# Chelsea (London County Council constituency)

Chelsea was a constituency used for elections to the London County Council between 1889 and the council's abolition, in 1965. The seat shared boundaries with the UK Parliament constituency of the same name.

## Councillors

| Year | Name | Party | Name | Party | Name | Party | Party |
| 1889 | William Æneas Smith | Progressive | George William Osborn | Progressive | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1892 | William Æneas Smith | Progressive | Frank Costelloe | Progressive | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1893 | Edmund Turton | Progressive | Frank Costelloe | Progressive | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1895 | George Cadogan | Moderate | Frank Costelloe | Progressive | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1895 | Cecil Chapman | Moderate | Frank Costelloe | Progressive | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1898 | Emslie Horniman | Progressive | James Jeffery | Progressive | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1907 | Thomas Clarence Edward Goff | Municipal Reform | Ronald Collet Norman | Municipal Reform | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1910 | Ernest Louis Meinertzhagen | Municipal Reform | Ronald Collet Norman | Municipal Reform | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1922 | Ernest Louis Meinertzhagen | Municipal Reform | William Sidney | Municipal Reform | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1933 | Basil Futvoye Marsden-Smedley | Municipal Reform | William Sidney | Municipal Reform | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1934 | Basil Futvoye Marsden-Smedley | Municipal Reform | Catherine Fulford | Conservative | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1946 | John Vaughan-Morgan | Conservative | Catherine Fulford | Conservative | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1949 | John Vaughan-Morgan | Conservative | Catherine Fulford | Conservative | Alexander Lloyd | | Conservative |
| 1952 | Marion Bennett | Conservative | Roderick Edwards | Conservative | Geoffrey Rippon | | Conservative |
| 1958 | Marion Bennett | Conservative | Stuart Townend | Conservative | Geoffrey Rippon | | Conservative |
| 1961 | John Elliott Brooks | Conservative | Stuart Townend | Conservative | Percy Rugg | | Conservative |

