Kensington and Chelsea (electoral division)
{{Short description|Electoral division in Greater London, 1965–1973}}
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{{Infobox constituency
|name = Kensington and Chelsea
|constituency_type = electoral division
|parl_name = Greater London Council
|district = Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
|year = 1965
|abolished = 1973
|members = 3
|next = Chelsea and Kensington
|previous =
|population = 208,480 (1969 estimate)
|electorate = {{ubl | 149,519 (1964) | 143,100 (1967) | 144,537 (1970) | 140,190 (1971) }}
|area = {{convert|2951.9|acres|sqkm}}
|image = {{maplink|raw={{Wikipedia:Map data/Kensington and Chelsea (electoral division)}}|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-align=center|frame-width=250|frame-height=245}}
|caption = Kensington and Chelsea electoral division boundaries
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Kensington and Chelsea was an electoral division for the purposes of elections to the Greater London Council. The constituency elected three councillors for a three-year term in 1964, 1967 and 1970.
History
It was planned to use the same boundaries as the Westminster Parliament constituencies for election of councillors to the Greater London Council (GLC), as had been the practice for elections to the predecessor London County Council, but those that existed in 1965 crossed the Greater London boundary. Until new constituencies could be settled, the 32 London boroughs were used as electoral areas which therefore created a constituency called Kensington and Chelsea.{{cite book |author1=British Information Services |title=British Record: Political and Economic Notes |date=1970 |quote=To date elections, normally fought on traditional party lines, have been based on the London boroughs, each borough returning two or more councillors; after 1973 there will be single member electoral areas based on parliamentary constituencies.}}
The electoral division was replaced from 1973 by the single-member electoral divisions of Chelsea and Kensington.{{cite web |title=The Greater London (Electoral Areas) Order 1972 |url=https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1972/924/pdfs/uksi_19720924_en.pdf |website=legislation.gov.uk |access-date=19 November 2023 |date=20 June 1972}}
Elections
The Kensington and Chelsea constituency was used for the Greater London Council elections in 1964,{{cite web |url=http://data.london.gov.uk/documents/GLC_1964-4-9.pdf |title=General Election of Greater London Councillors |date=9 April 1964 |accessdate=19 November 2023 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130822163439/http://data.london.gov.uk/documents/GLC_1964-4-9.pdf |archivedate=22 August 2013 }} 1967{{cite web |url=http://data.london.gov.uk/documents/GLC_1967-4-13.pdf |title=General Election of Greater London Councillors | date=13 April 1967 |accessdate=19 November 2023 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130822161716/http://data.london.gov.uk/documents/GLC_1967-4-13.pdf |archivedate=22 August 2013 }} and 1970.{{cite web |url=http://data.london.gov.uk/documents/GLCE_1970-4-9.pdf |title=Greater London Council Election | date=9 April 1970 |accessdate=19 November 2023 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130822173130/http://data.london.gov.uk/documents/GLCE_1970-4-9.pdf |archivedate=22 August 2013 }} Three councillors were elected at each election using first-past-the-post voting.{{cite web |last1=Boothroyd |first1=David |title=Greater London Council Election results: Kensington and Chelsea |url=http://www.election.demon.co.uk/glc/glckc.html |website=United Kingdom Election Results |access-date=19 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151025045637/http://www.election.demon.co.uk/glc/glckc.html |archive-date=25 October 2015}}
=1964 election=
The first election was held on 9 April 1964, a year before the council came into its powers. The electorate was 149,519 and three Conservative Party councillors were elected. With 56,964 people voting, the turnout was 38.1%. The councillors were elected for a three-year term.
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Sir Percy Rugg
|votes = 34,683
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Robert Louis Vigars
|votes = 34,130
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Seton Forbes Cockell
|votes = 34,114
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|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Mrs. A. L. Grieves
|votes = 15,824
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|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Mrs. O. M. Wilson
|votes = 15,598
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|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = T. W. Ives
|votes = 15,001
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|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Miss M. Neilson
|votes = 5,352
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|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = P. C. Boucher
|votes = 5,060
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = J. H. Crowhurst
|votes = 4,981
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|party = Communist Party of Great Britain
|candidate = H. B. Collins
|votes = 2,153
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=1967 election=
The second election was held on 13 April 1967. The electorate was 143,100 and three Conservative Party councillors were elected. With 46,849 people voting, the turnout was 32.7%. The councillors were elected for a three-year term.
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|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Sir Percy Rugg
|votes = 32,173
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Seton Forbes Cockell
|votes = 31,871
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Robert Louis Vigars
|votes = 31,590
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = T. M. Cox
|votes = 9,220
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|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = T. W. Ives
|votes = 8,995
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = T. Ponsonby
|votes = 8,731
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = D. W. Berry
|votes = 4,492
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = P. D. Spencer
|votes = 4,292
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = D. Currie
|votes = 3,959
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|party = Communist Party of Great Britain
|candidate = H. B. Collins
|votes = 1,458
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|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
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|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
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|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
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=1970 election=
The third election was held on 9 April 1970. The electorate was 144,537 and three Conservative Party councillors were elected. With 39,082 people voting, the turnout was 27.0%. The councillors were elected for a three-year term.
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Seton Forbes Cockell
|votes = 25,320
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = William Archibald Ottley Juxon Bell
|votes = 25,267
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|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Robert Louis Vigars
|votes = 25,049
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Bruce Douglas-Mann
|votes = 9,180
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = R. Pope
|votes = 9,175
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = J. F. S. Keys
|votes = 9,148
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Lady Ogmore
|votes = 2,457
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = L. Spicer
|votes = 2,333
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = T. J. T. Metcalf
|votes = 2,253
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Homes before Roads
|candidate = T. Bendixson
|votes = 1,163
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|party = Homes before Roads
|candidate = A. Ritchie
|votes = 1,003
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|party = Homes before Roads
|candidate = D. Wiggins
|votes = 952
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Communist Party of Great Britain
|candidate = E. S. Adams
|votes = 771
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Union Movement
|candidate = A. E. Brown
|votes = 215
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|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
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=1971 by-election=
A by-election was held on 2 December 1971, following the death of Seton Forbes Cockell.{{cite web |title=Greater London Council Election results: Kensington and Chelsea |url=http://www.election.demon.co.uk/glc/glckc.html |access-date=19 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151025045637/http://www.election.demon.co.uk/glc/glckc.html |archive-date=25 October 2015}} The electorate was 140,190 and one Conservative Party councillor was elected. With 14,720 voting, the turnout was 10.5%
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Mrs. Muriel Gumbel
|votes = 9,839
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|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = J. F. S. Keys
|votes = 4,343
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent Conservative
|candidate = R. E. G. Simmerson
|votes = 333
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = A. F. Gloak
|votes = 195
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|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
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