# Kensington North (London County Council constituency)

Kensington North 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 | Frederick Frye | Progressive | John Lloyd | Progressive | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1892 | Frederick Charles Baum | Progressive | John Lloyd | Progressive | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1892 | Richard Baxter Doake | Progressive | John Lloyd | Progressive | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1895 | William Henry Fox | Moderate | James Biggs Porter | Moderate | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1898 | George Edmund Septimus Fryer | Moderate | James Biggs Porter | Moderate | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1901 | Henry Lorenzo Jephson | Progressive | Walter Pope | Progressive | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1907 | David Davis | Municipal Reform | Charles Lancelot Andrewes Skinner | Municipal Reform | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1911 | David Davis | Municipal Reform | Cecil Levita | Municipal Reform | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1930 | Patrick Buchan-Hepburn | Municipal Reform | Cecil Levita | Municipal Reform | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1931 | Henry Robinson | Municipal Reform | Cecil Levita | Municipal Reform | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1937 | Helen Bentwich | Labour | Ivan Power | Labour | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1940 | Helen Bentwich | Labour | Donald Daines | Labour | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1946 | Leonard Foster Browne | Labour | Eva Hubback | Labour | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 | Two seats until 1949 |
| 1949 | Francis J. Clark | Conservative | Edith Deakin | Conservative | Denis Charles Griffiths | | Conservative |
| 1949 | Francis J. Clark | Conservative | Edith Deakin | Conservative | Jack Cooper | | Labour |
| 1952 | Olive M. Wilson | Labour | Anna Grieves | Labour | Donald Chesworth | | Labour |

