History

The thirty-two London boroughs were established in 1965 by the London Government Act 1963. They are the principal authorities in Greater London and have responsibilities including education, housing, planning, highways, social services, libraries, recreation, waste, environmental health and revenue collection. Some of the powers are shared with the Greater London Authority, which also manages passenger transport, police, and fire.^[1]

Kensington and Chelsea has been under Conservative control since its establishment. In the most recent election in 2018, the Conservatives won 36 seats with 51.4% of the vote across the borough; Labour won 13 seats with 33.0% of the vote and the Liberal Democrats won a single seat with 12.4% of the vote.^[2] The council had been a target for the Labour Party, who had been expected to perform better following the 2017 Grenfell Tower fire.^[2]

Council term

A Labour councillor for Dalgarno ward, Robert Thomson, resigned in early 2019 because his job required him to relocate. A by-election was held to fill his seat on 21 March 2019, which was won by the Labour candidate Kasim Ali with the Conservatives coming in second place.^[3]

Unlike most London boroughs, Kensington and Chelsea continued with the same ward boundaries it elected councillors under in 2018 as it had been subject to a recent boundary review.

Abingdon

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Brompton and Hans Town

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Campden

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Chelsea Riverside

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Colville

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Courtfield

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Dalgarno

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Earl's Court

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Golborne

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Holland

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Norland

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Notting Dale

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Pembridge

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Queen's Gate

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Redcliffe

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Royal Hospital

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St Helen's

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Stanley

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