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The Greater London electoral wards in use from 2002 to 2014

Greater London is made up of thirty-two London boroughs[n 1]. These have been divided into wards since the county came into existence on 1 April 1965, first for elections a year earlier. Ward boundaries were revised in May 1978, May 1982, May 1994, May 2002 and May 2014.

From 2014 the boroughs are divided into a total of 628 electoral wards[n 2] that are used for the election of councillors to London borough councils. They are also used as a statistical output unit roughly analogous to a neighbourhood. The Metropolitan Police Service organises neighbourhood policing using wards and publishes crime statistics based on them.

History

Wards were established for Greater London when it came into existence on 1 April 1965. The first elections of ward councillors took place in 1964. [1] These boundaries were also used for the 1968, 1971 and 1974 elections.

For the 1978 elections the ward boundaries were revised in every borough, except Enfield.[2] The wards for Enfield were then revised at the 1982 election.[3] These boundaries were then also used at the 1986 and 1990 elections.

For the May 1994 elections there were a series of minor adjustments to London borough boundaries, the most significant of these caused a new ward of Becontree to be created in Barking and Dagenham and a new ward of Horsenden to be created in Ealing. The councillor allocations in some wards were also altered by the changes.[4][5] These boundaries were also used at the 1998 elections.[6] The 2002 boundaries followed a series of reviews and 32 statutory instruments.[7]

From the May 2014 elections, changes took place to wards and these affected the number of councillors, such as in the London Boroughs of Hackney,[8] Kensington and Chelsea,[9] and Tower Hamlets.[10]

Election of councillors

The primary intended purpose of wards is to create areas of equal population for the election of councillors to London borough councils. Most wards elect three councillors, but where it has not been possible to divide conveniently (with regard to shape and proximity of polling places) a borough into areas of equal population some wards have been created that elect two or one. In the 2002–2014 period, Bromley had four two-seat and one single-seat ward, Croydon had two two-seat wards, Hammersmith and Fulham had two two-seat wards, and Hillingdon had one two-seat ward.

No. of wards per borough
Borough 1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014
Barking & Dagenham 12 12 12 12 19 19 19 19 20 20 17 17 17 17
Barnet 30 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 21 21 21 21
Bexley 20 20 20 21 23 23 23 23 23 23 21 21 21 21
Brent 26 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 21 21 21 21
Bromley 25 25 25 25 26 26 26 26 26 26 22 22 22 22
Camden 19 19 18 18 26 26 26 26 26 26 18 18 18 18
Croydon 20 20 20 20 27 27 27 27 27 27 24 24 24 24
Ealing 20 20 20 20 24 24 24 24 25 25 23 23 23 23
Enfield 30 30 30 30 30 33 33 33 33 33 21 21 21 21
Greenwich 27 27 27 27 36 36 36 36 36 36 17 17 17 17
Hackney 20 20 20 20 23 23 23 23 23 23 19 19 19 21
Hammersmith & Fulham 21 21 21 21 23 23 23 23 23 23 16 16 16 16
Haringey 20 20 20 20 23 23 23 23 23 23 19 19 19 19
Harrow 15 15 15 15 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21
Havering 20 20 20 20 25 25 25 25 25 25 18 18 18 18
Hillingdon 18 18 18 18 29 29 29 29 29 29 22 22 22 22
Hounslow 20 20 20 20 21 21 21 21 21 21 20 20 20 20
Islington 19 19 19 19 20 20 20 20 20 20 16 16 16 16
Kensington & Chelsea 15 15 15 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 18 18 18 18
Kingston upon Thames 24 24 24 24 20 20 20 20 20 20 16 16 16 16
Lambeth 20 20 20 20 22 22 22 22 22 22 21 21 21 21
Lewisham 23 23 23 23 26 26 26 26 26 26 18 18 18 18
Merton 14 14 14 14 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
Newham 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 20 20 20 20
Redbridge 17 17 17 17 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21
Richmond upon Thames 25 18 18 18 19 19 19 19 19 19 18 18 18 18
Southwark 22 23 23 23 25 25 25 25 25 25 21 21 21 21
Sutton 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 18 18 18 18
Tower Hamlets 20 20 20 20 19 19 19 19 19 19 17 17 17 20
Waltham Forest 16 16 16 16 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
Wandsworth 20 20 20 20 22 22 22 22 22 22 20 20 20 20
Westminster 31 18 18 18 23 23 23 23 23 23 20 20 20 20
Greater London total 678 654 653 660 754 757 757 757 759 759 624 624 624 629

Other uses

Parliamentary constituencies in London are defined in reference to the electoral wards.

