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Oval is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Lambeth, United Kingdom. The ward has existed since the creation of the borough on 1 April 1965 and was first used in the 1964 elections. It returns three councillors to Lambeth London Borough Council.

BoroughLambeth
CountyGreater London
Population12,563 (2021)[a]
Electorate9,086 (2022)
Quick facts Borough, County ...
Oval
Electoral ward
for the Lambeth London Borough Council
Oval ward boundaries since 2022
BoroughLambeth
CountyGreater London
Population12,563 (2021)[a]
Electorate9,086 (2022)
Major settlementsKennington, Oval, Vauxhall, Stockwell
Area0.8403 square kilometres (0.3244 sq mi)
Current electoral ward
Created1965
Number of members3
Councillors
  •   Diogo Costa
  •   Claire Holland
  •   Bryn Scott
Local councilLambeth
GSS codeE05014108 (2022–present)
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List of councillors

More information Term, Councillor ...
Term Councillor Party
1964–1968 W. Brownett Labour
1964–1968 G. Brownless Labour
1964–1968 W. Burrett Labour
1968–1971 M. Becker Conservative
1968–1971 L. Burton Conservative
1968–1971 J. Smith Conservative
1971–1978 E. Carr Labour
1971–1978 W. Juniper Labour
1971–1978 T. Sparrow Labour
1978–1982 David Stimpson Labour
1978–1986 Elsie Horstead Labour
1978–1986 John Quinn Labour
1982–1986 Janet Boateng Labour
1986–1990 Robert Colenutt Labour
1986–1990 Marilyn Evers Labour
1986–1994 Janet Crook Labour
1990–1993 Joseph Singh Labour
1990–1994 Alison Higgs Labour
1993–2006 Marietta Crichton-Stuart Liberal Democrats
1994–1998 Adrian Mayer Liberal Democrats
1994–2010 Andrew Sawdon Liberal Democrats
2006–2010 Robert Banks Liberal Democrats
2006–2010 Faye Gray Liberal Democrats
2010–2014 Ishbel Brown Liberal Democrats
2010–2018 Angela Edbrooke Labour
2010–2022 Jack Hopkins Labour
2014–present Claire Holland Labour Co-op
2018–2022 Phillip Normal Labour
2022–present Diogo Costa Labour Co-op
2022–2026 Issa Issa Labour
2026–present Bryn Scott Labour Co-op
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Summary

Councillors elected by party at each general borough election.

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1964
1968
1971
1974
1978
1982
1986
1990
1994
1998
2002
2006
2010
2014
2018
2022
2026
  •   Labour / Labour Co-op
  •   Conservative
  •   Liberal Democrats

Lambeth council elections since 2022

Oval ward boundaries since 2022

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Lambeth in 2022.

2026 election

The election took place on 7 May 2026.[1]

More information Party, Candidate ...
2026 Lambeth London Borough Council election: Oval
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Claire Holland 1,424 13
Labour Co-op Diogo Costa 1,413 13
Labour Co-op Bryn Scott 1,220 12
Green Ola Aralepo 1,120 11
Green Callum Bennett 1,083 10
Green Dez Germon 1,002 9
Liberal Democrats Chris French 709 7
Liberal Democrats Blaise Baquiche 656 6
Liberal Democrats Pedro Xavier 648 6
Conservative Keith Best 290 3
Conservative Elizabeth Gibson 272 3
Conservative Lottie Moore 248 2
Reform Matthew Mclean 232 2
Reform Darren Higgins 229 2
TUSC Steven Nally 32 0
Turnout
Registered electors 9,151
Labour Co-op hold Swing
Labour Co-op hold Swing
Labour Co-op hold Swing
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2022 election

The election took place on 5 May 2022.[2]

More information Party, Candidate ...
2022 Lambeth London Borough Council election: Oval
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Claire Holland 1,601 59.8
Labour Diogo Costa 1,545 57.7
Labour Issa Issa 1,447 54.0
Green Pauline McAlpine 576 21.5
Green Denzil Everett 444 16.6
Green Linda Mills 411 15.3
Liberal Democrats Marietta Crichton-Stuart 397 14.8
Liberal Democrats Sarah Lewis 380 14.2
Conservative Keith Best 334 12.5
Conservative Elizabeth Gibson 323 12.1
Conservative Paul Mawdsley 291 10.9
Liberal Democrats John Siraut 286 10.7
Turnout 2,783 30.6
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)
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2002–2022 Lambeth council elections

Oval ward boundaries from 2002 to 2022

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Lambeth in 2002.

