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St Pancras and Somers Town (ward) 
Summary
St Pancras and Somers Town is a ward in the London Borough of Camden, in the United Kingdom. The ward was established for the May 2002 election.[1] The population of this ward at the 2011 Census was 13,818.[2] In 2018, the ward had an electorate of 8,798.[3] The Boundary Commission projects the electorate to rise to 9,332 by 2025.[3]
St Pancras and Somers Town | |
|---|---|
 St Pancras and Somers Town highlighted within Camden | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Region | London |
| County | Greater London |
| London borough | Camden |
| Created | May 2002 |
| Named for | St Pancras and Somers Town |
The ward will undergo boundary changes for the 2022 election. Some of its area will be transferred to the King's Cross ward, and some of the area of the Camden Town with Primrose Hill ward will be transferred to St Pancras and Somers Town.[4][5]
Councillors edit
| Term | Councillor | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002–2022 | Roger Robinson | Labour | |
| 2010–2015 | Peter Brayshaw | Labour | |
| 2010–present | Samata Khatoon | Labour | |
| 2015–2022 | Paul Tomlinson | Labour | |
| 2022–present | Edmund Frondigoun | Labour | |
| 2022–present | Shah Miah | Labour | |
Election results edit
A by-election was triggered in 2015 by the death of incumbent Labour councillor Peter Brayshaw.[6] Labour easily held the seat with more than 70% of the vote.
[7]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Paul Tomlinson | 1,481 | 72.8 | +4.7 | |
| Conservative | Shahin Ahmed | 243 | 12.0 | +2.0 | |
| Green | Tina Swasey | 213 | 10.5 | -4.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Zack Polanski | 96 | 4.7 | -1.9 | |
| Turnout | 21.81 | -16.8 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | +1.4 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Roger Robinson * | 2,511 | |||
| Labour | Peter Brayshaw * | 2,488 | |||
| Labour | Samata Khatoon * | 2,423 | |||
| Green | Matty Mitford | 562 | |||
| Green | James Widdowson | 526 | |||
| Green | Koonal Kirit Shah | 440 | |||
| Conservative | Rob Culligan | 368 | |||
| Conservative | Brian Rice | 351 | |||
| Conservative | Elliot Miller | 295 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Abdul Hannan Tarofdar | 245 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Nana Oye Adjepong | 192 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Nicole Sykes | 178 | |||
| Turnout | 10,617 | 38.6 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
References edit
- ^ London Borough Council Elections (2002) Archived 2013-08-22 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Camden Town Ward population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
- ^ a b "Camden summary" (PDF). LGBCE. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
- ^ "Final recommendations published for Camden". LGBCE. 4 February 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- ^ "The London Borough of Camden (Electoral Changes) Order 2020". gov.uk. 12 October 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- ^ "Camden Labour Party mourns sudden death of Somers Town councillor Peter Brayshaw | Camden New Journal". Archived from the original on 23 February 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
- ^ "Camden Council: St Pancras and Somers Town By-election results 5 March". Archived from the original on 15 February 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2016.