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Hampstead Town (ward)

Hampstead Town is a ward in the London Borough of Camden, in the United Kingdom. It covers most of Hampstead Village, the western half of Hampstead Heath, North End and the Vale of Health. The more residential Frognal ward covers much of the rest of Hampstead.

Hampstead Town
Electoral ward
for the Camden London Borough Council
Map
Hampstead Town ward boundaries since 2022
BoroughCamden
CountyGreater London
Population
  • 12,430 (1966)
  • 8,016 (2021)[a]
Electorate
  • 8,630 (1964)
  • 4,791 (1978)
  • 7,438 (2002)
  • 5,964 (2022)
Area
  • 2.819 square kilometres (1.088 sq mi) (1968)
  • 2.181 square kilometres (0.842 sq mi) (2022)
Current electoral ward
Created1965
Councillors
  • 1965–1971: 3
  • 1971–1978: 4
  • 1978–2002: 2
  • 2002–2022: 3
  • 2022–present: 2
ONS code00AGGL (2002–2022)
GSS code
  • E05000135 (2002–2022)
  • E05013659 (2022–present)

The ward has existed since the creation of the borough on 1 April 1965 and was first used in the 1964 elections. The boundaries were redrawn in May 1971, May 1978, May 2002 and May 2022. In the most recent set of changes, the southernmost area of the ward was transferred to Belsize and Gospel Oak wards, and the number of councillors was reduced from three to two.[1][2] The ward's current boundaries have been in effect since the 2022 election, and the ward's three polling stations are at Burgh House, Fitzjohn's Primary School and Keats Community Library.[3] In 2018, the ward had an electorate of 6,214.[4] The Boundary Commission projects the electorate to rise to 6,328 in 2025.[4]

The ward has historically been represented by either Conservative or Liberal Democrat councillors. The first Liberal Democrat councillors, Margaret Little and John Dickie, were elected in May 1994. Dickie, however, had taken the Labour whip by December 1995, to the surprise of the Liberal Democrat group leader, Flick Rea, who called for him to stand down.[5] He continued as a councillor for the ward until the 1998 election, when he was elected as a Labour councillor in Grafton.[6] In May 2022, Adrian Cohen became the ward's first elected Labour councillor. However, Cohen announced 21 days after the election that he would not be taking up his seat on the council, forcing a by-election to be held on 7 July 2022.[7] Former Liberal Democrat councillor Linda Chung was elected in Cohen's place.[8]

The ward's notable councillors have included two Conservative leaders of the opposition, Alan Greengross (1974–1978) and Oliver Cooper (2015–2022), Archie Macdonald, former Liberal MP for Roxburgh and Selkirk and Labour councillor Adrian Cohen, who founded the London Jewish Forum.[9]

List of councillors

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The ward was initially represented by three councillors. This increased to four between 1971 and 1978, before being reduced to two between 1978 and 2002. From 2002 to 2022, the ward was represented by three councillors. This reverted to two councillor representation from 2022, as a result of boundary changes.

Term Councillor Party
1964–1971 Elizabeth Knight Conservative
1964–1974 Arthur Roome Conservative
1964–1968 Luigi Denza Conservative
1968–1971 Peter Smith Conservative
1974–1976 Archie Macdonald Conservative
1974–1978 Alan Greengross Conservative
1974–1982 Gwyneth Williams Conservative
1974–1978 John Ratzer Conservative
1976–1978 Stephen Rowlinson Conservative
1976–1982 Ian Tommison Conservative
1982–1986 Julian Harrison Conservative
1982–1986 Anthony Robinson Conservative
1986–1990 Jacqueline Jones Conservative
1986–1989 Selina Gee Conservative
1989–1994 Rita Pomfret Conservative
1990–1994 Maureen Braun Conservative
1994–2006 Margaret Little Liberal Democrats
1994–1998 John Dickie[b] Liberal Democrats
Labour
1998–2002 Sidney Malin Liberal Democrats
2002–2008 Mike Greene Conservative
2002–2006 Brian Cattell Conservative
2006–2012 Kirsty Roberts Conservative
2006–2014 Chris Knight Conservative
2008–2014 Linda Chung Liberal Democrats
2022–present Liberal Democrats
2012–2015 Simon Marcus Conservative
2014–present Stephen Stark Conservative
2014–2018 Tom Currie Conservative
2015–2022 Oliver Cooper Conservative
2018–2022 Maria Higson Conservative
2022–2022 Adrian Cohen Labour

Camden council elections since 2022

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Location of the Hampstead Town ward in Camden since 2022

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Camden in 2022. Hampstead Town lost territory to the south to Belsize and Gospel Oak wards. Councillors representing Hampstead Town decreased from three to two.

