Bloomsbury (ward)

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Bloomsbury
ward
for Camden Council
Camden UK ward map highlighting Bloomsbury Ward (2021).svg
Boundary of Bloomsbury in Camden.
County Greater London
Electorate 8,9318
Current ward
Created1 April 1965 (1 April 1965)
CouncillorAdam Harrison (Labour)
CouncillorRishi Madlani (Labour)
CouncillorSabrina Francis (Labour)
Number of councillorsThree
UK Parliament constituency Holborn and St Pancras

Bloomsbury is a ward in the London Borough of Camden, in the United Kingdom. It covers much of the historic area of Bloomsbury, and also some of Covent Garden and Fitzrovia.

Contents

The ward has existed since the creation of the borough on 1 April 1965 and was first used in the 1964 elections, although its boundaries have evolved significantly over time. Since 1983, the ward has been in the Holborn and St Pancras constituency, having previously been in Holborn and St Pancras South. It elects three councillors to Camden council, currently all held by the Labour Party, with an election every four years. In 2018, the ward had an electorate of 8,318. [1] The Boundary Commission projects the electorate to rise to 8,541 by 2025. [1]

Geography

The Bloomsbury ward is one of Camden's most densely populated wards, while also comprising the highest proportion of commercial and institutional uses. [2] Its northern boundary is defined by the major Euston Road.

The ward encompasses much of the historic area of Bloomsbury, including most of its well-preserved surviving Georgian development in the west. This area is dense in land use and population, with a large proportion of institutional and commercial uses reflecting its Central London location. The premises of University College London comprises a large part of this ward, along with its various student housing blocks, while the commercial centre of Tottenham Court Road runs down the centre from north to south.

All of Camden's portion of Fitzrovia also falls within the Bloomsbury ward, leading some to confuse this area with Bloomsbury itself. This area is less densely developed, largely retaining its original Georgian character, with a large proportion of residential uses. The mixed-use commercial and residential centres of Charlotte Street and Goodge Street also fall within this area.

List of councillors

TermCouncillorParty
1964–1971Harold Gould Conservative
1964–1968William Ridd Conservative
1964–1971Sidney Jaque Conservative
1968–1971Colin Jaque Conservative
1971–1974Jennifer Horne Labour
1971–1974 Richard Arthur Labour
1971–1974Florence Parnell Labour
1974–1978John Guy Labour
1974–1978William Evans Labour
1974–1982John Thane Labour
1978–1982Martin McNeill Labour
1978–1982David Harris Conservative
1982–1986William Trite Conservative
1982–1986 Andrew Gordon-Saker Conservative
1982–1986Brian Rathbone Conservative
1986–1990Michael Kirk Labour
1986–1990Nicola Kutapan Labour
1986–1990William Budd Labour
1990–1994Peter Brayshaw Labour
1990–1994John Toomey Labour
1990–1994Sadashivrao Deshmukh Labour
1994–1998Deidre Krymer Labour
1994–1995Shelley Burke Labour
1994–2002Nirmal Roy Labour
1995–2002Pat Callaghan Labour
1998–2000Jake Turnbull Labour
2000–2006Peter Brayshaw Labour
2002–2010Penelope Abraham Labour
2002–2010Fazlul Chowdhury Labour
2006–2010Rebecca Hossack Conservative
2010–presentAdam Harrison Labour
2010–2014Milena Nuti Labour
2010–2014Abdul Quadir Labour
2014–presentSabrina Francis Labour
2014–presentRishi Madlani Labour

Camden council elections since 2022

Bloomsbury (ward)
Bloomsbury ward boundaries since 2022

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Camden in 2022. In the northeast from King's Cross ward the area bounded by Euston Road, Judd Street, Tavistock Place and Upper Woburn Place was gained. The ward gained territory in the southeast from Holborn and Covent Garden around Bloomsbury Square.

2022 election

The election took place on 5 May 2022. [3]

2022 Camden London Borough Council election: Bloomsbury
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sabrina Francis 1,411 66.4
Labour Adam Harrison 1,346 63.3
Labour Rishi Madlani 1,269 59.7
Liberal Democrats Catherine Hays40018.8
Conservative William Frost37817.8
Conservative Richard Hayward35116.5
Conservative Paul Bhangal33515.8
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Lewin29113.7
Liberal Democrats Farrell Monk28113.2
Turnout 2,12530.2
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)

2002–2022 Camden council elections

Bloomsbury (ward)
Bloomsbury ward boundaries from 2002 to 2022

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Camden in 2002. The St Giles, Seven Dials and parts of Holborn/Covent Garden were removed from the ward in the south. The ward extended east of Woburn Place/Russell Square to take in a residential area including the Brunswick Centre.

2018 election

The election took place on 3 May 2018. [4]

2018 Camden London Borough Council election: Bloomsbury
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Adam Harrison 1,045 56.9 +6.7
Labour Sabrina Francis 983 53.5 +4.2
Labour Rishi Madlani 931 50.7 +3.2
Conservative Paul Tavares36519.9–3.7
Conservative Shahin Ahmed33418.2–2.6
Conservative Abdul Malique33018.0–1.0
Liberal Democrats Jane Headland25413.8+5.6
Liberal Democrats Aimery de Malet Roquefort24213.2+6.0
Green Jane-Eve Straughton22612.3–3.9
Liberal Democrats Martin Wright19110.4+3.9
Green Robert McCracken18810.2–5.2
Green Juan Jimenez18310.0–3.2
Turnout 31.7
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

2014 election

The election took place on 22 May 2014. [5]

2014 Camden London Borough Council election: Bloomsbury
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Adam Harrison 1,295 17.53
Labour Sabrina Francis 1,271 17.21
Labour Rishi Madlani 1,226 16.6
Conservative Timothy Barnes6088.23
Conservative Andrew Keep5367.26
Conservative Sarah Macken4896.62
Green Dee Searle4195.67
Green Samuel William Gage3965.36
Green Shana Tufail3414.61
UKIP Giles Game2192.95
Liberal Democrats Aimery de Malet Roquefort2122.87
Liberal Democrats Hammad Baig1852.51
Liberal Democrats Stanley Grossman1672.26
Turnout 7,38533.11
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

2010 election

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

2010 Camden London Borough Council election: Bloomsbury
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Adam Harrison167014
Labour Milena Nuti155413
Labour Abdul Quadir131511
Conservative Rebecca Hossack122110.2
Conservative Timothy Barnes11429.6
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Stanton Jones10618.9
Liberal Democrats Aimery de Malet Roquefort9548
Conservative Gotz Mohindra9237.7
Liberal Democrats Abdul Tarofdar6455.4
Green Beatrix Campbell6025.1
Green Justin Romain Hoffman4143.5
Green Samuel Bueno De Mesquita4133.5
Turnout 53.8%
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

2006 election

The election took place on 4 May 2006. [7]

2006 Camden London Borough Council election: Bloomsbury
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Penelope Abraham1,00413.7
Labour Fazlul Chowdhury92812.6
Conservative Rebecca Hossack89812.2
Labour Peter Brayshaw89612.2
Conservative Robert Moritt83511.4
Conservative Janice Lavery6348.6
Green Linus Rees3534.8
Liberal Democrats Caroline Deys3444.7
Green Shahrar Ali3294.5
Liberal Democrats Steven Deller3234.4
Green George Graham2843.9
Liberal Democrats Philip Moser2823.8
Independent Andrew Halsey530.7
Turnout 7,34837.6
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

2002 election

The election took place on 2 May 2002. [8]

2002 Camden London Borough Council election: Bloomsbury
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Penelope Abraham 771 38.3
Labour Fazlul Chowdhury 756 37.5
Labour Peter Brayshaw 736 36.5
Conservative Adam Lester64231.9
Conservative Rohit Grover63631.6
Conservative Peter Horne63431.5
Liberal Democrats Adam Edwards33516.6
Liberal Democrats Philip Moser29514.6
Liberal Democrats John Ward28514.1
Green Lucy Thomas26213.0
Green Saly Zlotowitz1457.2
Green Marcus Petz1376.8
Socialist Alliance Janet Maiden1256.2
Turnout 5,759
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)

1978–2002 Camden council elections

Bloomsbury (ward)
Bloomsbury ward boundaries from 1978 to 2002

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Camden in 1978.

2000 by-election

The by-election took place on 28 September 2000, following the resignation of Jake Turnbull. [8]

2000 Bloomsbury by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter Brayshaw 495 44.3 +1.0
Conservative Patsy Prince47642.6+16.8
Liberal Democrats Edward Simmons827.3−12.0
Green Kate Gordon655.8−5.8
Majority191.7
Turnout 1,11814.5
Labour hold Swing

1998 election

The election took place on 7 May 1998. [9]

1998 Camden London Borough Council election: Bloomsbury
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Pat Callaghan 1,050
Labour Nirmal Roy 908
Labour Jake Turnbull 777
Conservative Barbara Douglass626
Conservative Mark Haley538
Conservative Ian Nottingham472
Liberal Democrats John Ward468
Liberal Democrats Philip Moser455
Liberal Democrats Gerald Wall410
Green Nicki Kortvelyessy280
Turnout 5,98427.4
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

