2018 Kensington and Chelsea London Borough Council election

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2018 Kensington and Chelsea Borough Council election
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All 50 seats to Kensington and Chelsea London Borough Council
26 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
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Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats
Last election37 seats, 57.8%12 seats, 28.7%1 seat, 8.6%
Seats won36131
Seat changeDecrease2.svg1Increase2.svg1Steady2.svg0
Popular vote51,10632,81612,321
Percentage51.4%33.0%12.4%
SwingDecrease2.svg6.4%Increase2.svg4.3%Increase2.svg3.8%
Kensington and Chelsea London UK local election 2018 map.svg
Results of the 2018 Kensington and Chelsea London Borough council election. Conservatives in blue, Labour in red and Liberal Democrats in yellow.
Council control before election

Conservative

Council control after election

Conservative

The 2018 Kensington and Chelsea London Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Kensington and Chelsea London Borough Council in England. [1] The election was held on the same day as other local elections in England. While Kensington and Chelsea is usually regarded as a Conservative stronghold, there was media speculation that Labour could win control of the council in the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire. [2] [3] However the Conservatives maintained control, losing just one Councillor, in St. Helen's Ward, winning 36 seats to Labour's 13. [3]

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Overall results

Council composition after the election. Kensington and Chelsea Council 2018.svg
Council composition after the election.
Kensington and Chelsea London Borough Council election [4]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 3601-172.051.451,106-6.4
  Labour 1310+126.033.032,816+4.3
  Liberal Democrats 100±02.012.412,321+3.8
  Advance 00000.02.42,357New
  Green 00000.00.4446-1.0
  UKIP 00000.00.3318-0.2
  Independent 00000.00.158-2.8
  Democrats and Veterans 00000.00.027New

Ward Results

Abingdon

Abingdon (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sarah Addenbrooke 1,389 66.2 -6.8
Conservative Anne Cyron 1,309 62.4 -6.1
Conservative James Husband* 1,296 61.7 -6.6
Labour Manju Gregory36817.5+2.7
Labour Sharda Rozena35617.0+3.0
Liberal Democrats Ciara Brown33816.1N/A
Labour Stuart Shapro31815.2+3.9
Liberal Democrats Jeremy Good30714.6+4.3
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Owen29914.2+4.9
Advance Britta Scupin Rogers1014.8N/A
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

[5]

Brompton and Hans Town

Brompton and Hans Town (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Walaa Idris 1,342 70.5 -7.5
Conservative Mary Weale* 1,324 69.6 +0.7
Conservative Sophia McVeigh 1,322 69.5 -1.3
Labour David Kear29015.2+0.9
Labour John Morley28615.0+1.0
Labour Marian Skeen27914.7+1.8
Liberal Democrats Moya Denman23312.2+2.9
Liberal Democrats George Herford1638.6N/A
Liberal Democrats Robert Woodthorpe-Browne1578.3N/A
UKIP Elizabeth De Stanford Wallitt723.8N/A
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Campden

Campden (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Catherine Faulks* 1,483 63.5 -8.4
Conservative Robert Freeman* 1,481 63.4 -6.0
Conservative Ian Wason 1,398 59.8 -15.5
Liberal Democrats Priscilla Congreve35215.1-0.4
Labour Tabatha Batra Vaughan34514.8-1.9
Labour Frank Kovacs30913.2+1.6
Labour Ian Trewin30413.0+2.5
Liberal Democrats Tim Walker30413.0N/A
Advance Sonia Mihelic28912.4N/A
Liberal Democrats Richard Burnett-Hall26011.1N/A
Advance Peter Marshall2139.1N/A
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Chelsea Riverside

Chelsea Riverside (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Adrian Berrill-Cox 1,196 48.4
Conservative Alison Jackson 1,170 47.3
Conservative Gerard Hargreaves 1,164 47.1
Labour Lorna Sherlock91136.9
Labour Kasim Ali90936.8
Labour Sofiane Saidoune90336.5
Liberal Democrats Panayiotis Vardakis2409.7
Liberal Democrats Josie Mayers2048.3
Advance Eryl Humphrey Jones1887.6N/A
UKIP Richard Braine622.5N/A
UKIP Sophie Braine622.5N/A
UKIP Alasdair Seton-Marsden512.1N/A
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Colville

