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Where your council tax goes in Kensington and Chelsea

A Band D home pays £1,666.65 this year, up 4.7%. Council tax covers about 33% of what the council spends on day-to-day services; government grants pay 63%, including the money passed straight to schools, and business rates 2%.

Band D bill£1,667up 4.7% on last year
Council budget£378mday-to-day, including schools
Paid by council tax33%of the budget
Council controlConservative34 of 50 seats

Your bill

Pick your band. The council keeps 69% of it; the rest goes to the Mayor of London.

Band D, 2026/27
£1,666.65
£166.67 a month over 10 instalments, or £138.89 over 12
Kensington and Chelsea Council£1,156.14Mayor of London (GLA)£510.51
Police£334.13
Fire brigade£76.85
Transport£77.09
City Hall and the London Assembly£22.44
At Band D the Mayor’s share went up £20.13 this year: £15.00 more for police and £5.13 more for the fire brigade.
sourcedBand D bill for 2026/27approxMayor's share by body (MD3472)

Your £1,156.14 to the council pays for

Care for older and disabled adults£330
Children's services£221
Housing and homelessness£200
Debt costs and levies£145
Community safety and regulation£67
Parks, libraries and leisure£65
Planning and the local economy£57
Schools and education£48
Running the council£24
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Band D, 2026/27: where your council tax goes
Your billShare
Care for older and disabled adults£330.2319.8%
Children's services£221.0213.3%
Housing and homelessness£199.9012.0%
Debt costs and levies£145.258.7%
Community safety and regulation£66.984.0%
Parks, libraries and leisure£64.933.9%
Planning and the local economy£56.503.4%
Schools and education£47.752.9%
Running the council£23.651.4%
Kensington and Chelsea Council, all services£1,156.1469.4%
Mayor of London: police£334.1320.0%
Mayor of London: the fire brigade£76.854.6%
Mayor of London: transport£77.094.6%
Mayor of London: City Hall and the London Assembly£22.441.3%
Mayor of London, all£510.5130.6%
Your bill£1,666.65100%

Split in proportion to the £253m the council pays for itself, after schools and public health, which have their own ring-fenced grants. Council tax pays about 49p of every £1 of that; government grants and business rates pay the rest.

sourcedSplit by service, 2026/27 budget return

The council’s budget

What the council spends on day-to-day services after fees and charges, and where the money comes from, including grants that can only be spent on schools or public health. It must balance by law.

FundingReserves (one-off)Services
Council tax to Net budgetRevenue Support Grant to Net budgetBusiness rates kept locally to Net budgetSchools grants (ring-fenced) to Net budgetPublic health grant (ring-fenced) to Net budgetOther government grants to Net budgetDrawn from public health reserves to Net budgetDrawn from council reserves to Net budgetNet budget to Schools and educationNet budget to Care for older and disabled adultsNet budget to Children's servicesNet budget to Housing and homelessnessNet budget to Debt costs and leviesNet budget to Public healthNet budget to Community safety and regulationNet budget to Parks, libraries and leisureNet budget to Planning and the local economyNet budget to Running the councilNet budget to Streets, waste and transportSourced from a published documentCouncil tax£123.1m, 33%Sourced from a published documentRevenue Support Grant£69.7m, 18%Sourced from a published documentBusiness rates kept locally£6.7mSourced from a published documentSchools grants (ring-fenced)£95.3m, 25%Sourced from a published documentPublic health grant (ring-fenced)£26.9m, 7%Sourced from a published documentOther government grants£46.8m, 12%Sourced from a published documentDrawn from public health reserves£3.0mSourced from a published documentDrawn from council reserves£6.3mSourced from a published documentSchools and education£105.8m, 28%Sourced from a published documentCare for older and disabled adults£72.1m, 19%Sourced from a published documentChildren's services£48.3m, 13%Sourced from a published documentHousing and homelessness£43.7m, 12%Sourced from a published documentDebt costs and levies£31.7m, 8%Sourced from a published documentPublic health£30.0m, 8%Sourced from a published documentCommunity safety and regulation£14.6mSourced from a published documentParks, libraries and leisure£14.2mSourced from a published documentPlanning and the local economy£12.3mSourced from a published documentRunning the council£5.2mSourced from a published documentStreets, waste and transport£0.0m£378m
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Where the money comes from, 2026/27
£mShare of the net budget
Council tax£123.1m32.6%
Revenue Support Grant£69.7m18.4%
Business rates kept locally£6.7m1.8%
Schools grants (ring-fenced)£95.3m25.2%
Public health grant (ring-fenced)£26.9m7.1%
Other government grants£46.8m12.4%
Drawn from public health reserves (one-off)£3.0m0.8%
Drawn from council reserves (one-off)£6.3m1.7%
Net budget£377.8m100%
What it pays for, 2026/27
£mShare of the net budget
Schools and education£105.8m28.0%
Care for older and disabled adults£72.1m19.1%
Children's services£48.3m12.8%
Housing and homelessness£43.7m11.6%
Debt costs and levies£31.7m8.4%
Public health£30.0m7.9%
Community safety and regulation£14.6m3.9%
Parks, libraries and leisure£14.2m3.8%
Planning and the local economy£12.3m3.3%
Running the council£5.2m1.4%
Streets, waste and transport£0.0m0.0%
Net budget£377.8m100%

