Balham (ward)

Balham
Electoral ward
for the Wandsworth London Borough Council
BoroughLondon Borough of Wandsworth
CountyGreater London
Population17,707 (2021)[1]
Major settlementsBalham
Area1.478 km²
Current electoral ward
Created1965
Seats3

Balham is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Wandsworth.[2] The ward was first used in the 1964 elections and elects three councillors to Wandsworth London Borough Council.

Geography

The ward is based on the suburb of Balham.

Councillors

Election Councillors
2022 Daniel Hamilton[3]

(Conservative)

Lynsey Hedges[4]

(Conservative)

Jo Rigby[5]

(Labour)

Elections

2022

Balham (3)[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Lynsey Hedges 2,284 43.5
Conservative Daniel Hamilton 2,250 42.8
Labour Jo Rigby 2,214 42.1
Conservative Azhar Chaudhry 2,188 41.6
Labour Douglas Oddy 1,963 37.4
Labour Richard Taylor 1,913 36.4
Green Alexa Crow 659 12.5
Green Ben Burt 528 10.0
Green John Low 514 9.8
Liberal Democrats Provence Maydew 405 7.7
Liberal Democrats Shanaz Casoojee 353 6.7
Liberal Democrats Raaid Casoojee 294 5.6
Turnout 5,254 42.2[7]
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Labour gain from Conservative

Notes

References

  1. ^ "Balham (Ward, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location".
  2. ^ "The London Borough of Wandsworth (Electoral Changes) Order 2021". gov.uk. 25 March 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Councillor details - Councillor Daniel Hamilton - Wandsworth Borough Council". democracy.wandsworth.gov.uk. Retrieved 2026-01-18.
  4. ^ "Councillor details - Councillor Lynsey Hedges - Wandsworth Borough Council". democracy.wandsworth.gov.uk. Retrieved 2026-01-18.
  5. ^ "Councillor details - Councillor Jo Rigby - Wandsworth Borough Council". democracy.wandsworth.gov.uk. Retrieved 2026-01-18.
  6. ^ "Balham" (PDF). Wandsworth Council. Retrieved 2022-04-13.
  7. ^ "London Borough Elections May 2022" (PDF). Greater London Authority. Retrieved 7 January 2025.

See also

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