Cities of London and Westminster (UK Parliament constituency)

Cities of London and Westminster
Cities of London and Westminster
Borough constituency; for the House of Commons
	Interactive map of boundaries from 2024
	Boundary within Greater London
County	Greater London
Population	110,000 (2011 census)
Electorate	73,140 (2023)
Borough	City of London and City of Westminster
Major settlements	City of London, City of Westminster
Current constituency
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

Cities of London and Westminster (known as City of London and Westminster South from 1974 to 1997) is a constituency^{[note 1]} returning a single Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons in the United Kingdom Parliament. As with all constituencies, the election is decided using the first past the post system of election. Until the 2024 general election, where the constituency elected a Labour Co-op MP, the constituency had always elected the candidate nominated by the Conservative Party.^[3]

History

Before 1950 the City of London formed a two-member constituency on its own. The Boundary Commission for England began reviewing constituencies in January 1946 using rules defined under the Representation of the People Act 1944, which excluded the City of London from the redistribution procedure;^[4]^[5] the Commission recommended that the borough of Chelsea and the City of Westminster form a single Parliamentary Borough of Chelsea and Westminster with two divisions.^[6]

In February 1948 the Government brought forward a new Representation of the People Bill which removed the right of owners of business premises to a second vote; this would have had the effect of reducing the electorate of the City of London from 12,500 to 4,600. The Bill proposed also to end the City of London as a separate constituency and to merge it with the adjacent boroughs of Finsbury and Shoreditch.^[7] During debates on the Bill, the Government amended it to substitute a link between the City of London and the City of Westminster.^[8] In introducing the amendment the Home Secretary James Chuter Ede noted that the alterations to the constituencies in Westminster, Chelsea and Kensington had been agreed unanimously at a conference between the Members of Parliament and representatives of the boroughs affected.^[9]

These changes came into force from the 1950 election.

Boundary changes

No alteration was made by the First Periodical Report on constituency boundaries in 1954.^[10] In the Second Periodical Report in 1969, the Boundary Commission wrote that their initial feelings were that "except for a minor alteration to follow a new ward boundary" they felt that there was "no reason to disturb" the constituency, and they received no objections to this proposal. Westminster City Council later suggested that the constituency could be more accurately named as 'The City of London and Westminster South'; the Boundary Commission found opinion divided and left the name unchanged when it published revised proposals for two other constituencies within the city. Subsequent representations on the name were received and the Commission decided that, although justified on historical grounds, the name was "not now entirely accurate" and so proposed the renaming as suggested by the City Council.^[11]

In initial proposals during the Third Periodical Review (1983), the Boundary Commission proposed to abolish the St Marylebone constituency and add four wards from it (Cavendish, Baker Street, Bryanston and Regents Park) to the previous City of London and Westminster South constituency; they provisionally named the result 'The City of London and Westminster'. After a local inquiry, the Regents Park ward was removed, and Hyde Park ward (from the Paddington constituency) was added; unanimous opinion at the inquiry favoured naming the result 'The City of London and Westminster South'.^[12]

For the Fourth Periodical Review (1995), the Boundary Commission paired the City of Westminster with the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea for consideration. The commission's initial proposals, to expand the constituency by two wards (Bayswater and Lancaster Gate) formerly in Westminster North and to return to the name 'Cities of London and Westminster', were upheld after a local inquiry, despite multiple counter-proposals.^[13]

At the Fifth Periodical Review (in 2007), the initial proposals of the Boundary Commission paired the City of Westminster with the London Borough of Brent although they involved only minor changes to the Cities of London and Westminster constituency to take account of new ward boundaries. Widespread objections ("almost universal hostility") to the pairing led to a local inquiry, which decided that Westminster and the City of London should be reviewed separately and not paired with any other borough. The Commission proposed a new Cities of London and Westminster constituency in which the revised Bayswater and Lancaster Gate wards were removed.^[14]

Early proposals made during the initial stages of the postponed Sixth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies proposed linking the City of London to the southern wards of Islington in a constituency to be known as "The City of London and Islington South".^[15] Most of the Westminster wards were proposed to form part of a Westminster and Kensington constituency.^[16] This proposal was the first to suggest a split between the two Cities in Parliamentary elections since they were joined and proved unpopular in consultation; the Boundary Commission revised them to return the link between the City of London and the City of Westminster,^[17] although the review was subsequently placed on hiatus.

In 2016, the Boundary Commission produced a second attempt at the Sixth Periodic Review. Its proposed Cities of London and Westminster comprises the City attached to Regent's Park and Abbey Road to the north-west, Knightsbridge/Belgravia to the west, and Holborn/Covent Garden to the north.^[18]

London Assembly constituency

Although united for Parliamentary elections, in the London Assembly, the City of London is covered by the City and East constituency, and the area in Westminster by the West Central constituency. The Local Government Commission for England argued that "combining the City of London with areas to its east could assist in focussing regeneration eastwards" and linked it with the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, the London Borough of Newham, and the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham.^[19]

Boundaries

The seat covers the entire City of London and most of the City of Westminster lying South of the Marylebone Road and the Westway. In the latter, more residential, city it covers Westminster, Pimlico, Victoria, Belgravia, Knightsbridge, St. James's, Soho, most of Covent Garden, alongside parts of Fitzrovia, Marylebone, Edgware Road, Paddington and Bayswater.

