Hook and Chessington North (ward)

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Hook and Chessington North
Electoral ward
for the Kingston upon Thames London Borough Council
Hook and Chessington North (ward)
Hook and Chessington North ward boundaries since 2022
Borough Kingston upon Thames
County Greater London
Population11,108 (2021) [lower-alpha 1]
Electorate7,845 (2022)
Area2.256 square kilometres (0.871 sq mi)
Current electoral ward
Created2022
Councillors3
Created fromChessington 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.

Contents

List of councillors

TermCouncillorParty
2022–2024Steph Archer Liberal Democrats
2022–presentSue Ansari Liberal Democrats
2022–presentAfy Afilaka Liberal Democrats

Kingston upon Thames council elections

2024 by-election

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]

2024 Hook and Chessington North by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Turnout

2022 election

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

2022 Kingston upon Thames London Borough Council election: Hook and Chessington North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
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 Stannard90928.1
Conservative Gia Borg-Darcy90828.1
Conservative Romana Chohan87427.1
Labour Christine Wynne Thompson47214.6
Labour Paul Robert John Mitchell44713.8
Labour Clive Simmons42313.2
Monster Raving Loony Lady Dave1213.7
Monster Raving Loony Colonel Cramps902.8
Total votes9,187
Turnout 3,23041.2
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Notes

  1. 2021 Census data reported for 2022 ward boundaries

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References

  1. "Upcoming Elections & Elections Act". www.kingston.gov.uk. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  2. Heywood, Joe; Loftus, Caitlin (March 2023). "London Borough Council Elections: May 2022" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.