The Office for National Statistics uses electoral wards as a basic output unit, that is roughly analogous to a neighbourhood. In a very suburban setting this may near equivalence to a former civil parish, such as a village or small town, in size where approximate to historic parishes. In the case of urban (densely populated) contents, ward sizes incline to a small fraction of the historic parish in size. Note that a ward name may share the name of a traditional district (typically ancient parish or railway station name) but will often be much smaller than the various established boundaries of that place, one form of which may be postal district.[11]

The Metropolitan Police Service uses wards as the basis for their "Safer Neighbourhoods" neighbourhood policing system[12] and publishes crime statistics based on them.[13]

List of electoral wards

London Borough Wards
Barking & Dagenham Wards from 1 April 1965 (first election 7 May 1964) to 4 May 1978:[1]
5

Wards from 4 May 1978 to 2 May 2002:[2]

5

Wards from 2 May 2002 to present:[6][15]

5
Barnet Wards from 1 April 1965 (first election 7 May 1964) to 9 May 1968:[1]
5

Wards from 9 May 1968 to 2 May 2002:[16]

5

Wards from 2 May 2002 to present:[6][17]

5
Bexley Wards from 1 April 1965 (first election 7 May 1964) to 4 May 1978:[1]
5

Wards from 4 May 1978 to 2 May 2002:[2]

5

Wards from 2 May 2002 to present:[6][19]

5
Brent Wards from 1 April 1965 (first election 7 May 1964) to 9 May 1968:[1]
5

Wards from 9 May 1968 to 4 May 1978:[16]

5

Wards from 4 May 1978 to 2 May 2002:[2]

5

Wards from 2 May 2002 to present:[6][21]

5
Bromley Wards from 1 April 1965 (first election 7 May 1964) to 4 May 1978:[1]
5

Wards from 4 May 1978 to 2 May 2002:[2]

5

Wards from 2 May 2002 to present:[6][22]

5
Camden Wards from 1 April 1965 (first election 7 May 1964) to 13 May 1971:[1]
5

Wards from 13 May 1971 to 4 May 1978:[23]

5

Wards from 4 May 1978 to 2 May 2002:[2]

5

Wards from 2 May 2002 to present:[6][24]

5
Croydon Wards from 1 April 1965 (first election 7 May 1964) to 4 May 1978:[1]
5

Wards from 4 May 1978 to 2 May 2002:[2]

5

Wards from 2 May 2002 to present:[6][25]

5
Ealing Wards from 1 April 1965 (first election 7 May 1964) to 4 May 1978:[1]
5

Wards from 4 May 1978 to 2 May 2002:[2]

5

Wards from 2 May 2002 to present:[6][26]

5
Enfield Wards from 1 April 1965 (first election 7 May 1964) to 6 May 1982:[1]
5

Wards from 6 May 1982 to 2 May 2002:[3]

5

Wards from 2 May 2002 to present:[6][27]

5
Greenwich Wards from 1 April 1965 (first election 7 May 1964) to 4 May 1978:[1]
5

Wards from 4 May 1978 to 2 May 2002:[2]

5

Wards from 2 May 2002 to present:[6][28]

5
Hackney Wards from 1 April 1965 (first election 7 May 1964) to 4 May 1978:[1]
5

Wards from 4 May 1978 to 2 May 2002:[2][29]

5

Wards from 2 May 2002 to 22 May 2014:[6][30]

5

Wards from 22 May 2014 to present:[31][8]

5
Hammersmith & Fulham Wards from 1 April 1965 (first election 7 May 1964) to 4 May 1978:[1]
5

Wards from 4 May 1978 to 2 May 2002:[2]

5

Wards from 2 May 2002 to present:[6][32]

5
Haringey Wards from 1 April 1965 (first election 7 May 1964) to 4 May 1978:[1]
5

Wards from 4 May 1978 to 2 May 2002:[2]

5

Wards from 2 May 2002 to present:[6][33]

5
Harrow Wards from 1 April 1965 (first election 7 May 1964) to 4 May 1978:[1]
5

Wards from 4 May 1978 to 2 May 2002:[2]