## Election results

1889 London County Council election: Chelsea :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Progressive | George William Osborn | 3,170 | | |
| Progressive | William Æneas Smith | 2,512 | | |
| Moderate | Leedham White | 1,774 | | |
| Moderate | W. Jeffrey | 1,647 | | |
| Independent | Charles Mossop | 1,217 | | |
| Independent | Andrew Thompson | 211 | | |
| Progressive win (new seat) | Progressive win (new seat) | Progressive win (new seat) | Progressive win (new seat) | Progressive win (new seat) |
| Progressive win (new seat) | Progressive win (new seat) | Progressive win (new seat) | Progressive win (new seat) | Progressive win (new seat) |
1892 London County Council election: Chelsea :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive | William Æneas Smith | 3,332 |
| Progressive | Frank Costelloe | 3,207 |
| Moderate | Cecil Chapman | 2,930 |
| Moderate | John Humphrey | 2,916 |
| Social Democratic Federation | Harry Quelch | 170 |
| Social Democratic Federation | Walter Geard | 126 |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
1895 London County Council election: Chelsea :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Moderate | George Cadogan | 3,441 |
| Progressive | Frank Costelloe | 3,355 |
| Moderate | Cecil Chapman | 3,338 |
| Progressive | S. Insull | 2,996 |
| Ind. Labour Party | Harold Snelling | 218 |
| Moderate gain from Progressive | Moderate gain from Progressive | Swing |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
In 1898, Horniman and Chapman tied on 3,675 votes after the initial count. A recount reduced Chapman's vote total by two, so Horniman was elected.
1898 London County Council election: Chelsea :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive | James Jeffery | 4,044 |
| Progressive | Emslie Horniman | 3,675 |
| Moderate | Cecil Chapman | 3,673 |
| Moderate | Ernest Louis Meinertzhagen | 3,315 |
| Progressive gain from Moderate | Progressive gain from Moderate | Swing |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
1901 London County Council election: Chelsea :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Progressive | James Jeffery | 4,582 | 31.8 | +4.3 |
| Progressive | Emslie Horniman | 4,481 | 31.1 | +6.1 |
| Conservative | Ernest Louis Meinertzhagen | 2,682 | 18.6 | −4.0 |
| Conservative | William Elliott | 2,659 | 18.5 | −6.5 |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing | | |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing | | |
1904 London County Council election: Chelsea :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive | James Jeffery | 4,224 |
| Progressive | Emslie Horniman | 4,143 |
| Conservative | Euston Sartorius | 3,471 |
| Conservative | Clarence Goff | 3,462 |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
1907 London County Council election: Chelsea :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Municipal Reform | Thomas Clarence Edward Goff | 5,877 |
| | Municipal Reform | Ronald Collet Norman | 5,779 |
| | Progressive | Emslie Horniman | 3,977 |
| | Progressive | John Jeffery | 3,915 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Municipal Reform gain from Progressive | Municipal Reform gain from Progressive | Swing |
| | Municipal Reform gain from Progressive | Municipal Reform gain from Progressive | Swing |
1910 London County Council election: Chelsea :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Municipal Reform | Ronald Collet Norman | 4,935 | 32.1 |
| | Municipal Reform | Ernest Louis Meinertzhagen | 4,886 | 31.7 |
| | Progressive | Leonard Costello | 2,809 | 18.2 |
| | Progressive | John Mackenzie | 2,766 | 18.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,077 | 13.5 |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | |
1913 London County Council election: Chelsea :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Municipal Reform | Ronald Collet Norman | 5,200 | 33.6 | +1.5 |
| | Municipal Reform | Ernest Louis Meinertzhagen | 5,113 | 33.0 | +1.3 |
| | Progressive | Katharine Wallas | 2,598 | 16.8 | −1.4 |
| | Progressive | George Schuster | 2,569 | 16.6 | −1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,515 | 16.2 | +2.7 |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | +1.4 | |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | | |
1919 London County Council election: Chelsea :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Municipal Reform | Ernest Louis Meinertzhagen | Unopposed | n/a | n/a |
| Municipal Reform | Ronald Collet Norman | Unopposed | n/a | n/a |
| Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | n/a | |
| Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | n/a | |
1922 London County Council election: Chelsea :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Municipal Reform | William Sidney | 7,727 | | n/a |
| | Municipal Reform | Ernest Louis Meinertzhagen | 7,655 | | n/a |
| | Labour | J. T. Houlihan | 3,214 | | n/a |
| | Labour | C. M. Merrifield | 3,203 | | n/a |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | n/a |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | n/a | |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | n/a | |
1925 London County Council election: Chelsea :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Municipal Reform | William Sidney | 5,947 |
| | Municipal Reform | Ernest Louis Meinertzhagen | 5,650 |
| | Labour | Dora Russell | 2,640 |
| | Labour | A. L. Walton | 2,141 |
| | Progressive | Iolo Aneurin Williams | 2,141 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
1928 London County Council election: Chelsea :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Municipal Reform | Ernest Louis Meinertzhagen | 6,294 |
| | Municipal Reform | William Sidney | 6,178 |
| | Liberal | Iolo Aneurin Williams | 1,487 |
| | Liberal | Amy Beatrice Huntington | 1,318 |
| | Labour | A. L. Walton | 1,029 |
| | Labour | P. A. Skinner | 980 |
| | Independent Labour | L. W. Potter | 841 |
| | Independent Labour | B. J. Gifford | 823 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
1931 London County Council election: Chelsea :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Municipal Reform | Ernest Louis Meinertzhagen | 6,186 |
| | Municipal Reform | William Sidney | 6,130 |
| | Liberal | E. G. G. Bach | 1,095 |
| | Liberal | E. S. G. Bach | 1,082 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
1934 London County Council election: Chelsea :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Municipal Reform | Basil Marsden-Smedley | 6,174 |
| | Municipal Reform | Catherine Fulford | 6,105 |
| | Labour | L. Arnold | 2,235 |
| | Labour | V. C. Elliott | 2,216 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
1937 London County Council election: Chelsea :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Municipal Reform | Basil Marsden-Smedley | 7,814 |
| | Municipal Reform | Catherine Fulford | 7,685 |
| | Labour | P. A. Skinner | 2,900 |
| | Labour | G. Watson | 2,850 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
1946 London County Council election: Chelsea :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | John Vaughan-Morgan | 6,204 |
| | Conservative | Catherine Fulford | 6,186 |
| | Labour | Mary Louisa Piercy | 2,462 |
| | Labour | R. C. Edmonds | 2,442 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
1949 London County Council election: Chelsea :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Alexander Lloyd | 14,994 | | |
| Conservative | Catherine Fulford | 14,902 | | |
| Conservative | John Vaughan-Morgan | 14,829 | | |
| Labour | R. Edmonds | 4,589 | | |
| Labour | F. L. Tonge | 4,535 | | |
| Labour | Robin Davis | 4,429 | | |
| Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
1952 London County Council election: Chelsea :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Conservative | Roderick Edwards | 15,814 |
| Conservative | Marion Bennett | 15,789 |
| Conservative | Geoffrey Rippon | 15,592 |
| Labour | J. Sofer | 4,587 |
| Labour | H. Atkinson | 4,511 |
| Labour | J. Allen | 4,444 |
| Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
1955 London County Council election: Chelsea :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Conservative | Roderick Edwards | 12,473 |
| Conservative | Marion Edwards | 12,465 |
| Conservative | Geoffrey Rippon | 12,174 |
| Labour | H. J. Davies | 2,406 |
| Labour | S. Fordyce | 2,122 |
| Labour | S. Stratford-Lawrence | 2,049 |
| Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
1958 London County Council election: Chelsea :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Conservative | Marion Bennett | 10,894 |
| Conservative | Stuart Townend | 10,828 |
| Conservative | Geoffrey Rippon | 10,689 |
| Labour | L. Bonham | 2,660 |
| Labour | W. R. Johnson | 2,633 |
| Labour | H. Halpin | 2,626 |
| Liberal | H. Symons | 2,157 |
| Liberal | Ruth Abrahams | 2,139 |
| Liberal | J. Hart | 2,081 |
| Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
1961 London County Council election: Chelsea :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Conservative | John Elliott Brooks | 10,991 |
| Conservative | Percy Rugg | 10,914 |
| Conservative | Stuart Townend | 10,786 |
| Liberal | S. Marsden-Smedley | 2,764 |
| Liberal | Peter Guy Henry Thorold | 2,486 |
| Labour | P. F. Corbett | 2,482 |
| Labour | M. Baxter | 2,469 |
| Liberal | J. L. Spicer | 2,405 |
| Labour | M. Shufeldt | 2,315 |
| Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |