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    Camden London Borough Council elections

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    Camden London Borough Council in London, England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2022, 55 councillors have been elected from 20 wards.[1]

    Council elections

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    Year Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats[a] Green[b] Council control
    after election
    1964 34 26 0 — Labour
    1968 18 42 0 Conservative
    1971[c] 49 11 0 Labour
    1974 48 12 0 Labour
    1978[d] 33 26 0 Labour
    1982 33 26 0 0 Labour
    1986 44 13 2 0 Labour
    1990 42 15 2 0 Labour
    1994[e] 47 7 5 0 Labour
    1998 43 10 6 0 Labour
    2002[f] 35 11 8 0 Labour
    2006 18 14 20 2 No overall control
    2010 30 10 13 1 Labour
    2014 40 12 1 1 Labour
    2018 43 7 3 1 Labour
    2022[g][7] 47 3 4 1 Labour

    The below chart includes only councillors, not aldermen prior to their abolition in 1978; the presence of aldermen never affected the overall control of the council.

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    20
    30
    40
    50
    60
    1964
    1968
    1971
    1974
    1978
    1982
    1986
    1990
    1994
    1998
    2002
    2006
    2010
    2014
    2018
    2022
    •   Labour
    •   Greens
    •   Lib Dems/Alliance
    •   Conservatives

    Result maps

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    • 1978 results map
      1978 results map
    • 1982 results map
      1982 results map
    • 1986 results map
      1986 results map
    • 1990 results map
      1990 results map
    • 1994 results map
      1994 results map
    • 1998 results map
      1998 results map
    • 2002 results map
      2002 results map
    • 2006 results map
      2006 results map
    • 2010 results map
      2010 results map
    • 2014 results map
      2014 results map
    • 2018 results map
      2018 results map
    • 2022 results map
      2022 results map

    Wards

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    Main article: List of electoral wards in Camden

    Wards were established for Camden when it came into existence on 1 April 1965. The first elections of ward councillors took place in 1964.[8] These boundaries were also used for the 1968, 1971 and 1974 elections. For the 1978 elections the ward boundaries were revised in Camden.[3] These boundaries were then also used at the 1982, 1986 and 1990 elections.

    For the May 1994 elections there were some minor adjustments to London borough boundaries, which caused some Camden wards to have small changes in area and population.[9] These boundaries were also used at the 1998 elections. New ward boundaries came into effect at the May 2002 elections.[5] They were also used at the 2006, 2010, 2014 and 2018 elections.

    Camden was subject to a boundary review in 2020. In February 2020, the Local Government Boundary Commission for England released its final recommendations that the borough should be divided into 15 three-member wards and 5 two-member wards.[6] The wards were approved by Parliament in October 2020, and were first used at the 2022 election.[10]

    The new wards from May 2022 are:[11]

    • Belsize
    • Bloomsbury
    • Camden Square
    • Camden Town
    • Fortune Green
    • Frognal
    • Gospel Oak
    • Hampstead Town
    • Haverstock
    • Highgate
    • Holborn and Covent Garden
    • Kentish Town North
    • Kentish Town South
    • Kilburn
    • King's Cross
    • Primrose Hill
    • Regent's Park
    • South Hampstead
    • St Pancras and Somers Town
    • West Hampstead

    The wards from 2002 to 2022 were:[12]

    • Belsize
    • Bloomsbury
    • Camden Town with Primrose Hill
    • Cantelowes
    • Fortune Green
    • Frognal and Fitzjohns
    • Gospel Oak
    • Hampstead Town
    • Haverstock
    • Highgate
    • Holborn and Covent Garden
    • Kentish Town
    • Kilburn
    • King's Cross
    • Regent's Park
    • St Pancras and Somers Town
    • Swiss Cottage
    • West Hampstead


