Kensington North (London County Council constituency)

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Kensington North
Former constituency
for the London County Council
Former constituency
Created1889;135 years ago (1889)
Abolished1965;59 years ago (1965)
Member(s)2 (to 1949)
3 (from 1949)

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.

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Councillors

YearNamePartyNamePartyNameParty
1889 Frederick Frye Progressive John Lloyd Progressive Two seats until 1949
1892 Frederick Charles Baum Progressive
1892Richard Baxter Doake Progressive
1895 William Henry FoxModerateJames Biggs Porter Moderate
1898 George Edmund Septimus FryerModerate
1901 Henry Lorenzo Jephson Progressive Walter Pope Progressive
1907 David Davis Municipal Reform Charles Lancelot Andrewes Skinner Municipal Reform
1911 Cecil Levita Municipal Reform
1930 Patrick Buchan-Hepburn Municipal Reform
1931 Henry Robinson Municipal Reform
1937 Helen Bentwich Labour Ivan Power Labour
1940 Donald Daines Labour
1946 Leonard Foster Browne Labour Eva Hubback Labour
1949 Francis J. Clark Conservative Edith Deakin Conservative Denis Charles Griffiths Conservative
1949 Jack Cooper Labour
1952 Olive M. Wilson Labour Anna Grieves Labour Donald Chesworth Labour

Election results

1889 London County Council election: Kensington North [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Frederick Frye 3,026
Progressive John Lloyd 2,163
Moderate Edward Morton Daniel1,770
Progressive Joseph James Stansfeld559
Progressive win (new seat)
Progressive win (new seat)
1892 London County Council election: Kensington North [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive John Lloyd 2,738
Progressive Frederick Charles Baum2,430
Moderate William Cecil1,849
Moderate Harold Marcus Nunn1,836
Progressive hold Swing
Progressive hold Swing
1892 Kensington North by-election [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Richard Baxter Doake1,520
Moderate Harold Marcus Nunn1,310
Progressive hold Swing
1895 London County Council election: Kensington North [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Moderate William Henry Fox2,384
Moderate James Biggs Porter2,346
Progressive John Lloyd 1,972
Progressive Richard Baxter Doake1,889
Ind. Labour Party Fred Hammill 147
Moderate gain from Progressive Swing
Moderate gain from Progressive Swing
1898 London County Council election: Kensington North [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative George Edmund Septimus Fryer2,319
Conservative James Biggs Porter2,293
Progressive John Lloyd 2,265
Progressive Richard Baxter Doake2,209
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
1901 London County Council election: Kensington North [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Walter Pope2,31526.1+1.2
Progressive Henry Lorenzo Jephson2,23325.1+0.8
Conservative William Alexander Thomson2,17924.5-1.0
Conservative Hugh Morrison2,15624.3-0.9
Progressive gain from Conservative Swing
Progressive gain from Conservative Swing +1.0
1904 London County Council election: Kensington North [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Walter Pope3,232
Progressive Henry Lorenzo Jephson3,203
Conservative W. W. Thompson2,914
Conservative Percy de Worms 2,858
Majority
Progressive hold Swing
1907 London County Council election: Kensington North [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Municipal Reform David Davis4,418
Municipal Reform Charles Lancelot Andrewes Skinner4,382
Progressive Henry Lorenzo Jephson3,170
Progressive Walter Pope3,181
Majority
Municipal Reform gain from Progressive Swing
1910 London County Council election: Kensington North [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Municipal Reform David Davis3,761
Municipal Reform Charles Lancelot Andrewes Skinner3,714
Progressive Frank Murray Carson2,990
Labour Ethel Bentham 2,724
Majority
Municipal Reform hold Swing
1913 London County Council election: Kensington North [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Municipal Reform David Davis4,02529.0+0.5
Municipal Reform Cecil Levita 3,99928.9+0.7
Progressive C. D'O. Cooper1,89513.7-9.0
Progressive G. S. Warren1,84413.3-9.4
Labour Ethel Bentham 1,0997.9-12.8
Labour William Joseph Jarrett 9987.2-13.3
Majority2,10415.2+9.7
Municipal Reform hold Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing
1919 London County Council election: Kensington North [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Municipal Reform David DavisUnopposedn/an/a
Municipal Reform Cecil Levita Unopposedn/an/a
Municipal Reform hold Swing n/a
Municipal Reform hold Swing n/a
1922 London County Council election: Kensington North [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Municipal Reform David Davis6,36431.9n/a
Municipal Reform Cecil Levita 6,23431.3n/a
Labour Barbara Drake 3,68718.5n/a
Labour E. C. Porton3,64618.3n/a
Majority2,54712.8n/a
Municipal Reform hold Swing n/a
Municipal Reform hold Swing n/a
1925 London County Council election: Kensington North [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Municipal Reform David Davis5,130
Municipal Reform Cecil Levita 4,696
Labour H. Forster3,008
Labour Boris Dvorkovitz2,676
Independent Harry Barnes 1,531n/a
Majority
Municipal Reform hold Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing
1928 London County Council election: Kensington North [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Municipal Reform Cecil Levita 5,756
Municipal Reform David Davis5,732
Labour Walter David Little4,694
Labour Maximillian Walter Geffen4,588
Majority
Municipal Reform hold Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing
1931 London County Council election: Kensington North [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Municipal Reform Cecil Levita 6,279
Municipal Reform Henry Robinson6,270
Labour P. Carter2,448
Labour B. Dvorkovitz2,352
Majority
Municipal Reform hold Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing
1934 London County Council election: Kensington North [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Municipal Reform Cecil Levita 6,062
Municipal Reform Henry Robinson6,021
Labour F. Carter5,884
Labour George Pearce Blizard 5,761
Communist G. Poole234
Communist W. Rowe196
Majority
Municipal Reform hold Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing
1937 London County Council election: Kensington North [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ivan Power 9,439
Labour Helen Bentwich 9,404
Municipal Reform J. Fox-Strangways8,224
Municipal Reform Henry Robinson8,055
Majority
Labour gain from Municipal Reform Swing
Labour gain from Municipal Reform Swing
1946 London County Council election: Kensington North [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Leonard Browne6,098
Labour Eva Hubback 6,008
Conservative J. Fox-Strangways4,766
Conservative L. M. Bosanquet4,700
Majority
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
1949 London County Council election: Kensington North [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Dennis Charles Griffiths11,785
Conservative Edith Deakin11,738
Conservative Francis J. Clark11,670
Labour Leonard Browne11,253
Labour F. Carter11,157
Labour Eva Hubback 11,141
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Kensington North by-election, 1949 [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jack Cooper 14,197
Conservative Ian Percival 13,100
Communist John Eyre464
Common Wealth Chrystal Cates135
Majority1,097
Turnout 52+9
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
1952 London County Council election: Kensington North [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Anna Grieves14,367
Labour Olive Wilson14,231
Labour Donald Chesworth 13,860
Conservative Francis J. Clark11,354
Conservative Edith Deakin11,338
Conservative C. Vernon-Plummer11,289
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
1955 London County Council election: Kensington North [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Donald Chesworth 9,979
Labour Anna Grieves9,975
Labour Olive Wilson9,829
Conservative H. Moore-Brabazon9,401
Conservative A. F. H. Royle9,316
Conservative L. Stallwood9,275
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
1958 London County Council election: Kensington North [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Anna Grieves10,753
Labour Olive Wilson10,751
Labour Donald Chesworth 10,718
Conservative R. Bulbrook6,745
Conservative A. Colpoys6,673
Conservative H. Moore-Brabazon6,606
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
1961 London County Council election: Kensington North [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Donald Chesworth 8,297
Labour Anna Grieves8,152
Labour Olive Wilson8,016
Conservative P. M. Hordern7,046
Conservative L. Myers7,007
Conservative F. K. Roberts6,838
Liberal Yvonne Cameron Richardson1,420
Liberal R. J. Bailey1,326
Liberal R. Arnold1,257
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