Historic

Cities of London and Westminster in the Parliamentary County of London, showing boundaries used from 1950 to 1974

1950–1974: From the Metropolitan Borough of Westminster: Charing Cross, Covent Garden, Great Marlborough Conduit, Grosvenor, Hamlet of Knightsbridge, Knightsbridge St. George, Pall Mall, Regent, St. Anne, St. John, St. Margaret, Strand.

In 1959, the boundaries changed, and the wards used instead were Abbey, Alderney, Aldwych, Berkeley, Cathedral, Churchill, Covent Garden, Dolphin, Eaton, Ebury, Grosvenor, Knightsbridge, Millbank, Regent Street, St. James's, Soho, Tachbrook, Victoria, Warwick and Wilton. In 1964, the City of Westminster was created to replace the old Metropolitan Borough of Westminster, which kept the same wards.

The City of London consisted of Aldersgate, Aldgate, Bassishaw, Bassishaw, Billingsgate, Bishopsgate, Bread Street, Bridge Within, Bridge Without, Broad Street, Candlewick, Castle Baynard, Cheap, Coleman Street, Cordwainer, Cornhill, Cripplegate, Dowgate, Farringdon Within, Farringdon Without, Langbourn, Lime Street, Portsoken, Queenhithe, Tower, Vintry and Walbrook.

In 1968, the City of Westminster ward boundaries changed, with the following used for this seat: Charing Cross, Churchill, Knightsbridge, Millbank, Regent Street, Victoria Street and Warwick.

1974–1997: The City of Westminster wards as above, and the City of London, as above.

New boundaries from 1978 meant the following wards from the City of Westminster were used: Baker Street, Belgrave, Bryanston, Cavendish, Churchill, Hyde Park, Knightsbridge, Millbank, St George's, St James's, Victoria, and West End.

In the City of London, Bridge Within and Bridge Without were combined in 1978 to create Bridge.

1997–2010: The City of Westminster wards as above, plus, Bayswater and Lancaster Gate, and the City of London.

In 2002, a Local Government Boundary Commission for England review abolished the Baker Street, Belgrave, Bryanston, Cavendish, Knightsbridge, Millbank, St James's and Victoria wards.^[20]

For the 2005 general election, the Westminster electoral wards used in this constituency were Bayswater (part), Bryanston and Dorset Square (part), Churchill, Hyde Park, Knightsbridge and Belgravia, Lancaster Gate, Marylebone High Street, St James's, Tachbrook, Vincent Square, Warwick and West End.^[21]

2010–2024: The City of Westminster wards of Bryanston and Dorset Square, Churchill, Hyde Park, Knightsbridge and Belgravia, Marylebone High Street, St James's, Tachbrook, Vincent Square, Warwick, and West End, and the City of London.

Current

Following the 2023 periodic review of Westminster constituencies, which came into effect for the 2024 general election, the constituency is composed of the City of London and the following wards of the City of Westminster:

Abbey Road; Hyde Park; Knightsbridge & Belgravia; Marylebone; Pimlico North; Pimlico South; Regent’s Park; St. James’s; Vincent Square; West End.^[22]

The new boundaries reflect the local authority boundary review which came into effect in May 2022. The seat was expanded to bring the electorate within the permitted range by adding the Abbey Road and Regent's Park wards which were previously in the abolished constituency of Westminster North.

Constituency profile

The Cities of London and Westminster seat contains the two historical centres of the capital. The City of London is an international financial centre, while Westminster, home to the Buckingham Palace, Houses of Parliament, Whitehall and 10 Downing Street, represents Britain's political centre.

The seat includes iconic landmarks such as Buckingham Palace and St Paul's Cathedral, the West End's Theatreland and Soho. Some of the country's wealthiest residents live in exclusive Mayfair, Belgravia and Knightsbridge. Less than half the population was born in the UK - a fifth hail from elsewhere in Europe, while one in twenty is American, according to the 2011 Census.

Around half of the electorate are in the more socially mixed areas of Paddington and Pimlico, which includes some large council estates (Churchill Gardens and Millbank Estate).

