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Electoral ward for the Camden London Borough Council | |
![]() Highgate (Camden) ward boundaries since 2022 | |
Borough | Camden |
County | Greater London |
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Current electoral ward | |
Created | 1965 |
Councillors | 3 |
ONS code | 00AGGN (2002–2022) |
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Highgate is a electoral ward in the London Borough of Camden, in the United Kingdom. The ward has existed since the creation of the borough on 1 April 1965 and was first used in the 1964 elections. It returns three councillors to Camden London Borough Council. The boundaries of the ward were subject to minor changes in May 1978, April 1994, May 2002 and May 2022.
In October 2019, during its review of the London Borough of Camden, the Local Government Boundary Commission for England (LGBCE) proposed removing Dartmouth Park from the Highgate ward. Dartmouth Park would be represented by two councillors while the rest of Highgate would be represented by one councillor.[1] This was met with "anger" from local residents, and the LGBCE's final recommendations for Camden, published in February 2020, included only a single three-member ward for Highgate, accepting that "its previous proposal a two-councillor ward alongside a one-councillor ward would have divided local communities."[2]
Term | Councillor | Party | |
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Martin Morton | Conservative | |
1964–1968 | William Brennan | Conservative | |
1964–1968 | Roland Walker | Conservative | |
1968–1969 | Peter Brooke | Conservative | |
1968–1974 | Ronald Walker | Conservative | |
1968–1971 | Denis Friis | Conservative | |
1969–1971 | Harriet Greenway | Conservative | |
1971–1978 | John Carrier | Labour | |
1971–1974 | Christopher Fenwick | Conservative | |
1974–1978 | Jeanne Cox | Labour | |
1974–1978 | Albert Crouch | Labour | |
1978–1982 | Roger James | Conservative | |
1978–1982 | Derek Spencer | Conservative | |
1982–1986 | Anthony Blackburn | Conservative | |
1982–1990 | Barbara Beck | Labour | |
1986–2006 | Margaret Cosin | Labour | |
1986–1992 | John Wakeham | Labour | |
1990–2002 | Richard Arthur | Labour | |
1992–1998 | Deborah Sacks | Labour | |
1998–2006 | John Thane | Labour | |
2002–2006 | Abdul Quadir | Labour | |
2006–2014 | Maya De Souza | Green | |
2006–2008 | Paul Barton | Conservative | |
2006–2010 | Adrian Oliver | Green | |
2008–2010 | Alex Goodman | Green | |
2010–2014 | Valerie Leach | Labour | |
2010–2011 | Michael Nicolaides | Labour | |
2011–2018 | Sally Gimson | Labour | |
2014–2022 | Oliver Lewis | Labour | |
2014–2023 | Siân Berry | Green | |
2018–present | Anna Wright | Labour | |
2022–present | Camron Aref-Adib | Labour | |
2023–present | Lorna Russell | Green |
Councillors elected by party at each general borough election.
There was a revision of ward boundaries in Camden in 2022. There was a small transfer of population in the Sanderson Close and Carrol Close area from Highgate to the new ward of Kentish Town North.
The by-election took place on 30 November 2023, following the resignation of Siân Berry.[3]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Green | Lorna Russell | 1,513 | 58.7 | ![]() | |
Labour | Tricia Leman | 740 | 28.7 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Wakjira Feyesa | 240 | 9.3 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Farrell Monk | 84 | 3.3 | ![]() | |
Majority | 773 | 30.0 | |||
Turnout | 2,577 | 33.2 | |||
Green hold | Swing | ![]() |
The election took place on 5 May 2022.[4]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Green | Siân Berry | 1,967 | 51.0 | +0.9 | |
Labour | Anna Wright | 1,898 | 49.2 | +7.1 | |
Labour | Camron Aref-Adib | 1,809 | 46.9 | +5.1 | |
Labour | Panny Antoniou | 1,527 | 39.6 | +2.6 | |
Green | Lorna Russell | 1,460 | 37.8 | +6.7 | |
Green | David Stansell | 929 | 24.1 | −4.9 | |
Conservative | Paul Farrow | 431 | 11.2 | −4.8 | |
Conservative | Judith Barnes | 403 | 10.4 | −1.7 | |
Conservative | Richard Merrin | 380 | 9.8 | −1.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Munro Price | 206 | 5.3 | −1.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Henry Potts | 188 | 4.9 | −1.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Stephen Pickthall | 172 | 4.5 | −1.4 | |
Turnout | 3,859 | 49.0 | −1.42 | ||
Green win (new boundaries) | |||||
Labour win (new boundaries) | |||||
Labour win (new boundaries) |
There was a revision of ward boundaries in Camden in 2002. Highgate ward took in an area south of the Gospel Oak to Barking railway line including the Sanderson Close and Carrol Close area and a triangle of industrial land surrounded by railways.
