Gospel Oak (ward)
| Gospel Oak | |
|---|---|
| Electoral ward for the Camden London Borough Council | |
Gospel Oak ward boundaries since 2022 | |
| Borough | Camden |
| County | Greater London |
| Population | 11,616 (2021)[a] |
| Electorate | 8,788 (2022) |
| Area | 0.7828 square kilometres (0.3022 sq mi) |
| Current electoral ward | |
| Created | 1965 |
| Number of members |
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| Councillors |
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| GSS code | E05013658 (2022–present) |
Gospel Oak is a ward in 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 ward was redrawn in May 1978 and May 2002. The ward will again be redrawn for the 2022 election, and parts of the Hampstead Town ward will be transferred to Gospel Oak.[1][2] In 2018, the ward had an electorate of 8,978.[3] The Boundary Commission projects the electorate to rise to 9,344 in 2025.[3]
It was represented by future MP Tessa Jowell (LAB) from 1974 to 1986, businessman John Mills (LAB) from 1990 to 2006, Camden Council Leader Raj Chada (LAB) from 2002 to 2006 and future MP Chris Philp (CON) from 2006 to 2010.
Camden council elections since 2022
There was a revision of ward boundaries in Camden in 2022.
- Key
* - Indicates an incumbent candidate
† - Indicates an incumbent candidate standing in a different ward
2022 election
The election took place on 5 May 2022.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Jenny Mulholland | 1,927 | 65.5 | ||
| Labour | Marcus Boyland | 1,880 | 63.9 | ||
| Labour | Larraine Revah | 1,860 | 63.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Margaret Jackson-Roberts | 492 | 16.7 | ||
| Conservative | Jah-Love Charles | 466 | 15.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Laura Noel | 460 | 15.6 | ||
| Conservative | Nigel Rumble | 449 | 15.3 | ||
| Conservative | Esmeralda Akpoke | 434 | 14.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | David Simmons | 354 | 12.0 | ||
| Independent | Chrislyn Pict | 89 | 3.0 | ||
| Turnout | 2,944 | 33.5 | |||
| Labour win (new boundaries) | |||||
| Labour win (new boundaries) | |||||
| Labour win (new boundaries) | |||||
2002–2022 Camden council elections
There was a revision of ward boundaries in Camden in 2002. Councillors representing Gospel Oak increased from two to three.
2018 election
The election took place on 3 May 2018.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Jenny Mulholland * | 1,502 | 52.6 | +0.9 | |
| Labour | Marcus Boyland * | 1,442 | 50.5 | +1.7 | |
| Labour | Larraine Revah * | 1,361 | 47.6 | +0.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Judy Dixey | 759 | 26.6 | +19.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Crosher | 739 | 25.9 | +18.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Matthew Jonathan Kirk | 603 | 21.1 | +16.3 | |
| Green | Jane Walby | 412 | 14.4 | −2.4 | |
| Conservative | Will Blair | 411 | 14.4 | −5.0 | |
| Conservative | Cathleen Mainds | 399 | 14.0 | −2.9 | |
| Conservative | John Webber | 350 | 12.3 | −1.7 | |
| Green | Dominic Kendrick | 292 | 10.2 | −6.0 | |
| Turnout | 36.63 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
2014 election
The election took place on 22 May 2014.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Theo Blackwell* | 1,687 | 51.7 | +13.1 | |
| Labour | Maeve McCormack* | 1,590 | 48.8 | +9.2 | |
| Labour | Larraine Revah* | 1,534 | 47.1 | +11.2 | |
| Conservative | Steve Adams | 634 | 19.4 | −6.2 | |