Colville (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Monica Press* 1,269 54.7 +15.0
Labour Nadia Nail 1,200 51.7 +12.2
Labour Ian Henderson 1,170 50.4 +15.9
Conservative Christopher Knight64527.8+3.7
Conservative Carole Noble58825.3+1.3
Conservative Chris Spring55724.0+0.6
Liberal Democrats Nicola Kerr28712.4-12.4
Liberal Democrats Susanna Chenery26811.6-5.4
Liberal Democrats Nigel Warrack2209.5-0.5
Advance Nadia Boujjettef2068.9N/A
Advance Claire Van Helfteren1657.1N/A
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Courtfield

Courtfield (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Janet Evans 1,373 69.0 -2.0
Conservative Greg Hammond 1,354 68.1 +1.9
Conservative Quentin Marshall* 1,325 66.6 +1.0
Liberal Democrats Charlie Goodman28314.2+1.9
Labour Rene Gimpel25212.7-3.4
Liberal Democrats Norma Peacock25212.7-1.6
Liberal Democrats Tim Verboven24212.2N/A
Labour Luke Francis23311.7-2.6
Labour Angharad Monk21210.7-3.0
Advance Amir Tayebi1276.4N/A
Independent Kyle Farren582.9N/A
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Dalgarno

Dalgarno (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Pat Healy* 1,258 73.7 +11.2
Labour Robert Thompson* 1,119 65.5 +13.4
Conservative Marina Palmer39323.0+2.5
Conservative Dougal Steward31518.4+1.4
Liberal Democrats Jacqueline Taylor1378.0+1.3
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Earl’s Court

Earl’s Court (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Linda Wade* 1,073 45.3 +5.1
Conservative Malcolm Spalding* 913 38.6 -5.7
Conservative Hamish Adourian 764 32.3 -12.1
Conservative Lloyd North75631.9-7.2
Labour Samantha Batra61025.8+7.4
Liberal Democrats Harry Baden-Powell60925.7+5.6
Labour Bruno Diantantou59825.3+10.7
Liberal Democrats Carmel McLoughlin56824.0+4.3
Labour Danny Sweeney48320.4+6.1
Green Erwin Schaefer2239.4-6.0
UKIP Callum Dorrington Hutton512.2N/A
UKIP Mike Jones200.8N/A
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Golborne

Golborne (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Emma Dent Coad* 1,585 77.5 +8.0
Labour Pat Mason* 1,503 73.5 +4.4
Labour Sina Lari 1,409 68.9 +6.8
Conservative Will Mumby28814.1-0.4
Conservative Georgina Stewart26713.0-0.7
Conservative David Mytton24311.9-1.5
Liberal Democrats Frances Owen1617.9+1.4
Liberal Democrats Andre Petrolo1256.1N/A
Liberal Democrats Rosemary Somers1095.3+1.5
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Holland

Holland (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Aarien Areti 1,203 52.8 -15.1
Conservative Charles O'Connor 1,191 52.3 -10.3
Conservative Johnny Thalassites 1,142 50.1 -12.0
Labour Lorna Kelly76033.4+11.1
Labour Roberto Stasi72731.9+11.6
Labour Nathaniel McBride68530.1+10.3
Liberal Democrats Dominque Lambert30413.3-1.4
Liberal Democrats Hugh Lalor25311.1-3.5
Advance Deepali Nangia2089.1N/A
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Norland

Norland (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Lindsay* 1,151 58.8 -7.6
Conservative Julie Mills* 1,126 57.5 -9.9
Labour Mona Adam46723.8+1.7
Labour Jan Sweeney43322.1+1.0
Liberal Democrats Vivienne Shirley23411.9+1.6
Liberal Democrats Blanche Girouard20410.4+1.2
Advance Valerie John-Baptiste1769.0N/A
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Notting Dale

