Kennington (ward)

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Kennington
Electoral ward
for the Lambeth London Borough Council
Kennington (ward)
Kennington ward boundaries since 2022
Borough Lambeth
County Greater London
Population14,603 (2021) [lower-alpha 1]
Electorate11,572 (2022)
Major settlements Kennington
Area1.002 square kilometres (0.387 sq mi)
Current electoral ward
Created2022
Councillors3
Created from Bishop's, Oval and Prince's
GSS code E05014105

Kennington is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Lambeth. The ward was first used in the 2022 elections. It returns three councillors to Lambeth London Borough Council.

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List of councillors

TermCouncillorParty
2022–presentDavid Amos Labour
2022–presentJacqueline Dyer Labour
2022–presentLiam Daley Labour

Lambeth council elections

2022 election

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

2022 Lambeth London Borough Council election: Kennington (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Amos 2,241 58.7
Labour Jacqueline Dyer 2,195 57.5
Labour Liam Daley 1,992 52.1
Green Fawzia Muradali-Kane88423.1
Green Rebecca Pashley88323.1
Green Michael Ball86222.6
Liberal Democrats Vivienne Baines46612.2
Conservative Claire Barker43311.3
Liberal Democrats Malcolm Baines40210.5
Conservative Guy Roberts3759.8
Conservative Robbie Caprari-Sharpe3689.6
Liberal Democrats Timothy Garner3599.4
Turnout 3,96734.2
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)

Notes

  1. 2021 Census data reported for 2022 ward boundaries

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References

  1. Heywood, Joe; Loftus, Caitlin (March 2023). "London Borough Council Elections: May 2022" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.