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Kentish Town South (ward)

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Kentish Town South
ward
for Camden Council
Outline map
Boundary of Kentish Town South in Camden.
CountyGreater London
Electorate7,841
Current ward
Created2022 (2022)
CouncillorNone
Number of councillorsThree
Created fromCantelowes
Kentish Town
UK Parliament constituencyHolborn and St Pancras

Kentish Town South is a electoral ward in the London Borough of Camden, in the United Kingdom. The ward was first used in the 2022 elections. It returns three councillors to Camden London Borough Council.

The ward includes the southern part of Kentish Town.

Prior to 2022, the area was part of Cantelowes and Kentish Town wards.[1]

List of councillors

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Term Councillor Party
2022–2024 Georgia Gould Labour
2022–present Meriç Apak Labour
2022–present Jenny Headlam-Wells Labour
2024–present Joseph Ball Labour

Camden council elections

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2024 by-election

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The by-election was held on 5 September 2024, following the resignation of Georgia Gould.

2024 Kentish Town South by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Joseph Ball 674
Green Alice Brown 327
Independent Muhammad Naser 289
Conservative Shajib Ziffer 77
Liberal Democrats Tara Copeland 72
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

2022 election

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The election took place on 5 May 2022.[2]

2022 council election: Kentish Town South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Georgia Gould 1,847 24.2 N/A
Labour Meriç Apak 1,664 21.8 N/A
Labour Jenny Headlam-Wells 1,616 21.2 N/A
Green Francesca Bury 678 8.9 N/A
Green Dominic Kendrick 444 5.8 N/A
Liberal Democrats Helena Djurkovic 250 3.3 N/A
Conservative Susan Lee 244 3.2 N/A
Conservative John Webber 226 3.0 N/A
Conservative Alexander Ricketts 221 2.9 N/A
Liberal Democrats Rebecca Trenner 174 2.3 N/A
Liberal Democrats Derek McAuley 151 2.0 N/A
TUSC Hannah Power 122 1.8 N/A
Turnout 35.8
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

References

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  1. ^ "Final recommendations published for Camden". LGBCE. 4 February 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  2. ^ Heywood, Joe; Loftus, Caitlin (March 2023). "London Borough Council Elections: May 2022" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 6 July 2024.