South Hampstead (ward)

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South Hampstead
ward
for Camden Council
Camden UK ward map highlighting South Hampstead Ward (2021).svg
Boundary of South Hampstead in Camden.
County Greater London
Electorate 8,904
Current ward
Created 2022  ( 2022 )
CouncillorNina de Ayala Parker (Labour Party)
CouncillorIzzy Lenga (Labour Party)
CouncillorTommy Gale (Labour Party)
Number of councillorsThree
Created from Swiss Cottage
UK Parliament constituency Hampstead and Highgate

South Hampstead is a ward in the London Borough of Camden, in the United Kingdom. The ward covers the area of the same name and was first used for the 2022 Camden London Borough Council election, electing three councillors to Camden Council. [1] Most of its area was previously in Swiss Cottage ward, which was abolished at the same time, although sections of Kilburn and West Hampstead wards have also been incorporated under the new boundaries. [2] In 2018, the ward had an electorate of 8,904. [3] The Boundary Commission projects the electorate to rise to 8,927 by 2025. [4]

Contents

South Hampstead ward covers the part of the area known as "the gardens", bordered by West End Lane, Belsize Road, Finchley Road and Broadhurst Gardens. It is served by South Hampstead station and Finchley Road & Frognal on the London Overground and Finchley Road, Swiss Cottage and West Hampstead on the Underground, in addition to several bus routes running through the area.

The ward currently returns three councillors to Camden Council, with an election every four years. At the last election in May 2022, all three candidates from the Labour Party were elected to represent the ward. In April 2023, Labour Councillor Will Prince announced his resignation, citing relocation due to his job, triggering a by-election on 1 June 2023. This was the first election in the borough where electors were required to show photographic ID, [5] [6] with candidate Tommy Gale, retaining the seat for Labour. [7]

Councillors

Three councillors currently represent South Hampstead ward.

ElectionCouncillorCouncillorCouncillor
2023 by-electionNina de Ayala Parker (Lab)Izzy Lenga (Lab)Tommy Gale (Lab)
2022 Will Prince (Lab)

Camden council elections

2023 by-election

South Hampstead by-election, 1 June 2023 [8]
Replacing Will Prince (resigned)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tommy Gale 882 35.65 −14.3
Conservative Don Williams76630.96+0.5
Liberal Democrats Patrick Stillman53121.46+8.3
Green Lorna Jane Russell29511.92+11.9
Majority1164.7−15.5
Turnout 247430.22−6.5
Labour hold Swing -7.4

2022 election

5 May 2022 council election: South Hampstead ward [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Nina de Ayala Parker 1,692 54.1
Labour Izzy Lenga 1,655 52.9
Labour Will Prince 1,564 50.0
Conservative Don Williams97631.2
Conservative Calvin Po94730.3
Conservative Marx de Morais93129.8
Liberal Democrats James Baker43613.9
Liberal Democrats Aimery de Malet Roquefort42413.6
Liberal Democrats Pranay Hariharan37612.0
Turnout 3,12836.7
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

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