Hampstead Town (ward)

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Hampstead Town
Electoral ward
Country United Kingdom
Constituent country England
Region London
County Greater London
London borough Camden
Created 1 April 1965
Named for Hampstead
File:Hampstead Town ward map 1978-2002.svg
Map of the Hampstead Town ward as it existed from 1978 to 2002 within the London Borough of Camden.

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, the Vale of Health, and part of Belsize Park. The more residential Frognal and Fitzjohns covers the rest of Hampstead.

The ward has existed since the creation of the borough on 1 April 1965 and was first used in the 1964 elections.[1] The ward was redrawn in May 1978[2] and May 2002.[3]

Election results

The last election was held on 22 May 2014.

Hampstead Town ward election, 22 May 2014
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 Democrat Linda Chung 1,148 12.0%
Labour Rachel Agnew 726 7.6%
Labour Maddy Rahman 711 7.4%
Labour Luca Salice 609 6.3%
Liberal Democrat James Newsome 575 6.0%
Liberal Democrat Robert Carruthers 542 5.6%
Green Sophie Emma Clare 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 Democrat Swing
Hampstead Town ward by-election, 27 September 2012
Replacing Kirsty Roberts (resigned)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Simon Marcus 1,040 42.4%
Liberal Democrat Jeffrey Fine 695 28.3%
Labour Maddy Raman 512 20.9%
Green Sophie Dix 207 8.4%
Majority 345 14.1%
Turnout 2,454 29.6%
Conservative hold Swing

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