Kensington North (London County Council constituency)

Kensington North was a constituency used for elections to the London County Council between 1919 and the council's abolition, in 1965. The seat shared boundaries with the UK Parliament constituency of the same name.

Kensington North
Former Constituency
for the London County Council
Former constituency
Created1919
Abolished1965
Member(s)2 (to 1949)
3 (from 1949)

Councillors
YearNamePartyNamePartyNameParty
1919 David Davis Municipal Reform Cecil Levita Municipal Reform Two seats until 1949
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
1919 London County Council election: Kensington North[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Municipal Reform David Davis Unopposed n/a n/a
Municipal Reform Cecil Levita Unopposed n/a n/a
Municipal Reform hold Swing n/a
Municipal Reform hold Swing n/a
1922 London County Council election: Kensington North[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Municipal Reform David Davis 6,364 31.9 n/a
Municipal Reform Cecil Levita 6,234 31.3 n/a
Labour Barbara Drake 3,687 18.5 n/a
Labour E. C. Porton 3,646 18.3 n/a
Majority 2,547 12.8 n/a
Municipal Reform hold Swing n/a
Municipal Reform hold Swing n/a
1925 London County Council election: Kensington North[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Municipal Reform David Davis 5,130
Municipal Reform Cecil Levita 4,696
Labour H. Forster 3,008
Labour Boris Dvorkovitz 2,676
Independent Harry Barnes 1,531 n/a
Majority
Municipal Reform hold Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing
1928 London County Council election: Kensington North[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Municipal Reform Cecil Levita 5,756
Municipal Reform David Davis 5,732
Labour Walter David Little 4,694
Labour Maximillian Walter Geffen 4,588
Majority
Municipal Reform hold Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing
1931 London County Council election: Kensington North[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Municipal Reform Cecil Levita 6,279
Municipal Reform Henry Robinson 6,270
Labour P. Carter 2,448
Labour B. Dvorkovitz 2,352
Majority
Municipal Reform hold Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing
1934 London County Council election: Kensington North[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Municipal Reform Cecil Levita 6,062
Municipal Reform Henry Robinson 6,021
Labour F. Carter 5,884
Labour George Pearce Blizard 5,761
Communist G. Poole 234
Communist W. Rowe 196
Majority
Municipal Reform hold Swing
Municipal Reform hold Swing
1937 London County Council election: Kensington North[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Ivan Power 9,439
Labour Helen Bentwich 9,404
Municipal Reform J. Fox-Strangways 8,224
Municipal Reform Henry Robinson 8,055
Majority
Labour gain from Municipal Reform Swing
Labour gain from Municipal Reform Swing
1946 London County Council election: Kensington North[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Leonard Browne 6,098
Labour Eva Hubback 6,008
Conservative J. Fox-Strangways 4,766
Conservative L. M. Bosanquet 4,700
Majority
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
1949 London County Council election: Kensington North[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Dennis Charles Griffiths 11,785
Conservative Edith Deakin 11,738
Conservative Francis J. Clark 11,670
Labour Leonard Browne 11,253
Labour F. Carter 11,157
Labour Eva Hubback 11,141
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Kensington North by-election, 1949[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Jack Cooper 14,197
Conservative Ian Percival 13,100
Communist John Eyre 464
Common Wealth Chrystal Cates 135
Majority 1,097
Turnout 52 +9
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
1952 London County Council election: Kensington North[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Anna Grieves 14,367
Labour Olive Wilson 14,231
Labour Donald Chesworth 13,860
Conservative Francis J. Clark 11,354
Conservative Edith Deakin 11,338
Conservative C. Vernon-Plummer 11,289
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
1955 London County Council election: Kensington North[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Donald Chesworth 9,979
Labour Anna Grieves 9,975
Labour Olive Wilson 9,829
Conservative H. Moore-Brabazon 9,401
Conservative A. F. H. Royle 9,316
Conservative L. Stallwood 9,275
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
1958 London County Council election: Kensington North[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Anna Grieves 10,753
Labour Olive Wilson 10,751
Labour Donald Chesworth 10,718
Conservative R. Bulbrook 6,745
Conservative A. Colpoys 6,673
Conservative H. Moore-Brabazon 6,606
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
1961 London County Council election: Kensington North[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Donald Chesworth 8,297
Labour Anna Grieves 8,152
Labour Olive Wilson 8,016
Conservative P. M. Hordern 7,046
Conservative L. Myers 7,007
Conservative F. K. Roberts 6,838
Liberal Y. Richardson 1,420
Liberal R. J. Bailey 1,326
Liberal R. Arnold 1,257
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
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References
  1. London Municipal Notes - Volumes 18-23, London Municipal Society
  2. "LCC Elections: Municipal Reform Leading". The Times. 6 March 1925.
  3. "LCC Election: Full results of polling". The Times. 10 March 1928.
  4. "LCC Election: Seven seats lost by Labour". The Times. 7 March 1931.
  5. "LCC Election: Full results of the poll". The Times. 10 March 1934.
  6. "New LCC: Labour's increased majority". The Times. 6 March 1937.
  7. "The New LCC: Labour gains in a low poll". The Times. 9 March 1946.
  8. "LCC Polling". The Times. 9 April 1949.
  9. "Labour victory in Kensington". The Times. 5 November 1949.
  10. "London County Council: Election results". The Times. 5 April 1952.
  11. "LCC results: Conservatives make headway". The Times. 25 April 1955.
  12. "Complete results of London County Council elections". The Times. 18 April 1958.
  13. "No change in last LCC results". The Times. 15 April 1961.
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