Kensington South (London County Council constituency)

Kensington South
Former constituency
for the London County Council
Former constituency
Created1889
Abolished1965
Member(s)2 (to 1949)
3 (from 1949)

Kensington South 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
1889 Charles Hallyburton Campbell Moderate Walter Haweis James Moderate Two seats until 1949
1893 Charles Thompson Beresford-Hope Moderate
1896 Richard Robinson Moderate
1898 Charles Hallyburton Campbell Moderate
1904 Frederic Thesiger Moderate
1905 Charles Frederick Colvile Moderate
1907 Elijah Baxter Forman Municipal Reform
1910 William Frederick Cavaye Municipal Reform William Whitaker Thompson Municipal Reform
1913 Augustus Gilbert Colvile Municipal Reform
1919 Henry Vincent Rowe Municipal Reform
1925 Lady Trustram Eve Municipal Reform
1927 Frederick Williams Municipal Reform
1929 Charlotte Keeling Municipal Reform
1931 Alexander Henry Melvill Wedderburn Municipal Reform
1934 Robert Jenkins Municipal Reform
1935 Angela, Countess of Limerick Municipal Reform
1946 Elizabeth Evelyn Pepler Conservative
1949 Ian Harvey Conservative Cecilia Petrie Conservative
1952 John Gerald Gapp Conservative
1955 Robert Lewis Vigars Conservative
1961 John O. Udal Conservative

