2013 Hampstead and Kilburn Conservative primary

April 2023 July 2013 Conservative Party (UK) parliamentary primary in Hampstead and Kilburn, 2013 United Kingdom presidential no 30 January 2013 File:No_image.svg Simon Marcus 0087DC File:Official_portrait_of_Seema_Kennedy_crop_2.jpg Seema Kennedy 0087DC File:Official_portrait_of_Alex_Burghart_crop_2.jpg Alex Burghart 0087DC Prospective Parliamentary Candidate Simon Marcus The Hampstead and Kilburn Conservative Party parliamentary primary of 2013 was the 1st open primary election used to select the Conservative Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for the North London constituency of Hampstead and Kilburn. The election was held on Wednesday 30 January 2013 under the first-past-the-post system. It was the third primary organised by a Conservative Association to select a PPC, after Totnes and Gosport. However, unlike previous primaries, voting took place at a public meeting rather than by postal ballot. At the time, the seat was held by Glenda Jackson, a long serving Labour MP and as due to the close race in 2010, was the Conservatives' number one target seat at the 2015 election. Background At the 2010 general election, the incumbent MP Glenda Jackson retained her seat by just 42 votes, the closest margin in England out of all the election results in that election. However, in June 2011, she announced that she would retire from politics, presuming that the Coalition Government survived to 2015.Glenda Jackson won't stand in next election http://www.hamhigh.co.uk/news/glenda_jackson_won_t_stand_in_next_election_1_931028 Ham & High 23 June 2011 9 February 2013 5 September 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140905173850/http://www.hamhigh.co.uk/news/glenda_jackson_won_t_stand_in_next_election_1_931028 dead On 13 December 2012, the Hampstead and Kilburn Conservative Association announced that the selection of the party's Prospective Parliamentary Candidate would be opened up to the public, including those not affiliated with the Conservative Party. The three shortlisted candidates were announced on the same day.Residents set to vote on Conservative Parliamentary candidate for Hampstead & Kilburn http://www.hampsteadandkilburn.org/news/residents-set-vote-conservative-parliamentary-candidate-hampstead-kilburn Hampstead and Kilburn Conservatives 13 December 2012 During the campaign, the three candidates met with constituents at stalls to answer questions and raise awareness of the vote.Parliamentary Selection Street Stall – Meet Cllr Simon Marcus this Saturday http://www.hampsteadandkilburn.org/news/parliamentary-selection-street-stall-meet-cllr-simon-marcus-saturday Hampstead and Kilburn Conservatives 13 January 2013 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160304065648/http://www.hampsteadandkilburn.org/news/parliamentary-selection-street-stall-meet-cllr-simon-marcus-saturday 4 March 2016 MP Parliamentary Selection Street Stall – Meet Alex Burghart http://www.hampsteadandkilburn.org/news/mp-parliamentary-selection-street-stall-meet-alex-burghart Hampstead and Kilburn Conservatives 4 January 2013 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160304063133/http://www.hampsteadandkilburn.org/news/mp-parliamentary-selection-street-stall-meet-alex-burghart 4 March 2016 MP Parliamentary Selection Street Stall – Meet Seema Kennedy http://www.hampsteadandkilburn.org/news/mp-parliamentary-selection-street-stall-meet-seema-kennedy Hampstead and Kilburn Conservatives 8 January 2013 dead https://archive.today/20130414211507/http://www.hampsteadandkilburn.org/news/mp-parliamentary-selection-street-stall-meet-seema-kennedy 14 April 2013 Candidates Alex Burghart, Director of Policy at the Centre for Social Justice. Later became MP for Brentwood and Ongar at the 2017 election. Seema Kennedy, the unsuccessful Conservative PCC for Ashton-under-Lyne at the last election. Later became MP for South Ribble at the 2015 election Cllr Simon Marcus, a local councillor Result At a public meeting held at Hampstead Synagogue, Simon Marcus was selected as the PCC for Hampstead and Kilburn.Simon Marcus selected as candidate for Hampstead and Kilburn http://www.conservatives.com/News/News_stories/2013/01/Simon_Marcus_selected_as_PPC.aspx The Conservative Party 30 January 2013 The local Association estimated that over 200 people attended. Seema Kennedy went on to be selected to be the candidate in South Ribble in Lancashire. She was elected the MP there holding the seat for the Conservatives. Kennedy served until standing down at the 2019 general election. Alex Burghart was elected as MP for Brentwood and Ongar at the 2017 general election and since 2021 has served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Apprenticeships and Skills. Aftermath Against the national swing, Labour candidate Tulip Siddiq held the seat at the 2015 general election with a slightly increased majority. General election 2015: Hampstead and KilburnElection Data 2015 http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2015.txt Electoral Calculus 17 October 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151017112223/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2015.txt 17 October 2015http://camden.gov.uk/ccm/content/council-and-democracy/elections-and-voting/parliamentary-election-2015-results.en Parliamentary Election 2015 Results camden.gov.uk 18 March 2020 10 May 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150510212034/http://www.camden.gov.uk/ccm/content/council-and-democracy/elections-and-voting/parliamentary-election-2015-results.en deadhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000727 BBC News – Election 2015 – Hampstead & Kilburn Parliamentary Constituency BBC Labour Party (UK) Tulip Siddiq 23,977 44.4 +11.6 Conservative Party (UK) Simon Marcus 22,839 42.3 +9.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Maajid Nawaz 3,039 5.6 −25.6 Green Party of England and Wales Rebecca Johnson 2,387 4.4 +3.0 UK Independence Party Magnus Nielsen 1,532 2.8 +2.1 Independent politician The Eurovisionary Carroll (deceased)* 113 0.2 N/A U Party Robin Ellison 77 0.1 N/A 1,138 2.1 +2.0 53,964 67.3 +1.0 80,195 Labour Party (UK) +1.0 See also Conservative Party (UK) parliamentary primaries, 2009 References External links Hampstead and Kilburn Conservatives – website of local Conservative Association Hampstead and Kilburn Conservative primary,2013 Hampstead and Kilburn Conservative primary Hampstead and Kilburn,2013 Hampstead and Kilburn Conservative primary Category:Hampstead Hampstead and Kilburn Conservative primary,2013 Hampstead and Kilburn Conservative primary,2013