The Chelsea Citizen

Jubilant Tories were celebrating victory today after comfortably tightening their grip on power in a landmark RBKC election. After rises in Council Tax and the controversial premium on second homes, the man or woman on the King’s Road omnibus might have expected the Conservatives to face serious political headwinds. Not so. As the final declaration came in — and with 34 out of 50 seats safely in the bag — a smiling Conservative leader Cllr...

The Tory Party scored a resounding victory in the local elections yesterday to return as the leading power group. The Party secured 34 out of 50 seats in an election that brought 35,344 votes, with a 37.3% turnout. The newly formed council is: 34 Conservative - 7 Labour and Co-operative - 6 Labour - 3 Lib Dems. Below is the full breakdown of councillors elected. Full coverage, with analysis and reaction, will be published soonish.   Grid...

As voters prepare to go to the polls, The Chelsea Citizen’s JOHN COOKSON cuts through the campaign noise (and all those annoying, highly shreddable letterbox leaflets) to pose FIVE sharp, no-nonsense questions to representatives from the five main parties seeking power in Kensington and Chelsea. We cover bread and butter issues such as tax, crime, planning, housing, and the day-to-day realities facing residents across the Royal Borough....

The squatter who had lived in the former PC Rescue shop on the King's Road for six months has finally been evicted. RBKC officers managed to get him...

A major consultation carried out by the Council has highlighted a growing demand amongst residents to be more actively involved in local decision...

The offices of the charity SMART have been abruptly closed by RBKC officers. Staff at the charity were shocked to discover on Friday, 17th August...