Camden Square (ward)

Camden Square
ward for Camden Council
Boundary of Camden Square in Camden.
County	Greater London
Electorate	5,652
Current ward
Created	2022 (2022)
Councillor	None
Number of councillors	Two
Created from	Cantelowes
UK Parliament constituency	Holborn and St Pancras

Camden Square is a ward in the London Borough of Camden, in the United Kingdom. The ward represents an area centred on the square of the same name. The ward was first used for the 2022 Camden London Borough Council election, and elects two councillors to Camden London Borough Council. ^[1] The ward covers an area previously part of the abolished Cantelowes ward, and a small part of the St Pancras and Somers Town ward. ^{[2] [1]} In 2018, the ward had an electorate of 5,652. ^[3] The Boundary Commission projects the electorate to rise to 5,854 in 2025. ^[4]

List of councillors

Term	Councillor	Party
2022–2024	Danny Beales		Labour
2022–present	Sagal Abdiwali		Labour
2024–present	Patricia Leman		Labour

Camden council elections

2024 by-election

The by-election was held on 5 September 2024, following the resignation of Danny Beales.

2024 Camden Square by-election ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Patricia Leman	465	47.7	−27.8
	Independent	Mohammed Farah	164	16.8	+16.8
	Green	James Dicker	133	13.7	+13.7
	Liberal Democrats	Alexander Matthews	89	9.1	−5.0
	Independent	Jasper Warwick	75	7.7	+7.7
	Conservative	Esmerelda Akpoke	48	4.9	−5.5
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

2022 election

The election took place on 5 May 2022. ^[6]

2022 Camden London Borough Council election: Camden Square

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Danny Beales	1,309	74.0
	Labour	Sagal Abdiwali	1,275	72.1
	Liberal Democrats	Anne Wright	244	13.8
	Liberal Democrats	Lawrence Nicholson	218	12.3
	Conservative	Catherine McQueen	180	10.2
	Conservative	Jack Tinley	146	8.3
Turnout			1,769	31.8
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

References

1. "The London Borough of Camden (Electoral Changes) Order 2020". gov.uk . 12 October 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
2. "Final recommendations published for Camden". LGBCE . 4 February 2020. Archived from the original on 15 July 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
3. "Camden summary" (PDF). LGBCE . Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 February 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
4. "Camden summary" (PDF). LGBCE . Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 February 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
5. "Local Elections Archive Project — Camden Square Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
6. Heywood, Joe; Loftus, Caitlin (March 2023). "London Borough Council Elections: May 2022" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 6 July 2024.