2022 by-election

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The by-election took place on 7 July 2022, following the resignation of Adrian Cohen.[3]

2022 Hampstead Town by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Linda Chung 919 41.0 +20.8
Conservative Alex Andrews 620 27.6 −10.7
Labour Co-op Alex Sufit 559 24.9 −13.9
Green Peter John McGinty 104 4.6 +4.6
Independent Jonathan Livingstone 44 2.0 +2.0
National Housing Party No More Refugees Patrick McGinnis 1 0.0 0
Turnout 2,247 37.6
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour

2022 election

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The election took place on 5 May 2022.[10]

2022 Camden London Borough Council election: Hampstead Town
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Stephen Stark 1,089 42.2
Labour Co-op Adrian Cohen 1,030 39.9
Labour Co-op Alexandra Sufit 971 37.6
Conservative Deborah Dor 887 34.4
Liberal Democrats Anne Ward 609 23.6
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Russell 435 16.9
Turnout 2,581 43.3
Conservative win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)

2002–2022 Camden council elections

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Hampstead Town ward boundaries from 2002 to 2022

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Camden in 2002. Councillors representing Hampstead Town increased from two to three.

2018 election

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The election took place on 3 May 2018.[11]

2018 Camden London Borough Council election: Hampstead Town
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Stephen Stark 1,522 14.6%   0.7%
Conservative Oliver Cooper 1,455 14.0%   0.4%
Conservative Maria Higson 1,400 13.6%   0.3%
Liberal Democrats Linda Chung 1,247 12.0%  
Labour Sue Cullinan 898 8.6%   1.0%
Liberal Democrats Andrew Haslam Jones 879 8.5%   2.5%
Liberal Democrats Will Coles 826 7.9%   2.3%
Labour Sunny Mandich 811 7.8%   0.4%
Labour James Slater 799 7.7%   1.4%
Green Richard Dunham Bourne 243 2.3%   3.0%
Green Michael Wulff Pawlyn 175 1.7%   2.1%
Green Ramsay Short 135 1.3%   1.7%
Majority 153 1.5%   0.2%
Turnout 10,390 46.5%   2.8%
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

2015 by-election

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The by-election took place on 7 May 2015, following the resignation of Simon Marcus.[11]

2015 Hampstead Town by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Oliver Cooper 2,693 50.9  8.0
Labour Maddy Raman 1,381 26.1  4.8
Green Sophie Dix 597 11.3  0.9
Liberal Democrats Yannick Bultingaire 543 10.3  13.3
Independent Nigel Rumble 73 1.4 N/A
Majority 1,312 24.8
Turnout 5,287 67
Conservative hold Swing

2014 election

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The election took place on 22 May 2014.[12]

2014 Camden London Borough Council election: Hampstead Town
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Simon Marcus 1,465 15.3%
Conservative Stephen Stark 1,380 14.4%
Conservative Tom Currie 1,272 13.3%
Liberal Democrats Linda Chung 1,148 12.0%
Labour Rachel Agnew 726 7.6%
Labour Maddy Raman 711 7.4%
Labour Luca Salice 609 6.3%
Liberal Democrats James Newsome 575 6.0%
Liberal Democrats Robert Carruthers 542 5.6%
Green Sophie Dix 512 5.3%
Green Maisie King 365 3.8%
Green Prashant Bhaskar Vaze 288 3.0%
Majority 124 1.3%
Turnout 9,593 43.7%
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

2012 by-election

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The by-election took place on 27 September 2012, following the resignation of Kirsty Roberts.[12]

2012 Hampstead Town by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Simon Marcus 1,040 42.4%  1.9
Liberal Democrats Jeffrey Fine 695 28.3%  7.3
Labour Maddy Raman 512 20.9%  4.5
Green Sophie Dix 207 8.4%  1.0
Majority 345 14.1%
Turnout 2,454 29.6%
Conservative hold Swing

2010 election

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The election on 6 May 2010 took place on the same day as the United Kingdom general election.[13]