    By-elections

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      Conservative gain
      Green gain
      Labour gain
      Liberal Democrats gain
    By elections 2022–present
    Ward Date Incumbent Party Winner Party Cause
    Camden Square 5 September 2024 Danny Beales Labour Patricia Leman Labour Resignation due to being elected as an MP.
    Kentish Town South 5 September 2024 Georgia Gould Labour Joseph Ball Labour Resignation due to being elected as an MP.
    Kilburn 5 September 2024 Lloyd Hatton Labour Robert Thompson Labour Resignation due to being elected as an MP.
    Frognal 2 May 2024 Gio Spinella Conservative Steve Adams Conservative Resignation due to personal circumstances.[13]
    Highgate 30 November 2023 Siân Berry Green Lorna Russell Green Resignation upon selection as a prospective parliamentary candidate.[14][15]
    South Hampstead 1 June 2023 Will Prince Labour Tommy Gale Labour Resignation due to work commitments.[16][17]
    Hampstead Town 7 July 2022 Adrian Cohen Labour Linda Chung Liberal Democrats Resignation due to personal circumstances.[18][19]
    By elections 2018–2022
    Ward Date Incumbent Party Winner Party Cause
    Fortune Green 22 July 2021 Flick Rea Liberal Democrats Nancy Jirira Liberal Democrats Resignation for health reasons and due to the return to in-person meetings during the COVID-19 pandemic.[20][21]
    Haverstock 12 December 2019 Abi Wood Labour Gail McAnena Wood Labour Resignation.[22][23]
    By elections 2014–2018
    Ward Date Incumbent Party Winner Party Cause
    Gospel Oak 9 November 2017 Theo Blackwell Labour Jenny Mulholland Labour Resignation on appointment as Chief Digital Officer for London.[24]
    Gospel Oak 4 May 2017 Maeve McCormack Labour Marcus Boyland Labour Resignation due to being unable to live in the London Borough of Camden.[25][26]
    Hampstead Town 7 May 2015 Simon Marcus Conservative Oliver Cooper Conservative Resignation
    St Pancras and Somers Town 6 March 2015 Peter Brayshaw Labour Paul Tomlinson Labour Death
    By elections 2010–2014
    Ward Date Incumbent Party Winner Party Cause
    Gospel Oak 14 March 2013 Sean Birch Labour Maeve McCormack Labour Resignation
    Hampstead Town 27 September 2012 Kirsty Roberts Conservative Simon Marcus Conservative Resignation
    Camden Town with Primrose Hill 3 May 2012 Thomas Neumark Labour Lazzaro Pietragnoli Labour Resignation
    Highgate 15 September 2011 Michael Nicolaides Labour Sally Gimson Labour Resignation
    Kentish Town 28 October 2010 Dave Horan Labour Jenny Headlam-Wells Labour Death
    Frognal and Fitzjohns 22 July 2010 Martin Davies Conservative Gio Spinella Conservative Death
    By elections 2006–2010
    Ward Date Incumbent Party Winner Party Cause
    Belsize 2 April 2009 Christopher Basson Liberal Democrats Tom Simon Liberal Democrats Resignation
    Kentish Town 30 October 2008 Philip Thompson Liberal Democrats Nick Russell Liberal Democrats Resignation
    Hampstead Town 25 September 2008 Mike Greene Conservative Linda Chung Liberal Democrats Resignation
    Highgate 1 May 2008 Paul Barton Conservative Alex Goodman Green Resignation
    Fortune Green 21 February 2008 Jane Schopflin Liberal Democrats Nancy Jirira Liberal Democrats Death
    Haverstock 12 July 2007 Roy Shaw Labour Matt Sanders Liberal Democrats Resignation
    Kentish Town 7 December 2006 Lucy Anderson Labour Ralph Scott Liberal Democrats Resignation
    By elections 2002–2006
    Ward Date Incumbent Party Winner Party Cause
    Haverstock 20 February 2003 John Dickie Labour Jill Fraser Liberal Democrats Resignation
    Camden Town with Primrose Hill 20 June 2002 Justin Barnard Liberal Democrats Jake T. Sumner Labour Resignation
    By elections 1998–2002
    Ward Date Incumbent Party Winner Party Cause
    Frognal 25 January 2001 Pamela Chesters Conservative Mike Greene Conservative Resignation
    Bloomsbury 28 September 2000 Jake Turnbull Labour Peter Brayshaw Labour Resignation
    Adelaide 3 February 2000 Julian Tobin Conservative Peter J. Horne Conservative Death
    Swiss Cottage 22 April 1999 Mary Ryan Labour Honora Morrissey Conservative Resignation
