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Belsize
CountryUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryEngland
RegionLondon
CountyGreater London
London boroughCamden
Created1 April 1965
Named forManor 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]

Councillors

Term Councillor Party
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 Manon Porritt Liberal Democrats

Election results

The last election was held on 3 May 2018.

Belsize ward election, 03 May 2018
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Tom Simon 1,250 11.6% Increase 0.9%
Conservative Steve Adams 1,201 11.2% Decrease 2.0%
Liberal Democrats Luisa Manon Porritt 1,179 11.0% Increase 2.8%
Conservative Leila Roy 1,170 10.9% Decrease 1.6%
Conservative Kirsty Roberts 1,162 10.8% Decrease 0.2%
Liberal Democrats Benjamin Samuel Newman 1,127 10.5% Increase 3.2%
Labour James Jordan Calmus 1,067 10.0% Decrease 0.2%
Labour Sucharita Sethi 996 9.3% Increase 0.8%
Labour Momota Khatoon 971 9.1% Increase 1.4%
Green Sara Katchi 238 2.2% Decrease 0.8%
Green Phyl Eyres 223 2.1% Decrease 0.8%
Independent Nigel Rumble 123 1.1% Decrease 1.1%
Majority 9 0.08%
Turnout 10,707 42.5% Increase 4.2%
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Belsize ward election, 22 May 2014
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

  1. ^ "Camden Ward population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  2. ^ London Borough Council Elections (1964) Archived 2013-08-22 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ London Borough Council Elections (1978) Archived 2012-08-15 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ London Borough Council Elections (2002) Archived 2013-08-22 at the Wayback Machine