Kensington and Chelsea London Borough Council election, 2014
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Elections for the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea were held on 22nd 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] | ||||||||||
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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.
Ward | Number of councillors to be elected | Party (parties) prior to election |
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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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- ↑ Kensington and Chelsea FER LGBE