Where the money comes from

Council tax£123.1m
Revenue Support Grant£69.7m
Business rates kept locally£6.7m
Schools grants (ring-fenced)£95.3m
Public health grant (ring-fenced)£26.9m
Other government grants£46.8m
Drawn from public health reserves£3.0m
Drawn from council reserves£6.3m
Net budget£377.8m

What it pays for

Schools and education£105.8m
Care for older and disabled adults£72.1m
Children's services£48.3m
Housing and homelessness£43.7m
Debt costs and levies£31.7m
Public health£30.0m
Community safety and regulation£14.6m
Parks, libraries and leisure£14.2m
Planning and the local economy£12.3m
Running the council£5.2m
Streets, waste and transport£0.0m
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Council tax over the years

The council’s own share of a Band D bill went from £986.61 in 2022/23 to £1,156.14 in 2026/27, up 17%.

Band D council tax in Kensington and Chelsea each year
YearThe council’s shareWhole bill, with the Mayor of London
2022/23£986.61£1,382.20
2023/24£1,008.15£1,442.29
2024/25£1,058.45£1,529.85
2025/26£1,101.21£1,591.59
2026/27£1,156.14£1,666.65

Councillors and how each ward voted

Conservative 34, Labour 13 and Liberal Democrats 3 of 50 seats since the election on 7 May 2026. Conservative has more than half, so runs the council. Only the councillors elected are named here; everyone else stood as their party’s candidate.

Abingdon

How Abingdon voted: turnout 37.0%
Votes for each candidate in Abingdon ward
PartyVotesElected
Conservative and Unionist Party1,248Sarah Addenbrooke
Conservative and Unionist Party1,177Anne Cyron
Conservative and Unionist Party1,170James Husband
Green Party249
Liberal Democrats218
Liberal Democrats210
Labour Party200
Labour Party195
Liberal Democrats168
Labour Party159
Reform UK137
Reform UK127
Reform UK124

1,894 people voted; 3 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Brompton & Hans Town

How Brompton & Hans Town voted: turnout 33.0%
Votes for each candidate in Brompton & Hans Town ward
PartyVotesElected
Conservative and Unionist Party1,084Sof McVeigh
Conservative and Unionist Party1,081Mary Weale
Conservative and Unionist Party1,072Walaa Idris
Reform UK224
Reform UK218
Reform UK198
Labour Party193
Liberal Democrats178
Liberal Democrats173
Labour Party168
Liberal Democrats165
Labour Party161

1,714 people voted; 6 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Campden

  • Catherine FaulksConservativeLead Member for Family & Children's Services
  • Preety HuddConservativeVice Chair, Overview and Scrutiny Committee
  • Lloyd NorthConservativeChair, Environment Select Committee
How Campden voted: turnout 40.0%
Votes for each candidate in Campden ward
PartyVotesElected
Conservative and Unionist Party1,405Catherine Faulks
Conservative and Unionist Party1,308Preety Hudd
Conservative and Unionist Party1,282Lloyd North
Labour Party310
Liberal Democrats303
Labour Party284
Liberal Democrats279
Liberal Democrats245
Labour Party242
Reform UK213
Reform UK176
Reform UK142
Independent78

