Kensington South (London County Council constituency)

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

Councillors
YearNamePartyNamePartyNameParty
1919 William Frederick Cavaye Municipal Reform Henry Vincent Rowe Municipal Reform Two seats until 1949
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
1919 London County Council election: Kensington South[1]
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[1]
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[2]
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[3]
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[4]
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[5]
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[6]
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[7]
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[8]
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[9]
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[10]
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[11]
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[12]
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[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Cecilia Petrie 13,110
Conservative Robert Lewis Viggars 13,006
Conservative John O. Udal 12,944
Liberal M. Nielson 1,973
Liberal John Pardoe 1,954
Liberal Anthony A W 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
  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 By-election". The Times. 18 October 1929.
  5. "LCC Election: Seven seats lost by Labour". The Times. 7 March 1931.
  6. "LCC Election: Full results of the poll". The Times. 10 March 1934.
  7. "New LCC: Labour's increased majority". The Times. 6 March 1937.
  8. "The New LCC: Labour gains in a low poll". The Times. 9 March 1946.
  9. "LCC Polling". The Times. 9 April 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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