## Election results

1889 London County Council election: Kensington North :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Progressive | Frederick Frye | 3,026 | | |
| Progressive | John Lloyd | 2,163 | | |
| Moderate | Edward Morton Daniel | 1,770 | | |
| Progressive | Joseph James Stansfeld | 559 | | |
| 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: Kensington North :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive | John Lloyd | 2,738 |
| Progressive | Frederick Charles Baum | 2,430 |
| Moderate | William Cecil | 1,849 |
| Moderate | Harold Marcus Nunn | 1,836 |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
1892 Kensington North by-election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive | Richard Baxter Doake | 1,520 |
| Moderate | Harold Marcus Nunn | 1,310 |
| Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
1895 London County Council election: Kensington North :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Moderate | William Henry Fox | 2,384 |
| Moderate | James Biggs Porter | 2,346 |
| Progressive | John Lloyd | 1,972 |
| Progressive | Richard Baxter Doake | 1,889 |
| Ind. Labour Party | Fred Hammill | 147 |
| Moderate gain from Progressive | Moderate gain from Progressive | Swing |
| Moderate gain from Progressive | Moderate gain from Progressive | Swing |
1898 London County Council election: Kensington North :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Conservative | George Edmund Septimus Fryer | 2,319 |
| Conservative | James Biggs Porter | 2,293 |
| Progressive | John Lloyd | 2,265 |
| Progressive | Richard Baxter Doake | 2,209 |
| Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
1901 London County Council election: Kensington North :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Progressive | Walter Pope | 2,315 | 26.1 | +1.2 |
| Progressive | Henry Lorenzo Jephson | 2,233 | 25.1 | +0.8 |
| Conservative | William Alexander Thomson | 2,179 | 24.5 | −1.0 |
| Conservative | Hugh Morrison | 2,156 | 24.3 | −0.9 |
| Progressive gain from Conservative | Progressive gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| Progressive gain from Conservative | Progressive gain from Conservative | Swing | +1.0 | |
1904 London County Council election: Kensington North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Progressive | Walter Pope | 3,232 |
| | Progressive | Henry Lorenzo Jephson | 3,203 |
| | Conservative | W. W. Thompson | 2,914 |
| | Conservative | Percy de Worms | 2,858 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Swing |
1907 London County Council election: Kensington North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Municipal Reform | David Davis | 4,418 |
| | Municipal Reform | Charles Lancelot Andrewes Skinner | 4,382 |
| | Progressive | Henry Lorenzo Jephson | 3,170 |
| | Progressive | Walter Pope | 3,181 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Municipal Reform gain from Progressive | Municipal Reform gain from Progressive | Swing |
1910 London County Council election: Kensington North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Municipal Reform | David Davis | 3,761 |
| | Municipal Reform | Charles Lancelot Andrewes Skinner | 3,714 |
| | Progressive | Frank Murray Carson | 2,990 |
| | Labour | Ethel Bentham | 2,724 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
1913 London County Council election: Kensington North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Municipal Reform | David Davis | 4,025 | 29.0 | +0.5 |
| | Municipal Reform | Cecil Levita | 3,999 | 28.9 | +0.7 |
| | Progressive | C. D'O. Cooper | 1,895 | 13.7 | −9.0 |
| | Progressive | G. S. Warren | 1,844 | 13.3 | −9.4 |
| | Labour | Ethel Bentham | 1,099 | 7.9 | −12.8 |
| | Labour | William Joseph Jarrett | 998 | 7.2 | −13.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,104 | 15.2 | +9.7 |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | | |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | | |
1919 London County Council election: Kensington North :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Municipal Reform | David Davis | Unopposed | n/a | n/a |
| Municipal Reform | Cecil Levita | 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 North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Municipal Reform | David Davis | 6,364 | 31.9 | n/a |
| | Municipal Reform | Cecil Levita | 6,234 | 31.3 | n/a |
| | Labour | Barbara Drake | 3,687 | 18.5 | n/a |
| | Labour | E. C. Porton | 3,646 | 18.3 | n/a |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,547 | 12.8 | 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 North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | ±% |
| | Municipal Reform | David Davis | 5,130 | |
| | Municipal Reform | Cecil Levita | 4,696 | |
| | Labour | H. Forster | 3,008 | |
| | Labour | Boris Dvorkovitz | 2,676 | |
| | Independent | Harry Barnes | 1,531 | n/a |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing | |
1928 London County Council election: Kensington North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Municipal Reform | Cecil Levita | 5,756 |
| | Municipal Reform | David Davis | 5,732 |
| | Labour | Walter David Little | 4,694 |
| | Labour | Maximillian Walter Geffen | 4,588 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
1931 London County Council election: Kensington North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Municipal Reform | Cecil Levita | 6,279 |
| | Municipal Reform | Henry Robinson | 6,270 |
| | Labour | P. Carter | 2,448 |
| | Labour | B. Dvorkovitz | 2,352 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
1934 London County Council election: Kensington North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Municipal Reform | Cecil Levita | 6,062 |
| | Municipal Reform | Henry Robinson | 6,021 |
| | Labour | F. Carter | 5,884 |
| | Labour | George Pearce Blizard | 5,761 |
| | Communist | G. Poole | 234 |
| | Communist | W. Rowe | 196 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
| | Municipal Reform hold | Municipal Reform hold | Swing |
1937 London County Council election: Kensington North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Ivan Power | 9,439 |
| | Labour | Helen Bentwich | 9,404 |
| | Municipal Reform | J. Fox-Strangways | 8,224 |
| | Municipal Reform | Henry Robinson | 8,055 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Labour gain from Municipal Reform | Labour gain from Municipal Reform | Swing |
| | Labour gain from Municipal Reform | Labour gain from Municipal Reform | Swing |
1946 London County Council election: Kensington North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Leonard Browne | 6,098 |
| | Labour | Eva Hubback | 6,008 |
| | Conservative | J. Fox-Strangways | 4,766 |
| | Conservative | L. M. Bosanquet | 4,700 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
1949 London County Council election: Kensington North :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Dennis Charles Griffiths | 11,785 | | |
| Conservative | Edith Deakin | 11,738 | | |
| Conservative | Francis J. Clark | 11,670 | | |
| Labour | Leonard Browne | 11,253 | | |
| Labour | F. Carter | 11,157 | | |
| Labour | Eva Hubback | 11,141 | | |
| Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Kensington North by-election, 1949 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jack Cooper | 14,197 | | |
| | Conservative | Ian Percival | 13,100 | | |
| | Communist | John Eyre | 464 | | |
| | Common Wealth | Chrystal Cates | 135 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,097 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 52 | +9 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
1952 London County Council election: Kensington North :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | Anna Grieves | 14,367 |
| Labour | Olive Wilson | 14,231 |
| Labour | Donald Chesworth | 13,860 |
| Conservative | Francis J. Clark | 11,354 |
| Conservative | Edith Deakin | 11,338 |
| Conservative | C. Vernon-Plummer | 11,289 |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
1955 London County Council election: Kensington North :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | Donald Chesworth | 9,979 |
| Labour | Anna Grieves | 9,975 |
| Labour | Olive Wilson | 9,829 |
| Conservative | H. Moore-Brabazon | 9,401 |
| Conservative | A. F. H. Royle | 9,316 |
| Conservative | L. Stallwood | 9,275 |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
1958 London County Council election: Kensington North :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | Anna Grieves | 10,753 |
| Labour | Olive Wilson | 10,751 |
| Labour | Donald Chesworth | 10,718 |
| Conservative | R. Bulbrook | 6,745 |
| Conservative | A. Colpoys | 6,673 |
| Conservative | H. Moore-Brabazon | 6,606 |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
1961 London County Council election: Kensington North :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | Donald Chesworth | 8,297 |
| Labour | Anna Grieves | 8,152 |
| Labour | Olive Wilson | 8,016 |
| Conservative | P. M. Hordern | 7,046 |
| Conservative | L. Myers | 7,007 |
| Conservative | F. K. Roberts | 6,838 |
| Liberal | Yvonne Cameron Richardson | 1,420 |
| Liberal | R. J. Bailey | 1,326 |
| Liberal | R. Arnold | 1,257 |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |