Green Lane and St James (ward)

Green Lane and St James
Electoral ward for the Kingston upon Thames London Borough Council
Green Lane and St James ward boundaries since 2022
Borough	Kingston upon Thames
County	Greater London
Population	7,051 (2021) [a]
Electorate	4,643 (2022)
Area	1.306 square kilometres (0.504 sq mi)
Current electoral ward
Created	2022
Number of members	2
Councillors	James Giles   Yvonne Tracey
Created from	Beverley, St James
GSS code	E05013934

Green Lane and St James is an electoral ward in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames. The ward was first used in the 2022 elections. It returns two councillors to Kingston upon Thames London Borough Council.

List of councillors

Term	Councillor	Party
2022–2022	Tim Cobbett		Liberal Democrats
2022–present	James Giles		KIRG
2022–present	Yvonne Tracey		KIRG

Kingston upon Thames council elections

2022 by-election

The by-election was held on 10 November 2022, following the resignation of Tim Cobbett. ^[1]

2022 Green Lane and St James by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	KIRG	Yvonne Tracey	855	46.3
	Liberal Democrats	Mahmood Rafiq	647	35.1
	Labour	Nick Draper	265	14.4
	Conservative	Suniya Qureshi	78	4.2
Turnout			1,845	40.0
	KIRG gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

2022 election

The election took place on 5 May 2022. ^[2]

2022 Kingston upon Thames London Borough Council election: Green Lane and St James

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Tim Cobbett	888	39.8
	KIRG	James Giles	853	38.2
	Liberal Democrats	Simon Edwards	845	37.8
	KIRG	Yvonne Tracey	757	33.9
	Conservative	David Condry	288	12.9
	Labour	Gerry Jones	253	11.3
	Conservative	Suniya Qureshi	240	10.7
	Labour	Gary See	216	9.7
Total votes			4,340
Turnout			2233	48.1
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
	KIRG win (new seat)

Notes

1. 2021 Census data reported for 2022 ward boundaries

References

1. "Yvonne Tracey elected to Kingston Council in Green Lane and St James by-election". Kingston Council. 11 November 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
2. Heywood, Joe; Loftus, Caitlin (March 2023). "London Borough Council Elections: May 2022" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 14 September 2024.