King's Cross (ward)

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King's Cross
Electoral ward
for the Camden London Borough Council
King's Cross (ward)
King's Cross ward boundaries since 2022
Borough Camden
County Greater London
Population11,462 (2021) [a]
Electorate7,030 (2022)
Area1.065 square kilometres (0.411 sq mi)
Current electoral ward
Created1965
Number of members
  • 1964–1971: 3
  • 1971–1978: 4
  • 1978–2002: 2
  • 2002–present: 3
Councillors
  •   Jonathan Simpson
  •   Lotis Bautista
  •   Liam Martin-Lane
ONS code 00AGGS (2002–2022)
GSS code
  • E05000141 (2002–2022)
  • E05013666 (2022–present)

King's Cross is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Camden, in the United Kingdom. The ward has existed since the creation of the borough on 1 April 1965 and was first used in the 1964 elections. It returns councillors to Camden London Borough Council. The ward was subject to boundary revisions in 1971, 1978 and 2002 which also adjusted the number of councillors returned. The most recent change in 2022 significantly altered the boundaries of the ward. The ward has been dominated by councillors standing as Labour Party candidates throughout its existence.

Contents

List of councillors

TermCouncillorParty
1964–1968Clifford Tucker Labour
1964–1968John Diamond Labour
1964–1968Arthur Graves Labour
1968–1971John Glendinning Conservative
1968–1971Ian Clarke Conservative
1968–1971Thomas Morris Conservative
1971–1978Lyndal Evans Labour
1971–1974Joseph Jacob Labour
1971–1974Michael Cendrowicz Labour
1971–1978David Offenbach Labour
1974–1978David Windsor Labour
1974–1978Margaret Robertson Labour
1978–1982Anthony Craig Labour
1978–1981Roderick Cordara Labour
1981–1990Barbara Hughes Labour
1998–2006 Labour
1982–1990Anthony Dykes Labour
1990–1994Gloria Lazenby Labour
1990–1998John White Labour
1994–1998Angus Walker Labour
1998–2006 Nick Smith Labour
2002–2010Geethika Jayatilaka Labour
2006–2022 Abdul Hai Labour
2006–presentJonathan Simpson Labour
2010–2018 Sarah Hayward Labour
2018–2022Georgie Robertson Labour
2022–presentLotis Bautista Labour
2022–presentLiam Martin-Lane Labour

Camden council elections since 2022

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

2022 election

The election took place on 5 May 2022. [1]

2022 Camden London Borough Council election: King's Cross
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Lotis Bautista 1,317 68.4
Labour Liam Martin-Lane 1,256 65.2
Labour Jonathan Simpson 1,205 62.6
Green Alex Smith41721.7
Conservative Catherine Frost24912.9
Conservative Douglas de Morais21911.4
Conservative Clementine Manning21811.3
Liberal Democrats Joan Baktis21411.1
Liberal Democrats Benjamin Newman1859.6
Liberal Democrats Jack Fleming1678.7
Turnout 1,92627.4
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)

2002–2022 Camden council elections

King's Cross (ward)
King's Cross ward boundaries from 2002 to 2022

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Camden in 2002. The ward covered parts of the Bloomsbury and Kings Cross neighbourhoods. It was separated from Bloomsbury ward by Upper Woburn Place, Tavistock Square, Tavistock Place, Hunter Street, and Grenville Street; from Holborn and Covent Garden ward by Guilford Street and Calthorpe Street; from the borough of Islington by Kings Cross Road and Pentonville Road; and from St Pancras and Somers Town by Euston Road.

The population of the ward at the 2011 Census was 11,843. [2] In 2018, the ward had an electorate of 7,274. [3]

2018 election

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

2018 Camden London Borough Council election: King's Cross
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jonathan Simpson 1,191 60.6 +10.0
Labour Georgie Robertson 1,180 60.1 +4.4
Labour Abdul Hai 1,130 57.5 +3.5
Green Emma Barker37719.2−1.7
Conservative Robyn Gardner28114.3−1.0
Conservative Adam Lester24212.3−4.1
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Jones23912.2+2.2
Conservative Samuel Dyas20510.4−4.8
Green Nicola Hart19810.1−7.3
Liberal Democrats Mark Johnson1748.9−0.1
Liberal Democrats Ekaterina Kirk1718.7+1.3
Green Les Levidow1578.0−8.9
Democrats and Veterans Robert Connor623.2N/A
Turnout 29.72
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

2014 election

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

2014 Camden London Borough Council election: King's Cross
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sarah Hayward 1,467
Labour Jonathan Simpson 1,424
Labour Abdul Hai 1,333
Green Brian Gascoigne550
Green Dominic Kendrick459
Green Lewis Sullivan446
Conservative Adam Lester431
Conservative Ivan Massow 403
Conservative Patsy Prince401
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Jones263
Liberal Democrats Jon Burden236
Liberal Democrats Michael Skinner195
Turnout 763134.5
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 Camden London Borough Council election: King's Cross
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sarah Hayward 1,844 14.27
Labour Abdul Hai 1,706 13.21
Labour Jonathan Simpson 1,681 13.01
Liberal Democrats Lee Baker1,54611.97
Liberal Democrats Yuan Potts1,38610.73
Liberal Democrats Huw Prior1,2839.93
Conservative Kashem Abdul7715.97
Conservative Piers Lindsay-Finn7425.74
Conservative Andrew Parkinson7035.44
Green Edward Milford4543.51
Green Rienzi Trento3372.61
Green Una Sapietis4273.31
Turnout 12,88053.42
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