| Conservative | Peter Horne | 551 | 16.9 | −9.5 | |
| Green | Jane Walby | 549 | 16.8 | +5.1 | |
| Green | Constantin Buhayer | 527 | 16.2 | +4.4 | |
| Conservative | Sangita Singh | 456 | 14.0 | −13.9 | |
| Green | James Marshall | 429 | 13.2 | +2.4 | |
| UKIP | Barry Leavers | 361 | 11.1 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Roger Hughes | 248 | 7.6 | −14.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Laura Frances Noel | 245 | 7.5 | −12.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Kevin Simon Sefton | 158 | 4.8 | −12.1 | |
| TUSC | John Reid | 110 | 3.4 | N/A | |
| Turnout | |||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
2010 election
The election on 6 May 2010 took place on the same day as the United Kingdom general election.[7]
[8]}}| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Sean Birch | 2,015 | 39.6 | +4.6 | |
| Labour | Theo Blackwell | 1,965 | 38.6 | +3.7 | |
| Labour | Larraine Revah | 1,825 | 35.9 | +3.0 | |
| Conservative | Lulu Mitchell * | 1,421 | 27.9 | −11.5 | |
| Conservative | Keith Sedgwick * | 1,344 | 26.4 | −10.7 | |
| Conservative | Steve Adams | 1,305 | 25.6 | −12.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Margaret Jackson-Roberts | 1,107 | 21.8 | +7.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Laura Noel | 1,006 | 19.8 | +6.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Simon Horvat-Marcovic | 860 | 16.9 | +6.2 | |
| Green | Robin Smith | 602 | 11.8 | −0.4 | |
| Green | Jane Walby | 595 | 11.7 | −0.1 | |
| Green | Constantin Buhayer | 548 | 10.8 | +1.2 | |
| Turnout | 5,089 | 63.0 | +17.1 | ||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
2006 election
The election took place on 4 May 2006.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Lulu Mitchell | 1,378 | 39.4 | +13.8 | |
| Conservative | Chris Philp | 1,333 | 38.1 | +15.6 | |
| Conservative | Keith Sedgwick | 1,297 | 37.1 | +15.7 | |
| Labour | Sally Gimson | 1,225 | 35.0 | −1.8 | |
| Labour | Raj Chada * | 1,220 | 34.9 | −4.5 | |
| Labour | Janet Guthrie * | 1,150 | 32.9 | −8.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Margaret Jackson-Roberts | 519 | 14.8 | −5.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Laura Noel | 461 | 13.2 | −2.9 | |
| Green | Josephine Karen | 428 | 12.2 | −1.3 | |
| Green | Jane Walby | 411 | 11.8 | −2.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Herbert Newbrook | 373 | 10.7 | −4.9 | |
| Green | Richard Thomas | 337 | 9.6 | −2.7 | |
| Turnout | 10,132 | 45.9 | |||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
2002 election
The election took place on 2 May 2002.[10]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Janet Guthrie | 880 | 40.9 | ||
| Labour | Raj Chada | 846 | 39.4 | ||
| Labour | John Mills | 791 | 36.8 | ||
| Conservative | Lindsay Mitchell | 550 | 25.6 | ||
| Conservative | Richard Millett | 506 | 23.5 | ||
| Conservative | Carole Ricketts | 459 | 21.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Margaret Jackson-Roberts | 430 | 20.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Mair | 347 | 16.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Jeffrey Poulter | 336 | 15.6 | ||
| Green | Jane Walby | 311 | 14.5 | ||
| Green | Howard Edmunds | 291 | 13.5 | ||
| Green | Lesley Robb | 264 | 12.3 | ||
| CPA | Humberto Heliotrope | 50 | 2.3 | ||
| Turnout | 6,076 | ||||
1978–2002 Camden council elections
There was a revision of ward boundaries in Camden in 1978.
