The 2018 Kensington and Chelsea London Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Kensington and Chelsea London Borough Council in England. The election was held on the same day as other local elections in England. While Kensington and Chelsea is usually regarded as a Conservative stronghold, there was media speculation that Labour could win control of the council in the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire. However the Conservatives maintained control, losing just one Councillor, in St. Helen's Ward, winning 36 seats to Labour's 13.
In May 2019, Palmer was expelled from the Conservatives, he now sits as an Independent.
Heinz Schumi stood as an Independent candidate in 2014.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Robert Thompson.