The constituency also incorporates the wards of the City of London, some of which are the least populated wards in the United Kingdom, such as Coleman Street ward, which has a total electorate of 2, and Aldgate ward, which has a total electorate of 27.^[23]

Members of Parliament

Election	Member^[24]^[25]^[26]^[27]
1950	Sir Harold Webbe	Conservative
1959	Sir Harry Hylton-Foster	Conservative
1959	Sir Harry Hylton-Foster	Speaker
1965 by-election	John Smith	Conservative
1970^{[note 2]}	Sir Christopher Tugendhat	Conservative
1977 by-election^{[note 3]}	Peter Brooke	Conservative
2001	Mark Field	Conservative
2019	Nickie Aiken	Conservative
2024	Rachel Blake	Labour Co-op

Election results

Named Cities of London and Westminster from 1997 to date

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Cities of London and Westminster^[28]^[29]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Rachel Blake	15,302	39.0	+10.1
	Conservative	Tim Barnes	12,594	32.1	–8.2
	Liberal Democrats	Edward Lucas	4,335	11.1	–17.1
	Green	Rajiv Sinha	2,844	7.3	+5.4
	Reform UK	Tarun Ghulati	2,752	7.0	+6.8
	Workers Party	Hoz Shafiei	727	1.9	N/A
	Rejoin EU	Liz Burford	352	0.9	N/A
	SDP	Hugo de Burgh	110	0.3	N/A
	Independent	John Generic	110	0.3	N/A
	Independent	Tim Hallett	55	0.1	N/A
	Independent	Matthew Carr	34	0.1	N/A
Majority			2,708	6.9	N/A
Turnout			39,215	53.5	–17.8
Registered electors			73,369
	Labour Co-op gain from Conservative		Swing	9.2

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result^[30]
Party		Vote	%
	Conservative	21,020	40.3
	Labour	15,044	28.9
	Liberal Democrats	14,713	28.2
	Green	1,010	1.9
	Others	226	0.4
	Brexit Party	103	0.2

Turnout		52,116	71.3
Electorate		73,140

General election 2019: Cities of London and Westminster^[31]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Nickie Aiken	17,049	39.9	–6.7
	Liberal Democrats	Chuka Umunna	13,096	30.7	+19.6
	Labour	Gordon Nardell	11,624	27.2	–11.2
	Green	Zack Polanski	728	1.7	–0.4
	CPA	Jill McLachlan	125	0.3	N/A
	Liberal	Dirk van Heck	101	0.2	N/A
Majority			3,953	9.2	+1.0
Turnout			42,723	67.1	+4.3
Registered electors			63,700
	Conservative hold		Swing

General election 2017: Cities of London and Westminster ^[32]^[33]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mark Field	18,005	46.6	–7.5
	Labour	Ibrahim Dogus	14,857	38.4	+11.0
	Liberal Democrats	Bridget Fox	4,270	11.1	+4.1
	Green	Lawrence McNally	821	2.1	–3.3
	UKIP	Anil Bhatti	426	1.1	–4.1
	Independent	Tim Lord	173	0.4	N/A
	One Love	Ankit Love The Maharaja of Kashmir	59	0.2	N/A
	Young People's	Benjamin Weenen	43	0.1	N/A
Majority			3,148	8.2	–18.5
Turnout			38,654	62.8	+3.5
Registered electors			61,533
	Conservative hold		Swing	–9.3

General election 2015: Cities of London and Westminster^[34]^[35]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mark Field	19,570	54.1	+1.9
	Labour	Nik Slingsby	9,899	27.4	+5.2
	Liberal Democrats	Belinda Brooks-Gordon	2,521	7.0	−13.5
	Green	Hugh Small	1,953	5.4	+3.3
	UKIP	Robert Stephenson	1,894	5.2	+3.4
	CISTA	Edouard-Henri Desforges	160	0.4	N/A
	CPA	Jill McLachlan	129	0.4	N/A
	Class War	Adam Clifford	59	0.2	N/A
Majority			9,671	26.7	−3.3
Turnout			36,185	59.3	+3.8
Registered electors			60,992
	Conservative hold		Swing	-1.6

General election 2010: Cities of London and Westminster^[36]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mark Field	19,264	52.2	+3.9
	Labour	Dave Rowntree	8,188	22.2	−3.1
	Liberal Democrats	Naomi Smith	7,574	20.5	+2.0
	Green	Derek Chase	778	2.1	−2.2
	UKIP	Paul Weston	664	1.8	+0.7
	English Democrat	Frank Roseman	191	0.5	N/A
	Independent	Dennis Delderfield	98	0.3	N/A
	Pirate	Jack Nunn	90	0.2	N/A
	Independent	Mad Cap'n Tom^[37]	84	0.2	N/A
Majority			11,076	30.0	+7.8
Turnout			36,931	55.5	+4.4
Registered electors			66,849
	Conservative hold		Swing	+3.5

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Cities of London and Westminster^[38]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mark Field	17,260	47.3	+1.0
	Labour	Hywel Lloyd	9,165	25.1	−8.0
	Liberal Democrats	Marie-Louise Rossi	7,306	20.0	+4.6
	Green	Tristan Smith	1,544	4.2	+0.3
	UKIP	Colin Merton	399	1.1	–0.3
	Independent	Brian Haw	298	0.8	N/A
	CPA	Jillian McLachlan	246	0.7	N/A
	Veritas	David Harris	218	0.6	N/A
	Independent	Cass Cass-Horne	51	0.1	N/A
Majority			8,095	22.2	+9.0
Turnout			36,487	50.3	+3.1
Registered electors			71,935
	Conservative hold		Swing	+4.5

