Camden London Borough Council elections
The Camden London Borough Council in London, England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2002, 54 councillors have been elected from 18 wards.[1]
Contents
Political control
Since 1964, political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2]
Party in control | Years |
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Labour | 1964 - 1968 |
Conservative | 1968 - 1971 |
Labour | 1971 - 2006 |
No overall control | 2006 - 2010 |
Labour | 2010 - present |
Throughout most of its history, Camden has been controlled outright by the Labour Party. During that control, Labour's share of the seats has fluctuated significantly. 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.
- Labour
- Greens
- Lib Dems/Alliance
- Conservatives
Council elections
- Camden London Borough Council election, 1964
- Camden London Borough Council election, 1968
- Camden London Borough Council election, 1971 (boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[3]
- Camden London Borough Council election, 1974
- Camden London Borough Council election, 1978 (boundary changes reduced the number of seats by one)[4]
- Camden London Borough Council election, 1982
- Camden London Borough Council election, 1986
- Camden London Borough Council election, 1990
- Camden London Borough Council election, 1994 (boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[n 1][n 2][n 3]
- Camden London Borough Council election, 1998
- Camden London Borough Council election, 2002 (boundary changes reduced the number of seats by five)[5][6]
- Camden London Borough Council election, 2006
- Camden London Borough Council election, 2010
- Camden London Borough Council election, 2014
Borough result maps
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Camden UK local election 1978 map.svg
1978 results map
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Camden UK local election 1982 map.svg
1982 results map
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Camden UK local election 1986 map.svg
1986 results map
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Camden UK local election 1990 map.svg
1990 results map
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Camden UK local election 1994 map.svg
1994 results map
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Camden UK local election 1998 map.svg
1998 results map
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Camden UK local election 2002 map.svg
2002 results map
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Camden UK local election 2006 map.svg
2006 results map
Electoral wards
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Electoral wards were established for Camden when it came into existence on 1 April 1965. The first elections of ward councillors took place in 1964.[7] These boundaries were also used for the 1968, 1971 and 1974 elections. For the 1978 elections the ward boundaries were revised in Camden.[4] 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.[8] These boundaries were also used at the 1998 elections. The current ward boundaries came into effect at the May 2002 elections.[6] They were also used at the 2006 and 2010 elections and will be used for the May 2014 elections.
By-election results
1964-1968
There were no by-elections.[9]
1968-1971
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | D. M. Offenbach | 1047 | |||
Conservative | Miss H. K. Greenaway | 834 | |||
Liberal | K. W. Whittle | 145 | |||
Turnout | 25.3% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Miss H. K. Greenaway | 1426 | |||
Labour | J. R. Needham | 1027 | |||
Communist | J. Nicholson | 81 | |||
Turnout | 33.2% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mrs B. M. Grass | 946 | |||
Conservative | A. E. S. Mayer | 781 | |||
Turnout | 29.4% |
1971-1974
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | N. McIntosh | 1,576 | |||
Conservative | R. E. King | 1,481 | |||
Liberal | R. A. P. Benad | 267 | |||
Turnout | 33.1 % |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | E. A. Rhodes | 920 | |||