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References

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  3. ↑ "The London County Council election". The Times. 4 March 1895.
  4. ↑ "London County Council election: results of the polling". The Times. 26 February 1898.
  5. ↑ "London County Council Election." Times [London, England] 4 Mar. 1901: 7. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 22 Sept. 2016.
  6. ↑ "London County Council election". The Times. 7 March 1904.
  7. ↑ "London County Council election: great Municipal Reform victory". The Times. 4 March 1907.
  8. ↑ "London County Council Election." Times [London, England] 7 Mar. 1910: 7. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 1 May 2016.
  9. ↑ London Municipal Notes, 1913
  10. 1 2 London Municipal Notes - Volumes 18-23, London Municipal Society
  11. ↑ "LCC Elections: Municipal Reform Leading". The Times. 6 March 1925.
  12. ↑ "LCC Election: Full results of polling". The Times. 10 March 1928.
  13. ↑ "LCC Election: Seven seats lost by Labour". The Times. 7 March 1931.
  14. ↑ "LCC Election: Full results of the poll". The Times. 10 March 1934.
  15. ↑ "New LCC: Labour's increased majority". The Times. 6 March 1937.
  16. ↑ "The New LCC: Labour gains in a low poll". The Times. 9 March 1946.
  17. ↑ "LCC Polling". The Times. 9 April 1949.
  18. ↑ "Labour victory in Kensington". The Times. 5 November 1949.
  19. ↑ "London County Council: Election results". The Times. 5 April 1952.
  20. ↑ "LCC results: Conservatives make headway". The Times. 25 April 1955.
  21. ↑ "Complete results of London County Council elections". The Times. 18 April 1958.
  22. ↑ "No change in last LCC results". The Times. 15 April 1961.
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