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Kensington South — UK General Election Results

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

Kensington South was won by Conservative at the 1970 general election, with a majority of 14,663 votes over Labour. This page covers every general election in Kensington South from 1885 to 1970.

Full Election History, 1885–1970

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 Algernon Borthwick (Conservative) 4,602 68.3% Montagu Hughes Cookson (Liberal) 2,464 (36.6 pts) 76.1%
1886 Algernon Borthwick (Conservative) 4,156 80.3% Henry Fearnside Speed (Liberal) 3,134 (60.5 pts) 58.4%
1892 Algernon Borthwick (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1895 Algernon Borthwick (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1900 Henry Algernon George Percy (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1906 Henry Algernon George Percy (Conservative) 4,835 74.9% Edward Loughlin O'Malley (Liberal) 3,211 (49.7 pts) 70.0%
Jan 1910 Claud John Hamilton (Conservative) 5,771 81.6% George Stanford MacIlwaine (Liberal) 4,470 (63.2 pts) 77.2%
Dec 1910 Claud John Hamilton (Conservative) 5,093 83.1% George Rodhouse Reid (Liberal) 4,060 (66.3 pts) 66.9%
1918 William Henry Davison (Unionist) 10,693 66.8% Ernest Makins (National Party) 5,387 (33.7 pts) 51.8%
1922 William Henry Davison (Unionist) 15,760 76.0% Ferdinand William Cavendish-Bentinck (Anti-Conservative) 10,796 (52.1 pts) 58.1%
1923 William Henry Davison (Unionist) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1924 William Henry Davison (Unionist) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1929 William Henry Davison (Unionist) 28,049 66.8% Hugh Michael Seely (Liberal) 20,479 (48.8 pts) 59.5%
1931 William Henry Davison (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1935 William Henry Davison (Conservative) 38,297 88.9% Charles Henry Hartwell (Labour) 33,518 (77.8 pts) 62.0%
1945 William Henry Davison (Conservative) 22,166 69.8% Patricia Frances Strauss (Labour) 16,152 (50.8 pts) 67.9%
1950 William Patrick Spens (Conservative) 32,870 73.1% Marcel Philip Picard (Labour) 24,868 (55.3 pts) 71.0%
1951 William Patrick Spens (Conservative) 34,592 79.5% Michael Clynes Parker (Labour) 25,698 (59.1 pts) 68.6%
1955 Sir William Patrick Spens (Conservative) 32,051 82.5% Marjorie Macrae Crane (Labour) 25,247 (65.0 pts) 61.9%
1959 William Lloyd Roots (Conservative) 26,606 74.3% Gurth Christian Hoyer-MIllar (Liberal) 21,940 (61.3 pts) 61.7%
1964 William Lloyd Roots (Conservative) 21,668 68.0% Barrington J Stead (Labour) 16,368 (51.3 pts) 56.8%
1966 William Roots (Conservative) 21,050 65.1% Jonathan Rosenhead (Labour) 14,631 (45.2 pts) 58.1%
1970 Sir Brandon Rhys-Williams (Conservative) 21,591 75.7% Faith Bridges (Labour) 14,663 (51.4 pts) 49.9%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Algernon Borthwick Conservative 4,60268.3% Yes
Montagu Hughes Cookson Liberal 2,13831.7% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Algernon Borthwick Conservative 4,15680.3% Yes
Henry Fearnside Speed Liberal 1,02219.7% No

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Algernon Borthwick Conservative Unopposed Yes

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Algernon Borthwick Conservative Unopposed Yes

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Algernon George Percy Conservative Unopposed Yes

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Algernon George Percy Conservative 4,83574.9% Yes
Edward Loughlin O'Malley Liberal 1,62425.1% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Claud John Hamilton Conservative 5,77181.6% Yes
George Stanford MacIlwaine Liberal 1,30118.4% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Claud John Hamilton Conservative 5,09383.1% Yes
George Rodhouse Reid Liberal 1,03316.9% No

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Henry Davison Unionist 10,69366.8% Yes
Ernest Makins National Party 5,30633.2% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Henry Davison Unionist 15,76076.0% Yes
Ferdinand William Cavendish-Bentinck Anti-Conservative 4,96424.0% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Henry Davison Unionist Unopposed Yes

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Henry Davison Unionist Unopposed Yes

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Henry Davison Unionist 28,04966.8% Yes
Hugh Michael Seely Liberal 7,57018.0% No
Rayner Goddard Independent Unionist 6,35415.1% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Henry Davison Conservative Unopposed Yes

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Henry Davison Conservative 38,29788.9% Yes
Charles Henry Hartwell Labour 4,77911.1% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Henry Davison Conservative 22,16669.8% Yes
Patricia Frances Strauss Labour 6,01418.9% No
Francis Beaufort-Palmer Liberal 3,58611.3% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Patrick Spens Conservative 32,87073.1% Yes
Marcel Philip Picard Labour 8,00217.8% No
John Beeching Frankenburg Liberal 4,0799.1% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Patrick Spens Conservative 34,59279.5% Yes
Michael Clynes Parker Labour 8,89420.5% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sir William Patrick Spens Conservative 32,05182.5% Yes
Marjorie Macrae Crane Labour 6,80417.5% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Lloyd Roots Conservative 26,60674.3% Yes
Gurth Christian Hoyer-MIllar Liberal 4,66613.0% No
Ivor Seward Richard Labour 4,52512.6% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Lloyd Roots Conservative 21,66868.0% Yes
Barrington J Stead Labour 5,30016.6% No
Anthony AW Dix Liberal 4,91615.4% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Roots Conservative 21,05065.1% Yes
Jonathan Rosenhead Labour 6,41919.8% No
Thomas Kellock Liberal 4,87115.1% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sir Brandon Rhys-Williams Conservative 21,59175.7% Yes
Faith Bridges Labour 6,92824.3% No

Margin Over Time

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

1885: Conservative margin 36.6 pts 1886: Conservative margin 60.5 pts 1906: Conservative margin 49.7 pts Jan 1910: Conservative margin 63.2 pts Dec 1910: Conservative margin 66.3 pts 1918: Unionist margin 33.7 pts 1922: Unionist margin 52.1 pts 1929: Unionist margin 48.8 pts 1935: Conservative margin 77.8 pts 1945: Conservative margin 50.8 pts 1950: Conservative margin 55.3 pts 1951: Conservative margin 59.1 pts 1955: Conservative margin 65.0 pts 1959: Conservative margin 61.3 pts 1964: Conservative margin 51.3 pts 1966: Conservative margin 45.2 pts 1970: Conservative margin 51.4 pts 1885 1886 1906 Jan 1910 Dec 1910 1918 1922 1929 1935 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970

Trend

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Kensington South in the 1970 general election?

Conservative won Kensington South in 1970 with 21,591 votes (75.7%), a majority of 14,663 votes over Labour in second place.

Which parties have won Kensington South since 1885?

Since 1885, Kensington South has been won by: Conservative, Unionist.

What was the closest result in Kensington South?

The closest result on record for Kensington South was 1918, when Unionist beat National Party by just 5,387 votes (33.7 percentage points).

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