Boundaries
The constituency was originally part of the Chelsea constituency. Following the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, the seat was a single-member division consisting of all of the Parliamentary borough of Kensington lying south of the Uxbridge Road.
Following the Representation of the People Act 1918, the constituency was defined as consisting of the Brompton, Earl's Court, Holland, Queen's Gate and Redcliffe wards of the Royal Borough of Kensington.
In the 1950 redistribution, the Brompton ward was moved into the Chelsea division. The seat remained unchanged until its abolition in 1974.
In 1965, the London County Council area was absorbed by the new Greater London Council. The constituency was included in a new London Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, although the Parliamentary boundaries were not altered immediately.
In the redistribution that took effect in 1974, the constituency was abolished. Earl's Court and Redcliffe wards became part of the Chelsea constituency. Holland and Queen's Gate became part of the Kensington constituency.
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