2006 election

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

2006 Camden London Borough Council election: King's Cross
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Abdul Hai 1,071
Labour Jonathan Simpson 956
Labour Geethika Jayatilaka 946
Liberal Democrats Trevor Harris662
Liberal Democrats Huw Prior627
Liberal Democrats David Simmons600
Conservative Barbara Douglass483
Conservative Paul Christian476
Conservative Jamieson Hunkin424
Green Joy Wood375
Green Kate Gordon360
Green Neil Endicott355
Independent Alem-Seged Abay182
Turnout 7,51731.3
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

2002 election

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

2002 Camden London Borough Council election: King's Cross
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Barbara Hughes 855 52.3
Labour Geethika Jayatilaka 730 44.6
Labour Nick Smith 710 43.4
Conservative Barbara Douglass35321.6
Conservative Charles Costa34421.0
Conservative Mark Haley31819.4
Liberal Democrats Diana Brown31018.9
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Tucker24314.9
Liberal Democrats Erich Wagner21613.2
Green Richard Thomas16910.3
Green Audrey Poppy1579.6
Green Lucia Nella1499.1
CPA Elsa Pontes-Betee462.8
Turnout 4,600
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)

1978–2002 Camden council elections

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Camden in 1978. [9]

1998 election

The election took place on 7 May 1998. [10]

1998 Camden London Borough Council election: King's Cross
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Barbara Hughes 833
Labour Nick Smith 766
Conservative James Atkin269
Liberal Democrats Rosemary Gandy240
Liberal Democrats Eleanor Freedman232
Conservative Robert Ricketts211
Turnout 2,55128.6
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

1994 election

The election took place on 5 May 1994. [11]

1994 Camden London Borough Council election: King's Cross
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Angus Walker 1,180
Labour John White 1,109
Conservative Grace Gorer333
Conservative Norma Simon314
Liberal Democrats David Charlesworth300
Turnout 35.8%
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

1990 election

The election took place on 3 May 1990. [12]

1990 Camden London Borough Council election: King's Cross
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gloria Lazenby 1,079 51.00
Labour John White 969
Conservative George Glossop43821.01
Conservative John Wilson405
Green John Simpson26313.10
Liberal Democrats Casper Wrede1587.87
Camden CharterCathal McGirr1417.02
Registered electors 4,535
Turnout 186641.15
Rejected ballots90.48
Labour hold
Labour hold

1986 election

The election took place on 8 May 1986. [13]

1986 Camden London Borough Council election: King's Cross
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Barbara Hughes 1,113
Labour Anthony Dykes 1,094
Conservative George Glossop402
Conservative James Turner382
Alliance Thomas Hibbert282
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

1982 election

The election took place on 6 May 1982. [14]

1982 Camden London Borough Council election: King's Cross
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Barbara Hughes 812
Labour Anthony Dykes 802
Conservative Anthony Kemp532
Conservative Stephen Robins526
Alliance Thomas Hibbert411
Alliance Derek Lowe356
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

1981 by-election

The by-election took place on 7 May 1981, following the resignation of Roderick Cordara. [14] It was held on the same day as the 1981 Greater London Council election.

1981 King's Cross by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Barbara Hughes 813
Conservative Derek Lowe573
Liberal Thomas Hibbert320
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

1978 election

The election took place on 4 May 1978. [15]

1978 Camden London Borough Council election: King's Cross
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Anthony Craig 840
Labour Roderick Cordara 812
Conservative John Glendinning777
Conservative Aileen Griffith758
Communist Patricia Langton48
Workers Revolutionary Margaret Obank40
Turnout
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)

1971–1978 Camden council elections

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Camden in 1971.

1974 election

The election took place on 2 May 1974. [16]

1974 Camden London Borough Council election: King's Cross
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Offenbach 1,745 51.8
Labour David Windsor 1,730
Labour Margaret Robertson 1,721
Labour Lyndal Evans 1,698
Conservative John Glendinning1,19335.4
Conservative Graham Hirschfield1,110
Conservative Kenneth Avery1,108
Conservative Kenneth Graham1,089
Liberal John Bishop43112.8
Liberal Anthony Connell405
Liberal Raymond Marks363
Liberal Margaret Maclaren360
Turnout 36.9
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

1971 election

The election took place on 13 May 1971. [17]

1971 Camden London Borough Council election: King's Cross
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Lyndal Evans 2,080 58.2
Labour Joseph Jacob 2,057
Labour Michael Cendrowicz 2,034
Labour David Offenbach 2,032
Conservative Ian Clarke1,49441.8
Conservative John Glendinning1,481
Conservative Edith Martin1,466
Conservative Joy Burgess1,436
Turnout 36.0
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)

1964–1971 Camden council elections

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Searchtool.svg King's Cross ward boundaries from 1965 to 1971 (west)
Searchtool.svg King's Cross ward boundaries from 1965 to 1971 (east)

King's Cross ward has existed since the creation of the London Borough of Camden on 1 April 1965. It was first used in the 1964 election to Camden London Borough Council. [18]

1968 election

The election took place on 9 May 1968. [19]

1968 Camden London Borough Council election: King's Cross
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Glendinning 1,689 60.5
Conservative Ian Clarke 1,680
Conservative Thomas Morris 1,672
Labour Beverley Rowe1,10639.5
Labour John Diamond1,096
Labour Louis Bondy1,083
Turnout 32.0
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

1964 election

The election took place on 7 May 1964. [20]

1964 Camden London Borough Council election: King's Cross
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Clifford Tucker 1,876
Labour John Diamond 1,857
Labour Arthur Graves 1,810
Conservative Joyce Burgess1,523
Conservative William McGowan1,492
Conservative Thomas Morris 1,473
Turnout 3,41036.0
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Notes

  1. ↑ 2021 Census data reported for 2022 ward boundaries

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