1995 by-election

The by-election took place on 4 May 1995, following the resignation of Shelley Burke. [9]

1995 Bloomsbury by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Pat Callaghan 1,271
Conservative William Whittaker339
Liberal Democrats Gerrard Wall258
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

1994 election

The election took place on 5 May 1994. [10]

1994 Camden London Borough Council election: Bloomsbury
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Deidre Krymer 1,281
Labour Co-op Shelley Burke 1,256
Labour Co-op Nirmal Roy 1,173
Conservative Mark Haley611
Conservative William Whittaker594
Conservative Piers Wauchope 556
Liberal Democrats Penelope Jones499
Liberal Democrats Andrew Hoddinott421
Liberal Democrats Timothy Pitt-Payne421
Camden CharterJoan Savage156
Turnout 33.0%
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

1990 election

The election took place on 3 May 1990. [11]

1990 Camden London Borough Council election: Bloomsbury
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter Brayshaw 1,356 42.18
Labour John Toomey 1,210
Labour Sadashivrao Deshmukh 1,177
Conservative Mark Haley75124.84
Conservative Andrew Lownie 736
Conservative Robert Ricketts719
Green Joanna Dickens57419.40
Liberal Democrats Mary Gillie2698.65
Liberal Democrats Patricia Smith243
Camden CharterBrian Lake1634.93
Camden CharterSital Maan141
Camden CharterRobert Norman133
Registered electors 7,130
Turnout 266837.42
Rejected ballots30.11
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

1986 election

The election took place on 8 May 1986. [12]

1986 Camden London Borough Council election: Bloomsbury
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michael Kirk 1,307
Labour Nicola Kutapan 1,302
Labour William Budd 1,263
Conservative William Trite1,158
Conservative Martine Moon1,069
Conservative Mark Whitfield1,033
Alliance James Morris447
Alliance Geoffrey Sell413
Alliance Felicity Watkin387
Turnout
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

1982 election

The election took place on 6 May 1982. [13]

1982 Camden London Borough Council election: Bloomsbury
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Trite 1,086
Conservative Andrew Gordon-Saker 1,085
Conservative Brian Rathbone 1,062
Labour Martin McNeill994
Labour Anne Robertson969
Labour Michael Broughton967
Alliance Peter Symonds613
Alliance Geoffrey Sell601
Alliance Dennis Strojwas587
Turnout
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative hold Swing

1978 election

The election took place on 4 May 1978. [14]

1978 Camden London Borough Council election: Bloomsbury
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Martin McNeill 1,494
Conservative David Harris 1,399
Labour John Thane 1,385
Labour Glyn Thomas1,373
Conservative Christopher Radmore1,355
Conservative David Stone1,310
Turnout
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)

1971–1978 Camden council elections

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Camden in 1971.

1974 election

The election took place on 2 May 1974. [15]

1974 Camden London Borough Council election: Bloomsbury
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Guy 1,164 56.6
Labour William Evans 1,154
Labour John Thane 1,139
Conservative Mark Batchelor89243.4
Conservative Colin Jaque853
Conservative Horace Shooter839
Turnout 27.8
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

1971 election

The election took place on 13 May 1971. [16]

1971 Camden London Borough Council election: Bloomsbury
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jennifer Horne 1,383 55.6
Labour Richard Arthur 1,377
Labour Florence Parnell 1,345
Conservative Ian Galbraith1,10544.4
Conservative Colin Jaque1,077
Conservative Horace Shooter1,069
Turnout 27.8
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)

1964–1971 Camden council elections

External images
Searchtool.svg Bloomsbury ward boundaries from 1965 to 1971 (west)
Searchtool.svg Bloomsbury ward boundaries from 1965 to 1971 (east)

1968 election

The election took place on 9 May 1968. [17]

1968 Camden London Borough Council election: Bloomsbury
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Harold Gould 1,440 73.3
Conservative Sidney Jaque 1,440
Conservative Colin Jaque 1,439
Labour David Carlton53026.7
Labour Keith Morrell522
Labour Eileen O'Connor522
Turnout 29.6
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

1964 election

The election took place on 7 May 1964. [18]

1964 Camden London Borough Council election: Bloomsbury
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Harold Gould 1,390
Conservative William Ridd 1,386
Conservative Sidney Jaque 1,383
Labour Gyuri Wagner1,118
Labour Frank Dobson 1,110
Labour Irene Wagner1,097
Turnout 2,54432.2
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

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