Conservative | D. N. Friis | 381 | |||
Communist | K. M. Herbert | 45 | |||
National Front | C. D. English | 39 | |||
Turnout | 40.5% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | C. A. Gardiner | 1,413 | |||
Conservative | G. Radford | 415 | |||
Neighbourhood Community Action | S. W. Rawle | 140 | |||
Communist | V. A. Heath | 72 | |||
Turnout | 21.5% |
1974-1978
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Humphrey M. L. Morton | 2,196 | |||
Labour | David F. Walker | 1,455 | |||
Liberal | Mary E. De La Mahotiere | 251 | |||
Turnout | 37.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Richard W. Turner | 841 | |||
Conservative | Peter M. Barber | 570 | |||
Communist | Kenneth M. Herbert | 69 | |||
Liberal | June Mather | 62 | |||
National Front | Louis W. Koolman-Darnley | 49 | |||
Independent | Brian J. Manning | 4 | |||
Turnout | 41.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Stephen R. Rowlinson | 1,743 | |||
Labour | James F. C. Parish | 548 | |||
Liberal | Nigel I. Barnes | 376 | |||
Turnout | 28.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Kenneth J. Avery | 885 | |||
Labour | David F. Walker | 802 | |||
Turnout | 30.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Thomas J. Devine | 1,118 | |||
Conservative | Laurence H. Atlas | 514 | |||
Turnout | 21.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Michael C. Brahams | 1,682 | |||
Labour | Margaret A. V. Bowman | 1,081 | |||
Liberal | Andrew Bridgwater | 189 | |||
National Front | Gwendoline J. Evans | 68 | |||
Turnout | 32.6 |
1978-1982
1982-1986
1986-1990
1990-1994
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Robert W. Churchill | 591 | 46.1 | ||
Conservative | Esther B. Mundlak | 271 | 21.2 | ||
Camden Charter | Arthur V. Peeling | 227 | 17.7 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Anthony J. Verduyn | 140 | 10.9 | ||
Independent | Colin P. Cuddehay | 52 | 4.1 | ||
Turnout | 27.5 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Alfred Saunders.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter J. Skolar | 1,278 | 50.5 | ||
Labour | Nicholas Prior | 940 | 37.1 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Diana M. Self | 222 | 8.8 | ||
Green | Stephen N. Games | 91 | 3.6 | ||
Turnout | 42.3 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Vaughan A. Emsley.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Deborah Sacks | 994 | 45.8 | ||
Conservative | Cynthia Silk | 848 | 39.1 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Henry W. Potts | 328 | 15.1 | ||
Turnout | 29.9 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. John M. Wakeham.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Lines | 544 | 41.3 | ||
Lib Dem Spotlight Team | Keith Mofitt | 448 | 34.0 | ||
Conservative | Dawn Somper | 326 | 24.7 | ||
Turnout | 33.3 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Julia O. Devote.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Fiona Brocklesby | 534 | 80.7 | ||
Conservative | Sylvia Currie | 128 | 19.3 | ||
Turnout | 16.0 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Simon C. J. McDonald.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Simon Fletcher | 606 | 53.9 | ||
Camden Charter | Ellen Luby | 244 | 21.7 | ||
Conservative | Esther Mundlak | 146 | 13.0 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Jack Gilbert | 128 | 11.4 | ||
Turnout | 32.5 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Mary C. Helsdon.
1994-1998
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Peter L. Singer | 854 | |||
Conservative | Robert E. Graham | 649 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Dudley R. Miles | 757 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Peter G. Day.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Patricia A. Callaghan | 1,271 | |||
Conservative | William D. Whittaker | 339 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Gerrard S. Wall | 258 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Shelley Burke.
