Camden London Borough Council in London, England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2022, 55 councillors have been elected from 20 wards.
Council elections YearLabourConservativeLiberal DemocratsGreenCPACouncil controlafter election196434260rowspan="5" rowspan="16" 1968184201971491101974481201978332601982332600198644132019904215201994477501998431060200235118020061814202201030101312014401211201843731202247341202630310111
The below chart includes only councillors, not aldermen prior to their abolition in 1978; the presence of aldermen never affected the overall control of the council.
Result maps
Wards
Wards were established for Camden when it came into existence on 1 April 1965. The first elections of ward councillors took place in 1964.London Borough Council Elections (1964) These boundaries were also used for the 1968, 1971 and 1974 elections. For the 1978 elections the ward boundaries were revised in Camden. These boundaries were then also used at the 1982, 1986 and 1990 elections.
For the May 1994 elections there were some minor adjustments to London borough boundaries, which caused some Camden wards to have small changes in area and population.Alteration of Status of Local Authorities 1993-1994 These boundaries were also used at the 1998 elections. New ward boundaries came into effect at the May 2002 elections. They were also used at the 2006, 2010, 2014 and 2018 elections.
Camden was subject to a boundary review in 2020. In February 2020, the Local Government Boundary Commission for England released its final recommendations that the borough should be divided into 15 three-member wards and 5 two-member wards. The wards were approved by Parliament in October 2020, and were first used at the 2022 election.
The new wards from May 2022 are:
Belsize Bloomsbury Camden Square Camden Town Fortune Green Frognal Gospel Oak Hampstead Town Haverstock Highgate Holborn and Covent Garden Kentish Town North Kentish Town South Kilburn King's Cross Primrose Hill Regent's Park South Hampstead St Pancras and Somers Town West Hampstead
The wards from 2002 to 2022 were:
Belsize Bloomsbury Camden Town with Primrose Hill Cantelowes Fortune Green Frognal and Fitzjohns Gospel Oak Hampstead Town Haverstock Highgate Holborn and Covent Garden Kentish Town Kilburn King's Cross Regent's Park St Pancras and Somers Town Swiss Cottage West Hampstead
By-elections
+By elections 2026–2030WardDateIncumbentPartyWinnerPartyCauseRegent's Park9 July 2026Muhammad Abu NaserGreenNanouche UmeadiDisqualification due to employment by the council.
+By elections 2022–2026WardDateIncumbentPartyWinnerPartyCauseWest Hampstead28 August 2025Shiva TiwariLabourJanet GraubergResignation.Camden Square5 September 2024Danny BealesPatricia LemanResignation due to being elected as an MP.Kentish Town South5 September 2024Georgia GouldJoseph BallResignation due to being elected as an MP.Kilburn5 September 2024Lloyd HattonRobert ThompsonResignation due to being elected as an MP.Frognal2 May 2024Gio SpinellaSteve AdamsResignation due to personal circumstances.Highgate30 November 2023Siân BerryLorna RussellResignation upon selection as a prospective parliamentary candidate.South Hampstead1 June 2023Will PrinceTommy GaleResignation due to work commitments.Hampstead Town7 July 2022Adrian CohenLinda ChungResignation due to personal circumstances.
+By elections 2018–2022WardDateIncumbentPartyWinnerPartyCauseFortune Green22 July 2021Flick ReaNancy JiriraResignation for health reasons and due to the return to in-person meetings during the COVID-19 pandemic.Haverstock12 December 2019Abi WoodGail McAnena WoodResignation.
+By elections 2014–2018WardDateIncumbentPartyWinnerPartyCauseGospel Oak9 November 2017Theo BlackwellJenny MulhollandResignation on appointment as Chief Digital Officer for London.Gospel Oak4 May 2017Maeve McCormackMarcus BoylandResignation due to being unable to live in the London Borough of Camden.Hampstead Town7 May 2015Simon MarcusOliver CooperResignationSt Pancras and Somers Town6 March 2015Peter BrayshawPaul TomlinsonDeath
+By elections 2010–2014WardDateIncumbentPartyWinnerPartyCauseGospel Oak14 March 2013Sean BirchMaeve McCormackResignationHampstead Town27 September 2012Kirsty RobertsSimon MarcusResignationCamden Town with Primrose Hill3 May 2012Thomas NeumarkLazzaro PietragnoliResignationHighgate15 September 2011Michael NicolaidesSally GimsonResignationKentish Town28 October 2010Dave HoranJenny Headlam-WellsDeathFrognal and Fitzjohns22 July 2010Martin DaviesGio SpinellaDeath
+By elections 2006–2010WardDateIncumbentPartyWinnerPartyCauseBelsize2 April 2009Christopher BassonTom SimonResignationKentish Town30 October 2008Philip ThompsonNick RussellResignationHampstead Town25 September 2008Mike GreeneLinda ChungResignationHighgate1 May 2008Paul BartonAlex GoodmanResignationFortune Green21 February 2008Jane SchopflinNancy JiriraDeathHaverstock12 July 2007Roy ShawMatt SandersResignationKentish Town7 December 2006Lucy AndersonRalph ScottResignation
+By elections 2002–2006WardDateIncumbentPartyWinnerPartyCauseHaverstock20 February 2003John DickieJill FraserResignationCamden Town with Primrose Hill20 June 2002Justin BarnardJake T. SumnerResignation
