SHA-256 is in the link title); "area" shows the same table for this constituency alone.
Common questions
Who is the MP for Kensington and Bayswater?
Joe Powell (Labour), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in Kensington and Bayswater?
The House of Commons Library records 17,025 votes for Joe Powell of Labour and a majority of 2,903; 54.2% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Kensington and Bayswater?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 3,365, 3.5% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in Kensington and Bayswater?
£1,065,000: the middle price of homes sold in the year to March 2026, published by the ONS from Land Registry records.
What is the average salary in Kensington and Bayswater?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £54,228 (April 2025).
How many children in Kensington and Bayswater live in low income families?
3,072 children under 16, 17.0%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of Kensington and Bayswater?
132,388 in mid-2024, the latest ONS estimate.
Built 14 October 2026 from official records; how these pages are compiled. This page lists what the record shows and gives no verdict on the MP or the area. Link moved or figure wrong? Tell us.