Larkhall (Lambeth ward)

Larkhall
Former electoral ward for the Lambeth London Borough Council
Larkhall ward boundaries from 2002 to 2022
Borough	Lambeth
County	Greater London
Electorate	12,957 (2018)
Former electoral ward
Created	1965
Abolished	2022
Member(s)	3
Replaced by	Brixton North, Clapham East, Clapham Town, Stockwell East, Stockwell West and Larkhall
GSS code	E05000425

Larkhall was an electoral ward in the London Borough of Lambeth, from 1965 to 2022. It was first used for the 1964 elections and last used for the 2018 elections. The boundaries of the ward were adjusted in 1978 and 2002. It returned three members to Lambeth London Borough Council. The ward was replaced by Brixton North, Clapham East, Clapham Town, Stockwell East and Stockwell West and Larkhall in 2022.

List of councillors

Term	Councillor	Party
1964–1968	A. Crouch		Labour
1964–1968	G. Gold		Labour
1964–1968	W. King		Labour
1968–1971	D. Stephens		Conservative
1968–1971	Aurelia Young		Conservative
1968–1971	G. Pisani		Conservative
1971–1978	C. Blau		Labour
1971–1978	M. Kidd		Labour
1971–1978	EIsie Horstead		Labour
1978–1982	Sylvia Dimmick		Labour
1978–1982	Andrew Sawdon		Labour
1978–1985	Michael Bright		Labour
1982–1986	Kevin Moore		Labour
1982–1984	Andrew Keogh		Labour
1984–1986	Christine McGrory		Labour
1986–1990	Alison Higgs		Labour
1985–1990	Linda Bellos		Labour
1986–1994	Gregory Tucker		Labour
1990–1998	Elizabeth Tapsell		Labour
1990–1994	Joan Twelves		Labour
1994–1997	Margaret Jones		Labour
1994–1998	Maurice Cronly		Liberal Democrats
1997–2006	Kevin Craig		Labour
1998–2002	Rupert Bawden		Labour
1998–2002	Esther McCauley		Labour
2002–2006	Joanna Clason		Labour
2002–2006	Gary Follis		Labour
2006–2014	Peter Robbins		Labour
2006–2022	Tina Valcarcel		Labour
2006–2014	Neeraj Patil		Labour
2014–2022	Andy Wilson		Labour
2014–2018	Marsha de Cordova		Labour
2018–2022	Tim Windle		Labour

Summary

Councillors elected by party at each general borough election.

0.5

1

1.5

2

2.5

3

1964

1968

1971

1974

1978

1982

1986

1990

1994

1998

2002

2006

2010

2014

2018

•   Labour
•   Conservative
•   Liberal Democrats

2002–2022 Lambeth council elections

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

2018 election

The election took place on 3 May 2018. ^[1]

2018 Lambeth London Borough Council election: Larkhall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Tina Valcarcel	2,063	59.5	9.4
	Labour	Andy Wilson	1,893
	Labour	Tim Windle	1,751
	Green	Colleen Campbell	513	13.6	1.4
	Conservative	Thomas Mytton	501	14.2	2.2
	Liberal Democrats	Malcolm Baines	492	12.6	4.6
	Liberal Democrats	Vivienne Baines	458
	Conservative	Abiola Kingsley-Osaiga	455
	Green	Jo Parkes	415
	Conservative	Leila Abdi-Yaasen	411
	Green	Nick Hattersley	386
	Liberal Democrats	John Medway	354
Total votes
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

2014 election

The election took place on 22 May 2014. ^[2]

2014 Lambeth London Borough Council election: Larkhall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Marsha de Cordova	1,809
	Labour	Tina Valcarcel	1,651
	Labour	Andy Wilson	1,503
	Conservative	Victoria Lowe	651
	Conservative	Matthew Jupp	650
	Green	Lisa Perry	546
	Conservative	Alison Trelawny	517
	Green	Joe Dalton	492
	Green	Ciaran Osborne	431
	Liberal Democrats	Claire Church	329
	Liberal Democrats	Alistair Mills	271
	UKIP	Sean Marriott	265
	Liberal Democrats	Alistair MacDonald	216
	TUSC	Alexander Betteridge	100
	Socialist (GB)	Adam Buick	49
Total votes
	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. ^[3]

2010 Lambeth London Borough Council election: Larkhall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Peter Robbins	2,674
	Labour	Neeraj Patil	2,464
	Labour	Tina Valcarcel	2,344
	Liberal Democrats	Jessica David	1,538
	Liberal Democrats	Alistair Mills	1,330
	Conservative	Robert Harris	1,294
	Conservative	Sebastian Lowe	1,292
	Conservative	Alison Trelawny	1,206
	Liberal Democrats	Clive Parry	1,158
	Green	Jeffrey Dalton	674
	Green	William Webb	673
	Green	Sam Trice	409
	Socialist (GB)	Oliver Bond	48
	Socialist (GB)	Stanley Parker	46
	Socialist (GB)	Adam Buick	45
Total votes			17,195
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