+By elections 1998–2002WardDateIncumbentPartyWinnerPartyCauseFrognal25 January 2001Pamela ChestersMike GreeneResignationBloomsbury28 September 2000Jake TurnbullPeter BrayshawResignationAdelaide3 February 2000Julian TobinPeter J. HorneDeathSwiss Cottage22 April 1999Mary RyanHonora MorrisseyResignation
+By elections 1994–1998WardDateIncumbentPartyWinnerPartyCauseBloomsbury4 May 1995Shelley BurkePat CallaghanResignationAdelaide23 February 1995Peter DayPeter SingerResignation
+By elections 1990–1994WardDateIncumbentPartyWinnerPartyCauseSt Pancras22 April 1993Mary HelsdonSimon FletcherResignationSt John's17 December 1992Simon McDonaldFiona BrocklesbyResignationHighgate15 October 1992John WakehamDeborah SacksResignationWest End15 October 1992Julia DevoteDavid LinesResignationSomers Town7 May 1992Alfred SaundersRobert W. ChurchillDeathSwiss Cottage7 May 1992Vaughan EmsleyPeter J. SkolarResignation
+By elections 1986–1990WardDateIncumbentPartyWinnerPartyCauseHampstead Town26 January 1989Selina GeeRita PomfretResignationSt Pancras1988Stephen BevingtonMary HelsdonResignationAdelaide23 July 1987Stephen MoonRobert GrahamResignationSomers Town7 May 1987Thomas DevineCaroline HoldingDeath
+By elections 1982–1986WardDateIncumbentPartyWinnerPartyCauseRegent's Park28 February 1985John MillsStephen BevingtonResignationChalk Farm23 February 1984Teresa RyanRichard SteinResignationSwiss Cottage21 July 1983Derek SpencerRobert GrahamResignation
+By elections 1978–1982WardDateIncumbentPartyWinnerPartyCauseKing's Cross7 May 1981Roderick CordaraBarbara HughesResignationWest End7 May 1981Kevin GouldSandra WynnResignationChalk Farm27 November 1980Jonathan SoferHamish McGibbonResignationGrafton30 October 1980Christopher GardinerWilliam BirtlesResignationBelsize17 April 1980Anthony BeatonCathleen MaindsResignationSt Pancras17 April 1980Michael MorrisseyJennifer WillmotResignationAdelaide3 May 1979Donald DegerdonIan Pasley-TaylorDeathSwiss Cottage3 May 1979Brian StonerRonald ReesResignation
+By elections 1974–1978WardDateIncumbentPartyWinnerPartyCauseSwiss Cottage20 October 1977Ronald Raymond-CoxMichael C. BrahamsResignationHolborn27 January 1977Frank DobsonKenneth J. AveryResignationSt Pancras27 January 1977John ToomeyThomas J. DevineResignationHampstead Town15 July 1976Archie MacDonaldStephen R. RowlinsonResignationBelsize25 March 1976Richard ArthurMartin MortonResignationGospel Oak25 March 1976Brian LoughranRichard W. TurnerResignation
+By elections 1971–1974WardDateIncumbentPartyWinnerPartyCauseGrafton7 June 1973John NeedhamChristopher GardinerResignationGospel Oak15 June 1972John KeohaneEdwin RhodesDeathSwiss Cottage2 March 1972John EidenowNeil McIntoshResignation
+By elections 1968–1971WardDateIncumbentPartyWinnerPartyCauseHolborn12 March 1970Alan GreengrossBetty GrassResignationHighgate4 December 1969Peter BrookeHarriet GreenwayResignationKilburn5 December 1968Jonny JohnsonDavid OffenbachDeath
+By elections 1964–1968WardDateIncumbentPartyWinnerPartyCauseChalk Farm14 December 1967Hilda ChandlerPeter MoloneyResignationGospel Oak1 December 1966Alexander SullivanHamish McGibbonResignationSt John's1 December 1966Richard LoweCorin Hughes StantonResignationSt Pancras1 December 1966Sidney MunnWendy MantleDeath
Aldermen Aldermen were elected by the council, not the electorate, and had full voting rights. Each council included aldermen, to a maximum of one sixth of the councillors. The Local Government Act 1972 abolished Aldermen with voting rights with effect from 1978 in the London borough councils. Since 1978, the title has been used in an honorary capacity.
1964–1968 Alderman Party Ruth Howe Michael Cendrowicz Ivy Tate Lena Townsend Edward Bowman Frank Bennett Lyndal Evans James MacGibbon George King Ernest Wistrich
1968–1971 Alderman Party Frank Bennett Lyndal Evans Millie Miller Cliff Tucker Ernest Wistrich Edward Bowman Luigi Denza Kenneth Furness (replaced by Alan Greengross in 1970) Elaine Kellett Martin Morton
1971–1974 Alderman Party Leila Campbell Samuel Fisher Ruth Howe Roger Jowell Albert (Jock) Stallard Edward Bowman Clare Mansel Alan Greengross Elaine Kellett Martin Morton
1974–1978 Alderman Party Leila Campbell Samuel Fisher Ruth Howe Roger Jowell Albert (Jock) Stallard William Oakshott (replaced by Wally Burgess in 1975) William Budd George Trevelyan Arthur Soutter Gurmukh Singh
Honorary Aldermen Since 1978, the title has been used in an honorary capacity and enables the holder to attend civic events and walk ahead of councillors at the annual Remembrance Day parade. The title has been awarded to former councillors, including:
Roy Shaw (awarded in 2007, the borough's first Honorary Alderman, for 51 years of unbroken service in the Metropolitan Borough of Hampstead, Metropolitan Borough of St Pancras and on Camden Council)
Flick Rea (awarded in 2022, for the longest continuous service, 35 years, as a Liberal Democrat councillor, the party's first honorary alderman)
Roger Robinson (awarded in 2022, served as a Labour councillor for 38 years, the longest on record for any councillor)
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References
By-election results
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