Hampstead Town (ward)
Electoral ward in London, England
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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.
- 12,430 (1966)
- 8,016 (2021)[a]
- 8,630 (1964)
- 4,791 (1978)
- 7,438 (2002)
- 5,964 (2022)
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| Electoral ward for the Camden London Borough Council | |
 Hampstead Town ward boundaries since 2022 | |
| Borough | Camden |
| County | Greater London |
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| Created | 1965 |
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| ONS code | 00AGGL (2002–2022) |
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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
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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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.
2026 election
The election took place on 7 May 2026.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Linda Chung* | 1,221 | |||
| Conservative | Stephen Stark* | 1,069 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Aimery de Malet Roquefort | 960 | |||
| Conservative | Amanda Sefton | 814 | |||
| Labour | Anna Burrage | 492 | |||
| Green | Laura Rohde | 388 | |||
| Green | Justin Hoffman | 333 | |||
| Labour | Michael Williams | 320 | |||
| Reform | Laura Phillips | 190 | |||
| Turnout | 48.14 | +4.84 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
2022 by-election
The by-election took place on 7 July 2022, following the resignation of Adrian Cohen.[3]
| 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
The election took place on 5 May 2022.[11]
| 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
There was a revision of ward boundaries in Camden in 2002. Councillors representing Hampstead Town increased from two to three.
2018 election
The election took place on 3 May 2018.[12]
| 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
The by-election took place on 7 May 2015, following the resignation of Simon Marcus.[12]
| 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
The election took place on 22 May 2014.[13]
| 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
The by-election took place on 27 September 2012, following the resignation of Kirsty Roberts.[13]
| 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
The election on 6 May 2010 took place on the same day as the United Kingdom general election.[14]
| 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
The by-election was held on 25 September 2008, following the resignation of Mike Greene.[14]
| 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
The election took place on 4 May 2006.[15]
| 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
The election took place on 2 May 2002.[16]
| 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
There was a revision of ward boundaries in Camden in 1978. Councillors representing Hampstead Town decreased from four to two.
1998 election
The election took place on 7 May 1998.[17]
| 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
The election took place on 5 May 1994.[18]
| 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
The election took place on 3 May 1990.[19]
| 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
The by-election took place on 26 January 1989, following the resignation of Selina Gee.[19]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Rita Pomfret | 533 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | David Brierley | 373 | |||
| Labour | Myra Polya | 239 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
1986 election
The election took place on 8 May 1986.[20]
| 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
The election took place on 6 May 1982.[21]
| 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
The election took place on 4 May 1978.[22]
| 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
There was a revision of ward boundaries in Camden in 1971. Councillors representing Hampstead Town increased from three to four.
1976 by-election
The by-election took place on 15 July 1976, following the resignation of Archie Macdonald.[22]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Stephen Rowlinson | 1,743 | |||
| Labour | James Parish | 548 | |||
| Liberal | Nigel Barnes | 376 | |||
| Turnout | 28.4 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
1974 election
The election took place on 2 May 1974.[23]
| 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
The election took place on 13 May 1971.[24]
| 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
1968 election
The election took place on 9 May 1968.[25]
| 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
The election took place on 7 May 1964.[26]
| 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) | |||||