2,155 people voted; 4 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Chelsea Riverside

How Chelsea Riverside voted: turnout 39.3%
Votes for each candidate in Chelsea Riverside ward
PartyVotesElected
Conservative and Unionist Party1,073Laura Burns
Conservative and Unionist Party1,015Heena Bellara
Conservative and Unionist Party969Dr Max Chauhan
Labour Party498
Labour Party486
Labour Party412
Green Party405
Reform UK354
Reform UK307
Reform UK288
Independent281
Liberal Democrats187
Liberal Democrats155
Liberal Democrats155

2,342 people voted; 6 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Colville

How Colville voted: turnout 34.1%
Votes for each candidate in Colville ward
PartyVotesElected
Labour Party821Monica Press
Labour Party745Cihan Cheron
Labour Party739Jack Reason
Green Party535
Green Party509
Green Party467
Conservative and Unionist Party426
Conservative and Unionist Party407
Conservative and Unionist Party360
Reform UK203
Reform UK198
Reform UK195
Liberal Democrats192
Liberal Democrats182
Liberal Democrats154

2,103 people voted; 5 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Courtfield

How Courtfield voted: turnout 33.9%
Votes for each candidate in Courtfield ward
PartyVotesElected
Conservative and Unionist Party1,285Greg Hammond
Conservative and Unionist Party1,262Janet Evans
Conservative and Unionist Party1,211Quentin Marshall
Liberal Democrats191
Liberal Democrats154
Labour Party143
Reform UK141
Green Party140
Liberal Democrats140
Reform UK132
Labour Party128
Labour Party119
Reform UK118

1,784 people voted; 3 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Dalgarno

  • Abdullahi NurLabourDeputy Mayor and Opposition spokesperson : Environment
  • Alex PorterLabourOpposition spokesperson: Housing & Communities, Vice Chair, Housing and Communities Select Committee
How Dalgarno voted: turnout 37.0%
Votes for each candidate in Dalgarno ward
PartyVotesElected
Labour and Co-operative Party593Abdullahi Nur
Labour and Co-operative Party577Alex Porter
Green Party400
Green Party386
Conservative and Unionist Party304
Conservative and Unionist Party250
Reform UK239
Reform UK206
Liberal Democrats84
Liberal Democrats71
Independent64

1,686 people voted; 13 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Earl's Court

How Earl's Court voted: turnout 41.0%
Votes for each candidate in Earl's Court ward
PartyVotesElected
Liberal Democrats1,205Linda Wade
Liberal Democrats972James Ortiz
Liberal Democrats967Sofia Gurrola
Conservative and Unionist Party826
Conservative and Unionist Party815
Conservative and Unionist Party733
Green Party259
Labour Party229
Labour Party194
Labour Party175
Reform UK139
Reform UK113
Reform UK99

2,373 people voted; 13 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Golborne

How Golborne voted: turnout 28.9%
Votes for each candidate in Golborne ward
PartyVotesElected
Labour and Co-operative Party704Nadia Nail
Labour and Co-operative Party696Sina Lari
Labour and Co-operative Party658Peter Marshall
Green Party608
Green Party546
Green Party435
Conservative and Unionist Party210
Conservative and Unionist Party203
Conservative and Unionist Party194
Reform UK171
Reform UK161
Reform UK139
Liberal Democrats98
Liberal Democrats76
Liberal Democrats58

1,749 people voted; 7 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Holland

How Holland voted: turnout 41.0%
Votes for each candidate in Holland ward
PartyVotesElected
Conservative and Unionist Party1,408Lucy Knight
Conservative and Unionist Party1,390Johnny Thalassites
Conservative and Unionist Party1,360Aarien Areti
Labour Party409
Green Party336
Labour Party334
Labour Party187
Liberal Democrats187
Liberal Democrats180
Liberal Democrats157
Reform UK119
Reform UK108
Reform UK99

2,321 people voted; 8 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Norland

How Norland voted: turnout 42.9%
Votes for each candidate in Norland ward
PartyVotesElected
Conservative and Unionist Party964Stéphanie Petit
Conservative and Unionist Party936Dr Marc Goldfinger
Labour Party266
Green Party216
Labour Party198
Liberal Democrats140
Liberal Democrats126
Reform UK123
Reform UK88