General election 2001: Cities of London and Westminster
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mark Field	15,737	46.3	–1.0
	Labour	Michael Katz	11,238	33.1	–2.0
	Liberal Democrats	Martin Horwood	5,218	15.4	+3.1
	Green	Hugo Charlton	1,318	3.9	N/A
	UKIP	Colin Merton	464	1.4	+0.9
Majority			4,499	13.2	+1.0
Turnout			33,975	47.2	–7.0
Registered electors			71,935
	Conservative hold		Swing	+0.5

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Cities of London and Westminster^[39]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter Brooke	18,981	47.3	–12.0
	Labour	Kate Green	14,100	35.1	+11.0
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Dumigan	4,933	12.3	–1.8
	Referendum	Alan Walters	1,161	2.9	N/A
	Independent	Patricia Wharton	266	0.7	N/A
	UKIP	Colin Merton	215	0.5	N/A
	Natural Law	Richard Johnson	176	0.4	+0.1
	Monster Raving Loony	Nicholas Walsh	138	0.3	−0.1
	Hemp Coalition	Gordon Webster	112	0.3	N/A
	Rainbow Dream Ticket	Jerry Sadowitz	73	0.2	N/A
Majority			4,881	12.2	−26.3
Turnout			40,155	54.2	−8.9
Registered electors			74,035
	Conservative win (new seat)

Named City of London and Westminster South between 1974 and 1997

General election 1992: City of London and Westminster South^[40]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter Brooke	20,938	60.3	+2.5
	Labour	Charlie Smith	7,569	21.8	+1.4
	Liberal Democrats	Jane Smithard	5,392	15.3	–6.5
	Green	Guy Herbert	458	1.3	N/A
	Monster Raving Loony	Peter Stockton	147	0.4	N/A
	Irish Freedom Movement	Alex Farrell	107	0.3	N/A
	Natural Law	Richard Johnson	101	0.3	N/A
Majority			13,369	38.5	+2.5
Turnout			34,712	63.1	+4.9
Registered electors			55,021
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: City of London and Westminster South^[41]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter Brooke	19,333	57.8	−1.3
	Liberal	Jane Smithard	7,291	21.8	+0.8
	Labour	Ruth Bush	6,821	20.4	+3.3
Majority			12,042	36.0	−2.1
Turnout			33,445	58.2	+6.4
Registered electors			57,428
	Conservative hold		Swing	-1.1

General election 1983: City of London and Westminster South^[42]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter Brooke	20,754	59.1	−1.6
	Liberal	Adrian Walker-Smith	7,367	21.0	+8.8
	Labour	Stephen Jones	6,013	17.1	−8.4
	Ecology	Roger Shorter	419	1.2	N/A
	National Front	Anthony Reeve	258	0.7	−1.0
	Communist	A. W. Spence	161	0.5	N/A
	Independent - Pro Nuclear War Gay Rights	Victor Litvin	147	0.4	N/A
Majority			13,387	38.1	+2.9
Turnout			35,119	51.8	−3.4
Registered electors			67,773
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1979: City of London and Westminster South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter Brooke	16,851	60.7	+9.0
	Labour	Russell Profitt	7,067	25.5	−5.4
	Liberal	Harry Ball-Wilson	3,375	12.2	−2.7
	National Front	Kenneth Mathews^[43]	478	1.7	−0.8
Majority			9,784	35.2	+14.4
Turnout			27,771	55.2	+2.0
Registered electors			50,357
	Conservative hold		Swing	+7.2

1979 figure changes based on the October 1974 election, not the 1977 by-election.

1977 City of London and Westminster South by-election^[44]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter Brooke	11,962	59.07	+7.35
	Labour	Malcolm Noble	3,997	19.74	−11.21
	Liberal	Angus Scrimgeour	1,981	9.78	−5.07
	National Front	Paul Kavanagh	1,051	5.19	+2.72
	Pro-Homosexual Civil Rights	Peter Mitchel	449	2.22	N/A
	National Party	Michael Lobb	364	1.80	N/A
	New Britain	Dennis Delderfield	306	1.51	N/A
	Air, Road, Public Safety, White Resident	Bill Boaks	61	0.30	N/A
	Christian Outreach to Britain, Anti-Pornography	William Thompson	43	0.21	N/A
	Christ, Crown, Country, Commonwealth, Christian Constitution	Ralph Herbert	37	0.18	N/A
Majority			7,965	39.33	+18.56
Turnout			20,251	39.60	−13.60
	Conservative hold		Swing	+9.28

