Kensington and Bayswater

Current MP

Joe Powell

Labour

Efficiency 3.5/102 years as MP

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Election history

Most-signed petitions in Kensington and Bayswater

Petitions ranked by how many people in this constituency signed them.

• Call a General Election4,422 local · 3,084,713 total
• Do not introduce Digital ID cards3,785 local · 2,984,191 total
• Don't apply VAT to independent school fees, or remove business rates relief.1,566 local · 115,560 total
• Ban social media for under-16s to protect children1,111 local · 83,242 total
• Call an immediate general election867 local · 1,059,229 total
• Urgently fulfil humanitarian obligations to Gaza850 local · 198,966 total
• Introduce 16 as the minimum age for children to have social media848 local · 132,102 total
• Keep the 5-Year ILR pathway for existing Skilled Worker visa holders839 local · 188,125 total
• Repeal the Online Safety Act803 local · 550,136 total
• Urge Israeli Government to stop law allowing execution of Palestinian prisoners556 local · 114,026 total
• Introduce offshore detention/mass deportation for illegal migrants488 local · 720,772 total
• Immediately stop all arms exports to Israel & seek ceasefire in Gaza435 local · 67,305 total
• Call a public inquiry into pro-Israel influence on politics & democracy395 local · 118,874 total
• Appoint a Maternity Commissioner to improve maternity care for mums and babies319 local · 158,421 total
• Apply for the UK to join the European Union as a full member as soon as possible315 local · 136,650 total
• Protect Northern Ireland Veterans from Prosecutions309 local · 209,956 total
• Do not merge section 1 & 2 regulations on firearms licenses304 local · 122,952 total
• Set out a pro-innovation strategy for blockchain and stablecoins301 local · 84,278 total
• End the use of cages and crates for all farmed animals297 local · 108,277 total
• Make all forms of 'geo-engineering' affecting the environment illegal285 local · 160,631 total

About Kensington and Bayswater

Kensington and Bayswater is one of 650 UK parliamentary constituencies that each elect a single Member of Parliament to the House of Commons under the first-past-the-post system. It sits in England and has a registered electorate of 77,306 voters. Boundary reviews run on a regular cycle via the Boundary Commission — the current map was redrawn for the 2024 general election.