2018 election

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

More information Party, Candidate ...
2018 Lambeth London Borough Council election: Oval
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Claire Holland 1,983 47.1 Decrease4.9
Labour Jack Hopkins 1,836
Labour Phillip Normal 1,719
Liberal Democrats Kathryn Grant 1,236 30.0 Increase10.0
Liberal Democrats Stéphane Croce 1,210
Liberal Democrats Mike Hillier 1,076
Green Michael Keane 596 11.6 Increase1.0
Conservative Joshua Gething 461 11.3 Decrease2.6
Green Cath Potter 458
Conservative Peter Goves 455
Conservative James Hallett 408
Green Pat Price-Tomes 311
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
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2014 election

The election took place on 22 May 2014.[4]

More information Party, Candidate ...
2014 Lambeth London Borough Council election: Oval
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Claire Holland 2,105 46.4
Labour Jack Hopkins 2,081
Labour Angela Edbrooke 2,013
Liberal Democrats Ishbel Brown 903 20.0
Liberal Democrats Helen Monger 769
Liberal Democrats George Turner 579
Green Anna Geffert 570 12.6
Conservative Stephen Humphreys 538 11.9
Conservative Glencora Senior 512
Green Sandra Young 478
Conservative Pawan Sharma 444
Green Bernard O'Sullivan 432
UKIP Lucia Otoyo 322 7.1
TUSC Steve Nally 102 2.2
Total votes
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
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2010 election

The election on 6 May 2010 took place on the same day as the United Kingdom general election.[5]

More information Party, Candidate ...
2010 Lambeth London Borough Council election: Oval
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Angela Edbrooke 2,274
Labour Jack Hopkins 2,246
Liberal Democrats Ishbel Brown 2,175
Liberal Democrats Claudette Hewitt 2,068
Liberal Democrats Andrew Sawdon 2,020
Labour Karim Palant 1,987
Conservative Oliver Campbell 1,080
Conservative Nick Timothy 951
Conservative Michele Imperi 857
Green Charles Boxer 668
Green Samuel Low 422
Green James Staunton 332
English Democrat Michael Perry 77
English Democrat Jose Navarro 64
English Democrat Issam Ebarek-Rmiki 56
Turnout
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
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2006 election

The election took place on 4 May 2006.[6]

More information Party, Candidate ...
2006 Lambeth London Borough Council election: Oval
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Robert Banks 1,193 37.1
Liberal Democrats Faye Gray 1,044
Liberal Democrats Andrew Sawdon 1,027
Labour Andy Harrop 841 26.1
Labour Luke Herbert 792
Labour David Pritchard-Jones 697
Green Carlos Coke 471 14.6
Conservative Magnus Goodland 423 13.1
Conservative David Haigh 364
Conservative Sunil Tailor 340
Green Peter Krakowiak 323
Local Education Action by Parents Ruby Millington 183 5.7
English Democrat Janus Polenceus 108 3.4
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
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2002 election

The election took place on 2 May 2002.[7]

More information Party, Candidate ...
2002 Lambeth London Borough Council election: Oval
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Marietta Crichton-Stuart 1,297 20.3
Liberal Democrats Geoffrey Bowring 1,178 18.4
Liberal Democrats Andrew Sawdon 1,151 18.0
Labour Giacomo Benedetto 645 10.1
Labour Patrick Diamond 590 9.2
Labour Neil Goulbourne 576 9.0
Green Brian Heatley 255 4.0
Conservative Christopher Sinclair 201 3.1
Conservative Arthur Hardman 197 3.1
Conservative Penelope Sinclair 184 2.9
Socialist Alliance Andrew Jackson 116 1.8
Turnout 6,390 24.2
Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries)
Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries)
Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries)
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1978–2002 Lambeth council elections

Oval ward boundaries from 1978 to 2002

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Lambeth in 1978.

1998 election

The election took place on 7 May 1998.[8]

More information Party, Candidate ...
1998 Lambeth London Borough Council election: Oval
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Marietta Crichton-Stuart 1,412
Liberal Democrats John Feenan 1,267
Liberal Democrats Andrew Sawdon 1,261
Labour Elizabeth Atkinson 1,053
Labour Stephen Beer 925
Labour John Hayes 404
Conservative John Taylor 404
Conservative Christopher Sinclair 230
Conservative Robert Halfon 190
Socialist (GB) Anne Hollifield 166
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
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1994 election

The election took place on 5 May 1994.[9]