    By elections 1994–1998
    Ward Date Incumbent Party Winner Party Cause
    Bloomsbury 4 May 1995 Shelley Burke Labour Pat Callaghan Labour Resignation
    Adelaide 23 February 1995 Peter Day Labour Peter Singer Labour Resignation
    By elections 1990–1994
    Ward Date Incumbent Party Winner Party Cause
    St Pancras 22 April 1993 Mary Helsdon Labour Simon Fletcher Labour Resignation
    St John's 17 December 1992 Simon McDonald Labour Fiona Brocklesby Labour Resignation
    Highgate 15 October 1992 John Wakeham Labour Deborah Sacks Labour Resignation
    West End 15 October 1992 Julia Devote Labour David Lines Labour Resignation
    Somers Town 7 May 1992 Alfred Saunders Labour Robert W. Churchill Labour Death
    Swiss Cottage 7 May 1992 Vaughan Emsley Conservative Peter J. Skolar Conservative Resignation
    By elections 1986–1990
    Ward Date Incumbent Party Winner Party Cause
    Hampstead Town 26 January 1989 Selina Gee Conservative Rita Pomfret Conservative Resignation
    St Pancras 1988 Stephen Bevington Labour Mary Helsdon Labour Resignation
    Adelaide 23 July 1987 Stephen Moon Conservative Robert Graham Conservative Resignation
    Somers Town 7 May 1987 Thomas Devine Labour Caroline Holding Labour Death
    By elections 1982–1986
    Ward Date Incumbent Party Winner Party Cause
    Regent's Park 28 February 1985 John Mills Labour Stephen Bevington Labour Resignation
    Chalk Farm 23 February 1984 Teresa Ryan Labour Richard Stein Labour Resignation
    Swiss Cottage 21 July 1983 Derek Spencer Conservative Robert Graham Conservative Resignation
    By elections 1978–1982
    Ward Date Incumbent Party Winner Party Cause
    King's Cross 7 May 1981 Roderick Cordara Labour Barbara Hughes Labour Resignation
    West End 7 May 1981 Kevin Gould Labour Sandra Wynn Labour Resignation
    Chalk Farm 27 November 1980 Jonathan Sofer Labour Hamish McGibbon Labour Resignation
    Grafton 30 October 1980 Christopher Gardiner Labour William Birtles Labour Resignation
    Belsize 17 April 1980 Anthony Beaton Conservative Cathleen Mainds Conservative Resignation
    St Pancras 17 April 1980 Michael Morrissey Labour Jennifer Willmot Labour Resignation
    Adelaide 3 May 1979 Donald Degerdon Conservative Ian Pasley-Taylor Conservative Death
    Swiss Cottage 3 May 1979 Brian Stoner Conservative Ronald Rees Conservative Resignation
    By elections 1974–1978
    Ward Date Incumbent Party Winner Party Cause
    Swiss Cottage 20 October 1977 Ronald Raymond-Cox Conservative Michael C. Brahams Conservative Resignation
    Holborn 27 January 1977 Frank Dobson Labour Kenneth J. Avery Conservative Resignation
    St Pancras 27 January 1977 John Toomey Labour Thomas J. Devine Labour Resignation
    Hampstead Town 15 July 1976 Archie MacDonald Conservative Stephen R. Rowlinson Conservative Resignation
    Belsize 25 March 1976 Richard Arthur Labour Martin Morton Conservative Resignation
    Gospel Oak 25 March 1976 Brian Loughran Labour Richard W. Turner Labour Resignation
    By elections 1971–1974
    Ward Date Incumbent Party Winner Party Cause
    Grafton 7 June 1973 John Needham Labour Christopher Gardiner Labour Resignation
    Gospel Oak 15 June 1972 John Keohane Labour Edwin Rhodes Labour Death
    Swiss Cottage 2 March 1972 John Eidenow Labour Neil McIntosh Labour Resignation
    By elections 1968–1971
    Ward Date Incumbent Party Winner Party Cause
    Holborn 12 March 1970 Alan Greengross Conservative Betty Grass Labour Resignation
    Highgate 4 December 1969 Peter Brooke Conservative Harriet Greenway Conservative Resignation
    Kilburn 5 December 1968 Jonny Johnson Labour David Offenbach Labour Death
    By elections 1964–1968
    Ward Date Incumbent Party Winner Party Cause
    Chalk Farm 14 December 1967 Hilda Chandler Labour Peter Moloney Conservative Resignation
    Gospel Oak 1 December 1966 Alexander Sullivan Labour Hamish McGibbon Labour Resignation
    St John's 1 December 1966 Richard Lowe Labour Corin Hughes Stanton Labour Resignation
    St Pancras 1 December 1966 Sidney Munn Labour Wendy Mantle Labour Death

