Hook and Chessington North | |
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Electoral ward for the Kingston upon Thames London Borough Council | |
Borough | Kingston upon Thames |
County | Greater London |
Population | 11,108 (2021) [lower-alpha 1] |
Electorate | 7,845 (2022) |
Area | 2.256 square kilometres (0.871 sq mi) |
Current electoral ward | |
Created | 2022 |
Councillors | 3 |
Created from | Chessington North and Hook, Chessington South, Tolworth and Hook Rise |
GSS code | E05013935 |
Hook and Chessington North is an electoral ward in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames. The ward was first used in the 2022 elections. It returns three councillors to Kingston upon Thames London Borough Council.
Term | Councillor | Party | |
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2022–2024 | Steph Archer | Liberal Democrats | |
2022–present | Sue Ansari | Liberal Democrats | |
2022–present | Afy Afilaka | Liberal Democrats |
The by-election on 4 July 2024 took place on the same day as the United Kingdom general election. It followed the resignation of Steph Archer. [1]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Turnout |
The election took place on 5 May 2022. [2]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Steph Archer | 1,750 | 54.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Sue Ansari | 1,627 | 50.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Afy Afilaka | 1,566 | 48.5 | ||
Conservative | Adam Paul Stannard | 909 | 28.1 | ||
Conservative | Gia Borg-Darcy | 908 | 28.1 | ||
Conservative | Romana Chohan | 874 | 27.1 | ||
Labour | Christine Wynne Thompson | 472 | 14.6 | ||
Labour | Paul Robert John Mitchell | 447 | 13.8 | ||
Labour | Clive Simmons | 423 | 13.2 | ||
Monster Raving Loony | Lady Dave | 121 | 3.7 | ||
Monster Raving Loony | Colonel Cramps | 90 | 2.8 | ||
Total votes | 9,187 | ||||
Turnout | 3,230 | 41.2 | |||
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