# 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.

## 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)
* 1978 Kensington and Chelsea London Borough Council election (boundary changes reduced the number of seats by seven)
* 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)
* 1998 Kensington and Chelsea London Borough Council election (boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
* 2002 Kensington and Chelsea London Borough Council election (boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
* 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)
* 2018 Kensington and Chelsea London Borough Council election
* 2022 Kensington and Chelsea London Borough Council election

## Borough result maps

* 2002 results map
* 2006 results map
* 2010 results map
* 2014 results map
* 2018 results map
* 2022 results map

## By-election results
### 1964-1968

There were no by-elections.

### 1968-1971

Redcliffe by-election, 1 May 1969 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | R. H. C. Gresty | 1697 | |
| | Labour | C. Bradley | 195 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 11.9% |
South Stanley by-election, 19 March 1970 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Mrs E. L. P. Seers | 792 | |
| | Conservative | A. J. A. D. Fitzgerald | 630 | |
| | Independent Ratepayers & Tenants | J. A. Dutch | 414 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 34.9% |
Holland by-election, 24 September 1970 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Mrs J. B. Hanham | 1545 | |
| | Liberal | L. Spicer | 472 | |
| | Labour | G. A. Colerick | 194 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 13.8% |

### 1971-1974

St Charles by-election, 8 July 1971 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | D. H. Lewis | 1,499 | |
| | Conservative | E. P. Tomlin | 494 | |
| | Liberal | Miss I. Watson | 149 | |
| | Communist | H. B. Collins | 55 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 17.2% |
Norland by-election, 7 June 1973 :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | | 31.4% |
St Charles by-election, 7 June 1973 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | A. T. Finch | 1,450 | |
| | Conservative | Miss S. A. O'Callaghan | 416 | |
| | Liberal | F. Walker | 344 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 17.9% |

### 1974-1978

Golborne by-election, 11 July 1974 :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | | 16.0 |
Abingdon by-election, 30 October 1975 :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | | 25.9 |
Golborne by-election, 30 October 1975 :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | | 17.5 |

### 1990-1994

Golborne by-election, 20 June 1991 :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | | 27.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Patrick A. Younge.
Golborne by-election, 18 June 1992 :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | | 20.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Ann E. Bond.
Avondale by-election, 17 September 1992 :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | | 18.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Benjamin T. Bousquet.

### 1994-1998

South Stanley by-election, 4 May 1995 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Alastair G. T. Wood | 917 |
| | Conservative | Edwin Lloyd | 459 |
| | Independent | George P. Oliver | 86 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mary England | 78 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Robert A. Weems.
Queen's Gate by-election, 2 May 1996 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Gary Stephen Mond | 848 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alexandra D. Jones | 302 |
| | Labour | Jane Armstrong | 197 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Elizabeth A. Russell.

### 1998-2002

Earls Court by-election, 4 May 2000 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 355 | 17.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,052 | 28.7 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Timothy C. A. Tannock.

### 2002-2006

There were no by-elections.

### 2006-2010

Brompton by-election, 1 May 2008 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,422 | 62.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,287 | 39.8 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Margot C. James.
Colville by-election, 22 July 2009 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 304 | 22.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,351 | 24.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Marianne Alapini.

### 2010-2014

Holland by-election, 22 July 2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Rock Feilding-Mellen | 649 | 75.0 | +19.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Wilson | 146 | 16.9 | −3.2 |
| | UKIP | Bruce Machan | 70 | 8.1 | +8.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 503 | 58.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 865 | 14.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Ms. Joan B. Hanham.
Cremorne by-election, 16 September 2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Gerard Hargreaves | 602 | 41.2 | −9.0 |
| | Labour | Mabel McKeown | 583 | 39.9 | +16.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Kosta | 180 | 12.3 | −9.6 |
| | Green | Julia Stephenson | 51 | 3.5 | +3.5 |
| | UKIP | David Coburn | 49 | 3.1 | +1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 19 | 1.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,462 | 24.9 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Mark P. Daley.
Earls Court by-election, 16 September 2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Linda Wade | 703 | 44.8 | +24.2 |
| | Conservative | Malcolm Spalding | 594 | 37.8 | −7.1 |
| | Labour | Joel Bishop | 151 | 9.6 | −9.2 |
| | Independent | Elizabeth Mary Arbuthnot | 49 | 3.1 | −2.7 |
| | Independent | Jack Bovill | 29 | 1.8 | +1.8 |
| | Green | Michael Enright | 26 | 1.7 | −8.3 |
| | UKIP | Richard Bridgeman | 20 | 1.1 | +1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 109 | 6.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,570 | 24.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Barry Phelps.
Brompton by-election, 9 June 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Louis Mosley | 1,975 |
| | Labour | Mark D. Sautter | 89 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ms. Mary T. L. Harris | 86 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Iain W. F. Hanham.
Queen's Gate by-election, 9 June 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Sam Mackover | 663 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Blamey | 100 |
| | Labour | Keith Stirling | 82 |
| | UKIP | David Coburn | 80 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Andrew S. Dalton.
Norland by-election, 6 October 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Catherine Faulks | 675 | 43.8 | −11.6 |
| | Labour | Beinazir Lasharie | 438 | 28.4 | +5.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Kosta | 358 | 23.2 | +2.0 |
| | UKIP | Peter Stringfellow | 70 | 4.5 | +4.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 237 | 15.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,540 | 24 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Andrew F. Lamont.
Brompton by-election, 28 June 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Abbas Barkhordar | 650 |
| | Labour | Mark Sautter | 103 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ms. Moya Denman | 101 |
| | UKIP | Raheem Kassam | 71 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Ms. Shireen O. Ritchie.

### 2014-2018

Stanley by-election, 7 May 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Kim Taylor-Smith | 2,349 | 69.4 |
| | Labour | Isabel Grace | 693 | 20.5 |
| | Independent | Ian Henderson | 343 | 10.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1656 | 48.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3385 | 52.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Merrick Cockell.
Abingdon by-election, 5 May 2016 (2 seats) :
| 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 |
| Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the resignations of Victoria Borwick MP and Cllr. Joanna Gardner.

### 2018-2022

Dalgarno by-election, 21 March 2019 :
| Party | 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 Dorrington Hutton | 68 | 5.2 | +5.2 |
| | Green | Angela Georgievski | 61 | 4.7 | +4.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 413 | 31.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,299 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Robert Thompson.

### 2022-2026

Norland by-election, 2 May 2024 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 388 | 22.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,768 | 46.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Stuart Graham.

## Footnotes

* ↑ The Kensington and Chelsea and Westminster (London Borough Boundaries) Order 1993
* ↑ The North and Central London (London Borough Boundaries) Order 1993
* ↑ The Kensington and Chelsea and Hammersmith and Fulham (London Borough Boundaries) Order 1995