In London borough council elections the entire council is elected every four years, unlike some other English councils, where a third of the councillors are elected for a four-year term in three successive years, with no elections in the fourth.
Summary of results
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea election result 2010[1]
The Conservatives lost the Earl's Court Ward by-election in September 2010 to the Liberal Democrats and narrowly won the Cremorne Ward by-election by only 19 votes.[2] Many commentators blamed the Conservative councillors led by Merrick Cockell for these poor results, stating that the council did not adequately take into account residents' views on projects such as the proposed Thames Tideway Tunnel and the Earl's Court building works.[3][4]
References
^"Kensington and Chelsea". London Councils. Retrieved 9 May 2010.[permanent dead link]
^"Cremorne Ward By-election Sep 2010". Rbkc.gov.uk. 17 September 2009. Archived from the original on 3 July 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
^"Council byelection results from yesterday | Local Government". Conservativehome.blogs.com. 17 September 2010. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
^Hodges, Dan. "By-election results in". Kensington & Chelsea Chronicle. Retrieved 22 May 2012.