Kensington
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Results: 650 of 650 constituencies declared
| CON 307 | LAB 258 | LIB DEM 57 | OTHER 28 |
Kensington
Conservative hold
| Top three parties at a glance | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conservative |  |
50.06% |
| Labour |  |
25.54% |
| Liberal Democrat |  |
19.55% |
| Swing: 5.19% from Labour to Conservative | ||
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | +/- % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sir Malcolm Rifkind |
Conservative Elected
|
17,595 | 50.06 | |
| Sam Gurney |
Labour
|
8,979 | 25.54 | |
| Robin Meltzer |
Liberal Democrat
|
6,872 | 19.55 | |
| Lady Caroline Pearson |
UK Independence Party
|
754 | 2.15 | |
| Zahra-Melan Ebrahimi-Fardouee |
Green
|
753 | 2.14 | |
| Eddie Adams | Alliance for Green Socialism | 197 | 0.56 | |
| Majority | 8,616 | 24.51 | ||
| Turnout | 35,150 | 53.29 | ||
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