Knight's Hill (ward)

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Knight's Hill
Electoral ward
for the Lambeth London Borough Council
Knight's Hill (ward)
Knight's Hill ward boundaries since 2022
Borough Lambeth
County Greater London
Population16,535 (2021) [lower-alpha 1]
Major settlements Knight's Hill (West Norwood)
Area1.901 square kilometres (0.734 sq mi)
Current electoral ward
Created1965
Councillors3
GSS code E05014106 (2022–present)

Knight's Hill ward is an administrative division of the London Borough of Lambeth, United Kingdom, roughly covering the West Norwood area.

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The boundaries of Knights Hill are the A214 in the south and the A215 to the east.

The population of Knights Hill is 13,687 according to the 2001 census, this is an increase of around 2000. This is 5.1% of the Lambeth borough population. The population is predominantly over 65. The area of the ward is 146.8 hectares. At the 2011 Census the population of the ward had increased to 14,763. [1]

According to Lambeth Council, Knight's Hill has high numbers of people with long-term illnesses, as well as the highest number of people over the age of 65. Many pensioners in the area have low amenities.

West Norwood railway station is situated in the ward as are Norwood Girls School and St Luke's school.

Knight's Hill ward is located in the Dulwich and West Norwood Parliamentary constituency.

Lambeth council elections since 2022

2022 election

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

2022 Lambeth London Borough Council election: Knight's Hill (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ibtisam Adem 2,317 64.4
Labour Jackie Meldrum * 2,314 64.3
Labour Sonia Winifred * 2,171 60.4
Green Torla Evans97727.2
Green Lewis Heather70119.5
Green Paul Rocks53815.0
Conservative Joyce Chieke35810.0
Conservative Luke Hutson3489.7
Conservative Anthony Kimm3299.1
Liberal Democrats Ishbel Brown2868.0
Liberal Democrats Claire Mathys2517.0
Liberal Democrats Oliver Moule2015.6
Turnout 3,70731.6
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)

2002–2022 Lambeth council elections

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

2018 election

The 2018 Lambeth council elections took place on Thursday May 3, 2018 with three councillors elected.

2018 Lambeth London Borough Council election: Knight's Hill (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Duncan Eastoe
Green Torla Evans
Green Robert Threadgold
Labour Jane Pickard*
Labour Jackie Meldrum*
Labour Sonia Winifred*
Liberal Democrats Jeremy Baker
Liberal Democrats Shiraz Engineer
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Maffei
Conservative Shirley Cosgrave
Conservative Raymond Walker
Conservative Edward Watkins
gain from Swing
gain from Swing
gain from Swing

2014 election

2010 election

2006 election

2002 election

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

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References

  1. "Lambeth Ward population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  2. Heywood, Joe; Loftus, Caitlin (March 2023). "London Borough Council Elections: May 2022" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.

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