A Paddington borough constituency has three times been recommended during early stages of Boundary Commission inquiries, only to be altered before the final report was issued.
[2] The Government brought in a Representation of the People Bill based on the recommendations, but after pressure from some affected local authorities, decided to give extra seats to some towns and cities where the electorate had resulted in the area narrowly missing out on an additional Member.
In their 1967 Christmas message to their fans, Christmastime Is Here Again!, the Beatles included a skit where a game-show winner is "elected as an independent candidate for Paddington!
When the first general election was called on the new boundaries, both sitting MPs, Arthur Latham (North) and Nicholas Scott (South), stood in the new constituency.
[8] Labour recognised that the seat was vulnerable but hoped that Latham's good constituency reputation would give him a personal vote.
[9] Wheeler, who needed a 3.3% swing to win, campaigned on giving the many council tenants in the constituency the ability to manage their own flats.
It also included four wards of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea: Colville, Golborne, Notting Barns and St Charles.