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Kensington North — UK General Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

Kensington North was won by Labour at the 1970 general election, with a majority of 3,383 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Kensington North from 1885 to 1970.

Full Election History, 1885–1970

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 Roper Lethbridge (Conservative) 3,619 54.6% Joseph Firth Bottomley Firth (Liberal) 608 (9.2 pts) 79.9%
1886 Robert Lethbridge (Conservative) 3,394 58.1% Edmund Routledge (Liberal) 951 (16.3 pts) 70.4%
1892 Frederick Charlwood Frye (Liberal) 3,503 51.5% William Edward Thompson Sharpe (Conservative) 210 (3.1 pts) 75.4%
1895 William Edward Thompson Sharpe (Conservative) 3,829 56.8% Frederick Charlwood Frye (Liberal) 916 (13.6 pts) 71.1%
1900 William Edward Thompson Sharpe (Conservative) 3,257 56.3% Rufus Daniel Isaacs (Liberal) 730 (12.6 pts) 62.0%
1906 Henry Yorke Stanger (Liberal) 4,416 56.8% William Ellis Hume-Williams (Conservative) 1,058 (13.6 pts) 75.7%
Jan 1910 Alan Burgoyne (Conservative) 4,611 53.1% Henry Robson (Liberal) 532 (6.1 pts) 86.0%
Dec 1910 Alan Burgoyne (Conservative) 4,223 54.7% Frank Murray Carson (Liberal) 729 (9.4 pts) 76.4%
1918 Alan Hughes Burgoyne (Unionist) 13,176 78.3% William Joseph Jarrett (Labour) 9,523 (56.6 pts) 44.2%
1922 Percy George Gates (Unionist) 12,328 53.1% William Joseph Jarrett (Labour) 6,103 (26.3 pts) 54.9%
1923 Percy George Gates (Unionist) 9,458 39.4% William Joseph Jarrett (Labour) 570 (2.4 pts) 55.8%
1924 Percy George Gates (Unionist) 16,255 53.0% Fielding Reginald West (Labour) 1,854 (6.0 pts) 69.6%
1929 Fielding Reginald West (Labour) 19,701 48.4% Percy George Gates (Unionist) 4,190 (10.3 pts) 68.5%
1931 James Alexander Lawson Duncan (Conservative) 27,860 63.7% Fielding Reginald West (Labour) 12,017 (27.5 pts) 71.9%
1935 James Alexander Lawson Duncan (Conservative) 18,907 53.2% Frank Carter (Labour) 3,598 (10.1 pts) 60.6%
1945 George Henry Roland Rogers (Labour) 16,838 56.6% James Alexander Lawson Duncan (Conservative) 6,139 (20.6 pts) 70.2%
1950 George Henry Roland Rogers (Labour) 21,615 50.6% Leonard Caplan (Conservative) 3,624 (8.5 pts) 78.3%
1951 George Henry Roland Rogers (Labour) 22,686 53.0% Leonard Caplan (Conservative) 4,143 (9.7 pts) 79.2%
1955 George Henry Roland Rogers (Labour) 20,226 53.9% Robert Bulbrook (Conservative) 2,943 (7.8 pts) 69.7%
1959 George Henry Roland Rogers (Labour) 14,925 43.0% Robert Bulbrook (Conservative) 877 (2.5 pts) 67.8%
1964 George Henry Roland Rogers (Labour) 15,283 49.5% Andrew Bowden (Conservative) 2,512 (8.1 pts) 61.3%
1966 George Rogers (Labour) 16,012 54.8% Leon Brittan (Conservative) 5,263 (18.0 pts) 62.1%
1970 Bruce Douglas-Mann (Labour) 13,175 52.8% Leon Brittan (Conservative) 3,383 (13.6 pts) 57.5%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Roper Lethbridge Conservative 3,61954.6% Yes
Joseph Firth Bottomley Firth Liberal 3,01145.4% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Lethbridge Conservative 3,39458.1% Yes
Edmund Routledge Liberal 2,44341.9% No

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick Charlwood Frye Liberal 3,50351.5% Yes
William Edward Thompson Sharpe Conservative 3,29348.5% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Edward Thompson Sharpe Conservative 3,82956.8% Yes
Frederick Charlwood Frye Liberal 2,91343.2% No

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Edward Thompson Sharpe Conservative 3,25756.3% Yes
Rufus Daniel Isaacs Liberal 2,52743.7% No