More information Party, Candidate ...
1994 Lambeth London Borough Council election: Oval
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Marietta Crichton-Stuart 1,896
Liberal Democrats Adrian Mayer 1,693
Liberal Democrats Andrew Sawdon 1,590
Labour Colin Adkins 1,064
Labour Rupert Bawden 1,054
Labour Ambrose Hogan 967
Militant Labour Steven Nally 310
Conservative Andrew Selous 279
Conservative Harriet Selous 260
Conservative Andrew Dunnett 254
Green Martin Wilks 236
Independent Ray Close 50
Turnout
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
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1993 by-election

A by-election took place on 22 July 1993, following the resignation of Joseph Singh.[10]

More information Party, Candidate ...
1993 Oval by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Marietta Crichton-Stuart 1,506
Labour Peter O'Connell 858
Militant Labour Steven Nally 246
Conservative Andrew Selous 229
Green Jason Evers 56
Turnout
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
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1990 election

The election took place on 3 May 1990.[11]

More information Party, Candidate ...
1990 Lambeth London Borough Council election: Oval
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Janet Crook 1,790
Labour Alison Higgs 1,718
Labour Joseph Singh 1,564
Conservative John Pattman 873
Conservative Clifford Grantham 870
Conservative Renee Straker 807
Green Henry Bewley 420
SDP David Chamberlain 358
SDP Raymond Woolford 351
Liberal Democrats Susan Bussell 304
Liberal Democrats Richard Hardman 270
Liberal Democrats Suresh Patel 231
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
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1986 election

The election took place on 8 May 1986.[12]

More information Party, Candidate ...
1986 Lambeth London Borough Council election: Oval
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Janet Crook 1,725
Labour Robert Colenutt 1,632
Labour Marilyn Evers 1,618
Alliance Mike Tuffrey 1,492
Alliance Bruce Darrington 1,357
Alliance Suresh Patel 1,261
Conservative Richard Oses 568
Conservative Martin Taylor 562
Conservative Mary Starling 545
National Front Barry Freestone 69
National Front William Young 60
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
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1982 election

The election took place on 6 May 1982.[13]

More information Party, Candidate ...
1982 Lambeth London Borough Council election: Oval
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Janet Boateng 1,126
Labour John Quinn 1,085
Labour Elsie Horstead 1,026
Alliance Charles Burch 970
Alliance Wilfred Juniper 950
Alliance David Stimpson 929
Conservative Joseph Egerton 849
Conservative Edward Bickham 849
Conservative Lavender Taylor 818
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
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1978 election

The election took place on 4 May 1978.[14]

More information Party, Candidate ...
1978 Lambeth London Borough Council election: Oval
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Elsie Horstead 1,367
Labour John Quinn 1,363
Labour David Stimpson 1,348
Conservative Thomas Ashmore 986
Conservative Francis Vallis 975
Conservative David Price 965
National Front Mark Austin 258
National Front Richard O'Sullivan 212
National Front Vera Lillington 211
Turnout
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)
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1964–1978 Lambeth council elections

1974 election

The election took place on 2 May 1974.[15]

More information Party, Candidate ...
1974 Lambeth London Borough Council election: Oval
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour E. Carr 1,572
Labour W. Juniper 1,560
Labour T. Sparrow 1,534
Conservative M. Bedford 602
Conservative F. Vallis 597
Conservative H. Flight 577
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
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1971 election

The election took place on 13 May 1971.[16]

More information Party, Candidate ...
1971 Lambeth London Borough Council election: Oval
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour E. Carr 2,409
Labour W. Juniper 2,405
Labour T. Sparrow 2,381
Conservative J. Inglis 825
Conservative J. Smith 799
Conservative F. Vallis 764
Turnout
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
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1968 election

The election took place on 9 May 1968.[17] W.A. Brownett an incumbent councillor of the ward was defeated and lost their seat.

More information Party, Candidate ...
1968 Lambeth London Borough Council election: Oval
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative M. Becker 1,308 54.6 +32.0
Conservative L. Burton 1,270
Conservative J. Smith 1,240
Labour J. Boyle 1,089 45.4 −32.0
Labour W. Brownett 1,076
Labour F. Chesher 1,061
Turnout 2,427 22.4 +4.5
Registered electors 10,835 −9.5
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +32.0
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +32.0
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +32.0
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1964 election

The election took place on 7 May 1964.[18]

More information Party, Candidate ...
1964 Lambeth London Borough Council election: Oval
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W. Brownett 1,645 77.4
Labour G. Brownless 1,641
Labour W. Burrett 1,640
Conservative E. Hart 479 22.6
Conservative T. Taylor 473
Conservative M. Straw 470
Turnout 2,137 17.9
Registered electors 11,966
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
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Notes

  1. [a]
    2021 Census data reported for 2022 ward boundaries

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