# Kensington South (London County Council constituency)

Kensington South 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 | Charles Hallyburton Campbell | Moderate | Walter Haweis James | Moderate | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1893 | Charles Hallyburton Campbell | Moderate | Charles Thompson Beresford-Hope | Moderate | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1896 | Charles Hallyburton Campbell | Moderate | Richard Robinson | Moderate | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1898 | Charles Hallyburton Campbell | Moderate | Richard Robinson | Moderate | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1904 | Frederic Thesiger | Moderate | Richard Robinson | Moderate | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1905 | Charles Frederick Colvile | Moderate | Richard Robinson | Moderate | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1907 | Elijah Baxter Forman | Municipal Reform | Richard Robinson | Moderate | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1910 | William Frederick Cavaye | Municipal Reform | William Whitaker Thompson | Municipal Reform | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1913 | William Frederick Cavaye | Municipal Reform | Augustus Gilbert Colvile | Municipal Reform | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1919 | William Frederick Cavaye | Municipal Reform | Henry Vincent Rowe | Municipal Reform | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1925 | Lady Trustram Eve | Municipal Reform | Henry Vincent Rowe | Municipal Reform | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1927 | Lady Trustram Eve | Municipal Reform | Frederick Williams | Municipal Reform | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1929 | Lady Trustram Eve | Municipal Reform | Charlotte Keeling | Municipal Reform | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1931 | Alexander Henry Melvill Wedderburn | Municipal Reform | Charlotte Keeling | Municipal Reform | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1934 | Robert Jenkins | Municipal Reform | Charlotte Keeling | Municipal Reform | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1935 | Robert Jenkins | Municipal Reform | Angela, Countess of Limerick | Municipal Reform | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1946 | Robert Jenkins | Municipal Reform | Elizabeth Evelyn Pepler | Conservative | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1949 | Ian Harvey | Conservative | Elizabeth Evelyn Pepler | Conservative | Cecilia Petrie | | Conservative |
| 1952 | John Gerald Gapp | Conservative | Elizabeth Evelyn Pepler | Conservative | Cecilia Petrie | | Conservative |
| 1955 | Robert Lewis Vigars | Conservative | Elizabeth Evelyn Pepler | Conservative | Cecilia Petrie | | Conservative |
| 1961 | Robert Lewis Vigars | Conservative | John O. Udal | Conservative | Cecilia Petrie | | Conservative |

