Kensington and Chelsea London Borough Council

Kensington and Chelsea London Borough Council is the local authority for the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in Greater London, England. It is a London borough council, one of 32 in the United Kingdom capital of London. Kensington and Chelsea is divided into 18 wards, each electing either two or three councillors.[1] The council was created by the London Government Act 1963 and replaced two local authorities: Kensington Metropolitan Borough Council and Chelsea Metropolitan Borough Council.

Kensington and Chelsea London Borough Council
Coat of arms
Council logo
Type
Type	London borough council of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
History
Founded	1 April 1965
Preceded by	Chelsea Borough Council Kensington Borough Council
Leadership
Mayor of Kensington & Chelsea	Gerard Hargreaves since 20 May 2020
Leader of the Council	Elizabeth Campbell, Conservative since 19 Jul 2017
Chief executive	Barry Quirk since 22 August 2018
Structure
Seats	50 councillors
Political groups	Administration   Conservative (35) Other parties   Labour (13)   Liberal Democrat (2)
Length of term	Whole council elected every four years
Elections
Voting system	Plurality-at-large
Last election	5 May 2022
Next election	7 May 2026
Meeting place
Town Hall, Hornton Street
Website
www.rbkc.gov.uk