The local authorityCouncil · london_borough · England · 1 of 33 councils (london_borough)

Kensington and Chelsea.

Conservative and Unionist Party-controlled london_borough. £230m net revenue. 18 wards across 2 parliamentary constituencies.

Typelondon_borough
Seats52 councillors · 18 wards
Last election7 May 2026
Websiterbkc.gov.uk
Net revenue · 2025-26
£230m
Core spending power (MHCLG)
Band-D bill
£1,592
For the council slice (incl. precepts)
Composition
36/52
Conservative and Unionist Party 69%
Westminster
2
constituencies overlap · 1 MP party
Dispatch
31 May 2026

Conservative and Unionist Party chamber, opposed area.

Kensington and Chelsea is a london_borough controlled by Conservative and Unionist Party (36 of 52 seats). Net revenue is £230m for 2025-26. It covers 18 wards spanning 2 parliamentary constituencies.

§ 01Composition.52 seats · last contested 7 May 2026

Who sits in the chamber.

Con 36Lab 13LD 3

Conservative and Unionist Party 69% · last contested 7 May 2026

Councillors — the people.

CouncillorWardElected
Anne Barbara CyronConAbingdon2026
James Alexander HusbandConAbingdon2026
Sarah Ann Louise AddenbrookeConAbingdon2026
Mary WealeConBrompton Hans Town2022
Sof McVeighConBrompton Hans Town2022
Walaa IdrisConBrompton Hans Town2022
Catherine FaulksConCampden2022
Lloyd Lewis NorthConCampden2022
Preety Manhar Pancholi HuddConCampden2022
Heena BellaraConChelsea Riverside2026
Laura BurnsConChelsea Riverside2026
Max ChauhanConChelsea Riverside2026
Showing 12 of 52·All 52 councillors
§ 02Revenue mix & Band-D bill.MHCLG — Final LGFS 2025-26 Core Spending Power table

Where revenue comes from.

48%
Council tax
£110.3m · median 47%
36%
Central grants
£83.8m · median 38%
16%
Business rates
£35.7m · median 16%

Revenue mix is close to the councils (london_borough) median: 48% council tax, 36% central grants.

Source · MHCLG — Final LGFS 2025-26 Core Spending Power table · derived (CT exact; grants/rates split from SFA baseline)

Band-D bill.

Council slice£1,101
County / upper-tier£490
Police£0
Fire & rescue£0
GLA precept£0
Total Band-D£1,592

Parish precepts apply on top, vary by parish

For household tax breakdown

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§ 03Service spend, ranked against peers.10 buckets · vs 32 other councils (london_borough)

How does Kensington and Chelsea split its revenue across services, compared with peer councils (london_borough)-class councils? Each row is one of the ten standard service buckets. The vertical line at the centre is the cohort median share; the coloured square is where this council sits. Squares to the right of centre mean a bigger share of revenue than the median peer; to the left, a smaller share.

Education27.7% of net spend · cohort median 42%
31 of 33-34% vs median
Adult Social Care25.6% of net spend · cohort median 22%
7 of 33+19% vs median
Children's Services13.2% of net spend · cohort median 13%
14 of 33+1% vs median
Housing & Homelessness11.7% of net spend · cohort median 6%
2 of 33+107% vs median
Waste & Recycling11.0% of net spend · cohort median 4%
4 of 33+159% vs median
Public Health6.9% of net spend · cohort median 3%
2 of 33+97% vs median
Corporate & Central5.7% of net spend · cohort median 3%
7 of 33+71% vs median
Culture & Leisure3.8% of net spend · cohort median 2%
3 of 33+118% vs median
Planning & Economic Development3.3% of net spend · cohort median 1%
2 of 33+228% vs median
Highways & Transport-8.9% of net spend · cohort median 1%
32 of 33-1497% vs median
How to read these bars

The subtitle on each row (“X% of net spend”) is what share of this council’s revenue goes to that service. The rank (“15 of 61”) is where this council sits within the cohort, sorted by that share descending. The delta (“+26% vs median”) is a relative reading: the council allocates 26% more of its revenue to that service than the median peer would. A small absolute difference can still be a big relative one.

Higher share doesn’t mean waste — it can reflect demographic need (more older residents), rurality, or a policy choice (e.g. keeping a service in-house). Lower share doesn’t mean efficiency — some councils move costs to fees, ringfenced accounts, or grants. £-per-head would be sharper than share-of-revenue; LAD population is pending ingest. Comparisons are within the same council type only.

§ 04Top suppliers.23,127 payments · £193.0m gross · 3 Dec 202531 Mar 2026

Every invoice over £500, published under the Local Government Transparency Code. Best-effort, not statutory — counts and totals net negatives (refunds/reversals).

Top by total — last 180 days

SupplierPaidSharePmts
SUEZ RECYCLING AND RECOVERY UK LTD£9.43m4.9%47
REDACTED£6.36m3.3%4,023
FM CONWAY LTD£5.91m3.1%247
COMENSURA LTD£5.34m2.8%19
UNITED LIVING SOUTH LTD£4.73m2.4%12
HILL PARTNERSHIPS LIMITED£4.23m2.2%5
WESTERN RIVERSIDE WASTE AUTHORITY£3.37m1.7%9
CITY OF WESTMINSTER PENSION FUND£3.22m1.7%23
EQUANS REGENERATION LIMITED£2.71m1.4%4
NSL LIMITED£2.66m1.4%14

By service area · top supplier

ServiceTop supplierPaid
Waste And RecyclingSUEZ RECYCLING AND RECOVERY UK LTD£7.09m
Housing And HomelessnessUNITED LIVING SOUTH LTD£4.73m
Corporate And CentralREDACTED£4.22m
Highways And TransportFM CONWAY LTD£3.53m
EducationCITY OF WESTMINSTER GENERAL FUND£1.98m
Adult Social CareCARE UK COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS LTD£1.23m
Culture And LeisureCITIZENS ADVICE KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA£1.02m
Childrens ServicesCITY OF WESTMINSTER GENERAL FUND£0.39m
§ 05Westminster constituencies — the overlap.18 wards split across 2 parliamentary seats
ConstituencyWards% of councilCurrent MP
Kensington and Bayswater1478% Joe PowellLab
Chelsea and Fulham422% Ben ColemanLab
Sources, methods & last update
Method The dispatch paragraphs are AI-generated from the public sources listed below. Every figure links to its source. If we’re wrong, please tell us — corrections within 48 hours.
CompositionDemocracy Club (live)
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (historic)
Net revenueMHCLG Final LGFS
Core Spending Power table · 2025-26
Service spendDerived from MHCLG CSP shares
vs 32 other councils (london_borough)
Band-DMHCLG CSP · precept schedules
Police, Fire, Parish on top
SuppliersCouncil publication under LGTC
23,127 payments · 3 Dec 202531 Mar 2026
Westminster overlapONS Open Geography Portal
2023 boundaries
PopulationONS mid-year estimates
Pending ingest at LAD level