1998 election
The election took place on 7 May 1998.[12]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | John A.D. Mills* | 760 | 52.76 | 3.17 | |
| Labour | Judith E. Pattison†[b] | 719 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Margaret A. Jackson-Roberts | 336 | 22.01 | 6.13 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jeffrey R. Poulter | 281 | |||
| Conservative | Marian Harrison | 221 | 14.31 | 2.79 | |
| Conservative | Henry Whittaker | 180 | |||
| Green | Debra J. Green | 153 | 10.92 | 0.17 | |
| Registered electors | 4,464 | 167 | |||
| Turnout | 1,499 | 33.58 | 6.47 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 14 | 0.93 | 0.70 | ||
| Labour hold | |||||
| Labour hold | |||||
1994 election
The election took place on 5 May 1994.[15]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Robert E. Hall | 1,078 | 55.93 | 5.64 | |
| Labour Co-op | John A.D. Mills* | 838 | |||
| Conservative | Iris Coney | 313 | 17.10 | 4.47 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Margaret A. Jackson-Roberts | 289 | 15.88 | New | |
| Conservative | Michael E. H. Ost | 273 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Frances de Freitas | 255 | |||
| Green | Sheila M. Oakes | 190 | 11.09 | 5.77 | |
| Registered electors | 4,297 | 179 | |||
| Turnout | 1,721 | 40.05 | 8.05 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 4 | 0.23 | |||
| Labour hold | |||||
| Labour Co-op hold | |||||
1990 election
The election took place on 3 May 1990.[16]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Winifred V. Parsons | 1,345 | 61.57 | |
| Labour | John A.D. Mills | 1,269 | ||
| Conservative | Giselle V. Harrison | 467 | 21.57 | |
| Conservative | Maura E. Lyons | 448 | ||
| Green | Lynda Dagley | 358 | 16.86 | |
| Registered electors | 4,476 | |||
| Turnout | 2153 | 48.10 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 5 | 0.23 | ||
| Labour hold | ||||
| Labour hold | ||||
1986 election
The election took place on 8 May 1986.[17]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Rose Head | 1,455 | |||
| Labour | Graham Shurety | 1,429 | |||
| Conservative | John Livingston | 410 | |||
| Conservative | Peter Somerville | 372 | |||
| Alliance | David Birkett | 283 | |||
| Alliance | Patricia Gros | 279 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
1982 election
The election took place on 6 May 1982.[18]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ronald Hefferman | 1,167 | |||
| Labour | Tessa Jowell | 1,075 | |||
| Alliance | Philip Fitzpatrick | 543 | |||
| Alliance | Margaret Jackson-Roberts | 538 | |||
| Conservative | Clifford Edwards | 389 | |||
| Conservative | Paul Brandt | 363 | |||
| Save London Action Group | Sasthi Chakravarti | 76 | |||
| Independent | David James | 62 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
1978 election
The election took place on 4 May 1978.[19]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ronald Hefferman | 1,125 | |||
| Labour | Tessa Jowell | 1,059 | |||
| Conservative | Peter Barber | 546 | |||
| Conservative | Anthony Earl-Williams | 523 | |||
| Communist | Kenneth Herbert | 102 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
1971–1978 Camden council elections
There was a revision of ward boundaries in Camden in 1971.
1974 election
The election took place on 2 May 1974.[20]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Tessa Jowell | 1,072 | 65.4 | ||
| Labour | Brian Loughran | 1,033 | |||
| Conservative | Denis Friis | 376 | 23.0 | ||
| Conservative | Robert Targett | 347 | |||
| Liberal | A Lawrie | 115 | 7.0 | ||
| Communist | Henry Martin | 75 | 4.6 | ||
| Turnout | 42.3 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
1971 election
The election took place on 13 May 1971.[21]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | John Keohane | 1,137 | 47.4 | ||
| Labour | Brian Loughran | 1,112 | |||
| Conservative | Kenneth Graham | 475 | 27.9 | ||
| Conservative | John Macdonald | 471 | |||
| Communist | Ken Herbert | 90 | 5.3 | ||
| Turnout | 46.5 | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
1964–1971 Camden council elections
| External image | |
|---|---|
| Gospel Oak ward boundaries from 1965 to 1971 |
1968 election
The election took place on 9 May 1968.[22]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Malcolm Heath | 888 | 47.4 | ||
| Labour | Charles Tate | 861 | 47.1 | ||
| Labour | John Keohane | 837 | |||
| Conservative | James Surrey | 820 | |||
| Liberal | Alfred Cook | 199 | 5.5 | ||
| Turnout | 36.4 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
1964 election
The election took place on 7 May 1964.[23]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Alexander Sullivan | 1,257 | |||
| Labour | Charles Tate | 1,212 | |||
| Conservative | Anthony Dey | 560 | |||
| Conservative | Denis Friis | 557 | |||
| Communist | Kenneth Herbert | 130 | |||
| Turnout | 1,905 | 34.5 | |||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Notes
- ^ 2021 Census data reported for 2022 ward boundaries
- ^ Pattison was a sitting councillor representing the Belsize ward.
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