Camden Town with Primrose Hill (ward)

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Camden Town with Primrose Hill
Electoral ward
Camden Town with Primrose Hill highlighted within Camden
Camden Town with Primrose Hill highlighted within Camden
CountryUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryEngland
RegionLondon
CountyGreater London
London boroughCamden
CreatedMay 2002
AbolishedMay 2022
Named forCamden Town and Primrose Hill

Camden Town with Primrose Hill was a ward in the London Borough of Camden, in the United Kingdom. The ward was created for the May 2002 local elections.[1] At the 2011 Census the population of the ward was 12,613.[2] The ward was abolished at the 2022 election. Most of its area became part of the newly created Camden Town and Primrose Hill wards, with some areas becoming part of the St Pancras and Somers Town ward.[3][4]

Councillors[edit]

Three councillors represented Camden Town with Primrose Hill ward between 2002 and 2022.[5]

Election Councillor Councillor Councillor
2018 Pat Callaghan (Lab) Richard Cotton (Lab) Lazzaro Pietragnoli (Lab)
2014 Pat Callaghan (Lab) Lazzaro Pietragnoli (Lab) Richard Cotton (Lab)
2010 Pat Callaghan (Lab) Chris Naylor (Lib) Thomas Neumark (Lab)
2006 Chris Naylor (Lib) Pat Callaghan (Lab) Elizabeth Campbell (Lib)
2002 by-election* Pat Callaghan (Lab) Harriet Garland (Lab) Jake Sumner (Lab)
2002 Justin Barnard (Lib)

*The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Justin Barnard 10 days after the election, due to him relocating to Norfolk. His term lasted 1 month and 18 days.[6][7]

Elections[edit]

2018 election[edit]

Camden Town with Primrose Hill ward election, 3 May 2018
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Pat Callaghan * 1,936
Labour Richard Stephen Cotton * 1,664
Labour Lazzaro Pietragnoli * 1,570
Conservative Catherine McQueen 632
Conservative Peter Horne 602
Conservative Joel Roberts 573
Liberal Democrats John Lefley 457
Green Rik Howard 434
Liberal Democrats Anne Maria Wright 407
Green Mark Milaszkiewicz 384
Liberal Democrats Lawrence Joseph Nicholson 335
Turnout 9,411 34.86%
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

2014 election[edit]

Camden Town with Primrose Hill ward election, 22 May 2014
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Pat Callaghan * 2,005
Labour Lazzaro Pietragnoli 1,608
Labour Richard Cotton 1,542
Conservative Rory Manley 655
Green Nicola Hart 641
Conservative Chris Kassapis 609
Green Daniel Alexander Rosenbaum 601
Conservative Richard James Merrin 567
Green Ben Van Der Velde 455
Liberal Democrats Sarah Hoyle 309
Liberal Democrats Junior Blake 295
Independent Phil Cowan 287
Liberal Democrats Mukul Hira 255
Turnout 9,847 38.0
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Labour hold Swing

2010 election[edit]

Camden Town with Primrose Hill ward election, 6 May 2010[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Pat Callaghan * 2,482
Liberal Democrats Chris Naylor * 1,835
Labour Thomas Neumark 1,753
Labour Rob Higson 1,742
Liberal Democrats Nazia Gofur 1,702
Liberal Democrats Chris Richards 1,511
Conservative Michael Corby 1,290
Conservative Peter Home 1,170
Conservative Christos Kassapis 1,059
Green Russell Oppenheimer 595
Green Pamela Walker 583
Green Vincent Thurgood 569
Independent Paul Grosvenor 140
Turnout 16,431 63.3 +21.2
Labour hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

2006 election[edit]

Camden Town with Primrose Hill ward election, 4 May 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Christopher Naylor 1,367
Labour Patricia Callaghan * 1,357
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Campbell 1,357
Liberal Democrats John Lefley 1,293
Labour Jake Sumner * 1,186
Labour Abdul Quadir 1,152
Conservative William Mitchell 527
Conservative Alexander Jesse Norman 501
Conservative Peter Horne 497
Green Nicola Chatham 414
Green Vincent Thurgood 356
Green Hilary Wendt 313
Turnout 10,320 42.1
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
Labour hold Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

2002 by-election[edit]

Camden Town with Primrose Hill by-election, 20 June 2002
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jake T. Sumner 652 29.0 −1.2
Liberal Democrats John Lefley 594 26.4 +2.8
Independent Gloria P. Lazenby 516 22.9 +5.4
Conservative Peter J. Horne 392 17.4 +0.9
Green Lucy K. Wills 98 4.4 −6.8
Majority 58 2.6
Turnout 2,252 27.8
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Justin Barnard.

2002 election[edit]

Camden Town with Primrose Hill ward election, 2 May 2002
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Patricia Callaghan 1,041
Labour Harriet Garland 986
Liberal Democrats Justin Barnard 812
Labour Jake Sumner 782
Liberal Democrats John Lefley 653
Independent Gloria Lazenby 603
Liberal Democrats Toby Wickenden 591
Conservative William Mitchell 570
Conservative Peter Grosvenor 560
Conservative Paul Barton 541
Green Danielle Rappaport 385
Green Juliana Venter 227
Green Beryl Lankester 220
CPA Elsa Dos Santos 34
Turnout 8,005

References[edit]

  1. ^ London Borough Council Elections (2002) Archived 2013-08-22 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Camden Ward population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Final recommendations published for Camden". LGBCE. 4 February 2020. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  4. ^ "The London Borough of Camden (Electoral Changes) Order 2020". gov.uk. 12 October 2020. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  5. ^ "London Borough of Camden Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  6. ^ "CANDIDATES IN CAMDEN". Hampstead Highgate Express. 7 April 2006. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  7. ^ Osley, Richard (27 May 2010). "Accidental councillors". Richard Osley. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  8. ^ "Camden Town with Primrose Hill". Camden Council. Archived from the original on 3 April 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
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