Kensington and Chelsea London Borough Council elections

Kensington and Chelsea London Borough Council in London, England, is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2014, 50 councillors have been elected from 18 wards.[1]
Council elections
| Year | Conservative | Labour | Liberal Democrats[a] | Golborne Community Hundred |
Council control after election | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964[2] | 46 | 14 | 0 | — | Conservative | |
| 1968[3] | 57 | 3 | 0 | Conservative | ||
| 1971[4] | 39 | 21 | 0 | Conservative | ||
| 1974[b] | 45 | 16 | 0 | Conservative | ||
| 1978[c] | 39 | 13 | 0 | 2 | Conservative | |
| 1982[7] | 39 | 15 | 0 | — | Conservative | |
| 1986[8] | 39 | 15 | 0 | Conservative | ||
| 1990 | 39 | 15 | 0 | Conservative | ||
| 1994[d] | 39 | 15 | 0 | Conservative | ||
| 1998[e] | 39 | 15 | 0 | Conservative | ||
| 2002[f] | 42 | 12 | 0 | Conservative | ||
| 2006 | 45 | 9 | 0 | Conservative | ||
| 2010 | 43 | 9 | 2 | Conservative | ||
| 2014[g] | 37 | 12 | 1 | Conservative | ||
| 2018 | 36 | 13 | 1 | Conservative | ||
| 2022 | 35 | 13 | 2 | Conservative | ||
| 2026[12] | 34 | 13 | 3 | Conservative | ||
Borough result maps
2002 results map
2006 results map
2010 results map
2014 results map
2018 results map
2022 results map
2026 results map
By-election results
1964–1968
There were no by-elections.[13]
1968–1971
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | R. H. C. Gresty | 1697 | |||
| Labour | C. Bradley | 195 | |||
| Turnout | 11.9% | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | E. L. P. Seers | 792 | |||
| Conservative | A. J. A. D. Fitzgerald | 630 | |||
| Independent Ratepayers & Tenants | J. A. Dutch | 414 | |||
| Turnout | 34.9% | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. B. Hanham | 1545 | |||
| Liberal | L. Spicer | 472 | |||
| Labour | G. A. Colerick | 194 | |||
| Turnout | 13.8% | ||||
1971–1974
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | D. H. Lewis | 1,499 | |||
| Conservative | E. P. Tomlin | 494 | |||
| Liberal | I. Watson | 149 | |||
| Communist | H. B. Collins | 55 | |||
| Turnout | 17.2% | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | D. J. Scott | 1,350 | |||
| Conservative | M. A. K. Cocks | 962 | |||
| Liberal | P. Russell Scott | 383 | |||
| Communist | M. B. Baxter | 53 | |||
| Turnout | 31.4% | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | A. T. Finch | 1,450 | |||
| Conservative | S. A. O'Callaghan | 416 | |||
| Liberal | F. Walker | 344 | |||
| Turnout | 17.9% | ||||
1974–1978
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Patricia M. L. Webster | 668 | |||
| Conservative | David P. H. Amory | 184 | |||
| Liberal | Richard G. Pierce | 66 | |||
| Independent | Edouard P. D'Aubreys | 33 | |||
| Independent Labour | Edgar Rennie | 19 | |||
| Save London Action Group | Derek A. A. Kersey | 10 | |||
| Turnout | 16.0 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Antony M. Carr-Gomm | 873 | |||
| Liberal | Jennifer M. Ware | 373 | |||
| Save London Action Group | Patrick B. Horsley | 137 | |||
| Labour | Gillian Ryall | 96 | |||
| Turnout | 25.9 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Arthur J. Thomas | 713 | |||
| Conservative | Paul S. Serfaty | 236 | |||
| Independent | Edouard P. D'Aubreys | 78 | |||
| Save London Action Group | Eizabeth J. Dallas-Ross | 12 | |||
| Turnout | 17.5 | ||||
1990–1994
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Patrick Mason | 946 | 76.5 | ||
| Conservative | Paul J. Jones | 164 | 13.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Adam J. Weitzman | 127 | 10.3 | ||
| Turnout | 27.7 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Patrick Younge.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Sarah C. Bonner | 657 | 70.0 | ||
| Conservative | Rupert L. A. Cecil | 172 | 18.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Adam J. Weitzman | 78 | 8.3 | ||
| Green | Ajay Burlingham-Johnson | 32 | 3.4 | ||
| Turnout | 20.8 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Ann Bond.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Allah Y. M. Lasharie | 471 | 55.2 | ||
| Conservative | Richard J. Mayson | 311 | 36.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Robert C. H. Boddington | 72 | 8.4 | ||
| Turnout | 18.0 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Benjamin Bousquet.
1994–1998
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Alastair G. T. Wood | 917 | |||
| Conservative | Edwin Lloyd | 459 | |||
| Independent | George P. Oliver | 86 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Mary England | 78 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Robert Weems.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Gary Mond | 848 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Alexandra D. Jones | 302 | |||
| Labour | Jane Armstrong | 197 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr Elizabeth Russell.
1998–2002
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Terence M. Buxton | 885 | 43.1 | +3.6 | |
| Labour | Caroline Ellis | 530 | 25.8 | −3.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | John G. Drake | 460 | 22.4 | +0.9 | |
| Independent | Malcolm D. Spalding | 177 | 8.6 | −1.6 | |
| Majority | 355 | 17.3 | |||
| Turnout | 2,052 | 28.7 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Timothy Tannock.
2002–2006
There were no by-elections.[17]
2006–2010
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Quentin N. J. Marshall | 1,748 | 76.4 | −0.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Kingsley | 326 | 14.3 | +2.3 | |
| Labour | Christabel B. Gurney | 213 | 9.3 | −1.3 | |
| Majority | 1,422 | 62.1 | |||
| Turnout | 2,287 | 39.8 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Margot James.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Carol Caruana | 634 | 46.9 | +16.8 | |
| Conservative | Samia Betayeb | 330 | 24.4 | +3.2 | |
| Labour | Amir Akhrif | 300 | 22.2 | −19.2 | |
| Green | Melan Ebrahimi-Fardouee | 77 | 5.7 | −1.5 | |
| Independent | Elsa Chagas | 10 | 0.7 | +0.7 | |
| Majority | 304 | 22.5 | |||
| Turnout | 1,351 | 24.0 | |||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Marianne Alapini.
2010–2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Rock Feilding-Mellen | 649 | 75.0 | +17.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Martin Wilson | 146 | 16.9 | −4.8 | |
| UKIP | Bruce Machan | 70 | 8.1 | N/A | |
| Majority | 503 | 58.2 | |||
| Turnout | 865 | 14.0 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Joan Hanham.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Gerard Hargreaves | 602 | 41.2 | −10.2 | |
| Labour | Mabel McKeown | 583 | 39.9 | +15.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Kosta | 180 | 12.3 | −10.8 | |
| Green | Julia Stephenson | 51 | 3.5 | N/A | |
| UKIP | David Coburn | 49 | 3.1 | −2.1 | |
| Majority | 19 | 1.3 | |||
| Turnout | 1,462 | 24.9 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Mark Daley.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Linda Wade | 703 | 44.8 | +24.1 | |
| Conservative | Malcolm Spalding | 594 | 37.8 | −12.5 | |
| Labour | Joel Bishop | 151 | 9.6 | −11.5 | |
| Independent | Elizabeth Arbuthnot | 49 | 3.1 | N/A | |
| Independent | Jack Bovill | 29 | 1.8 | N/A | |
| Green | Michael Enright | 26 | 1.7 | −8.5 | |
| UKIP | Richard Bridgeman | 20 | 1.1 | N/A | |
| Majority | 109 | 6.9 | |||
| Turnout | 1,570 | 24.0 | |||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Barry Phelps.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Louis Mosley | 1,975 | 91.9 | +26.1 | |
| Labour | Mark D. Sautter | 89 | 4.1 | −8.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Mary T. L. Harris | 86 | 4.0 | −15.2 | |
| Majority | 1,886 | 87.8 | |||
| Turnout | 2,150 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr Iain Hanham.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Sam Mackover | 663 | 71.7 | +5.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | John Blamey | 100 | 10.8 | −6.2 | |
| Labour | Keith Stirling | 82 | 8.9 | −1.9 | |
| UKIP | David Coburn | 80 | 8.6 | N/A | |
| Majority | 563 | 60.9 | |||
| Turnout | 925 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr Andrew Dalton.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Catherine Faulks | 675 | 43.8 | −10.9 | |
| Labour | Beinazir Lasharie | 438 | 28.4 | +5.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Kosta | 358 | 23.2 | +2.2 | |
| UKIP | Peter Stringfellow | 70 | 4.5 | N/A | |
| Majority | 237 | 15.4 | |||
| Turnout | 1,540 | 24 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Andrew Lamont.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Abbas Barkhordar | 650 | 70.3 | +3.7 | |
| Labour | Mark Sautter | 103 | 11.1 | −1.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Moya Denman | 101 | 10.9 | −8.3 | |
| UKIP | Raheem Kassam | 71 | 7.7 | N/A | |
| Majority | 547 | 59.2 | |||
| Turnout | 925 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr Shireen Ritchie.
2014–2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Kim Taylor-Smith | 2,349 | 69.4 | ||
| Labour | Isabel Grace | 693 | 20.5 | ||
| Independent | Ian Henderson | 343 | 10.1 | ||
| Majority | 1,656 | 48.9 | |||
| Turnout | 3,385 | 52.3 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Merrick Cockell.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Sarah Addenbrooke | 1,716 | |||
| Conservative | Anne Cyron | 1,470 | |||
| Labour | Benjamin Fernando | 395 | |||
| Labour | Nigel Wilkins | 298 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Jeremy Good | 220 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Owen | 210 | |||
| UKIP | Richard Braine | 85 | |||
| UKIP | Jack Bovill | 76 | |||
| Majority | 1,075 | ||||
| Turnout | 46.4 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called following the resignations of Cllrs Victoria Borwick MP and Joanna Gardner.
2018–2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Kasim Ali | 719 | 55.4 | −15.0 | |
| Conservative | Samia Bentayeb | 306 | 23.6 | +1.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Alexandra Tatton-Brown | 145 | 11.2 | +3.5 | |
| UKIP | Callum Hutton | 68 | 5.2 | +5.2 | |
| Green | Angela Georgievski | 61 | 4.7 | +4.7 | |
| Majority | 413 | 31.8 | |||
| Turnout | 1,299 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Robert Thompson.
2022–2026
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Stéphanie Petit | 902 | 51.0 | ||
| Labour | Monica Press | 514 | 29.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Finlay Dargan | 229 | 13.0 | ||
| Green | Heloise Hunter | 123 | 7.0 | ||
| Majority | 388 | 22.0 | |||
| Turnout | 1,768 | 46.2 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Stuart Graham.
Footnotes
- ↑ Liberal Party, 1964–1978; SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1982–1986
- ↑ Boundary changes increased the number of seats by one.[5]
- ↑ Boundary changes reduced the number of seats by seven.[6]
- ↑ Boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same.[n 1][n 2]
- ↑ Boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same.[n 3]
- ↑ Boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same.[9][10]
- ↑ Boundary changes reduced the number of seats by four.[11]
References
- ↑ "Councillors". The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. Archived from the original on 14 September 2009. Retrieved 8 October 2009.
- ↑ "London Borough Council Elections 7 May 1964" (PDF). London County Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 February 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2026.
- ↑ "London Borough Council Elections 9 May 1968" (PDF). Greater London Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 January 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2026.
- ↑ "London Borough Council Elections 13 May 1971" (PDF). Greater London Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 January 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 "London Borough Council Elections 2 May 1974" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 February 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 "London Borough Council Elections 4 May 1978" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
- ↑ "London Borough Council Elections 6 May 1982" (PDF). Greater London Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2026.
- ↑ "London Borough Council Elections 8 May 1986" (PDF). London Residuary Body. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2026.
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- 1 2 "London Borough Council Elections 2 May 2002" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 "London Borough Council Elections 22 May 2014" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 March 2024. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
- ↑ "Kensington & Chelsea election result - Local Elections 2026". BBC News. Retrieved 13 May 2026.
- ↑ "London Borough Council Elections 9 May 1968" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 January 2015. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
- 1 2 3 "London Borough Council Elections 13 May 1971" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 January 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
- 1 2 3 "London Borough Council By-elections May 1990 to May 1994" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- 1 2 "London Borough Council Elections 7 May 1998 including the Greater London Authority Referendum results" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- ↑ "London Borough Council Elections 4 May 2006" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ↑ "Election result for Brompton Ward". The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. 6 May 2008. Retrieved 8 October 2009.
- ↑ "Lib Dems win their first K&C council seat". London Informer. 23 July 2009. Retrieved 8 October 2009.
- ↑ "Colville By-election result". The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. Archived from the original on 3 July 2011. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
- ↑ "Holland Ward - local election results". The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. Archived from the original on 3 July 2011. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
- ↑ "Cremorne Ward - local election results September 2010". The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. Archived from the original on 3 July 2011. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
- ↑ "Earl's Court - local election results September 2010". The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. Archived from the original on 3 July 2011. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
- ↑ Heseltine, Emma (10 October 2011). "Conservatives hold Norland seat but majority is slashed". Kensington and Chelsea Chronicle. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
- ↑ "Stanley Ward By-election May 2015". The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
- ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Abingdon Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
- ↑ "Dalgarno Ward — Kensington and Chelsea". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
- ↑ "Election results for Norland 2nd May 2024". The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
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