Oval (ward)

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Oval
Electoral ward
for the Lambeth London Borough Council
Oval (ward)
Oval ward boundaries since 2022
Borough Lambeth
County Greater London
Population12,563 (2021) [a]
Electorate9,086 (2022)
Major settlements Oval
Area0.8403 square kilometres (0.3244 sq mi)
Current electoral ward
Created1965
Number of members3
Councillors
  •   Diogo Costa
  •   Claire Holland
  •   Issa Issa
Local council Lambeth
GSS code E05014108 (2022–present)

Oval is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Lambeth, 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 three councillors to Lambeth London Borough Council.

Contents

List of councillors

TermCouncillorParty
1964–1968W. Brownett Labour
1964–1968G. Brownless Labour
1964–1968W. Burrett Labour
1968–1971M. Becker Conservative
1964–1971L. Burton Conservative
1964–1971J. Smith Conservative
1971–1978E. Carr Labour
1971–1978W. Juniper Labour
1971–1978T. Sparrow Labour
1978–1982David Stimpson Labour
1978–1986Elsie Horstead Labour
1978–1986John Quinn Labour
1982–1986Janet Boateng Labour
1986–1990Robert Colenutt Labour
1986–1990Marilyn Evers Labour
1986–1994Janet Crook Labour
1990–1993Joseph Singh Labour
1990–1994Alison Higgs Labour
1993–2006Marietta Crichton-Stuart Liberal Democrats
1994–1998Adrian Mayer Liberal Democrats
1994–2010Andrew Sawdon Liberal Democrats
2006–2010Robert Banks Liberal Democrats
2006–2010Faye Gray Liberal Democrats
2010–2014Ishbel Brown Liberal Democrats
2010–2018Angela Edbrooke Labour
2010–2022Jack Hopkins Labour
2014–presentClaire Holland Labour
2018–2022Phillip Normal Labour
2022–presentDiogo Costa Labour
2022–presentIssa Issa 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
2022
  •   Labour
  •   Conservative
  •   Liberal Democrats

Lambeth council elections since 2022

Oval (ward)
Oval ward boundaries since 2022

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

2022 election

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

2022 Lambeth London Borough Council election: Oval
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Claire Holland 1,601 59.8
Labour Diogo Costa 1,545 57.7
Labour Issa Issa 1,447 54.0
Green Pauline McAlpine57621.5
Green Denzil Everett44416.6
Green Linda Mills41115.3
Liberal Democrats Marietta Crichton-Stuart39714.8
Liberal Democrats Sarah Lewis38014.2
Conservative Keith Best 33412.5
Conservative Elizabeth Gibson32312.1
Conservative Paul Mawdsley29110.9
Liberal Democrats John Siraut28610.7
Turnout 2,78330.6
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)

2002–2022 Lambeth council elections

Oval (ward)
Oval ward boundaries from 2002 to 2022

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

2018 election

The election took place on 3 May 2018. [2]

2018 Lambeth London Borough Council election: Oval
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Claire Holland 1,983 47.1 Decrease2.svg4.9
Labour Jack Hopkins 1,836
Labour Phillip Normal 1,719
Liberal Democrats Kathryn Grant1,23630.0Increase2.svg10.0
Liberal Democrats Stéphane Croce1,210
Liberal Democrats Mike Hillier1,076
Green Michael Keane59611.6Increase2.svg1.0
Conservative Joshua Gething46111.3Decrease2.svg2.6
Green Cath Potter458
Conservative Peter Goves455
Conservative James Hallett408
Green Pat Price-Tomes311
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

2014 election

The election took place on 22 May 2014. [3]

2014 Lambeth London Borough Council election: Oval
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Claire Holland 2,105 46.4
Labour Jack Hopkins 2,081
Labour Angela Edbrooke 2,013
Liberal Democrats Ishbel Brown90320.0
Liberal Democrats Helen Monger769
Liberal Democrats George Turner579
Green Anna Geffert57012.6
Conservative Stephen Humphreys53811.9
Conservative Glencora Senior512
Green Sandra Young478
Conservative Pawan Sharma444
Green Bernard O'Sullivan432
UKIP Lucia Otoyo3227.1
TUSC Steve Nally1022.2
Total votes
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

2010 election

The election on 6 May 2010 took place on the same day as the United Kingdom general election. [4]

2010 Lambeth London Borough Council election: Oval
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Angela Edbrooke 2,274
Labour Jack Hopkins 2,246
Liberal Democrats Ishbel Brown 2,175
Liberal Democrats Claudette Hewitt2,068
Liberal Democrats Andrew Sawdon2,020
Labour Karim Palant1,987
Conservative Oliver Campbell1,080
Conservative Nick Timothy 951
Conservative Michele Imperi857
Green Charles Boxer668
Green Samuel Low422
Green James Staunton332
English Democrat Michael Perry77
English Democrat Jose Navarro64
English Democrat Issam Ebarek-Rmiki56
Turnout
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

2006 election

The election took place on 4 May 2006. [5]

2006 Lambeth London Borough Council election: Oval
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Robert Banks 1,193 37.1
Liberal Democrats Faye Gray 1,044
Liberal Democrats Andrew Sawdon 1,027
Labour Andy Harrop84126.1
Labour Luke Herbert792
Labour David Pritchard-Jones697
Green Carlos Coke47114.6
Conservative Magnus Goodland42313.1
Conservative David Haigh364
Conservative Sunil Tailor340
Green Peter Krakowiak323
Local Education Action by ParentsRuby Millington1835.7
English Democrat Janus Polenceus1083.4
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