    Aldermen

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    Aldermen were elected by the council, not the electorate, and had full voting rights. Each council included aldermen, to a maximum of one sixth of the councillors. The Local Government Act 1972 abolished Aldermen with voting rights with effect from 1978 in the London borough councils. Since 1978, the title has been used in an honorary capacity.[27]

    1964–1968

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    Alderman Party
    Ruth Howe Labour
    Michael Cendrowicz Labour
    Ivy Tate Labour
    Lena Townsend Conservative
    Edward Bowman Conservative
    Frank Bennett Labour
    Lyndal Evans Labour
    James MacGibbon Labour
    George King Labour
    Ernest Wistrich Labour

    1968–1971

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    Alderman Party
    Frank Bennett Labour
    Lyndal Evans Labour
    Millie Miller Labour
    Cliff Tucker Labour
    Ernest Wistrich Labour
    Edward Bowman Conservative
    Luigi Denza Conservative
    Kenneth Furness (replaced by Alan Greengross in 1970) Conservative
    Elaine Kellett Conservative
    Martin Morton Conservative

    1971–1974

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    Alderman Party
    Leila Campbell Labour
    Samuel Fisher Labour
    Ruth Howe Labour
    Roger Jowell Labour
    Albert (Jock) Stallard Labour
    Edward Bowman Conservative
    Clare Mansel Conservative
    Alan Greengross Conservative
    Elaine Kellett Conservative
    Martin Morton Conservative

    1974–1978

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    Alderman Party
    Leila Campbell Labour
    Samuel Fisher Labour
    Ruth Howe Labour
    Roger Jowell Labour
    Albert (Jock) Stallard Labour
    William Oakshott (replaced by Wally Burgess in 1975) Labour
    William Budd Labour
    George Trevelyan Labour
    Arthur Soutter Labour
    Gurmukh Singh Labour

    Honorary Aldermen

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    Since 1978, the title has been used in an honorary capacity and enables the holder to attend civic events and walk ahead of councillors at the annual Remembrance Day parade. The title has been awarded to former councillors, including:

    • Roy Shaw (awarded in 2007, the borough's first Honorary Alderman, for 51 years of unbroken service in the Metropolitan Borough of Hampstead, Metropolitan Borough of St Pancras and on Camden Council)[28]
    • Flick Rea (awarded in 2022, for the longest continuous service, 35 years, as a Liberal Democrat councillor, the party's first honorary alderman)[29]
    • Roger Robinson (awarded in 2022, served as a Labour councillor for 38 years, the longest on record for any councillor)[29]

    Notes

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    1. ^ Liberal Party, 1964–1978; SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1982–1986.
    2. ^ Ecology Party, 1982; Green Party (UK), 1986–1990.
    3. ^ Boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same.[2]
    4. ^ Boundary changes reduced the number of seats by one.[3]
    5. ^ Boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same.[n 1][n 2][n 3]
    6. ^ Boundary changes reduced the number of seats by five.[4][5]
    7. ^ Boundary changes increased the number of seats by one.[6]

    References

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    1. ^ The Barnet, Camden and Westminster (London Borough Boundaries) Order 1993
    2. ^ The City and London Borough Boundaries Order 1993
    3. ^ The North London Boroughs (London Borough Boundaries) Order 1993
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    2. ^ "London Borough Council Elections 13 May 1971" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
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    6. ^ a b Volpe, Sam (4 February 2020). "Camden Council's new ward boundaries released – and Highgate will no longer be split". Hampstead & Highgate Express. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
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    8. ^ London Borough Council Elections (1964) Archived August 22, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
    9. ^ Alteration of Status of Local Authorities 1993-1994 Archived 2014-02-21 at the Wayback Machine
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    13. ^ "Tory leader quits the Town Hall but insists his departure is 'not political'".
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    16. ^ Osley, Richard (13 April 2023). "Labour councillor Will Prince set to trigger by-election in South Hampstead". Camden New Journal. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
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    18. ^ Osley, Richard (25 May 2022). "First Labour election winner in Hampstead Town set to step down". Camden New Journal. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
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    20. ^ Boniface, Michael (7 June 2021). "Fortune Green's Flick Rea steps down after 35 years on Camden Council". Ham & High. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
    21. ^ Maughan, Andrew (22 July 2021). "Election of a Councillor for the Fortune Green Ward". Camden London Borough Council. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
    22. ^ Osley, Richard (7 November 2019). "By-election called after Labour councillor quits Town Hall". Camden New Journal. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
    23. ^ "Parliamentary Election 2019 – Results". Camden London Borough Council. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
    24. ^ King, Jon (28 August 2017). "Gospel Oak councillor appointed London's first tech guru". Ham & High. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
    25. ^ Burns, Iain (14 March 2017). "Gospel Oak councillor 'forced' to resign because she cannot afford to live in Camden". Ham & High. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
    26. ^ Raffray, Nathalie (5 May 2017). "Gospel Oak by-election: Labour's Marcus Boyland wins as Lib Dems take second place". Ham & High. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
    27. ^ Wauchope, Piers (2010). Camden A political history. Tunbridge Wells: Shaw Books. p. 391. ISBN 978-0-9565206-0-9. OCLC 652089306.
    28. ^ "Camden-news- roy". www.thecnj.com. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
    29. ^ a b LDRS, Julia Gregory (22 June 2022). "Two Camden councillors made honorary aldermen". Hampstead Highgate Express. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
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