2006 election

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

2006 Lambeth London Borough Council election: Larkhall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Peter Robbins	1,341	49.0
	Labour	Tina Valcarcel	1,279
	Labour	Neeraj Patil	1,263
	Liberal Democrats	Roy Jenkins	476	17.4
	Conservative	Nicholas Maud	463	16.9
	Liberal Democrats	Laura Morland	459
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher Whitehouse	459
	Green	Helen Fensterheim	458	16.7
	Conservative	Charles Pender	440
	Conservative	William Trelawny	415
	Green	Noah Rutter	346
Total votes			7,399
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

2002 election

The election took place on 2 May 2002. ^[5]

2002 Lambeth London Borough Council election: Larkhall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Kevin Craig	1,307	19.7
	Labour	Joanna Clason	1,256	18.9
	Labour	Gary Follis	1,190	17.9
	Liberal Democrats	Monique Blythe	664	10.0
	Liberal Democrats	Rosario Munday	631	9.5
	Liberal Democrats	Scott McAusland	610	9.2
	Green	Sally Zlotowitz	260	3.9
	Conservative	Charles Crawford	203	3.1
	Conservative	Charles Pender	200	3.0
	Conservative	William Trelawny	196	3.0
	Socialist Alliance	Tina Humphries	127	1.9
Turnout			6,644	22.2
	Labour win (new boundaries)
	Labour win (new boundaries)
	Labour win (new boundaries)

1978–2002 Lambeth council elections

Larkhall ward boundaries from 1978 to 2002

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Lambeth in 1978.

1998 election

The election took place on 7 May 1998. ^[6]

1998 Lambeth London Borough Council election: Larkhall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

1997 by-election

The by-election took place on 1 May 1997, following the resignation of Margaret Jones. ^[6]

1997 Larkhall by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Kevin Craig	2,552	55.3	+8.2
	Liberal Democrats	Jonathan Simpson	1,338	29.0	−12.4
	Conservative	Caroline King	524	11.4	+1.8
	Green	Roger Baker	200	4.3	+4.3
Majority			1,214	26.3
Turnout			4,614	56.9
	Labour hold		Swing

1994 election

The election took place on 5 May 1994. ^[7]

1994 Lambeth London Borough Council election: Larkhall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing

1990 election

The election took place on 3 May 1990. ^[8]

1990 Lambeth London Borough Council election: Larkhall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

1986 election

The election took place on 8 May 1986. ^[9]

1986 Lambeth London Borough Council election: Larkhall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

1985 by-election

The by-election took place on 1 August 1985, following the resignation of Michael Bright. ^[9]

1985 Larkhall by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Linda Bellos	1,708
	Alliance	Paul Wilce	909
	Conservative	Simon Hooberman	298
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

1984 by-election

The by-election took place on 22 November 1984, following the resignation of Andrew Keogh. ^[9]

1984 Larkhall by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Christine McGrory	980
	Conservative	Neil Cameron	347
	Alliance	Inigo Bing	230
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

1982 election

The election took place on 6 May 1982. ^[10]

1982 Lambeth London Borough Council election: Larkhall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

1978 election

The election took place on 4 May 1978. ^[11]

1978 Lambeth London Borough Council election: Larkhall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Turnout
	Labour win (new boundaries)
	Labour win (new boundaries)
	Labour win (new boundaries)

1964–1978 Lambeth council elections

1974 election

The election took place on 2 May 1974. ^[12]

1974 Lambeth London Borough Council election: Larkhall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Blau	1,392
	Labour	M. Kidd	1,336
	Labour	Elsie Horstead	1,334
	Conservative	J. Stocker	578
	Conservative	J. Waghorn	544
	Conservative	G. Lyes	540
	Liberal	W. Bennett	334
	Liberal	C. Kerrighen	324
	Liberal	J. Wingrave	309
Total votes
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

1971 election

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

1971 Lambeth London Borough Council election: Larkhall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Blau	2,549	24.9%
	Labour	M. Kidd	2,481	24.2%
	Labour	EIsie Horstead	2,450	23.9%
	Conservative	R. Hickman	836	8.2%
	Conservative	D. Powell	815	8.0%
	Conservative	D. Stephens	800	7.8%
	Communist	S. Hope	101	1.0%
	Liberal	W. Bennett	79	0.8%
	Liberal	D. Sandford	73	0.7%
	Liberal	W. Woodward	67	0.7%
Turnout			10,251
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Labour gain from Conservative

1968 election

The election took place on 9 May 1968. ^[14]

1968 Lambeth London Borough Council election: Larkhall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Stephens	1,506
	Conservative	Aurelia Young	1,500
	Conservative	G. Pisani	1,489
	Labour	D. Speakman	1,489
	Labour	W. King	1,177
	Labour	S. Parry	1,154
	Communist	S. Hope	198
Turnout
	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. ^[15]

1964 Lambeth London Borough Council election: Larkhall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Crouch	1,901	69.0
	Labour	G. Gold	1,875	68.1
	Labour	W. King	1,861	67.5
	Conservative	J. Chambers	774	28.1
	Conservative	John Major	752	27.3
	Conservative	E. Brady	740	26.9
	Communist	S. Hope	107	3.9
	Independent	P. Winchester	77	2.8
Turnout			2,755	24.5
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

References

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External links

• Larkhall ward census data
• Larkhall ward election results on Lambeth website

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