1998-2002
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Honora Morrissey | 705 | 42.7 | +17.2 | |
Labour | Deborah H. Sacks | 557 | 33.8 | +3.9 | |
Liberal Democrat | Rex C. Warrick | 158 | 9.6 | -5.2 | |
Independent Labour | John Macdonald | 126 | 7.6 | -12.6 | |
Green | Douglas S. Earl | 59 | 3.6 | -6.0 | |
Independent | Mehdi A. Farshtchi | 45 | 2.7 | +2.7 | |
Majority | 148 | 8.9 | |||
Turnout | 1,650 | 24.0 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Mary Ryan.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter J. Horne | 655 | 58.1 | +13.3 | |
Labour | Theodore W. Blackwell | 250 | 22.2 | -15.0 | |
Liberal Democrat | Pamela Collis | 176 | 15.6 | -2.3 | |
Green | Douglas S. Earl | 46 | 4.1 | +4.1 | |
Majority | 405 | 35.9 | |||
Turnout | 1,127 | 19.4 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Julian J. Tobin.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Peter Brayshaw | 495 | 44.3 | +1.0 | |
Conservative | Patsy Prince | 476 | 42.6 | +16.8 | |
Liberal Democrat | Edward Simmons | 82 | 7.3 | -12.0 | |
Green | Kate Gordon | 65 | 5.8 | -5.8 | |
Majority | 19 | 1.7 | |||
Turnout | 1,118 | 14.5 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Jake Turnbull.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Michael J. Greene | 537 | 61.6 | +12.7 | |
Labour | Marie E. Bardsley | 198 | 22.7 | +0.6 | |
Liberal Democrat | Martin P. Wright | 98 | 11.2 | -8.1 | |
Green | Ceinwen M. Jones | 23 | 2.6 | -7.1 | |
Independent | Antoine J. Clarke | 16 | 1.8 | +1.8 | |
Majority | 339 | 38.9 | |||
Turnout | 872 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Pamela J. Chesters.
2002-2006
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jake T. Sumner | 652 | 29.0 | -1.2 | |
Liberal Democrat | John Lefley | 594 | 26.4 | +2.8 | |
Independent | Gloria P. Lazenby | 516 | 22.9 | +5.4 | |
Conservative | Peter J. Horne | 392 | 17.4 | +0.9 | |
Green | Lucy K. Wills | 98 | 4.4 | -6.8 | |
Majority | 58 | 2.6 | |||
Turnout | 2,252 | 27.8 | |||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Justin Barnard.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Jill E. Fraser | 746 | 42.8 | +22.0 | |
Labour | Paul A. H. Thomson | 484 | 27.8 | -15.8 | |
Conservative | Peter J. Horne | 318 | 18.2 | +0.1 | |
Green | Sarah J. Gillam | 112 | 6.4 | -9.4 | |
Socialist Alliance | Sydney E. Platt | 84 | 4.8 | +4.8 | |
Majority | 262 | 15.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,744 | 23.2 | |||
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour | Swing |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. John K. Dickie.
2006-2010
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Ralph Scott | 1,093 | 37.5 | +2.0 | |
Green | Siân Berry | 812 | 27.9 | +1.5 | |
Labour | Samuel E. McBratney | 808 | 27.8 | -2.5 | |
Conservative | Richard J. Merrin | 198 | 6.8 | -0.9 | |
Majority | 281 | 9.6 | |||
Turnout | 2,911 | 31.0 | |||
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour | Swing |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Lucy N. Anderson.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Matt Sanders | 1,160 | 43.4 | -0.2 | |
Labour | Mike Katz | 1,000 | 37.4 | +3.0 | |
Green | Emily Bruni | 299 | 11.2 | +0.4 | |
Conservative | Peter J. Horne | 213 | 8.0 | -3.2 | |
Majority | 160 | 6.0 | |||
Turnout | 2,672 | 34.1 | |||
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour | Swing |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Roy E. Shaw.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Nancy Jirira | 1,206 | 51.5 | +4.0 | |
Conservative | Heather Downham | 551 | 23.5 | +1.6 | |
Labour | Tulip Siddiq | 405 | 17.3 | -1.7 | |
Green | Tim Wilmott | 178 | 7.6 | -4.0 | |
Majority | 655 | 28.0 | |||
Turnout | 2,340 | 30.2 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Jane Schopflin.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Green | Alex Goodman | 1,482 | 33.1 | -0.5 | |