General election October 1974: City of London and Westminster South^[45]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Christopher Tugendhat	14,350	51.7	−1.5
	Labour	Phil Turner	8,589	30.9	+3.5
	Liberal	T. G. Underwood	4,122	14.9	−4.0
	National Front	D. Baxter	686	2.5	N/A
Majority			5,761	20.8	−5.1
Turnout			27,747	53.2	−8.2
Registered electors			52,170
	Conservative hold		Swing	-2.5

General election February 1974: City of London and Westminster South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Christopher Tugendhat	16,945	53.3	−6.1
	Labour	Phil Turner	8,698	27.4	−3.9
	Liberal	T. G. Underwood	6,015	18.9	+10.5
	Ind. Conservative	C. D. Wertheim	134	0.4	N/A
	Independent	R. E. Eckley	44	0.1	N/A
	Independent	W. G. Boaks	35	0.1	N/A
Majority			8,247	25.9	−2.2
Turnout			31,871	61.4	+6.9
Registered electors			51,943
	Conservative hold		Swing	-1.1

Named from 1950 to 1974 Cities of London and Westminster

General election 1970: Cities of London and Westminster
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Christopher Tugendhat	19,102	59.4	+4.7
	Labour	Alf Dubs	10,062	31.3	−3.8
	Liberal	David Nicholson	2,708	8.4	−1.8
	Independent - Anti-Labour	Willoughby Clark	157	0.5	N/A
	Independent - Young Ideas	Lord Sutch	142	0.4	N/A
Majority			9,040	28.1	+8.5
Turnout			32,186	54.5	−5.5
Registered electors			58,987
	Conservative hold		Swing	+4.3

Elections in the 1960s

General election 1966: Cities of London and Westminster
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Smith	19,242	54.7	−3.67
	Labour	Alexander Pringle	12,349	35.1	+4.52
	Liberal	Thomas Houston	3,576	10.2	−0.85
Majority			6,893	19.6	−8.19
Turnout			35,167	60.0	+0.34
Registered electors			58,630
	Conservative hold		Swing	-4.1

1965 Cities of London and Westminster by-election^[46]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Smith	15,037	59.53	+1.16
	Labour	Alexander Pringle	8,300	32.86	+2.28
	Liberal	Stephen Jakobi	1,595	6.32	−4.73
	Independent	Desmond Burgess	326	1.29	N/A
Majority			6,737	26.47	−1.32
Turnout			25,258	41.80	−17.86
Registered electors
	Conservative hold		Swing

General election 1964: Cities of London and Westminster
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Speaker	Harry Hylton-Foster	21,588	58.37	−6.73
	Labour	Ronald Wallace	11,309	30.58	+6.18
	Liberal	John W Derry	4,087	11.05	+0.55
Majority			10,279	27.79	−12.91
Turnout			36,984	59.66	−1.64
Registered electors			61,988
	Speaker hold		Swing

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1959: Cities of London and Westminster
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Harry Hylton-Foster	27,489	65.1	−5.1
	Labour	Will Howie	10,301	24.4	−5.4
	Liberal	Derek Monsey	4,409	10.5	N/A
Majority			17,188	40.7	+0.2
Turnout			42,199	61.3	+1.2
Registered electors			68,896
	Conservative hold		Swing	+0.2

General election 1955: Cities of London and Westminster
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Harold Webbe	31,314	70.2	+3.4
	Labour	Dennis Nisbet	13,270	29.8	−3.4
Majority			18,044	40.5	+6.9
Turnout			44,584	60.1	−7.1
Registered electors			74,162
	Conservative hold		Swing	+3.4

General election 1951: Cities of London and Westminster
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Harold Webbe	35,275	66.8	+5.2
	Labour	Hugh Sutherland	17,527	33.2	+5.2
Majority			17,738	33.6	0.0
Turnout			52,802	67.2	+5.2
Registered electors			78,628
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.0

General election 1950: Cities of London and Westminster
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Harold Webbe	32,672	61.6
	Labour	John Lewis Curthoys	14,849	28.0
	Liberal	Jacob Arthur Gorsky	4,670	8.8
	Communist	Gabriel Carritt	888	1.7
Majority			17,823	33.6
Turnout			53,079	72.4
Registered electors			73,316
	Conservative win (new seat)

Notes

^ A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
^ constituency renamed 'City of London and Westminster South' in 1974
^ constituency renamed 'Cities of London and Westminster' in 1997