5

Wards from 2 May 2002 to present:[6][34]

5
Havering Wards from 1 April 1965 (first election 7 May 1964) to 4 May 1978:[1]
5

Wards from 4 May 1978 to 2 May 2002:[2]

5

Wards from 2 May 2002 to present:[6][35]

5
Hillingdon Wards from 1 April 1965 (first election 7 May 1964) to 4 May 1978:[1]
5

Wards from 4 May 1978 to 2 May 2002:[2]

5

Wards from 2 May 2002 to present:[6][36]

5
Hounslow Wards from 1 April 1965 (first election 7 May 1964) to 4 May 1978:[1]
5

Wards from 4 May 1978 to 2 May 2002:[2]

5

Wards from 2 May 2002 to present:[6][37]

5
Islington Wards from 1 April 1965 (first election 7 May 1964) to 4 May 1978:[1]
5

Wards from 4 May 1978 to 2 May 2002:[2]

5

Wards from 2 May 2002 to present:[6][38]

5
Kensington & Chelsea Wards from 1 April 1965 (first election 7 May 1964) to 2 May 1974:[1]
5

Wards from 2 May 1974 to 2 May 2002:[18]

5

Wards from 2 May 2002 to 22 May 2014:[6][39]

5

Wards from 22 May 2014 to present:[31]

5
Kingston upon Thames Wards from 1 April 1965 (first election 7 May 1964) to 4 May 1978:[1]
5

Wards from 4 May 1978 to 2 May 2002:[2]

5

Wards from 2 May 2002 to present:[6][40]

5
Lambeth Wards from 1 April 1965 (first election 7 May 1964) to 4 May 1978:[1]
5

Wards from 4 May 1978 to 2 May 2002:[2]

5

Wards from 2 May 2002 to present:[6][41]

5
Lewisham Wards from 1 April 1965 (first election 7 May 1964) to 4 May 1978:[1]
5

Wards from 4 May 1978 to 2 May 2002:[2]

5

Wards from 2 May 2002 to present:[6][42]

5
Merton Wards from 1 April 1965 (first election 7 May 1964) to 4 May 1978:[1]
5

Wards from 4 May 1978 to 2 May 2002:[2]

5

Wards from 2 May 2002 to present:[6][43]

5
Newham Wards from 1 April 1965 (first election 7 May 1964) to 4 May 1978:[1]
5

Wards from 4 May 1978 to 2 May 2002:[2]

5

Wards from 2 May 2002 to present:[6][44]

5
Redbridge Wards from 1 April 1965 (first election 7 May 1964) to 4 May 1978:[1]
5

Wards from 4 May 1978 to 2 May 2002:[2]

5

Wards from 2 May 2002 to present:[6][45]

5
Richmond upon Thames Wards from 1 April 1965 (first election 7 May 1964) to 9 May 1968:[1]
5

Wards from 9 May 1968 to 4 May 1978:[16]

5

Wards from 4 May 1978 to 2 May 2002:[2]

5

Wards from 2 May 2002 to present:[6][46]

5
Southwark Wards from 1 April 1965 (first election 7 May 1964) to 9 May 1968:[1]
5

Wards from 9 May 1968 to 4 May 1978:[16]

5

Wards from 4 May 1978 to 2 May 2002:[2]

5

Wards from 2 May 2002 to present:[6][47]

5
Sutton Wards from 1 April 1965 (first election 7 May 1964) to 4 May 1978:[1]
5

Wards from 4 May 1978 to 2 May 2002:[2]

5

Wards from 2 May 2002 to present:[6][48]

5
Tower Hamlets Wards from 1 April 1965 (first election 7 May 1964) to 4 May 1978:[1]
5

Wards from 4 May 1978 to 2 May 2002:[2]

5

Wards from 2 May 2002 to 22 May 2014:[6][49]

5

Wards from 22 May 2014 to present:[31]

5
Waltham Forest Wards from 1 April 1965 (first election 7 May 1964) to 4 May 1978:[1]
5

Wards from 4 May 1978 to 2 May 2002:[2]

5

Wards from 2 May 2002 to present:[6][50]

5
Wandsworth Wards from 1 April 1965 (first election 7 May 1964) to 4 May 1978:[1]
5

Wards from 4 May 1978 to 2 May 2002:[2]

5

Wards from 2 May 2002 to present:[6][51]