Labour | Michael Nicolaides | 1,185 | 26.5 | +1.0 | |
Conservative | Richard J. Merrin | 1,180 | 26.3 | -4.4 | |
Liberal Democrat | Henry W. W. Potts | 633 | 14.1 | +3.9 | |
Majority | 297 | 6.6 | |||
Turnout | 4,480 | 56.5 | |||
Green gain from Conservative | Swing |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Paul J. Barton.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Linda Chung | 1,242 | 44.1 | +11.5 | |
Conservative | Stephen Phillips | 1,114 | 39.6 | -6.9 | |
Labour | Larraine Revah | 289 | 10.3 | -1.0 | |
Green | Anya Reeve | 140 | 5.0 | -3.3 | |
BNP | Stephen Dorman | 29 | 1.0 | +1.0 | |
Majority | 128 | 4.5 | |||
Turnout | 2,814 | 36.7 | |||
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative | Swing |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Michael J. Greene.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Nick Russell | 939 | 36.5 | +0.9 | |
Labour | Awale Olad | 863 | 33.5 | +3.2 | |
Green | Victoria Green | 518 | 20.1 | -6.3 | |
Conservative | Peter J. Horne | 171 | 6.6 | -1.1 | |
BNP | Edith Crowther | 62 | 2.4 | +2.4 | |
UKIP | Magnus Nielson | 21 | 0.8 | +0.8 | |
Majority | 76 | 3.0 | |||
Turnout | 2,574 | 28.7 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Philip Thompson.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Tom Simon | 1,136 | 46.0 | +5.4 | |
Conservative | Gary Bernadout | 952 | 38.6 | +1.7 | |
Labour | Sean Birch | 270 | 10.9 | -3.2 | |
Green | Naomi Aptowitzer | 109 | 4.4 | -3.9 | |
Majority | 184 | 7.5 | |||
Turnout | 2,467 | 29.8 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Christopher J. Basson.
2010-2014
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Gio Spinella | 1,061 | 62.6 | +10.5 | |
Liberal Democrat | David Bouchier | 329 | 19.4 | -3.4 | |
Labour | Jack Smith | 235 | 13.9 | -4.2 | |
Green | Charles Harris | 71 | 4.2 | -2.9 | |
Majority | 732 | 43.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,696 | 20.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Martin J. Davies.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jenny Headlam-Wells | 1,411 | 53.0 | +17.7 | |
Liberal Democrat | Nick Russell | 715 | 26.9 | -3.6 | |
Green | Naomi Aptowitzer | 349 | 13.1 | -4.7 | |
Conservative | Will Blair | 186 | 7.0 | -5.1 | |
Majority | 696 | 26.2 | |||
Turnout | 2,661 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Dave Horan.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 Democrat | Martin Hay | 111 | 3.9 | -16.3 | |
Majority | 231 | 8.2 | |||
Turnout | 2,829 | 34.3 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Michael Nicolaides.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Lazzaro Pietragnoli | 1847 | |||
Conservative | Nigel Rumble | 823 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Chris Richards | 748 | |||
Green | Peter Lyons | 450 | |||
Independent | Joe Gardner | 98 | |||
Turnout | 44.6% | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Thomas Neumark.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Simon Marcus | 1,040 | 42.4 | +1.9 | |
Liberal Democrat | Jeffrey Fine | 695 | 28.3 | -7.3 | |
Labour | Maddy Raman | 512 | 20.9 | +4.5 | |
Green | Sophie Dix | 207 | 8.4 | +1.0 | |
Majority | 345 | 14.1 | |||
Turnout | 2,454 | 29.6 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Ms. Kirsty Roberts.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Maeve McCormack | 1,272 | 59.9 | +20.8 | |
Conservative | Leila Roy | 419 | 19.7 | -7.9 | |
Green | Constantine Buhayer | 134 | 6.3 | -5.4 | |
Liberal Democrat | Laura Noel | 132 | 6.2 | -15.3 | |
TUSC | John Reid | 109 | 5.1 | +5.1 | |
BNP | Stephen Reid Dorman | 57 | 2.7 | +2.7 | |
Majority | 853 | ||||
Turnout | 2,123 | 27.16 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Sean Birch. Percentage change is since May 2010.
2014-2018
There have been no by-elections so far.
References
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