References

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^ "Initial Report of the Boundary Commission for England", Cmd. 7260, p. 33.
^ "Redistribution of Seats". The Times. 16 February 1948. p. 4.
^ "Proposals For New Seats". The Times. 14 June 1948. p. 4.
^ HC Debs 5ser vol 452 col 326.
^ "Boundary Commission for England", First Periodical Report, Cmd. 9311, p. 25.
^ "Boundary Commission for England", Second Periodical Report, Cmnd. 4084, pp. 26-27.
^ "Boundary Commission for England", Third Periodical Report, Cmnd. 8797-I, pp. 37–8.
^ "Boundary Commission for England", Fourth Periodical Report, HC 433-i of session 1994-95, pp. 38-45.
^ "Boundary Commission for England", Fifth Periodical Report, Cm 7032-I, pp. 42–51.
^ Brannen, Aimee (13 September 2011). "Islington parliamentary boundaries could change". Islington Gazette.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ Eysenck, Juliet (13 September 2011). "Boundary changes to affect Westminster". Westminster Chronicle.
^ White, Isobel; Johnston, Neil (4 February 2013). "Constituency boundaries: the Sixth General Review in England" (PDF). House of Commons Library. p. 13.
^ Cities of London and Westminster - Revised Proposal Boundary Commission for England
^ "Draft Recommendations: Electoral Areas for the Assembly of the Greater London Authority" (PDF). Local Government Commission for England. August 1998. paragraph 73.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ Boothroyd, David (n.d.). "Westminster City Council Ward Maps". Westminster City Council Election Results. David Boothroyd. Archived from the original on 6 April 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
^ "North London Ward Breakdown". Electoral Calculus. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 3 London region.
^ "Seat Details". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk.
^ "Cities of London and Westminster 1950-1974". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Retrieved 2 March 2015.
^ "City of London and Westminster South 1974-1997". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Retrieved 2 March 2015.
^ "Cities of London and Westminster 1997-". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Retrieved 2 March 2015.
^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 4)
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nomis Constituency Profile for Cities of London and Westminster — presenting data from the ONS annual population survey and other official statistics.
Politics Resources (Election results from 1922 onwards)
Electoral Calculus (Election results from 1955 onwards)
Cities of London and Westminster UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at MapIt UK
Cities of London and Westminster UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK
Cities of London and Westminster UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK

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Preceded by Cirencester and Tewkesbury	Constituency represented by the speaker 1959–1965	Succeeded by Southampton Itchen

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[3] A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)

[29] constituency renamed 'City of London and Westminster South' in 1974

[30] constituency renamed 'Cities of London and Westminster' in 1997

[1] "Cities of London and Westminster: Usual Resident Population, 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 2 March 2015.

[2] "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – London". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 19 June 2024.

[4] "Cities of London and Westminster - General election results 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 5 July 2024.

[5] Whether the City of London returned one or two members was left for the decision of Parliament.

[6] "Initial Report of the Boundary Commission for England", Cmd. 7260, p. 4.

[7] "Initial Report of the Boundary Commission for England", Cmd. 7260, p. 33.

[8] "Redistribution of Seats". The Times. 16 February 1948. p. 4.

[9] "Proposals For New Seats". The Times. 14 June 1948. p. 4.

[10] HC Debs 5ser vol 452 col 326.

[11] "Boundary Commission for England", First Periodical Report, Cmd. 9311, p. 25.

[12] "Boundary Commission for England", Second Periodical Report, Cmnd. 4084, pp. 26-27.

[13] "Boundary Commission for England", Third Periodical Report, Cmnd. 8797-I, pp. 37–8.

[14] "Boundary Commission for England", Fourth Periodical Report, HC 433-i of session 1994-95, pp. 38-45.

[15] "Boundary Commission for England", Fifth Periodical Report, Cm 7032-I, pp. 42–51.

[16] Brannen, Aimee (13 September 2011). "Islington parliamentary boundaries could change". Islington Gazette.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[17] Eysenck, Juliet (13 September 2011). "Boundary changes to affect Westminster". Westminster Chronicle.

[18] White, Isobel; Johnston, Neil (4 February 2013). "Constituency boundaries: the Sixth General Review in England" (PDF). House of Commons Library. p. 13.

[19] Cities of London and Westminster - Revised Proposal Boundary Commission for England

[20] "Draft Recommendations: Electoral Areas for the Assembly of the Greater London Authority" (PDF). Local Government Commission for England. August 1998. paragraph 73.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[21] Boothroyd, David (n.d.). "Westminster City Council Ward Maps". Westminster City Council Election Results. David Boothroyd. Archived from the original on 6 April 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2018.

[22] "North London Ward Breakdown". Electoral Calculus. Retrieved 4 December 2019.

[23] "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 3 London region.

[24] "Seat Details". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk.

[25] "Cities of London and Westminster 1950-1974". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Retrieved 2 March 2015.

[26] "City of London and Westminster South 1974-1997". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Retrieved 2 March 2015.

[27] "Cities of London and Westminster 1997-". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Retrieved 2 March 2015.

[rayment-28] Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 4)

[31] "Statement of Person Nominated and Notice of Poll: Cities of London and Westminster Constituency". Westminster Council. 7 June 2024.

[32] "Cities of London and Westminster - General election results 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 5 July 2024.

[33] "Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019". Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News. UK Parliament. Retrieved 11 July 2024.

[34] "Cities of London & Westminster parliamentary constituency - Election 2019 - BBC News". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 24 November 2019.