2002 election

The election took place on 2 May 2002. [6]

2002 Lambeth London Borough Council election: Oval
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Marietta Crichton-Stuart 1,297 20.3
Liberal Democrats Geoffrey Bowring 1,178 18.4
Liberal Democrats Andrew Sawdon 1,151 18.0
Labour Giacomo Benedetto 64510.1
Labour Patrick Diamond 5909.2
Labour Neil Goulbourne5769.0
Green Brian Heatley2554.0
Conservative Christopher Sinclair2013.1
Conservative Arthur Hardman1973.1
Conservative Penelope Sinclair1842.9
Socialist Alliance Andrew Jackson1161.8
Turnout 6,39024.2
Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries)
Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries)
Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries)

1978–2002 Lambeth council elections

Oval (ward)
Oval 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. [7]

1998 Lambeth London Borough Council election: Oval
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Marietta Crichton-Stuart 1,412
Liberal Democrats John Feenan 1,267
Liberal Democrats Andrew Sawdon 1,261
Labour Elizabeth Atkinson1,053
Labour Stephen Beer925
Labour John Hayes404
Conservative John Taylor404
Conservative Christopher Sinclair230
Conservative Robert Halfon190
Socialist (GB) Anne Hollifield166
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

1994 election

The election took place on 5 May 1994. [8]

1994 Lambeth London Borough Council election: Oval
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Marietta Crichton-Stuart 1,896
Liberal Democrats Adrian Mayer 1,693
Liberal Democrats Andrew Sawdon 1,590
Labour Colin Adkins1,064
Labour Rupert Bawden1,054
Labour Ambrose Hogan967
Militant Labour Steven Nally310
Conservative Andrew Selous279
Conservative Harriet Selous260
Conservative Andrew Dunnett254
Green Martin Wilks236
Independent Ray Close50
Turnout
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

1993 by-election

A by-election took place on 22 July 1993, following the resignation of Joseph Singh. [9]

1993 Oval by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Marietta Crichton-Stuart 1,506
Labour Peter O'Connell858
Militant Labour Steven Nally246
Conservative Andrew Selous229
Green Jason Evers56
Turnout
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

1990 election

The election took place on 3 May 1990. [10]

1990 Lambeth London Borough Council election: Oval
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Janet Crook 1,790
Labour Alison Higgs 1,718
Labour Joseph Singh 1,564
Conservative John Pattman873
Conservative Clifford Grantham870
Conservative Renee Straker807
Green Henry Bewley420
SDP David Chamberlain358
SDP Raymond Woolford351
Liberal Democrats Susan Bussell304
Liberal Democrats Richard Hardman270
Liberal Democrats Suresh Patel231
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

1986 election

The election took place on 8 May 1986. [11]

1986 Lambeth London Borough Council election: Oval
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Janet Crook 1,725
Labour Robert Colenutt 1,632
Labour Marilyn Evers 1,618
Alliance Mike Tuffrey 1,492
Alliance Bruce Darrington1,357
Alliance Suresh Patel1,261
Conservative Richard Oses568
Conservative Martin Taylor562
Conservative Mary Starling545
National Front Barry Freestone69
National Front William Young60
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

1982 election

The election took place on 6 May 1982. [12]

1982 Lambeth London Borough Council election: Oval
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Janet Boateng 1,126
Labour John Quinn 1,085
Labour Elsie Horstead 1,026
Alliance Charles Burch970
Alliance Wilfred Juniper950
Alliance David Stimpson929
Conservative Joseph Egerton849
Conservative Edward Bickham849
Conservative Lavender Taylor818
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

1978 election

The election took place on 4 May 1978. [13]

1978 Lambeth London Borough Council election: Oval
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Elsie Horstead 1,367
Labour John Quinn 1,363
Labour David Stimpson 1,348
Conservative Thomas Ashmore986
Conservative Francis Vallis975
Conservative David Price965
National Front Mark Austin258
National Front Richard O'Sullivan212
National Front Vera Lillington211
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. [14]

1974 Lambeth London Borough Council election: Oval
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour E. Carr 1,572
Labour W. Juniper 1,560
Labour T. Sparrow 1,534
Conservative M. Bedford602
Conservative F. Vallis597
Conservative H. Flight577
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

1971 election

The election took place on 13 May 1971. [15]

1971 Lambeth London Borough Council election: Oval
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour E. Carr 2,409
Labour W. Juniper 2,405
Labour T. Sparrow 2,381
Conservative J. Inglis825
Conservative J. Smith799
Conservative F. Vallis764
Turnout
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

1968 election

The election took place on 9 May 1968. [16] W.A. Brownett an incumbent councillor of the ward was defeated and lost their seat.

1968 Lambeth London Borough Council election: Oval
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative M. Becker 1,308 54.6 +32.0
Conservative L. Burton 1,270
Conservative J. Smith 1,240
Labour J. Boyle1,08945.4−32.0
Labour W. Brownett1,076
Labour F. Chesher1,061
Turnout 2,42722.4+4.5
Registered electors 10,835−9.5
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +32.0
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +32.0
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +32.0

1964 election

The election took place on 7 May 1964. [17]

1964 Lambeth London Borough Council election: Oval
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour W. Brownett 1,645 77.4
Labour G. Brownless 1,641
Labour W. Burrett 1,640
Conservative E. Hart47922.6
Conservative T. Taylor473
Conservative M. Straw470
Turnout 2,13717.9
Registered electors 11,966
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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