Kentish Town was a ward in the London Borough of Camden, in the United Kingdom, covering Kentish Town. The ward was established for the May 2002 election.[1] The population of the ward at the 2011 Census was 13,417.[2] The ward was abolished for the 2022 election. Its area was transferred to the newly created Kentish Town North and Kentish Town South wards.[3][4]

Kentish Town
Former electoral ward
for the Camden London Borough Council
Map
Kentish Town ward boundaries from 2002 to 2022
BoroughCamden
CountyGreater London
Population13,417 (2011)
Electorate9,624 (2018)
Major settlementsKentish Town
Former electoral ward
Created2002
Abolished2022
Councillors3
Replaced byKentish Town North and Kentish Town South
ONS code00AGGQ
GSS codeE05000139

Camden council elections

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Location of the Kentish Town ward in Camden

2018 election

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The election took place on 3 May 2018.[5]

2018 Camden London Borough Council election: Kentish Town
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Georgia Gould 2,376 66.0 +12.8
Labour Jenny Headlam-Wells 2,310 64.2 +8.7
Labour Meric Apak 2,238 62.2 +11.2
Green Kelly Pawlyn 572 15.9 −6.7
Green Dee Searle 568 15.8 −5.2
Green Charley Greenwood 556 15.5 −3.4
Liberal Democrats Margo Dale Miller 348 9.7 +0.1
Conservative Mac Chapwell 345 9.6 −2.0
Conservative Darryl Davies 339 9.4 −1.5
Liberal Democrats Victor Hjort 324 9.0 +1.2
Liberal Democrats Jill Newbrook 300 8.3 +3.3
Conservative Shreena Patel 261 7.3 −2.9
Turnout 37.49
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

2014 election

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The election took place on 22 May 2014.[6]

2014 Camden London Borough Council election: Kentish Town
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jenny Headlam-Wells 2,165 55.5 +18.7
Labour Georgia Gould 2,076 53.2 +14.6
Labour Meric Apak 1,992 51.0 +16.1
Green Jack Parker 882 22.6 +3.2
Green Alaa Owaineh 818 21.0 +9.8
Green George Houghton 738 18.9 +3.7
Conservative Doreen Bartlett 452 11.6 −1.6
Conservative Darryl Davies 427 10.9 −1.2
Conservative Paul Barton 397 10.2 −2.0
Liberal Democrats Judy Dixey 375 9.6 −23.6
Liberal Democrats Omar Ali 304 7.8 −23.9
UKIP Maxine Spencer 287 7.4 N/A
Liberal Democrats Valdir Francisco 195 5.0 −23.4
Turnout 11,128 40.8
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

2010 election

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The election on 6 May 2010 took place on the same day as the United Kingdom general election.[7]

2010 Camden London Borough Council election: Kentish Town
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Georgia Gould 2,382 38.6 +5.4
Labour Dave Horan 2,273 36.8 +7.1
Labour Meric Apak 2,153 34.9 +6.4
Liberal Democrats Ralph Scott 2,052 33.2 +0.4
Liberal Democrats Nick Russell 1,957 31.7 −7.2
Liberal Democrats Abdiwali Mohamud 1,755 28.4 −6.3
Green Victoria Green 1,198 19.4 −9.5
Green John Bird 939 15.2 −5.9
Conservative Doreen Bartlett 812 13.2 +4.8
Conservative Paul Barton 750 12.2 +3.8
Conservative Darryl Davies 749 12.1 +4.7
Green Alaa Owaineh 690 11.2 −9.6
BNP Stephen Dorman 180 2.9 N/A
Socialist (GB) Bill Martin 113 1.8 N/A
Turnout 6,172 64.1 +22.3
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

2006 election

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The election took place on 4 May 2006.[8]

2006 Camden London Borough Council election: Kentish Town
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Philip Thompson 1,421 38.9 +10.0
Liberal Democrats Omar Ansari 1,268 34.7 +6.6
Labour Lucy Anderson 1,213 33.2 −7.9
Liberal Democrats Ralph Scott 1,198 32.8 +9.6
Labour David Horan 1,087 29.7 −7.4
Green Siân Berry 1,057 28.9 +11.1
Labour Deidre Krymer 1,042 28.5 −5.6
Green Edward Chatham 772 21.1 +6.2
Green Alexander Goodman 760 20.8 +6.2
Conservative Matthew Murphy 308 8.4 −1.1
Conservative Doreen Bartlett 306 8.4 −1.2
Conservative Graham Porter 271 7.4 −0.2
Turnout 10,703 41.8
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
Labour hold Swing

2002 election

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The election took place on 2 May 2002.[9]

2002 Camden London Borough Council election: Kentish Town
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lucy Anderson 961 41.1
Labour David Horan 868 37.1
Labour Deidre Krymer 797 34.1
Liberal Democrats Jill Fraser 676 28.9
Liberal Democrats Alice Brown 658 28.1
Liberal Democrats Nathaniel Green 543 23.2
Green Sue Charlesworth 415 17.8
Socialist Alliance Alan Walter 376 16.1
Green Kate Gordon 348 14.9
Green Graeme Durham 342 14.6
Conservative Doreen Bartlett 224 9.6
Conservative Anthony Blackburn 222 9.5
Conservative Alan Coleman-Harvey 177 7.6
CPA Celia Heliotrope 42 1.8
Turnout 6,649
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

References

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  1. ^ London Borough Council Elections (2002) Archived 2013-08-22 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Camden Ward population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Final recommendations published for Camden". LGBCE. 4 February 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  4. ^ "The London Borough of Camden (Electoral Changes) Order 2020". gov.uk. 12 October 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  5. ^ Colombeau, Joseph (October 2018). "London Borough Council Elections: 3 May 2018" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  6. ^ Colombeau, Joseph (September 2014). "London Borough Council Elections: 22 May 2014" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  7. ^ Piggott, Gareth (March 2011). "London Borough Council Elections: 6 May 2010" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  8. ^ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (March 2007). "London Borough Council Elections: 4 May 2006" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  9. ^ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (2002). "London Borough Council Elections: 2 May 2002" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 7 July 2024.