1,598 people voted; 4 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Notting Dale

How Notting Dale voted: turnout 35.3%
Votes for each candidate in Notting Dale ward
PartyVotesElected
Labour Party944Kasim Ali
Labour Party893Claire Simmons
Labour Party798Portia Thaxter
Green Party524
Green Party448
Conservative and Unionist Party303
Conservative and Unionist Party284
Conservative and Unionist Party280
Reform UK271
Reform UK247
Reform UK226
Liberal Democrats127
Liberal Democrats117
Liberal Democrats112
Independent29

2,037 people voted; 16 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Pembridge

How Pembridge voted: turnout 43.0%
Votes for each candidate in Pembridge ward
PartyVotesElected
Conservative and Unionist Party735Georgia Hardisty
Conservative and Unionist Party710Natacha Tannous Ritchie
Liberal Democrats501
Liberal Democrats464
Labour Party147
Labour Party130
Reform UK85
Reform UK74

1,459 people voted; 8 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Queen's Gate

How Queen's Gate voted: turnout 36.1%
Votes for each candidate in Queen's Gate ward
PartyVotesElected
Conservative and Unionist Party1,075Sam Mackover
Conservative and Unionist Party1,051Max Dodd-Noble
Conservative and Unionist Party994Ned Whitley
Liberal Democrats203
Green Party193
Liberal Democrats161
Labour Party151
Labour Party134
Liberal Democrats128
Reform UK120
Reform UK115
Labour Party104
Reform UK102

1,580 people voted; 6 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Redcliffe

How Redcliffe voted: turnout 34.4%
Votes for each candidate in Redcliffe ward
PartyVotesElected
Conservative and Unionist Party1,293Tom Bennett
Conservative and Unionist Party1,225Marie-Therese Rossi
Conservative and Unionist Party1,181Sidney Yankson
Liberal Democrats266
Labour Party255
Liberal Democrats228
Green Party227
Labour Party226
Liberal Democrats207
Reform UK188
Reform UK185
Labour Party179
Reform UK155

2,028 people voted; 10 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Royal Hospital

How Royal Hospital voted: turnout 40.6%
Votes for each candidate in Royal Hospital ward
PartyVotesElected
Conservative and Unionist Party1,671Elizabeth Campbell
Conservative and Unionist Party1,547Emma Will
Conservative and Unionist Party1,530Cem Kemahli
Reform UK329
Reform UK310
Reform UK298
Labour Party220
Green Party212
Liberal Democrats188
Labour Party160
Liberal Democrats158
Labour Party137
Liberal Democrats133

2,424 people voted; 5 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

St. Helen's

How St. Helen's voted: turnout 43.5%
Votes for each candidate in St. Helen's ward
PartyVotesElected
Labour and Co-operative Party648Billy Beckett
Labour and Co-operative Party615Lucy Shaw
Conservative and Unionist Party589
Conservative and Unionist Party586
Green Party346
Green Party304
Reform UK144
Reform UK122
Liberal Democrats76
Liberal Democrats63

1,842 people voted; 12 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Stanley

  • Will PascallConservativeChair, Overview and Scrutiny Committee
  • Josh RendallConservativeLead member for Transport, Parks, and Clean Streets
  • Kim Taylor-SmithConservativeChair, Planning Committee, Project Champion for North Kensington Library
How Stanley voted: turnout 35.8%
Votes for each candidate in Stanley ward
PartyVotesElected
Conservative and Unionist Party1,359Will Pascall
Conservative and Unionist Party1,356Josh Rendall
Conservative and Unionist Party1,338Kim Taylor-Smith
Labour Party328
Labour Party320
Labour Party294
Reform UK286
Reform UK263
Reform UK249
Liberal Democrats236
Liberal Democrats231
Liberal Democrats184
Independent69

2,255 people voted; 8 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Still to come for Kensington and Chelsea

For Hammersmith & Fulham, Borough Book also tracks every party’s manifesto pledges, every council payment over £500, Cabinet and Full Council decisions, how this year’s budget gap was closed and a tool to balance next year. Those need the council’s own papers, read by hand, and come here next. See Hammersmith & Fulham.

sourcedBill, budget and history: government returns, checked against their own totals (11 Jun 2026)
Where every figure on this page comes from