## Election results

1889 London County Council election: Kensington South :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Moderate | Charles Hallyburton Campbell | 2,086 | | |
| Moderate | Walter Haweis James | 2,015 | | |
| Progressive | T. Melladew | 861 | | |
| Moderate | Jubal Webb | 738 | | |
| Moderate | William A. Lindsay | 629 | | |
| Independent | J. W. Duffield | 596 | | |
| Moderate win (new seat) | Moderate win (new seat) | Moderate win (new seat) | Moderate win (new seat) | Moderate win (new seat) |
| Moderate win (new seat) | Moderate win (new seat) | Moderate win (new seat) | Moderate win (new seat) | Moderate win (new seat) |
1892 London County Council election: Kensington South :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Moderate | Charles Hallyburton Campbell | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| Moderate | Walter Haweis James | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| Moderate hold | Moderate hold | Swing | N/A | |
| Moderate hold | Moderate hold | Swing | N/A | |
1893 Kensington South by-election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Moderate | Charles Thompson Beresford-Hope | 2,217 | |
| Independent Progressive | Jubal Webb | 891 | |
| Moderate hold | Moderate hold | Swing | N/A |
1895 London County Council election: Kensington South :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Moderate | Charles Thompson Beresford-Hope | 3,132 | |
| Moderate | Charles Hallyburton Campbell | 3,085 | |
| Progressive | M. Williams | 872 | |
| Progressive | J. Braye | 543 | |
| Moderate hold | Moderate hold | Swing | N/A |
| Moderate hold | Moderate hold | Swing | N/A |
1898 London County Council election: Kensington South :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Moderate | Charles Hallyburton Campbell | 3,078 |
| Moderate | Richard Robinson | 3,056 |
| Progressive | S. Mayer | 648 |
| Progressive | I. A. Symmons | 639 |
| Moderate hold | Moderate hold | Swing |
| Moderate hold | Moderate hold | Swing |
1901 London County Council election: Kensington South :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Charles Hallyburton Campbell | 2,264 | 37.6 | −3.9 |
| Conservative | Richard Robinson | 2,253 | 37.4 | 3.8 |
| Progressive | Edward Holton Coumbe | 758 | 12.6 | +3.9 |
| Progressive | Rodney John Fennessy | 754 | 12.5 | +3.9 |
| Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -3.9 | |
1904 London County Council election: Kensington South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Richard Robinson | 3,538 |
| | Conservative | Frederic Thesiger | 3,519 |
| | Progressive | Philip Carr | 682 |
| | Progressive | H. J. Norton | 660 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
1907 London County Council election: Kensington South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Municipal Reform | Richard Robinson | 5,869 |
| | Municipal Reform | Elijah Baxter Forman | 5,834 |
| | Progressive | V. R. Aronson | 788 |
| | Progressive | W. James | 770 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
1910 London County Council election: Kensington South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Municipal Reform | William Frederick Cavaye | 4,752 |
| | Municipal Reform | William Whitaker Thompson | 4,701 |
| | Progressive | J. E. Allen | 566 |
| | Progressive | John Llewellyn Williams | 543 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
1913 London County Council election: Kensington South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Municipal Reform | William Frederick Cavaye | 5,072 | 44.1 | −0.9 |
| | Municipal Reform | Augustus Gilbert Colvile | 4,997 | 43.4 | −1.1 |
| | Progressive | F. C. Jarvis | 731 | 6.3 | +1.0 |
| | Progressive | Harry Christopher Bickmore | 713 | 6.2 | +1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,266 | 37.1 | −2.1 |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | -1.0 | |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | -1.0 | |
1919 London County Council election: Kensington South :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Municipal Reform | William Frederick Cavaye | Unopposed | n/a | n/a |
| Municipal Reform | Henry Vincent Rowe | 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: Kensington South :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Municipal Reform | William Frederick Cavaye | Unopposed | n/a | n/a |
| Municipal Reform | Henry Vincent Rowe | Unopposed | n/a | 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: Kensington South :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Municipal Reform | Fanny Jean Turing | Unopposed | n/a | n/a |
| Municipal Reform | Henry Vincent Rowe | Unopposed | n/a | n/a |
| Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | n/a | |
| Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | n/a | |
1928 London County Council election: Kensington South :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Municipal Reform | Fanny Jean Turing | Unopposed | n/a | n/a |
| Municipal Reform | Frederick Williams | Unopposed | n/a | n/a |
| Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | n/a | |
| Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | n/a | |
Kensington South by-election, 1929 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Municipal Reform | Charlotte Keeling | 5,816 |
| Labour | M. L. Piercy | 943 |
| Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
1931 London County Council election: Kensington South :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Municipal Reform | Charlotte Keeling | Unopposed | n/a | n/a |
| Municipal Reform | Alexander Henry Melvill Wedderburn | Unopposed | n/a | n/a |
| Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | n/a | |
| Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | n/a | |
1934 London County Council election: Kensington South :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Municipal Reform | Robert Jenkins | Unopposed | n/a | n/a |
| Municipal Reform | Charlotte Keeling | Unopposed | n/a | n/a |
| Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | n/a | |
| Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | n/a | |
1937 London County Council election: Kensington South :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Municipal Reform | Angela, Countess of Limerick | 14,350 | | n/a |
| Municipal Reform | Robert Jenkins | 14,323 | | n/a |
| Labour | L. Clive | 1,650 | | n/a |
| Labour | C. Rothwell | 1,562 | | n/a |
| Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | n/a | |
| Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | n/a | |
1946 London County Council election: Kensington South :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ±% |
| Conservative | Robert Jenkins | 13,234 | |
| Conservative | Elizabeth Evelyn Halton | 13,106 | |
| Labour | M. J. Thomas | 2,192 | n/a |
| Labour | H. Budd | 2,160 | n/a |
| Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
1949 London County Council election: Kensington South :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Ian Harvey | 21,400 | | |
| Conservative | Elizabeth Evelyn Pepler | 21,126 | | |
| Conservative | Cecilia Petrie | 21,077 | | |
| Labour | A. L. Grieves | 3,781 | | |
| Labour | F. D. Winterton | 3,627 | | |
| Labour | M. M. Yorke | 3,548 | | |
| Union Movement | V. C. Burgess | 646 | | |
| Union Movement | R. J. A. Hamer | 607 | | |
| 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: Kensington South :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Conservative | Elizabeth Evelyn Pepler | 20,523 |
| Conservative | John Gerald Gapp | 20,521 |
| Conservative | Cecilia Petrie | 20,489 |
| Labour | E. Newman | 2,471 |
| Labour | P. E. Williamson | 2,414 |
| Labour | C. Cranage | 2,410 |
| Union Movement | V. C. Burgess | 560 |
| Union Movement | S. F. Vine | 442 |
| Union Movement | O. Grose | 418 |
| Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
1955 London County Council election: Kensington South :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Conservative | Cecilia Petrie | 16,235 |
| Conservative | Elizabeth Evelyn Pepler | 16,137 |
| Conservative | Robert Lewis Viggars | 16,018 |
| Labour | T. Ponsonby | 1,953 |
| Labour | K. Daniels | 1,798 |
| Labour | J. Holland | 1,779 |
| Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
1958 London County Council election: Kensington South :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Conservative | Cecilia Petrie | 12,956 |
| Conservative | Elizabeth Evelyn Pepler | 12,745 |
| Conservative | Robert Lewis Viggars | 13,006 |
| Labour | T. P. Morris | 2,118 |
| Labour | R. Twite | 2,082 |
| Labour | M. J. Barber | 2,010 |
| Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
1961 London County Council election: Kensington South :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Conservative | Cecilia Petrie | 13,110 |
| Conservative | Robert Lewis Viggars | 13,006 |
| Conservative | John O. Udal | 12,944 |
| Liberal | Margaret Nielson | 1,973 |
| Liberal | John Pardoe | 1,954 |
| Liberal | Anthony Arthur William Dix | 1,951 |
| Labour | I. S. Richard | 1,377 |
| Labour | Alan Jinkinson | 1,188 |
| Labour | C. J. Cowling | 1,115 |
| Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |