Kensington and Chelsea London Borough Council elections
Local elections in London, England
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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
- 1964 Kensington and Chelsea London Borough Council election
- 1968 Kensington and Chelsea London Borough Council election
- 1971 Kensington and Chelsea London Borough Council election
- 1974 Kensington and Chelsea London Borough Council election (boundary changes increased the number of seats by one)[2]
- 1978 Kensington and Chelsea London Borough Council election (boundary changes reduced the number of seats by seven)[3]
- 1982 Kensington and Chelsea London Borough Council election
- 1986 Kensington and Chelsea London Borough Council election
- 1990 Kensington and Chelsea London Borough Council election
- 1994 Kensington and Chelsea London Borough Council election (boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[n 1][n 2]
- 1998 Kensington and Chelsea London Borough Council election (boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[n 3]
- 2002 Kensington and Chelsea London Borough Council election (boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[4][5]
- 2006 Kensington and Chelsea London Borough Council election
- 2010 Kensington and Chelsea London Borough Council election
- 2014 Kensington and Chelsea London Borough Council election (boundary changes reduced the number of seats by four)[6]
- 2018 Kensington and Chelsea London Borough Council election
- 2022 Kensington and Chelsea London Borough Council election
- 2026 Kensington and Chelsea London Borough Council election
Borough result maps
By-election results
1964–1968
There were no by-elections.[7]
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 | 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 | ||||
1978–1982
1982–1986
1986–1990
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.[11]
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.