Clapham Town (ward)

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Clapham Town
Electoral ward
for the Lambeth London Borough Council
Clapham Town (ward)
Clapham Town ward boundaries since 2022
Borough Lambeth
County Greater London
Population15,522 (2021) [a]
Current electoral ward
Created1965
Member3

Clapham Town is an electoral division of the London Borough of Lambeth, England.

Contents

The ward contains much of Clapham including part of Clapham Common and Clapham Common Underground station. At the 2011 census the population was 13,795. [1]

The ward was located in the Vauxhall parliamentary constituency until July 2024, when it became a part of Vauxhall and Camberwell Green. [2]

Lambeth Council elections since 2022

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Lambeth in 2022.

2022 election

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

2022 Lambeth London Borough Council election: Clapham Town (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Linda Bray * 1,779 51.5
Labour David Robson 1,603 46.4
Labour Tim Windle * 1,441 41.7
Conservative Tim Bennett1,02929.8
Conservative Lee Roberts98028.4
Conservative Marcia Irma De Costa96027.8
Green Marion Prideaux72921.1
Green John James54015.6
Liberal Democrats Julie Fox48514.0
Green Kerstin Selander47413.7
Liberal Democrats Rodney Ovenden3419.9
Turnout 3,56230.7
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)

2002–2022 Lambeth council elections

Clapham Town (ward)
Clapham Town ward boundaries from 2002 to 2022

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Lambeth in 2002.

2018 election

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

2018 Lambeth London Borough Council election: Clapham Town (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Linda Bray * 1,901
Labour Nigel Haselden * 1,840
Labour Christopher Wellbelove * 1,813
Conservative Tim Bennett978
Conservative John Sunderland968
Conservative Charley Jarrett871
Green Kat Beach474
Liberal Democrats Julie Fox398
Liberal Democrats Marietta Stuart389
Green Marion Prideaux395
Liberal Democrats Rodney Ovenden276
Green Shahzada Saeed266
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

2014 election

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

2014 Lambeth London Borough Council election: Clapham Town (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Linda Bray 1,930
Labour Christopher Wellbelove * 1,853
Labour Nigel Haselden * 1,842
Conservative Hannah Ginnett973
Conservative Seb Lowe944
Conservative Gareth Wallace848
Green Marion Prideaux427
Green Julian Hall423
Green Gerard Keenan355
Liberal Democrats Baroness Rosalind Grender 253
UKIP Cameron Murdoch191
Liberal Democrats Colin Penning142
Liberal Democrats Jack Williams122
Socialist (GB) Oliver Bond46
Total votes
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 Lambeth London Borough Council election: Clapham Town (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Helen O'Malley * 2,670
Labour Nigel Haselden * 2,654
Labour Christopher Wellbelove * 2,405
Conservative Bernard Gentry2,028
Conservative Matthew Jupp1,972
Conservative Nicholas Maund1,803
Liberal Democrats Vivienne Baines1,092
Liberal Democrats Charlotte Parry1,052
Liberal Democrats Malcolm Baines974
Green Marion Prideaux497
Green Roger Baker406
Green Darren Raven225
Total votes17,778
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

2006 election

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

2006 Lambeth London Borough Council election: Clapham Town (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Helen O'Malley * 1,535
Labour Nigel Haselden 1,417
Labour Christopher Wellbelove 1,293
Conservative Bernard Gentry1,230
Conservative Glyn Chambers1,121
Conservative Kelly Ben-Maimon1,121
Green Albere Hanna534
Liberal Democrats Gloria Gomez484
Liberal Democrats Roger Stewart379
Liberal Democrats Thomas Snagge308
Socialist (GB) Daniel Lambert62
Socialist (GB) James Martin39
Socialist (GB) John Lee38
Total votes9,561
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

2002 election

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

2002 Lambeth London Borough Council election: Clapham Town (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Helen O'Malley 1,179
Labour Jonathan Myerson 1,160
Conservative Bernard Gentry 1,074
Conservative Andrew Hollingsworth983
Labour Koysor Syed968
Conservative Edward Heckels958
Liberal Democrats Helen Belcher397
Green Albere Hanna382
Liberal Democrats Robert Banks332
Liberal Democrats Robert Blackie259
Independent James Martin13
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

1978–2002 Lambeth council elections

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

1998 election

1994 election

1990 election

1986 election

1982 election

1978 election

1964–1978 Lambeth council elections

1974 election

1971 election

1968 election

1964 election

Notes

  1. 2021 Census data reported for 2022 ward boundaries

References

  1. "Lambeth Ward population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  2. "Location of Vauxhall and Camberwell Green". parliament.uk. July 2024. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
  3. Heywood, Joe; Loftus, Caitlin (March 2023). "London Borough Council Elections: May 2022" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  4. Colombeau, Joseph (October 2018). "London Borough Council Elections: 3 May 2018" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  5. Colombeau, Joseph (September 2014). "London Borough Council Elections: 22 May 2014" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  6. Piggott, Gareth (March 2011). "London Borough Council Elections: 6 May 2010" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  7. Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (March 2007). "London Borough Council Elections: 4 May 2006" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  8. Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (2002). "London Borough Council Elections: 2 May 2002" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.

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