The election took place on 3 May 2018.[5]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Green | Siân Berry | 2,073 | |||
Labour | Anna Wright | 1,741 | |||
Labour | Oliver Lewis | 1,727 | |||
Labour | Maddy Raman | 1,530 | |||
Green | Kirsten De Keyser | 1,387 | |||
Green | John Holmes | 1,197 | |||
Conservative | Simone Finn | 563 | |||
Conservative | Ben Seifert | 501 | |||
Conservative | Jim Ormiston | 493 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Helena Djurkovic | 284 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Henry Potts | 248 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Stephen Raymond Pickthall | 245 | |||
Independent | Emily O'Mara | 83 | |||
Independent | Constantine Buhayer | 48 | |||
Turnout | 12,120 | 50.42 | |||
Green hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
The election took place on 22 May 2014.[6]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Sally Gimson | 1,739 | |||
Labour | Oliver Lewis | 1,664 | |||
Green | Siân Berry | 1,642 | |||
Labour | Valerie Leach | 1,567 | |||
Green | Matthew Johnston | 1,252 | |||
Green | Robert McCracken | 1,099 | |||
Conservative | Beth Charlesworth | 763 | |||
Conservative | Will Blair | 727 | |||
Conservative | Will Dilnott-Cooper | 662 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Henry Potts | 232 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Martin Charles Hay | 198 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Martin Wright | 130 | |||
Turnout | 11,702 | 50.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Green hold | Swing |
The by-election took place on 15 September 2011, following the resignation of Michael Nicolaides.[6]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Sally Gimson | 1,178 | 41.6 | +12.6 | |
Green | Alexis Rowell | 947 | 33.5 | +3.0 | |
Conservative | Anthony Denyer | 593 | 21.0 | +0.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Martin Hay | 111 | 3.9 | −16.3 | |
Majority | 231 | 8.2 | |||
Turnout | 2,829 | 34.3 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
The election on 6 May 2010 took place on the same day as the United Kingdom general election.[7]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Green | Maya De Souza | 1,889 | 33.0 | −2.3 | |
Labour | Valerie Leach | 1,800 | 31.4 | +4.5 | |
Labour | Michael Nicolaides | 1,661 | 29.0 | +4.6 | |
Labour | Michael Way | 1,625 | 28.4 | +5.3 | |
Green | Naomi Aptowitzer | 1,467 | 25.6 | −6.4 | |
Green | Tristan Smith | 1,307 | 22.8 | −7.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ed Clayton | 1,255 | 21.9 | +11.2 | |
Conservative | Anthony Denyer | 1,254 | 21.9 | −10.4 | |
Conservative | Beth Charlesworth | 1,239 | 21.6 | −8.3 | |
Conservative | Stephen Daughton | 1,223 | 21.3 | −8.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Kirsten De Keyser | 1,047 | 18.3 | +8.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Simmons | 947 | 16.5 | +7.9 | |
Turnout | 16,714 | 69.9 | +22.4 | ||
Green hold | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Green | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Green | Swing |
The by-election took place on 1 May 2008, following the resignation of Paul Barton.[8][7]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Green | Alex Goodman | 1,482 | 33.1 | −0.5 | |
Labour | Michael Nicolaides | 1,185 | 26.5 | +1.0 | |
Conservative | Richard Merrin | 1,180 | 26.3 | −4.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Henry Potts | 633 | 14.1 | +3.9 | |
Majority | 297 | 6.6 | |||
