Kensington and Chelsea London Borough Council election, 2014

Map of the results of the 2014 Kensington and Chelsea council election. Conservatives in blue, Labour in red and Liberal Democrats in yellow.

Elections for the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea are to be held in May 2014. The United Kingdom element of the European Parliament election, 2014 and other local elections will take place on the same day.

In London council elections the entire council is elected every four years, opposed to some local elections where one councillor is elected every year for three of the four years.

Summary of results

Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea election result 2014[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 37 -6 74%
  Labour 12 +3 24%
  Liberal Democrat 1 1 -1 2%

Reduction in size of council

The Local Government Boundary Commission for England released its final recommendations for changes to the Royal Borough in September 2013,[2] reducing the size of the Council to 50 members.

Warding arrangements of Kensington and Chelsea, 2014
WardNumber of councillors to be electedParty (parties) prior to election
Abingdon 3 3 Conservatives
Brompton and Hans Town 3 3 Conservatives
Campden 3 3 Conservatives
Chelsea Riverside 3
Colville 3 2 Lib Dems, 1 Independent
Courtfield 3 3 Conservatives
Dalgarno 2
Earl's Court 3 2 Conservatives 1 Lib Dem
Golborne 3 3 Labour
Holland 3 3 Conservatives
Norland 2 3 Conservatives
Notting Dale 3
Pembridge 2 3 Conservatives
Queen's Gate 3 3 Conservatives
Redcliffe 3 3 Conservatives
Royal Hospital 3 3 Conservatives
St Helen's 2
Stanley 3 3 Conservatives

References

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