Highgate (Camden ward)

Highgate 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.[1] The ward was redrawn in May 1978[2] and May 2002.[3]

Highgate
Highgate highlighted within Camden
CountryUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryEngland
RegionLondon
CountyGreater London
London boroughCamden
Created1 April 1965
Named forHighgate

Councillors

TermCouncillorParty
2014–presentSiân BerryGreen
2014–presentOliver LewisLabour
2018–presentAnna WrightLabour

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

Highgate, 3 May 2018[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Siân Berry * 2,073
Labour Anna Wright 1,741
Labour Oliver Lewis * 1,727
Labour Maddy Raman 1,530
Green Kirsten De Keyser 1,387
Green John Holmes 1,197
Conservative Simone Finn 563
Conservative Ben Seifert 501
Conservative Jim Ormiston 493
Liberal Democrats Helena Djurkovic 284
Liberal Democrats Henry Potts 248
Liberal Democrats Stephen Raymond Pickthall 245
Independent Emily O'Mara 83
Independent Constantine Buhayer 48
Turnout 12,120 50.42
Green hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Highgate, 22 May 2014
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sally Gimson 1,739
Labour Oliver Lewis 1,664
Green Siân Berry 1,642
Labour Valerie Leach * 1,567
Green Matthew Johnston 1,252
Green Robert McCracken 1,099
Conservative Beth Charlesworth 763
Conservative Will Blair 727
Conservative Will Dilnott-Cooper 662
Liberal Democrats Henry Potts 232
Liberal Democrats Martin Charles Hay 198
Liberal Democrats Martin Wright 130
Turnout 11,702 50.0
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Green hold Swing
Highgate by-election, 15 September 2011
Caused by the resignation of Cllr Michael Nicolaides[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sally Gimson 1,178 41.6 +12.6
Green Alexis Rowell 947 33.5 +3.0
Conservative Anthony Denyer 593 21.0 +0.7
Liberal Democrats Martin Hay 111 3.9 −16.3
Majority 231 8.2
Turnout 2,829 34.3
Labour hold Swing
Highgate, 6 May 2010
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Maya De Souza * 1,889
Labour Valerie Leach 1,800
Labour Michael Nicolaides 1,661
Labour Michael Way 1,625
Green Naomi Aptowitzer 1,467
Green Tristan Smith 1,307
Liberal Democrats Ed Clayton 1,255
Conservative Anthony Denyer 1,254
Conservative Beth Charlesworth 1,239
Conservative Stephen Daughton 1,223
Liberal Democrats Kirsten De Keyser 1,047
Liberal Democrats David Simmons 947
Turnout 16,714 69.9 +22.4
Green hold Swing
Labour gain from Green Swing
Labour gain from Green Swing

Elections in the 2000s

Highgate by-election, 1 May 2008
Caused by the resignation of Cllr Paul Barton[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Alex Goodman 1,482 33.1 −0.5
Labour Michael Nicolaides 1,185 26.5 +1.0
Conservative Richard Merrin 1,180 26.3 −4.4
Liberal Democrats Henry Potts 633 14.1 +3.9
Majority 297 6.6
Turnout 4,480 56.5
Green gain from Conservative Swing
Highgate, 4 May 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Maya De Souza 1,336
Conservative Paul Barton 1,221
Green Adrian Oliver 1,210
Green Quentin Tyler 1,159
Conservative Gary Benardout 1,129
Conservative Richard Merrin 1,121
Labour Maggie Cosin * 1,016
Labour George Queen 922
Labour John Thane * 873
Liberal Democrats Henry Potts 406
Liberal Democrats Laura Watkins 356
Liberal Democrats Philip Wainewright 325
Turnout 11,074 47.5
Green gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Green gain from Labour Swing
Highgate, 2 May 2002
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Margaret Cosin* 972
Labour John Thane* 861
Labour Abdul Quadir 849
Conservative Roger Freeman 813
Green Siân Berry 811
Conservative Simon Baker 790
Conservative Janice Lavery 775
Green Adrian Oliver 768
Green Mark Smith 715
Liberal Democrats Alison Wheeler 384
Liberal Democrats Richard Waddington 376
Liberal Democrats Henry Potts 332
Socialist Alliance Sean Thompson 219
Turnout 8,665
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1990s

Highgate, 7 May 1998
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Maggie Cosin 1,275
Labour Richard Arthur 1,252
Labour John Thane 1,141
Conservative Judith Barnes 930
Conservative Roger Freeman 869
Conservative Cynthia Silk 825
Liberal Democrats Heather Macauley 666
Liberal Democrats Richard Waddington 594
Green Paul Gannon 471
Liberal Democrats Peter Mair 457
Turnout 8,480 40.8
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

References

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