Turnout | 4,480 | 56.5 | |||
Green gain from Conservative | Swing |
The election took place on 4 May 2006.[9]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Green | Maya De Souza | 1,336 | |||
Conservative | Paul Barton | 1,221 | |||
Green | Adrian Oliver | 1,210 | |||
Green | Quentin Tyler | 1,159 | |||
Conservative | Gary Benardout | 1,129 | |||
Conservative | Richard Merrin | 1,121 | |||
Labour | Margaret Cosin | 1,016 | |||
Labour | George Queen | 922 | |||
Labour | John Thane | 873 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Henry Potts | 406 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Laura Watkins | 356 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Philip Wainewright | 325 | |||
Turnout | 11,074 | 47.5 | |||
Green gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Green gain from Labour | Swing |
The election took place on 2 May 2002.[10]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Margaret Cosin | 972 | |||
Labour | John Thane | 861 | |||
Labour | Abdul Quadir | 849 | |||
Conservative | Roger Freeman | 813 | |||
Green | Siân Berry | 811 | |||
Conservative | Simon Baker | 790 | |||
Conservative | Janice Lavery | 775 | |||
Green | Adrian Oliver | 768 | |||
Green | Mark Smith | 715 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Alison Wheeler | 384 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Richard Waddington | 376 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Henry Potts | 332 | |||
Socialist Alliance | Sean Thompson | 219 | |||
Turnout | 8,665 | ||||
Labour win (new boundaries) | |||||
Labour win (new boundaries) | |||||
Labour win (new boundaries) |
The boundaries of the ward were adjusted on 1 April 1994.[11] The Highgate ward and Camden borough boundaries were realigned to Hampstead Lane, which transferred 0.09 square kilometres (0.035 sq mi) and a population of 142 from Highgate (Haringey) ward to Highgate (Camden) ward.
The election took place on 7 May 1998.[12]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Margaret Cosin | 1,275 | |||
Labour | Richard Arthur | 1,252 | |||
Labour | John Thane | 1,141 | |||
Conservative | Judith Barnes | 930 | |||
Conservative | Roger Freeman | 869 | |||
Conservative | Cynthia Silk | 825 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Heather Macauley | 666 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Richard Waddington | 594 | |||
Green | Paul Gannon | 471 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Peter Mair | 457 | |||
Turnout | 8,480 | 40.8 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
The election took place on 5 May 1994.[13]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Margaret Cosin | 1,805 | |||
Labour | Richard Arthur | 1,795 | |||
Labour | Deborah Sacks | 1,731 | |||
Conservative | Cynthia Silk | 890 | |||
Conservative | Martyn Fisher | 833 | |||
Conservative | Tanya Warburg | 801 | |||
Green | Walter Eyres | 628 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Richard Waddington | 525 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Stephen Molesworth | 520 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Henry Potts | 484 | |||
Turnout | 50.3% | ||||
Labour win (new boundaries) | |||||
Labour win (new boundaries) | |||||
Labour win (new boundaries) |
There was a revision of ward boundaries in Camden in 1978. Highgate ward took in more of the Dartmouth Park area, north of the Gospel Oak to Barking railway line, that had previously been part of the Gospel Oak and St John's wards.