Notting Dale (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Judith Blakeman* 1,658 72.3 +2.2
Labour Robert Atkinson* 1,562 68.1 +1.4
Labour Marwan Elnaghi 1,544 67.3 +3.9
Conservative Clarissa Agnew39717.3-7.3
Conservative Daniel Lewis38716.9-5.0
Conservative Cordelia Evans37316.3-4.6
Liberal Democrats Lucy Chenery2119.2N/A
Advance Melvyn Akins1717.5N/A
Liberal Democrats William Somers1165.1N/A
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Pembridge

Pembridge (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Laura Round 822 53.7 -10.9
Conservative Dori Schmetterling 777 50.8 -9.3
Labour Annabelle Giles Louvros43828.6+5.9
Labour Henry Peterson38124.9+5.3
Liberal Democrats Tom Fox25716.8+2.0
Liberal Democrats Andrew Lomas19612.8+2.4
Advance Ritika Handa1238.0N/A
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Queen’s Gate

In May 2019, Palmer was expelled from the Conservatives, he now sits as an Independent. [6]

Queen’s Gate (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Max Chauhan 1,126 67.7 -7.6
Conservative Matthew Palmer* 1,110 66.7 -1.5
Conservative Max Woodger 1,105 66.4 -6.9
Liberal Democrats Jill Manasseh29717.9+4.9
Liberal Democrats Sheila McGuirk27816.7+5.0
Liberal Democrats Noel McNamara24314.6N/A
Labour Carmen Callil23514.1+1.1
Labour Emma Southby22413.5+2.2
Labour Soonu Engineer21012.6+2.5
Democrats and Veterans Ralph Hancock271.6N/A
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Redcliffe

Redcliffe (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tom Bennett 1,317 62.4 -3.2
Conservative Marie-Therese Rossi* 1,282 60.8 -3.6
Conservative Charles Williams* 1,195 56.6 -4.6
Labour Isabel Atkinson41119.5+2.0
Labour Meg McDonald34816.5+2.3
Labour Mike Vessey34616.4+3.5
Liberal Democrats Katerina Porter32415.4+5.4
Liberal Democrats Virginia Morck31915.1+4.6
Liberal Democrats Barbara Woodthorpe-Browne27212.9N/A
Advance Theo Goodliffe1738.2N/A
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Royal Hospital

Royal Hospital (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Elizabeth Campbell* 1,907 74.8 -0.5
Conservative Emma Will* 1,817 71.3 -1.3
Conservative Cem Kemahli 1,779 69.8 +1.4
Labour Michael O'Brien34913.7+1.3
Labour Mary Gardiner34613.6+2.6
Labour Marian Kearney33813.3+8.3
Liberal Democrats Penny Pocock29111.4+2.8
Liberal Democrats Margo Schwartz2469.7+2.8
Liberal Democrats Alexander Nowak2419.5N/A
Advance Mark Sautter803.1N/A
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

St Helen’s

St Helen’s (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mohammed Bakhtiar* 924 52.5 +7.4
Labour Portia Thaxter 867 49.3 +7.1
Conservative Eve Allison*59233.7-11.4
Conservative Miloud Bouhaddou52730.0-11.0
Liberal Democrats Alexandra Tatton-Brown24413.9+3.5
Liberal Democrats Toby McMillan18710.6+4.0
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Stanley

Stanley (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Josh Rendall 1,423 60.9 -1.0
Conservative Kim Taylor-Smith 1,407 60.2 +1.4
Conservative Will Pascall* 1,400 59.9 +0.7
Labour Lorrain Motileb53222.8+8.9
Labour Richard Chute50721.7+8.6
Labour Mark Motileb50021.4+9.5
Green Heinz Schumi2239.5-9.3
Liberal Democrats Carl Michel2139.1N/A
Liberal Democrats Vincent Lowe2008.6N/A
Liberal Democrats Guy Mayers1797.7N/A
Advance Jennifer Eastwood1375.9N/A
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Heinz Schumi stood as an Independent candidate in 2014.

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  4. ↑ "Local council elections 2018 - Results | Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea".
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