Summary
King's Cross is a ward of the London borough of Camden, in the United Kingdom. The ward has existed since the creation of the borough on 1 April 1965 and was first used in the 1964 elections. The population of the ward at the 2011 Census was 11,843.[1] In 2018, the ward had an electorate of 7,274.[2] The Boundary Commission projects the electorate to rise to 8,459 in 2025.[2]
King's Cross | |
|---|---|
 King's Cross highlighted within Camden | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Region | London |
| County | Greater London |
| London borough | Camden |
| Created | 1 April 1965 |
| Named for | King's Cross |
Councillors edit
| Term | Councillor | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010–present | Sarah Hayward | Labour | |
| 2006–present | Abdul Hai | Labour | |
| 2002–present | Jonathan Simpson | Labour | |
1965–1978 edit
King's Cross ward has existed since the creation of the London Borough of Camden on 1 April 1965. It was first used in the 1964 election to Camden London Borough Council.[3]
1978–2002 edit
There was a revision of ward boundaries in Camden in 1978.[4]
2002–2022 edit
There was a revision of ward boundaries in Camden in 2002. The ward covers parts of Bloomsbury and Kings Cross, which also crosses into St Pancras and Somers Town and the London Borough of Islington. For elections to Parliament, King's Cross is part of Holborn and St Pancras.
Kings Cross lies in the south of the borough, and is one of three wards of Camden south of Euston Road (along with Bloomsbury and Holborn and Covent Garden). It is separated from Bloomsbury by Upper Woburn Place, Tavistock Square, Tavistock Place, Hunter Street, and Grenville Street; from Holborn and Covent Garden by Guilford Street and Calthorpe Street; from the borough of Islington by Kings Cross Road and Pentonville Road; and from St Pancras and Somers Town by Euston Road.
Election results edit
Like all other wards of Camden, King's Cross is represented by three councillors on Camden Borough Council. The last election was held on 22 May 2014, when all three councillors were elected. They are all elected for the Labour Party.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Sarah Hayward * | 1,467 | |||
| Labour | Jonathan Simpson * | 1,424 | |||
| Labour | Abdul Hai * | 1,333 | |||
| Green | Brian Gascoigne | 550 | |||
| Green | Dominic Kendrick | 459 | |||
| Green | Lewis Sullivan | 446 | |||
| Conservative | Adam Lester | 431 | |||
| Conservative | Ivan Massow | 403 | |||
| Conservative | Patsy Prince | 401 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Jones | 263 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Jon Burden | 236 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Skinner | 195 | |||
| Turnout | 7631 | 34.5 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Sarah Hayward | 1,844 | 14.27 | ||
| Labour | Abdul Hai | 1,706 | 13.21 | ||
| Labour | Jonathan Simpson | 1,681 | 13.01 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Lee Baker | 1,546 | 11.97 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Yuan Potts | 1,386 | 10.73 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Huw Prior | 1,283 | 9.93 | ||
| Conservative | Kashem Abdul | 771 | 5.97 | ||
| Conservative | Piers Lindsay-Finn | 742 | 5.74 | ||
| Conservative | Andrew Parkinson | 703 | 5.44 | ||
| Green | Edward Michael Milford | 454 | 3.51 | ||
| Green | Rienzi Nini Enrico Trento | 337 | 2.61 | ||
| Green | Una Sapietis | 427 | 3.31 | ||
| Turnout | 12,880 | 53.42 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Abdul Hai | 1,071 | |||
| Labour | Jonathan Simpson | 956 | |||
| Labour | Geethika Jayatilaka | 946 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Trevor Harris | 662 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Huw Prior | 627 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | David Simmons | 600 | |||
| Conservative | Barbara Douglass | 483 | |||
| Conservative | Paul Christian | 476 | |||
| Conservative | Jamieson Hunkin | 424 | |||
| Green | Joy Wood | 375 | |||
| Green | Kate Gordon | 360 | |||
| Green | Neil Endicott | 355 | |||
| Independent | Alem-Seged Abay | 182 | |||
| Turnout | 7,517 | 31.3 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
From 2022 edit
The ward will be redrawn for the 2022 election. Parts of the King's Cross ward will be transferred to the Bloomsbury ward, and parts of the St Pancras and Somers Town ward will be transferred to King's Cross.[5][6]
References edit
- ^ "Camden Ward population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
- ^ a b "Camden summary" (PDF). LGBCE. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
- ^ 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
- ^ "Final recommendations published for Camden". LGBCE. 4 February 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
- ^ "The London Borough of Camden (Electoral Changes) Order 2020". gov.uk. 12 October 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
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