St Pancras and Somers Town (ward)

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St Pancras and Somers Town
Camden UK ward map highlighting St. Pancras & Somers Town Ward (2021).svg
St Pancras and Somers Town highlighted within Camden
CountryUnited Kingdom
Constituent country England
Region London
County Greater London
London borough Camden
CreatedMay 2002
Named for St Pancras and Somers Town

St Pancras and Somers Town is a ward in the London Borough of Camden, in the United Kingdom. The ward was established for the May 2002 election. [1] The population of this ward at the 2011 Census was 13,818. [2] In 2018, the ward had an electorate of 8,798. [3] The Boundary Commission projects the electorate to rise to 9,332 by 2025. [3]

Contents

The ward will undergo boundary changes for the 2022 election. Some of its area will be transferred to the King's Cross ward, and some of the area of the Camden Town with Primrose Hill ward will be transferred to St Pancras and Somers Town. [4] [5]

Councillors

TermCouncillorParty
2002–2022Roger Robinson Labour
2010-2015Peter Brayshaw Labour
2010–presentSamata Khatoon Labour
2015–2022Paul Tomlinson Labour
2022-presentEdmund Frondigoun Labour
2022-presentShah Miah Labour

Election results

A by-election was triggered in 2015 by the death of incumbent Labour councillor Peter Brayshaw. [6] Labour easily held the seat with more than 70% of the vote.

[7]

St Pancras and Somers Town ward by-election, 2015
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paul Tomlinson1,48172.8+4.7
Conservative Shahin Ahmed24312.0+2.0
Green Tina Swasey21310.5-4.8
Liberal Democrats Zack Polanski964.7-1.9
Turnout 21.81-16.8
Labour hold Swing +1.4
St Pancras and Somers Town ward election, 2014
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Roger Robinson *2,511
Labour Peter Brayshaw *2,488
Labour Samata Khatoon *2,423
Green Matty Mitford562
Green James Widdowson526
Green Koonal Kirit Shah440
Conservative Rob Culligan368
Conservative Brian Rice351
Conservative Elliot Miller295
Liberal Democrats Abdul Hannan Tarofdar245
Liberal Democrats Nana Oye Adjepong192
Liberal Democrats Nicole Sykes178
Turnout 10,61738.6
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

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