2010 Camden London Borough Council election: Hampstead Town
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Chris Knight 2,261 40.9 −3.4
Liberal Democrats Linda Chung 2,198 39.7 +6.5
Conservative Kirsty Roberts 2,159 39.0 −6.3
Conservative Stephen Stark 2,006 36.3 −14.5
Liberal Democrats David Bouchier 1,775 32.1 −3.6
Liberal Democrats Ian Harrison 1,681 30.4 +3.4
Labour Janet Guthrie 1,113 20.1 +7.8
Labour Tom Tabori 757 13.7 +2.2
Labour Suhel Islam 728 13.2 +2.6
Green Stuart Houghton 528 9.5 +0.4
Green Ian Patton 349 6.3 −1.6
Green Prashant Vaze 303 5.5 −0.4
Turnout 5,533 69.4 +20.2
Conservative hold Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Conservative hold Swing

2008 by-election

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The by-election was held on 25 September 2008, following the resignation of Mike Greene.[13]

2008 Hampstead Town by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Linda Chung 1,242 44.1 +11.5
Conservative Stephen Phillips 1,114 39.6 −6.9
Labour Larraine Revah 289 10.3 −1.0
Green Anya Reeve 140 5.0 −3.3
BNP Stephen Dorman 30 1.0 +1.0
Majority 128 4.5
Turnout 2,814 36.7
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

2006 election

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The election took place on 4 May 2006.[14]

2006 Camden London Borough Council election: Hampstead Town
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mike Greene 1,842 50.8 +5.1
Conservative Kirsty Roberts 1,641 45.3 +7.5
Conservative Christopher Knight 1,605 44.3 +7.3
Liberal Democrats Ed Fordham 1,293 35.7 −2.7
Liberal Democrats Linda Chung 1,204 33.2 −0.6
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Fryer 980 27.0 −0.8
Labour Hugh Gracey 446 12.3 −2.6
Labour Myra Carr 418 11.5 −1.4
Labour Paul Tomlinson 384 10.6 −1.4
Green Brian Gascoigne 328 9.1 −3.0
Green Charlotte Collins 287 7.9 −3.2
Green Una Sapietis 214 5.9 −5.1
Independent Brian Kettell 52 1.4 −36.4
Turnout 10,694 49.2
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Conservative hold Swing

2002 election

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The election took place on 2 May 2002.[15]

2002 Camden London Borough Council election: Hampstead Town
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mike Greene 1,316 45.7
Liberal Democrats Margaret Little 1,106 38.4
Conservative Brian Cattell 1,089 37.8
Conservative Katharine Steel 1,064 37.0
Liberal Democrats Louise Malin 974 33.8
Liberal Democrats Martin Wright 800 27.8
Labour Neil Crundwell 430 14.9
Labour Harunur Rashid 372 12.9
Green Brian Gascoigne 349 12.1
Labour Mohammed Islam 345 12.0
Green Frances Mortimer 321 11.1
Green Dorothy Forsyth 316 11.0
Turnout 8,482
Conservative win (new boundaries)
Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries)
Conservative win (new boundaries)

1978–2002 Camden council elections

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Location of the Hampstead Town ward in Camden from 1978 to 2002

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Camden in 1978. Councillors representing Hampstead Town decreased from four to two.

1998 election

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The election took place on 7 May 1998.[16]

1998 Camden London Borough Council election: Hampstead Town
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Margaret Little 1,028
Liberal Democrats Sidney Malin 912
Conservative Roderick Anderson 368
Conservative Michael Bottom 354
Labour Mark Leonard 301
Labour Rudolph Champagne 259
Turnout 3,222 40.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

1994 election

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The election took place on 5 May 1994.[17]

1994 Lambeth London Borough Council election: Hampstead Town
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Margaret Little 1,005
Liberal Democrats John Dickie 969
Conservative Helen Sinclair 471
Conservative Maureen Braun 466
Labour Janet Guthrie 97
Labour Simon Fitzpatrick 97
Green Katharina Wolfe 97
Turnout 51.0%
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

1990 election

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The election took place on 3 May 1990.[18]

1990 Camden London Borough Council election: Hampstead Town
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Maureen Braun 643
Conservative Rita Pomfret 620
Liberal Democrats David Brierley 619
Liberal Democrats John Dickie 549
Labour John Saynor 432
Labour Anna Wernher 397
Green John Penney 219
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

