West Hampstead (ward)

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West Hampstead
Electoral ward
for the Camden London Borough Council
West Hampstead (ward)
West Hampstead ward boundaries since 2022
Borough Camden
County Greater London
Population11,162 (2021) [a]
Electorate7,993 (2022)
Area0.7695 square kilometres (0.2971 sq mi)
Current electoral ward
Created2002
Number of members3
Councillors
  •   Sharon Hardwick
  •   Nazma Rahman
  •   Janet Grauberg
ONS code 00AGGX (2002–2022)
GSS code
  • E05000145 (2002–2022)
  • E05013671 (2022–present)

West Hampstead is a ward in the London Borough of Camden, in the United Kingdom. The ward was established for the May 2002 election. The population of this ward was 12,060 at the 2011 Census. [1] In 2018, the ward had an electorate of 8,322. [2] The ward underwent minor boundary changes for the 2022 election.

Contents

List of councillors

TermCouncillorParty
2002–2014 Keith Moffitt Liberal Democrats
2002–2014John Bryant Liberal Democrats
2002–2006Heather Thompson Liberal Democrats
2006–2010Duncan Greenland Liberal Democrats
2010–2014Gillian Risso-Gill Liberal Democrats
2014–2018 Phil Rosenberg Labour
2014–2018Angela Pober Labour
2014–2018James Yarde Labour
2018–presentNazma Rahman Labour
2018–2025Shiva Tiwari [b] Labour
Conservative
2018–2022Peter Taheri Labour
2022–presentSharon Hardwick Labour
2025–presentJanet Grauberg Liberal Democrats

Camden council elections since 2022

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Camden in 2022. [4] [5]

2025 by-election

The by-election took place on 28 August 2025, following the resignation of Shiva Tiwari. [6] On 18 March 2025, Tiwari defected from the Labour Party to the Conservative Party. [7] CCTV footage published on 17 July 2025 showed a confrontation with a shop owner in West Hampstead, during which Tiwari threatened to close the business down. [8] He resigned from the Conservative Party and the council the same day. [9]

2025 West Hampstead by-election [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Janet Grauberg 1,176 54.4 +15.5
Labour Francesca Reynolds45821.2−23.3
Conservative Ian Cohen22210.3−6.2
Reform UK Thomas Sterling1557.2+7.2
Green Matthew Hull1527.0+7.0
Majority 71833.2
Turnout 2,163
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

2022 election

The election took place on 5 May 2022. [11]

2022 Camden London Borough Council election: West Hampstead
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sharon Hardwick 1,332 16.17
Labour Nazma Rahman 1,262 15.32
Labour Shiva Tiwari 1,202 14.59
Liberal Democrats Janet Grauberg1,16414.13
Liberal Democrats David Elkan96411.70
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Pearson96311.69
Conservative Ian Cohen4946.00
Conservative Marcos Gold4495.45
Conservative Peter Horne4074.94
Turnout 8,23735.8
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)

2002–2022 Camden council elections

West Hampstead (ward)
West Hampstead ward boundaries from 2002 to 2022

2018 election

The election took place on 3 May 2018. [12]

2018 Camden London Borough Council election: West Hampstead
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Nazma Rahman 1,390 14.4
Labour Shiva Tiwari 1,267 13.1
Labour Peter Taheri 1,260 13.0
Conservative David Brescia9409.7
Liberal Democrats Roger Fox8789.1
Conservative Sedef Akademir8198.4
Liberal Democrats Nancy Jirira7778.0
Conservative Mohammed Salim7397.6
Liberal Democrats Mukul Hira7237.4
Green Jane Milton3353.4
Green Helena Paul2903.0
Green David Stansell2292.3
Turnout 9,64738.0
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

2014 election

The election took place on 22 May 2014. [13]

2014 Camden London Borough Council election: West Hampstead
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Phil Rosenberg 1,179
Labour Angela Pober 1,166
Labour James Yarde 1,082
Liberal Democrats Keith Moffitt 943
Liberal Democrats Gillian Risso-Gill901
Liberal Democrats John Bryant836
Conservative Nick Grierson811
Conservative Natalie Eliades800
Conservative Andrew Saywell715
Green Zane Hannan343
Green Richard Griffiths327
Green Quentin Tyler250
UKIP Magnus Nielsen202
TUSC David Pearce67
Turnout 9,62238.0
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats 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. [14]

2010 Camden London Borough Council election: West Hampstead
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats John Bryant 2,061 38.0 −3.7
Liberal Democrats Keith Moffitt 2,014 37.1 −9.2
Liberal Democrats Gillian Risso-Gill 1,688 31.1 −6.8
Labour Virginia Berridge1,61129.7+3.5
Conservative Paul Ratner1,52128.0+6.8
Conservative Paul Church1,44526.6+8.0
Labour Carol Thomas1,29223.8+0.5
Conservative Boris Telyatnikov1,27623.5+5.9
Labour Miles Seaman1,25823.2+2.0
Green Tobias Davidson4999.2−2.8
Green Roderick Graham4177.7−4.0
Green Stuart Taylor3556.5−4.2
Turnout 5,43661.8+30.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

2006 election

The election took place on 4 May 2006. [15]

2006 Camden London Borough Council election: West Hampstead
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Keith Moffitt 1,189 46.3 −7.2
Liberal Democrats John Bryant 1,107 41.7 −6.9
Liberal Democrats Duncan Greenland 974 37.9 −10.1
Labour Virginia Berridge67226.2−0.6
Labour Geoffrey Kingscote59823.3−0.7
Labour Charles Hedges54521.2−1.0
Conservative Elaine Mackover54421.2+8.5
Conservative John Samiotis47818.6+7.3
Conservative Marcus Watzlaff45117.6+5.0
Green Lucy Thomas30912.0−0.1
Green Debra Green30011.7+3.5
Green Kari-Lourdes Dewar27510.7+3.0
Turnout 7,44231.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

2002 election

The election took place on 2 May 2002. [16]

2002 Camden London Borough Council election: West Hampstead
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Keith Moffitt 1,133 53.5
Liberal Democrats John Bryant 1,028 48.6
Liberal Democrats Heather Thompson 1,016 48.0
Labour Marie Bardsley56726.8
Labour Michael Broughton50724.0
Labour Mari Williams46922.2
Conservative Joanna Galloway26812.7
Conservative Simon Cliff26712.6
Green Samantha Baber25612.1
Conservative John Samiotis24011.3
Green Michael Hewitt-Hicks1738.2
Green Lawrie Scovell1637.7
Turnout 6,087
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Notes

  1. ↑ 2021 Census data reported for 2022 ward boundaries
  2. ↑ Shiva Tiwari changed parties in 2025. [3]

References

  1. ↑ "Camden Ward population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  2. ↑ "Camden summary" (PDF). LGBCE . Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  3. ↑ Steen, Joe (15 March 2025). "Labour councillor defects to Tories after six years over economic growth concerns". The Standard. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  4. ↑ "Final recommendations published for Camden". LGBCE . 4 February 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  5. ↑ "The London Borough of Camden (Electoral Changes) Order 2020". gov.uk . 12 October 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  6. ↑ "Camden local election: The 5 candidates in West Hampstead". Who Can I Vote For?. Democracy Club. Archived from the original on 7 August 2025. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  7. ↑ Osley, Richard (13 March 2025). "Defection drama at Town Hall as Shiva Tiwari quits Labour to join the Tories". Camden New Journal . Archived from the original on 13 March 2025. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  8. ↑ Yau, Alex (17 July 2025). "Tory councillor abused store staff and threatens to shut the shop over parcel dispute". Better Retailing. Archived from the original on 17 July 2025. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  9. ↑ Osley, Richard (17 July 2025). "Tory deputy leader resigns after angry shop incident". Camden New Journal. Archived from the original on 23 August 2025. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
  10. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — West Hampstead Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
  11. ↑ Heywood, Joe; Loftus, Caitlin (March 2023). "London Borough Council Elections: May 2022" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  12. ↑ Colombeau, Joseph (October 2018). "London Borough Council Elections: 3 May 2018" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  13. ↑ Colombeau, Joseph (September 2014). "London Borough Council Elections: 22 May 2014" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  14. ↑ Piggott, Gareth (March 2011). "London Borough Council Elections: 6 May 2010" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  15. ↑ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (March 2007). "London Borough Council Elections: 4 May 2006" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  16. ↑ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (2002). "London Borough Council Elections: 2 May 2002" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
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