Camden_London_Borough_Council_elections

Camden London Borough Council elections

Camden London Borough Council elections

Class of election in the United Kingdom


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]

Political control

Since 1965, political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2]

More information Party in control, Years ...

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.

10
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

Leadership

The leaders of the council have been:[3][4]

More information Councillor, Party ...

Council elections

More information Year, Labour ...

Result maps

Wards

Wards were established for Camden when it came into existence on 1 April 1965. The first elections of ward councillors took place in 1964.[11] These boundaries were also used for the 1968, 1971 and 1974 elections. For the 1978 elections the ward boundaries were revised in Camden.[6] 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.[12] These boundaries were also used at the 1998 elections. The current ward boundaries came into effect at the May 2002 elections.[8] 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.[9] The wards were approved by Parliament in October 2020, and were first used at the 2022 election.[13]

By-elections

  Conservative gain
  Green gain
  Labour gain
  Liberal Democrats gain
More information Ward, Date ...
More information Ward, Date ...
More information Ward, Date ...
More information Ward, Date ...
More information Ward, Date ...
More information Ward, Date ...
More information Ward, Date ...
More information Ward, Date ...
More information Ward, Date ...
More information Ward, Date ...
More information Ward, Date ...
More information Ward, Date ...
More information Ward, Date ...
More information Ward, Date ...
More information Ward, Date ...
More information Ward, Date ...

Aldermen

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

More information Alderman, Party ...

1968–1971

More information Alderman, Party ...

1971–1974

1974–1978

More information Alderman, Party ...

Honorary Aldermen

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:

  • 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

  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.[5]
  4. Boundary changes reduced the number of seats by one.[6]
  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.[7][8]
  7. Boundary changes increased the number of seats by one.[9]

References

  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
  1. "Local election results 5th May 2022". Camden London Borough Council. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  2. "Camden". BBC News Online. 19 April 2009. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
  3. "Council minutes". Camden Council. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  4. "London Boroughs Political Almanac". London Councils. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  5. "London Borough Council Elections 13 May 1971" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  6. "London Borough Council Elections 4 May 1978" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  7. "Camden". BBC Online. Retrieved 20 October 2008.
  8. "London Borough Council Elections 2 May 2002" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  9. 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.
  10. Raffray, Nathalie (19 October 2023). "Green Party's Siân Berry quits as Highgate councillor". Ham & High. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  11. Marsh, Alex (1 December 2023). "Green party wins Camden Council seat in Highgate by-election". Ham & High. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  12. Osley, Richard (25 May 2022). "First Labour election winner in Hampstead Town set to step down". Camden New Journal. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  13. Rowlands, Jenny (7 July 2022). "Hampstead Town By-Election Result". Camden London Borough Council. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  14. Boniface, Michael (7 June 2021). "Fortune Green's Flick Rea steps down after 35 years on Camden Council". Ham & High. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  15. Maughan, Andrew (22 July 2021). "Election of a Councillor for the Fortune Green Ward". Camden London Borough Council. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  16. Osley, Richard (7 November 2019). "By-election called after Labour councillor quits Town Hall". Camden New Journal. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  17. King, Jon (28 August 2017). "Gospel Oak councillor appointed London's first tech guru". Ham & High. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  18. 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.
  19. 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.
  20. Wauchope, Piers (2010). Camden A political history. Tunbridge Wells: Shaw Books. p. 391. ISBN 978-0-9565206-0-9. OCLC 652089306.
  21. "Camden-news- roy". www.thecnj.com. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  22. LDRS, Julia Gregory (22 June 2022). "Two Camden councillors made honorary aldermen". Hampstead Highgate Express. Retrieved 11 August 2022.

Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Camden_London_Borough_Council_elections, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.