1989 by-election

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The by-election took place on 26 January 1989, following the resignation of Selina Gee.[18]

1989 Hampstead Town by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Rita Pomfret 533
Liberal Democrats David Brierley 373
Labour Myra Polya 239
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

1986 election

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The election took place on 8 May 1986.[19]

1986 Camden London Borough Council election: Hampstead Town
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jacqueline Jones 788
Conservative Selina Gee 787
Alliance David Brierley 695
Alliance David Aarons 672
Labour David Bookless 564
Labour Heather Kenmure 517
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

1982 election

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The election took place on 6 May 1982.[20]

1982 Camden London Borough Council election: Hampstead Town
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Julian Harrison 992
Conservative Anthony Robinson 962
Alliance David Birkett 676
Alliance Brian Sugden 627
Labour Eric Mitchell 463
Labour James Murphy 445
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

1978 election

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The election took place on 4 May 1978.[21]

1978 Camden London Borough Council election: Hampstead Town
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ian Tommison 1,251
Conservative Gwyneth Williams 1,234
Labour Philip Grenall 647
Labour David Bookless 628
Liberal Nigel Barnes 297
Save London Alliance Anthony Diamond 61
Turnout
Conservative win (new boundaries)
Conservative win (new boundaries)

1971–1978 Camden council elections

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There was a revision of ward boundaries in Camden in 1971. Councillors representing Hampstead Town increased from three to four.

1976 by-election

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The by-election took place on 15 July 1976, following the resignation of Archie Macdonald.[21]

1976 Hampstead Town by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Stephen Rowlinson 1,743
Labour James Parish 548
Liberal Nigel Barnes 376
Turnout 28.4
Conservative hold Swing

1974 election

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The election took place on 2 May 1974.[22]

1974 Camden London Borough Council election: Hampstead Town
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Archie Macdonald 1,980
Conservative Alan Greengross 1,956
Conservative Gwyneth Williams 1,924
Conservative John Ratzer 1,902
Labour John Darlington 1,141
Labour Lord George Archibald 1,137
Labour James Parish 1,132
Labour John Rigby 1,087
Liberal Sarah Khuner 557
Liberal Nicholas Salmon 548
Liberal Marion Friedmann 523
Liberal Raymond Benad 494
Communist Elizabeth Tate 152
Save London Action Group Andrew Urquhart 73
Save London Action Group Charles Carey 57
Save London Action Group Robert Fysh 53
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

1971 election

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The election took place on 13 May 1971.[23]

1971 Camden London Borough Council election: Hampstead Town
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Lemkin 2,073
Conservative Archie Macdonald 2,071
Conservative Harriet Greenaway 2,064
Conservative Arthur Roome 1,996
Labour Alix Maxwell 1,574
Labour Roger Robinson 1,537
Labour Edwin Rhodes 1,511
Labour Keith Atkins 1,501
Liberal David Sacker 360
Liberal Bonamy Bradby 337
Communist Elizabeth Tate 258
Turnout
Conservative win (new boundaries)
Conservative win (new boundaries)
Conservative win (new boundaries)
Conservative win (new boundaries)

1964–1971 Camden council elections

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1968 election

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The election took place on 9 May 1968.[24]

1968 Camden London Borough Council election: Hampstead Town
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Elizabeth Knight 2,191 57.9
Conservative Arthur Roome 2,162
Conservative Peter Smith 2,119
Labour Anthony Clarke 987 25.9
Labour Jennifer Keohane 958
Labour Phyllis Hymans 946
Liberal Archie Macdonald 587 14.4
Liberal George Willett 532
Liberal Sarah Khuner 491
Communist Elizabeth Tate 200 1.8
Turnout 40.6
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

1964 election

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The election took place on 7 May 1964.[25]

1964 Camden London Borough Council election: Hampstead Town
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Elizabeth Knight 1,961
Conservative Arthur Roome 1,955
Conservative Luigi Denza 1,947
Labour P. Hymans 1,146
Labour Thomas Mahoney 1,127
Labour Janek Langer 1,121
Liberal Pamela Frankau 694
Liberal Sarah Khuner 668
Liberal Archie Macdonald 656
Turnout 3,783 43.8
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Notes

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  1. ^ 2021 census data reported for 2022 ward boundaries
  2. ^ John Dickie changed parties in 1995

References

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