Election results

1889 London County Council election: Kensington South[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Moderate Charles Hallyburton Campbell 2,086
Moderate Walter Haweis James 2,015
Progressive T. Melladew 861
Moderate Jubal Webb 738
Moderate William A. Lindsay 629
Independent J. W. Duffield 596
Moderate win (new seat)
Moderate win (new seat)
1892 London County Council election: Kensington South[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Moderate Charles Hallyburton Campbell Unopposed N/A N/A
Moderate Walter Haweis James Unopposed N/A N/A
Moderate hold Swing N/A
Moderate hold Swing N/A
1893 Kensington South by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Moderate Charles Thompson Beresford-Hope 2,217
Independent Progressive Jubal Webb 891
Moderate hold Swing N/A
1895 London County Council election: Kensington South[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Moderate Charles Thompson Beresford-Hope 3,132
Moderate Charles Hallyburton Campbell 3,085
Progressive M. Williams 872
Progressive J. Braye 543
Moderate hold Swing N/A
Moderate hold Swing N/A
1898 London County Council election: Kensington South[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Moderate Charles Hallyburton Campbell 3,078
Moderate Richard Robinson 3,056
Progressive S. Mayer 648
Progressive I. A. Symmons 639
Moderate hold Swing
Moderate hold Swing
1901 London County Council election: Kensington South[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Charles Hallyburton Campbell 2,264 37.6 −3.9
Conservative Richard Robinson 2,253 37.4 3.8
Progressive Edward Holton Coumbe 758 12.6 +3.9
Progressive Rodney John Fennessy 754 12.5 +3.9
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing -3.9
1904 London County Council election: Kensington South[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Robinson 3,538
Conservative Frederic Thesiger 3,519
Progressive Philip Carr 682
Progressive H. J. Norton 660
Majority
Conservative hold Swing
1907 London County Council election: Kensington South[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Municipal Reform Richard Robinson 5,869
Municipal Reform Elijah Baxter Forman 5,834
Progressive V. R. Aronson 788
Progressive W. James 770
Majority
Municipal Reform hold Swing
1910 London County Council election: Kensington South[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Municipal Reform William Frederick Cavaye 4,752
Municipal Reform William Whitaker Thompson 4,701
Progressive J. E. Allen 566
Progressive John Llewellyn Williams 543
Majority
Municipal Reform hold Swing
1913 London County Council election: Kensington South[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Municipal Reform William Frederick Cavaye 5,072 44.1 −0.9
Municipal Reform Augustus Gilbert Colvile 4,997 43.4 −1.1
Progressive F. C. Jarvis 731 6.3 +1.0
Progressive Harry Christopher Bickmore 713 6.2 +1.1
Majority 4,266 37.1 −2.1
Municipal Reform hold Swing -1.0
Municipal Reform hold Swing -1.0
1919 London County Council election: Kensington South[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Municipal Reform William Frederick Cavaye Unopposed n/a n/a
Municipal Reform Henry Vincent Rowe Unopposed n/a n/a
Municipal Reform hold Swing n/a
Municipal Reform hold Swing n/a
1922 London County Council election: Kensington South[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Municipal Reform William Frederick Cavaye Unopposed n/a n/a
Municipal Reform Henry Vincent Rowe Unopposed n/a n/a
Municipal Reform hold Swing n/a
Municipal Reform hold Swing n/a
1925 London County Council election: Kensington South[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Municipal Reform Fanny Jean Turing Unopposed n/a n/a
Municipal Reform Henry Vincent Rowe Unopposed n/a n/a
Municipal Reform hold Swing n/a
Municipal Reform hold Swing n/a
1928 London County Council election: Kensington South[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Municipal Reform Fanny Jean Turing Unopposed n/a n/a
Municipal Reform Frederick Williams Unopposed n/a n/a
Municipal Reform hold Swing n/a
Municipal Reform hold Swing n/a
Kensington South by-election, 1929[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Municipal Reform Charlotte Keeling 5,816
Labour M. L. Piercy 943
Municipal Reform hold Swing
1931 London County Council election: Kensington South[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Municipal Reform Charlotte Keeling Unopposed n/a n/a
Municipal Reform Alexander Henry Melvill Wedderburn Unopposed n/a n/a
Municipal Reform hold Swing n/a
Municipal Reform hold Swing n/a
1934 London County Council election: Kensington South[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Municipal Reform Robert Jenkins Unopposed n/a n/a
Municipal Reform Charlotte Keeling Unopposed n/a n/a
Municipal Reform hold Swing n/a
Municipal Reform hold Swing n/a
1937 London County Council election: Kensington South[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Municipal Reform Angela, Countess of Limerick 14,350 n/a
Municipal Reform Robert Jenkins 14,323 n/a
Labour L. Clive 1,650 n/a
Labour C. Rothwell 1,562 n/a
Municipal Reform hold Swing n/a
Municipal Reform hold Swing n/a
1946 London County Council election: Kensington South[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Jenkins 13,234
Conservative Elizabeth Evelyn Halton 13,106
Labour M. J. Thomas 2,192 n/a
Labour H. Budd 2,160 n/a
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
1949 London County Council election: Kensington South[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ian Harvey 21,400
Conservative Elizabeth Evelyn Pepler 21,126
Conservative Cecilia Petrie 21,077
Labour A. L. Grieves 3,781
Labour F. D. Winterton 3,627
Labour M. M. Yorke 3,548
Union Movement V. C. Burgess 646
Union Movement R. J. A. Hamer 607
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
1952 London County Council election: Kensington South[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Elizabeth Evelyn Pepler 20,523
Conservative John Gerald Gapp 20,521
Conservative Cecilia Petrie 20,489
Labour E. Newman 2,471
Labour P. E. Williamson 2,414
Labour C. Cranage 2,410
Union Movement V. C. Burgess 560
Union Movement S. F. Vine 442
Union Movement O. Grose 418
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
1955 London County Council election: Kensington South[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Cecilia Petrie 16,235
Conservative Elizabeth Evelyn Pepler 16,137
Conservative Robert Lewis Viggars 16,018
Labour T. Ponsonby 1,953
Labour K. Daniels 1,798
Labour J. Holland 1,779
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
1958 London County Council election: Kensington South[20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Cecilia Petrie 12,956
Conservative Elizabeth Evelyn Pepler 12,745
Conservative Robert Lewis Viggars 13,006
Labour T. P. Morris 2,118
Labour R. Twite 2,082
Labour M. J. Barber 2,010
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
1961 London County Council election: Kensington South[21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Cecilia Petrie 13,110
Conservative Robert Lewis Viggars 13,006
Conservative John O. Udal 12,944
Liberal Margaret Nielson 1,973
Liberal John Pardoe 1,954
Liberal Anthony Arthur William Dix 1,951
Labour I. S. Richard 1,377
Labour Alan Jinkinson 1,188
Labour C. J. Cowling 1,115
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

References

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