[35] "<Election Title>" (PDF). Westminster City Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 February 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2017.

[36] Baker, Carl; Hawkins, Oliver; Audickas, Lukas; Bate, Alex; Cracknell, Richard; Apostolova, Vyara; Dempsey, Noel; McInnes, Roderick; Rutherford, Tom; Uberoi, Elise (29 January 2019). General Election 2017: results and analysis (PDF) (Report). House of Commons Library. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 January 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2020.

[electoralcalculus2015-37] "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.

[38] "7 May 2015 - UK general election". Westminster City Council. Archived from the original on 13 August 2020. Retrieved 9 May 2015.

[electoralcalculus2010-39] "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.

[40] Tom Scott; Matt Gray (1 April 2016). The Ballad of Mad Cap'n Tom, Part 2 (Vlog). Matt and Tom. Archived from the original on 13 December 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2020.

[electoralcalculus2005-41] "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

[electoralcalculus1997-42] "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

[electoralcalculus1992-43] "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

[electoralcalculus1987-44] "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

[electoralcalculus1983-45] "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

[ee79-46] Election Expenses. Parliament of the United Kingdom. 1980. p. 22. ISBN 0102374805.

[47] "1977 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2015.

[48] "Politicsresources.net - Official Web Site ✔". Archived from the original on 11 August 2011.

[49] "1965 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2015.

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v t e Constituencies in London (75)
Labour (57)	Barking Battersea Beckenham and Penge Bermondsey and Old Southwark Bethnal Green and Stepney Bexleyheath and Crayford Brent East Brent West Brentford and Isleworth Chelsea and Fulham Chipping Barnet Cities of London and Westminster Clapham and Brixton Hill Croydon East Croydon West Dagenham and Rainham Dulwich and West Norwood Ealing Central and Acton Ealing North Ealing Southall East Ham Edmonton and Winchmore Hill Eltham and Chislehurst Enfield North Erith and Thamesmead Feltham and Heston Finchley and Golders Green Greenwich and Woolwich Hackney North and Stoke Newington Hackney South and Shoreditch Hammersmith and Chiswick Hampstead and Highgate Harrow West Hendon Holborn and St. Pancras Hornsey and Friern Barnet Ilford North Ilford South Islington South and Finsbury Kensington and Bayswater Lewisham East Lewisham North Lewisham West and East Dulwich Leyton and Wanstead Mitcham and Morden Peckham Putney Queen's Park and Maida Vale Southgate and Wood Green Stratford and Bow Streatham and Croydon North Tooting Tottenham Uxbridge and South Ruislip Vauxhall and Camberwell Green Walthamstow West Ham and Beckton
Conservative (9)	Bromley and Biggin Hill Chingford and Woodford Green Croydon South Harrow East Hornchurch and Upminster Old Bexley and Sidcup Orpington Romford Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner
Liberal Democrats (6)	Carshalton and Wallington Kingston and Surbiton Richmond Park Sutton and Cheam Twickenham Wimbledon
Independent (3)	Hayes and Harlington Islington North Poplar and Limehouse