5
Westminster Wards from 1 April 1965 (first election 7 May 1964) to 9 May 1968:[1]
5

Wards from 9 May 1968 to 4 May 1978:[16]

5

Wards from 4 May 1978 to 2 May 2002:[2]

5

Wards from 2 May 2002 to present:[6][52]

5

City of London

Main article: Wards of the City of London
See also: City of London § Local government

The City of London forms a separate ceremonial county, which is governed by the City of London Corporation. This body is elected both by the businesses based in the City and the residents of the City, and is a system of local government unique within the United Kingdom. The reason for its exclusion on this list is that the Wards of the City of London are ancient and do not hold to the principles of fair distribution upheld by the Boundary Committee of the Electoral Commission under the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986. Boundaries were reviewed in 2003 and are again being reviewed, for 2013, however the number and the names of the wards do not change. They can be described as being both electoral divisions (electing common councillors and Aldermen to the Corporation) and permanent ceremonial, geographic and administrative entities within the City.

See also

Notes and references

Notes
  1. ^ Exclusive of the City of London
  2. ^ An increase of four on the 2002-2014 number
References
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag "London Borough Council Elections" (PDF). London Datastore. London County Council. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad "London Borough Council Elections 4 May 1978" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  3. ^ a b "London Borough Council Elections 6 May 1982" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  4. ^ Alteration of Status of Local Authorities 1993-1994
  5. ^ a b c d "London Borough Council Elections 5 May 1994 including Results from the European Elections" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag "London Borough Council Elections 2 May 2002" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  7. ^ a b Local Government Boundary Commission for England: A complete list of orders affecting Greater London from 1973 to the present
  8. ^ a b The Hackney (Electoral Changes) Order 2013
  9. ^ The Kensington and Chelsea (Electoral Changes) Order 2014
  10. ^ The Tower Hamlets (Electoral Changes) Order 2013
  11. ^ Office for National Statistics: Electoral Wards/Divisions
  12. ^ Metropolitan Police Service: Getting Involved
  13. ^ Metropolitan Police Service: Crime Mapping: Data tables
  14. ^ a b The East London Boroughs (London Borough Boundaries) Order 1993
  15. ^ Barking and Dagenham Borough Council - Ward Map
  16. ^ a b c d e "London Borough Council Elections 9 May 1968" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  17. ^ Barnet Borough Council - Ward Map
  18. ^ a b "London Borough Council Elections 2 May 1974" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  19. ^ Bexley Borough Council - Ward Map
  20. ^ a b c d The North and Central London (London Borough Boundaries) Order 1993
  21. ^ Brent Borough Council - Ward Map
  22. ^ Bromley Borough Council - Ward Map
  23. ^ "London Borough Council Elections 13 May 1971" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  24. ^ Camden Borough Council - Ward Map
  25. ^ Croydon Borough Council - Ward Map
  26. ^ Ealing Borough Council - Ward Map
  27. ^ Enfield Borough Council - Ward Map
  28. ^ Greenwich Borough Council - Ward Map
  29. ^ London Borough of Hackney (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977
  30. ^ Hackney Borough Council - Ward Map
  31. ^ a b c "London Borough Council Elections 22 May 2014" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
  32. ^ Hammersmith and Fulham Borough Council - Ward Map
  33. ^ Haringey Borough Council - Ward Map
  34. ^ Harrow Borough Council - Ward Map
  35. ^ Havering Borough Council - Ward Map
  36. ^ Hillingdon Borough Council - Ward List
  37. ^ Hounslow Borough Council - Ward Map
  38. ^ Islington Borough Council - Ward Map
  39. ^ Kensington and Chelsea Borough Council - Ward Map
  40. ^ Kingston Borough Council - Ward Map
  41. ^ Lambeth Borough Council - Ward Map
  42. ^ Lewisham Borough Council - Ward Map
  43. ^ Merton Borough Council - Ward Map
  44. ^ Newham Borough Council - Ward Map
  45. ^ Redbridge Borough Council - Ward Map
  46. ^ Richmond Borough Council - Ward Map
  47. ^ Southwark Borough Council - Ward Map
  48. ^ Sutton Borough Council - Ward Map
  49. ^ Tower Hamlets Borough Council - Ward Map
  50. ^ Waltham Forest Borough Council - Ward Map
  51. ^ Wandsworth Borough Council - Ward Map
  52. ^ Westminster Borough Council - Ward Map

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