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Yorke Stanger Liberal 4,41656.8% Yes
William Ellis Hume-Williams Conservative 3,35843.2% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alan Burgoyne Conservative 4,61153.1% Yes
Henry Robson Liberal 4,07946.9% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alan Burgoyne Conservative 4,22354.7% Yes
Frank Murray Carson Liberal 3,49445.3% No

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alan Hughes Burgoyne Unionist 13,17678.3% Yes
William Joseph Jarrett Labour 3,65321.7% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Percy George Gates Unionist 12,32853.1% Yes
William Joseph Jarrett Labour 6,22526.8% No
Charles William Hayward Liberal 4,66620.1% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Percy George Gates Unionist 9,45839.4% Yes
William Joseph Jarrett Labour 8,88837.0% No
Leonard Jacques Stein Liberal 5,67223.6% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Percy George Gates Unionist 16,25553.0% Yes
Fielding Reginald West Labour 14,40147.0% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Fielding Reginald West Labour 19,70148.4% Yes
Percy George Gates Unionist 15,51138.1% No
Frances Henrietta Stewart Liberal 5,51613.5% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Alexander Lawson Duncan Conservative 27,86063.7% Yes
Fielding Reginald West Labour 15,84336.3% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Alexander Lawson Duncan Conservative 18,90753.2% Yes
Frank Carter Labour 15,30943.1% No
John Seymour Spon Liberal 1,3233.7% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Henry Roland Rogers Labour 16,83856.6% Yes
James Alexander Lawson Duncan Conservative 10,69936.0% No
John Richard Colclough Liberal 2,2127.4% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Henry Roland Rogers Labour 21,61550.6% Yes
Leonard Caplan Conservative 17,99142.2% No
Robert Rufus Carey Evans Liberal 2,5225.9% No
John Lorimer Rashdall Eyre Communist 5511.3% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Henry Roland Rogers Labour 22,68653.0% Yes
Leonard Caplan Conservative 18,54343.3% No
Anthony Graeme Gamble Liberal 1,5833.7% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Henry Roland Rogers Labour 20,22653.9% Yes
Robert Bulbrook Conservative 17,28346.1% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Henry Roland Rogers Labour 14,92543.0% Yes
Robert Bulbrook Conservative 14,04840.5% No
Michael Louis Hydleman Liberal 3,1189.0% No
Sir Oswald Ernald Mosley Union Movement 2,8218.1% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Henry Roland Rogers Labour 15,28349.5% Yes
Andrew Bowden Conservative 12,77141.4% No
Yvonne C Richardson Liberal 2,8199.1% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Rogers Labour 16,01254.8% Yes
Leon Brittan Conservative 10,74936.8% No
Anthony Thomas Liberal 2,4628.4% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Bruce Douglas-Mann Labour 13,17552.8% Yes
Leon Brittan Conservative 9,79239.2% No
Patrick Downing Spencer Liberal 1,9908.0% No

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.

1885: Conservative margin 9.2 pts 1886: Conservative margin 16.3 pts 1892: Liberal margin 3.1 pts 1895: Conservative margin 13.6 pts 1900: Conservative margin 12.6 pts 1906: Liberal margin 13.6 pts Jan 1910: Conservative margin 6.1 pts Dec 1910: Conservative margin 9.4 pts 1918: Unionist margin 56.6 pts 1922: Unionist margin 26.3 pts 1923: Unionist margin 2.4 pts 1924: Unionist margin 6.0 pts 1929: Labour margin 10.3 pts 1931: Conservative margin 27.5 pts 1935: Conservative margin 10.1 pts 1945: Labour margin 20.6 pts 1950: Labour margin 8.5 pts 1951: Labour margin 9.7 pts 1955: Labour margin 7.8 pts 1959: Labour margin 2.5 pts 1964: Labour margin 8.1 pts 1966: Labour margin 18.0 pts 1970: Labour margin 13.6 pts 1885 1886 1892 1895 1900 1906 Jan 1910 Dec 1910 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970

Trend

Kensington North has been contested at 23 general elections on record since 1885. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Conservative, Liberal, Unionist, Labour.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Kensington North in the 1970 general election?

Labour won Kensington North in 1970 with 13,175 votes (52.8%), a majority of 3,383 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Kensington North since 1885?

Since 1885, Kensington North has been won by: Conservative, Labour, Liberal, Unionist.

What was the closest result in Kensington North?

The closest result on record for Kensington North was 1923, when Unionist beat Labour by just 570 votes (2.4 percentage points).

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