v t e Historic constituencies in London
1950	Battersea North Battersea South Bermondsey Bethnal Green Brixton Chelsea Cities of London and Westminster Clapham Deptford Dulwich Fulham East Fulham West Greenwich Hackney South Hammersmith North Hammersmith South Hampstead Holborn and St Pancras South Islington East Islington North Islington South West Kensington North Kensington South Lewisham North Lewisham South Lewisham West Norwood Paddington North Paddington South Peckham Poplar Putney St Marylebone St Pancras North Streatham Shoreditch and Finsbury Southwark Stepney Stoke Newington and Hackney North Vauxhall Wandsworth Central Woolwich East Woolwich West
1955	Barons Court Battersea North Battersea South Bermondsey Bethnal Green Brixton Chelsea Cities of London and Westminster Clapham Deptford Dulwich Fulham Greenwich Hackney Central Hammersmith North Hampstead Holborn and St Pancras South Islington East Islington North Islington South West Kensington North Kensington South Lewisham North Lewisham South Lewisham West Norwood Paddington North Paddington South Peckham Poplar Putney St Marylebone St Pancras North Shoreditch and Finsbury Southwark Stepney Stoke Newington and Hackney North Streatham Vauxhall Wandsworth Central Woolwich East Woolwich West
1974	Acton Barking Battersea North Battersea South Beckenham Bermondsey Bethnal Green and Bow Bexleyheath Brent East Brent North Brent South Brentford and Isleworth Carshalton Chelsea Chingford Chipping Barnet Chislehurst City of London and Westminster South Croydon Central Croydon North East Croydon North West Croydon South Dagenham Dulwich Ealing North Edmonton Enfield North Enfield Southgate Erith and Crayford Feltham and Heston Finchley Fulham Greenwich Hackney Central Hackney North and Stoke Newington Hackney South and Shoreditch Hammersmith North Hampstead Harrow Central Harrow East Harrow West Hayes and Harlington Hendon North Hendon South Holborn and St Pancras South Hornchurch Hornsey Ilford North Ilford South Islington Central Islington North Islington South and Finsbury Kensington Kingston-upon-Thames Lambeth Central Lewisham Deptford Lewisham East Lewisham West Leyton Mitcham and Morden Newham North East Newham North West Newham South Norwood Orpington Paddington Peckham Putney Ravensbourne Richmond Romford Ruislip-Northwood St Marylebone St Pancras North Sidcup Southall Stepney and Poplar Streatham Surbiton Sutton and Cheam Tooting Tottenham Twickenham Upminster Uxbridge Vauxhall Walthamstow Wanstead and Woodford Wimbledon Wood Green Woolwich East Woolwich West
1983	Barking Battersea Beckenham Bethnal Green and Stepney Bexleyheath Bow and Poplar Brent East Brent North Brent South Brentford and Isleworth Carshalton and Wallington Chelsea Chingford Chipping Barnet Chislehurst City of London and Westminster South Croydon Central Croydon North East Croydon North West Croydon South Dagenham Dulwich Ealing Acton Ealing North Ealing Southall Edmonton Eltham Enfield North Enfield Southgate Erith and Crayford Feltham and Heston Finchley Fulham Greenwich Hackney North and Stoke Newington Hackney South and Shoreditch Hammersmith Hampstead and Highgate Harrow East Harrow West Hayes and Harlington Hendon North Hendon South Holborn and St Pancras Hornchurch Hornsey and Wood Green Ilford North Ilford South Islington North Islington South and Finsbury Kensington Kingston-upon-Thames Lewisham Deptford Lewisham East Lewisham West Leyton Mitcham and Morden Newham North East Newham North West Newham South Norwood Old Bexley and Sidcup Orpington Peckham Putney Ravensbourne Richmond and Barnes Romford Ruislip-Northwood Southwark and Bermondsey Streatham Surbiton Sutton and Cheam Tooting Tottenham Twickenham Upminster Uxbridge Vauxhall Walthamstow Wanstead and Woodford Westminster North Wimbledon Woolwich
1997	Barking Battersea Beckenham Bethnal Green and Bow Bexleyheath and Crayford Brent East Brent North Brent South Brentford and Isleworth Bromley and Chislehurst Camberwell and Peckham Carshalton and Wallington Chingford and Woodford Green Chipping Barnet Cities of London and Westminster Croydon Central Croydon North Croydon South Dagenham Dulwich and West Norwood Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush Ealing North Ealing Southall East Ham Edmonton Eltham Enfield North Enfield Southgate Erith and Thamesmead Feltham and Heston Finchley and Golders Green Greenwich and Woolwich Hackney North and Stoke Newington Hackney South and Shoreditch Hammersmith and Fulham Hampstead and Highgate Harrow East Harrow West Hayes and Harlington Hendon Holborn and St Pancras Hornchurch Hornsey and Wood Green Ilford North Ilford South Islington North Islington South and Finsbury Kensington and Chelsea Kingston and Surbiton Lewisham Deptford Lewisham East Lewisham West Leyton and Wanstead Mitcham and Morden North Southwark and Bermondsey Old Bexley and Sidcup Orpington Poplar and Canning Town Putney Regent's Park and Kensington North Richmond Park Romford Ruislip-Northwood Streatham Sutton and Cheam Tooting Tottenham Twickenham Upminster Uxbridge Vauxhall Walthamstow West Ham Wimbledon
2010	Barking Battersea Beckenham Bermondsey and Old Southwark Bethnal Green and Bow Bexleyheath and Crayford Brent Central Brent North Brentford and Isleworth Bromley and Chislehurst Camberwell and Peckham Carshalton and Wallington Chelsea and Fulham Chingford and Woodford Green Chipping Barnet Cities of London and Westminster Croydon Central Croydon North Croydon South Dagenham and Rainham Dulwich and West Norwood Ealing Central and Acton Ealing North Ealing Southall East Ham Edmonton Eltham Enfield North Enfield Southgate Erith and Thamesmead Feltham and Heston Finchley and Golders Green Greenwich and Woolwich Hackney North and Stoke Newington Hackney South and Shoreditch Hammersmith Hampstead and Kilburn Harrow East Harrow West Hayes and Harlington Hendon Holborn and St. Pancras Hornchurch and Upminster Hornsey and Wood Green Ilford North Ilford South Islington North Islington South and Finsbury Kensington Kingston and Surbiton Lewisham Deptford Lewisham East Lewisham West and Penge Leyton and Wanstead Mitcham and Morden Old Bexley and Sidcup Orpington Poplar and Limehouse Putney Richmond Park Romford Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner Streatham Sutton and Cheam Tooting Tottenham Twickenham Uxbridge and South Ruislip Vauxhall Walthamstow West Ham Westminster North Wimbledon