Primrose Hill (ward)

Ward in the London Borough of Camden

Primrose Hill

ward
for Camden Council

Boundary of Primrose Hill in Camden.

County| Greater London
Electorate| 8,982
Current ward
Created| 2022 (2022)
Councillor| None
Number of councillors| Three
Created from| Camden Town with Primrose Hill
Swiss Cottage
UK Parliament constituency| Hampstead and Kilburn
UK Parliament constituency| Holborn and St Pancras

Primrose Hill is a ward in the London Borough of Camden, in the United Kingdom. The ward represents the area of the same name, and the eastern part of the Swiss Cottage area. The ward was first used for the 2022 Camden London Borough Council election, and elects three councillors to Camden London Borough Council.[1] Most of its area was previously in the Camden Town with Primrose Hill and Swiss Cottage wards, which were abolished at the same time, and a small part was transferred from the Belsize ward.[2] In 2018, the ward had an electorate of 8,982.[3] The Boundary Commission projects the electorate to rise to 9,049 in 2025.[4]

The ward contains a part of Primrose Hill park, Swiss Cottage Library and the Hampstead Theatre. Schools in the ward include UCL Academy, Swiss Cottage special school and St Paul's CE primary. The area houses the Chalcots Estate and the Adelaide medical Centre.

## History[edit]

In January 2022, in the leadup to the ward's creation, councillors for the Camden Town and Primrose Hill ward Pat Callaghan and Richard Cotton lamented the Local Government Boundary Commission for England's redrawing of the wards of Camden, which split Camden Town with Primrose Hill into separate Camden Town and Primrose Hill wards. Callaghan and Cotton will stand in the Camden Town ward at the 2022 council election.[5]

## Election results[edit]

### Elections in the 2020s[edit]

2022 council election: Primrose Hill[6][7] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Anna Burrage  | 1,568  |  |
| Labour | Ajok Athian  | 1,375  |  |
| Labour | Matt Cooper  | 1,343  |  |
| Conservative | Alex Andrews  | 1,009  |  |
| Conservative | Pierre Andrews  | 959  |  |
| Conservative | Alexandra Marsanu  | 910  |  |
| Green | Matthew Wrigley  | 647  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | James Bowen  | 488  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Hinne Temminck Tuinstra  | 373  |  |
| Independent | Phil Cowan  | 339  |  |
Turnout |  | 36.5  |
| Labour win (new seat)
| Labour win (new seat)
| Labour win (new seat)

## References[edit]

1. ^ "The London Borough of Camden (Electoral Changes) Order 2020". gov.uk. 12 October 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
2. ^ "Final recommendations published for Camden". LGBCE. 4 February 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
3. ^ "Camden summary" (PDF). LGBCE. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
4. ^ "Camden summary" (PDF). LGBCE. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
5. ^ Callaghan, Pat; Cotton, Richard (20 January 2022). "We will miss representing residents of Primrose Hill". Camden New Journal. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
6. ^ Rowlands, Jenny (5 April 2022). "Statement of Persons Nominated – Primrose Hill". Camden London Borough Council. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
7. ^ "Local Council Elections 5 May 2022 Results". Camden London Borough Council. Retrieved 24 July 2022.

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Current|

* 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

Former|

* Camden Town with Primrose Hill
* Cantelowes
* Frognal and Fitzjohns
* Kentish Town
* Swiss Cottage

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