Belsize (ward)
Appearance
Belsize | |
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![]() Belsize highlighted within Camden | |
Country | United Kingdom |
Constituent country | England |
Region | London |
County | Greater London |
London borough | Camden |
Created | 1 April 1965 |
Named for | Manor of Belsize |
Belsize is a ward in the London Borough of Camden, in the United Kingdom. The ward covers most of Belsize Park, between Haverstock Hill, Swiss Cottage, and Primrose Hill. The population of this ward at the 2011 Census was 12,702.[1]
The ward has existed since the creation of the borough on 1 April 1965 and was first used in the 1964 elections.[2] The ward was redrawn in May 1978[3] and May 2002.[4]
Its notable councillors have included Opposition Leaders Claire-Louise Leyland (2010-18), Piers Wauchope (2002-06), Judith Barnes (1986-1998), and Tony Kerpel (1978-86); MEP Luisa Porritt (2018-); future Council Leader Richard Arthur (1974-78); and former Leader Martin Morton (1976-78).
Councillors
Term | Councillor | Party | |
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style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democrats (UK)/meta/color" | | 2018–present | Tom Simon | Liberal Democrats |
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 2018–present | Steve Adams | Conservative |
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democrats (UK)/meta/color" | | 2018–present | Luisa Porritt | Liberal Democrats |
Election results
Elections in the 2010s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Tom Simon | 1,250 | 11.6 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Steve Adams | 1,201 | 11.2 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Luisa Porritt | 1,179 | 11.0 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Leila Roy | 1,170 | 10.9 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Kirsty Roberts | 1,162 | 10.8 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Benjamin Samuel Newman | 1,127 | 10.5 | ![]() | |
Labour | James Jordan Calmus | 1,067 | 10.0 | ![]() | |
Labour | Sucharita Sethi | 996 | 9.3 | ![]() | |
Labour | Momota Khatoon | 971 | 9.1 | ![]() | |
Green | Sara Katchi | 238 | 2.2 | ![]() | |
Green | Phyl Eyres | 223 | 2.1 | ![]() | |
Independent | Nigel Rumble | 123 | 1.1 | ![]() | |
Majority | 9 | 0.08 | |||
Turnout | 10,707 | 42.5 | ![]() | ||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Jonny Bucknell | 1,219 | 13.2 | ||
Conservative | Claire-Louise Leyland | 1,157 | 12.5 | ||
Conservative | Leila Roy | 1,016 | 11.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Tom Simon | 992 | 10.7 | ||
Labour | Madeleine Jennings | 939 | 10.2 | ||
Labour | James McGowan | 782 | 8.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Bradley Hillier-Smith | 760 | 8.2 | ||
Labour | Harunur Rashid | 709 | 7.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Lawrence Joseph Nicholson | 678 | 7.3 | ||
Green | Rowan St Clair | 275 | 3.0 | ||
Green | Darren Robert Murphy | 269 | 2.9 | ||
Green | Stuart Temple Taylor | 243 | 2.6 | ||
Independent | Nigel Rumble | 199 | 2.2 | ||
Majority | 24 | 0.3 | |||
Turnout | 9,238 | 38.3 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
References
- ^ "Camden Ward population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
- ^ London Borough Council Elections (1964) Archived 22 August 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ London Borough Council Elections (1978) Archived 15 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ London Borough Council Elections (2002) Archived 22 August 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "London Borough Council Elections". Camden London Borough Council. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ Teale, Andrew. "Local Elections Archive Project - 2014 - Camden". andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 25 May 2020.