The local Conservative party held its constituency selection meeting last night in the Dennington Park Road synagogue hall – a special general meeting called at short notice after Theresa May’s surprise election announcement. Hampstead & Kilburn is a key target … Continue reading →
It’s all over. Tulip Siddiq has won Hampstead & Kilburn for Labour by just 1,138 votes. In the context of the evening, that’s not a bad result for Labour. The final votes Tulip Siddiq (Lab) 23,977 Simon Marcus (Con) 22,839 … Continue reading →
If you’ve been following the election at all, it’s been hard to avoid Tulip Siddiq. The Labour candidate for Hampstead & Kilburn has been all over the papers over the past few weeks, with spreads in the Standard and lengthy … Continue reading →
Liberal Democrat Maajid Nawaz is on television far more than any of the other Hampstead & Kilburn candidates and yet despite his high profile and self confidence, he is still a distant third favourite for the seat with pollsters, pundits … Continue reading →
Simon Marcus wants to be your Conservative MP. He also really wants you to know that he would be a strong independent voice for Hampstead & Kilburn. On the Conservative backbenches, but independent. Throughout the hustings, and in his interview … Continue reading →
St James’s church filled up fast as locals poured in for the West Hampstead Life hustings at the Sherriff Centre. US social and political commentator PJ O’Rourke was in the front row for a BBC Radio 4 documentary; Newsnight’s Emily … Continue reading →
As the May 7th election gets closer, and election literature starts to pour through you door, how best to know who to vote for? Go to a hustings to hear the candidates answer questions – maybe your question. If you’ve … Continue reading →
The five big parties have now all announced their candidates for the Hampstead & Kilburn constituency in May’s general election. We take a look at the runners, the latest thinking on the outcome, and the critical role West Hampstead will … Continue reading →
[this article has been updated several times] The Boundary Commission’s inital proposals to change electoral constituencies were published a day in advance it seemed by political blogger Guido Fawkes. Today they are online on the Commission’s own website. There are … Continue reading →
The early indications when I arrived at the Hampstead & Kilburn count were that it was going to be close. It was too soon to tell quite how close. 180 counters split between H&K and Holborn & St Pancras first … Continue reading →