The by-election took place on 15 October 1992, following the resignation of John Wakeham.[14]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Deborah Sacks | 994 | |||
Conservative | Cynthia Silk | 848 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Henry Potts | 328 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
The election took place on 3 May 1990.[15]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Margaret Cosin | 1,785 | 45.01 | |
Labour | Richard Arthur | 1,780 | ||
Labour | John Wakeham | 1,598 | ||
Conservative | Cynthia Silk | 1,084 | 26.91 | |
Conservative | John Steinberg | 1,010 | ||
Conservative | Michael Stilwell | 992 | ||
Green | Peter Forrest | 502 | 12.58 | |
Green | Jennifer M. Jones | 460 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Stephen L. Molesworth | 329 | 7.50 | |
Liberal Democrats | Mark E.K. Withers | 268 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Gertrude F.M. Sington | 265 | ||
Camden Charter | Mary C. Hodgson-Bennett | 239 | 5.99 | |
Camden Charter | Olive R.M. Gatenby | 226 | ||
Camden Charter | Jennifer P. Page | 223 | ||
Tenants' Representative | Laurence Williams | 77 | 2.01 | |
Registered electors | 7,444 | |||
Turnout | 3802 | 51.07 | ||
Rejected ballots | 8 | 0.21 | ||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold |
The election took place on 8 May 1986.[16]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Barbara Beck | 1,966 | |||
Labour | Margaret Cosin | 1,844 | |||
Labour | John Wakeham | 1,739 | |||
Conservative | Martin Morton | 1,185 | |||
Conservative | Lesley Fields | 1,129 | |||
Conservative | Peter Horne | 1,109 | |||
Alliance | James McKinley | 901 | |||
Alliance | Christina Schopflin | 896 | |||
Alliance | Margaret Jackson-Roberts | 890 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
The election took place on 6 May 1982.[17]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Anthony Blackburn | 1,504 | |||
Conservative | Martin Morton | 1,473 | |||
Labour | Barbara Beck | 1,463 | |||
Labour | Beresford Wilkinson | 1,418 | |||
Labour | Donald Harkness | 1,393 | |||
Conservative | Lilian O'Callaghan | 1,377 | |||
Alliance | Catherine Walton | 1,151 | |||
Alliance | John Coss | 1,143 | |||
Alliance | Malcolm Winsbury | 1,049 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
The election took place on 4 May 1978.[18]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Martin Morton | 2,026 | |||
Conservative | Roger James | 1,961 | |||
Conservative | Derek Spencer | 1,966 | |||
Labour | Walter Burgess | 1,809 | |||
Labour | David Webster | 1,787 | |||
Labour | Albert Crouch | 1,774 | |||
Communist | Margaret Lee | 194 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative win (new boundaries) | |||||
Conservative win (new boundaries) | |||||
Conservative win (new boundaries) |
There was a revision of ward boundaries in Camden in 1971.
The election took place on 2 May 1974.[19]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | John Carrier | 1,607 | 44.5 | ||
Labour | Jeanne Cox | 1,462 | |||
Labour | Albert J. Crouch | 1,380 | |||
Conservative | Martin Morton | 1,369 | 37.9 | ||
Conservative | Christopher Fenwick | 1,319 | |||
Conservative | Ronald Walker | 1,306 | |||
Liberal | Clive Coates | 423 | 11.7 | ||
Liberal | Alfred Cook | 395 | |||
Communist | Peter Richards | 210 | 5.8 | ||
Turnout | 48.4 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
The election took place on 13 May 1971.[20]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Ronald Walker | 1,735 | 46.6 | ||
Labour | John Carrier | 1,724 | 46.3 | ||
Conservative | Christopher Fenwick | 1,715 | |||
Conservative | Denis Friis | 1,711 | |||
Labour | Jeanne Cox | 1,703 | |||
Labour | Bernard Miller | 1,656 | |||
Communist | Jean Davis | 262 | 7.0 | ||
Turnout | 46.9 | ||||
Conservative win (new boundaries) | |||||
Conservative win (new boundaries) | |||||
Conservative win (new boundaries) |
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The by-election took place on 4 December 1969, following the resignation of Peter Brooke.[20]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Harriet Greenway | 1,426 | |||
Labour | J. Needham | 1027 | |||
Communist | J. Nicholson | 81 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
The election took place on 9 May 1968.[21]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Peter Brooke | 2,185 | 59.4 | ||
Conservative | Ronald Walker | 2,165 | |||
Conservative | Denis Friis | 2,119 | |||
Labour | Peter Jonas | 1,275 | 35.1 | ||
Labour | John Palmer | 1,274 | |||
Labour | Florence Freeman | 1,272 | |||
Liberal | Joyce Arram | 216 | 3.9 | ||
Liberal | Richard Franklin | 207 | |||
Communist | Winston Pinder | 174 | 1.6 | ||
Turnout | 47.9 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
The election took place on 7 May 1964.[22]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Martin Morton | 2,067 | |||
Conservative | William Brennan | 2,062 | |||
Conservative | Roland Walker | 2,054 | |||
Labour | Corin Hughes-Stanton | 1,465 | |||
Labour | Richard Andrews | 1,440 | |||
Labour | Ivy Tate | 1,380 | |||
Communist | Walter Davis | 276 | |||
Turnout | 3,622 | 47.0 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |