Gospel Oak (ward)

Gospel Oak
Electoral ward
for the Camden London Borough Council
Gospel Oak ward boundaries since 2022
BoroughCamden
CountyGreater London
Population11,616 (2021)[a]
Electorate8,788 (2022)
Area0.7828 square kilometres (0.3022 sq mi)
Current electoral ward
Created1965
Number of members
  • 1965–2002: 2
  • 2002–present: 3
Councillors
  •   Jenny Mulholland
  •   Marcus Boyland
  •   Larraine Revah
GSS codeE05013658 (2022–present)

Gospel Oak 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. The ward was redrawn in May 1978 and May 2002. The ward will again be redrawn for the 2022 election, and parts of the Hampstead Town ward will be transferred to Gospel Oak.[1][2] In 2018, the ward had an electorate of 8,978.[3] The Boundary Commission projects the electorate to rise to 9,344 in 2025.[3]

It was represented by future MP Tessa Jowell (LAB) from 1974 to 1986, businessman John Mills (LAB) from 1990 to 2006, Camden Council Leader Raj Chada (LAB) from 2002 to 2006 and future MP Chris Philp (CON) from 2006 to 2010.

Camden council elections since 2022

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

Key

* - Indicates an incumbent candidate
† - Indicates an incumbent candidate standing in a different ward

2022 election

The election took place on 5 May 2022.[4]

2022 Camden London Borough Council election: Gospel Oak
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jenny Mulholland 1,927 65.5
Labour Marcus Boyland 1,880 63.9
Labour Larraine Revah 1,860 63.2
Liberal Democrats Margaret Jackson-Roberts 492 16.7
Conservative Jah-Love Charles 466 15.8
Liberal Democrats Laura Noel 460 15.6
Conservative Nigel Rumble 449 15.3
Conservative Esmeralda Akpoke 434 14.7
Liberal Democrats David Simmons 354 12.0
Independent Chrislyn Pict 89 3.0
Turnout 2,944 33.5
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour 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 Gospel Oak increased from two to three.

2018 election

The election took place on 3 May 2018.[5]

2018 Camden London Borough Council election: Gospel Oak
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jenny Mulholland * 1,502 52.6 +0.9
Labour Marcus Boyland * 1,442 50.5 +1.7
Labour Larraine Revah * 1,361 47.6 +0.5
Liberal Democrats Judy Dixey 759 26.6 +19.0
Liberal Democrats Stephen Crosher 739 25.9 +18.4
Liberal Democrats Matthew Jonathan Kirk 603 21.1 +16.3
Green Jane Walby 412 14.4 −2.4
Conservative Will Blair 411 14.4 −5.0
Conservative Cathleen Mainds 399 14.0 −2.9
Conservative John Webber 350 12.3 −1.7
Green Dominic Kendrick 292 10.2 −6.0
Turnout 36.63
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

2014 election

The election took place on 22 May 2014.[6]

2014 Camden London Borough Council election: Gospel Oak
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Theo Blackwell* 1,687 51.7 +13.1
Labour Maeve McCormack* 1,590 48.8 +9.2
Labour Larraine Revah* 1,534 47.1 +11.2
Conservative Steve Adams 634 19.4 −6.2
Conservative Peter Horne 551 16.9 −9.5
Green Jane Walby 549 16.8 +5.1
Green Constantin Buhayer 527 16.2 +4.4
Conservative Sangita Singh 456 14.0 −13.9
Green James Marshall 429 13.2 +2.4
UKIP Barry Leavers 361 11.1 N/A
Liberal Democrats Roger Hughes 248 7.6 −14.2
Liberal Democrats Laura Frances Noel 245 7.5 −12.3
Liberal Democrats Kevin Simon Sefton 158 4.8 −12.1
TUSC John Reid 110 3.4 N/A
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

2010 election

The election on 6 May 2010 took place on the same day as the United Kingdom general election.[7]

2010 Camden London Borough Council election: Gospel Oak [8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sean Birch 2,015 39.6 +4.6
Labour Theo Blackwell 1,965 38.6 +3.7
Labour Larraine Revah 1,825 35.9 +3.0
Conservative Lulu Mitchell * 1,421 27.9 −11.5
Conservative Keith Sedgwick * 1,344 26.4 −10.7
Conservative Steve Adams 1,305 25.6 −12.5
Liberal Democrats Margaret Jackson-Roberts 1,107 21.8 +7.0
Liberal Democrats Laura Noel 1,006 19.8 +6.6
Liberal Democrats Simon Horvat-Marcovic 860 16.9 +6.2
Green Robin Smith 602 11.8 −0.4
Green Jane Walby 595 11.7 −0.1
Green Constantin Buhayer 548 10.8 +1.2
Turnout 5,089 63.0 +17.1
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

2006 election

The election took place on 4 May 2006.

2006 Camden London Borough Council election: Gospel Oak
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lulu Mitchell 1,378 39.4 +13.8
Conservative Chris Philp 1,333 38.1 +15.6
Conservative Keith Sedgwick 1,297 37.1 +15.7
Labour Sally Gimson 1,225 35.0 −1.8
Labour Raj Chada * 1,220 34.9 −4.5
Labour Janet Guthrie * 1,150 32.9 −8.0
Liberal Democrats Margaret Jackson-Roberts 519 14.8 −5.2
Liberal Democrats Laura Noel 461 13.2 −2.9
Green Josephine Karen 428 12.2 −1.3
Green Jane Walby 411 11.8 −2.7
Liberal Democrats Herbert Newbrook 373 10.7 −4.9
Green Richard Thomas 337 9.6 −2.7
Turnout 10,132 45.9
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

[9]

2002 election

The election took place on 2 May 2002.[10]

2002 Camden London Borough Council election: Gospel Oak[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Janet Guthrie 880 40.9
Labour Raj Chada 846 39.4
Labour John Mills 791 36.8
Conservative Lindsay Mitchell 550 25.6
Conservative Richard Millett 506 23.5
Conservative Carole Ricketts 459 21.4
Liberal Democrats Margaret Jackson-Roberts 430 20.0
Liberal Democrats Peter Mair 347 16.1
Liberal Democrats Jeffrey Poulter 336 15.6
Green Jane Walby 311 14.5
Green Howard Edmunds 291 13.5
Green Lesley Robb 264 12.3
CPA Humberto Heliotrope 50 2.3
Turnout 6,076

1978–2002 Camden council elections

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

1998 election

The election took place on 7 May 1998.[12]

1998 Camden London Borough Council election: Gospel Oak[11][13][14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John A.D. Mills* 760 52.76 3.17
Labour Judith E. Pattison†[b] 719
Liberal Democrats Margaret A. Jackson-Roberts 336 22.01 6.13
Liberal Democrats Jeffrey R. Poulter 281
Conservative Marian Harrison 221 14.31 2.79
Conservative Henry Whittaker 180
Green Debra J. Green 153 10.92 0.17
Registered electors 4,464 167
Turnout 1,499 33.58 6.47
Rejected ballots 14 0.93 0.70
Labour hold
Labour hold

1994 election

The election took place on 5 May 1994.[15]

1994 Camden London Borough Council election: Gospel Oak[13][14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Robert E. Hall 1,078 55.93 5.64
Labour Co-op John A.D. Mills* 838
Conservative Iris Coney 313 17.10 4.47
Liberal Democrats Margaret A. Jackson-Roberts 289 15.88 New
Conservative Michael E. H. Ost 273
Liberal Democrats Frances de Freitas 255
Green Sheila M. Oakes 190 11.09 5.77
Registered electors 4,297 179
Turnout 1,721 40.05 8.05
Rejected ballots 4 0.23
Labour hold
Labour Co-op hold

1990 election

The election took place on 3 May 1990.[16]

1990 Camden London Borough Council election: Gospel Oak[13][14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Winifred V. Parsons 1,345 61.57
Labour John A.D. Mills 1,269
Conservative Giselle V. Harrison 467 21.57
Conservative Maura E. Lyons 448
Green Lynda Dagley 358 16.86
Registered electors 4,476
Turnout 2153 48.10
Rejected ballots 5 0.23
Labour hold
Labour hold

1986 election

The election took place on 8 May 1986.[17]

1986 Camden London Borough Council election: Gospel Oak
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Rose Head 1,455
Labour Graham Shurety 1,429
Conservative John Livingston 410
Conservative Peter Somerville 372
Alliance David Birkett 283
Alliance Patricia Gros 279
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

1982 election

The election took place on 6 May 1982.[18]

1982 Camden London Borough Council election: Gospel Oak
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ronald Hefferman 1,167
Labour Tessa Jowell 1,075
Alliance Philip Fitzpatrick 543
Alliance Margaret Jackson-Roberts 538
Conservative Clifford Edwards 389
Conservative Paul Brandt 363
Save London Action Group Sasthi Chakravarti 76
Independent David James 62
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

1978 election

The election took place on 4 May 1978.[19]

1978 Camden London Borough Council election: Gospel Oak
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ronald Hefferman 1,125
Labour Tessa Jowell 1,059
Conservative Peter Barber 546
Conservative Anthony Earl-Williams 523
Communist Kenneth Herbert 102
Turnout
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

1971–1978 Camden council elections

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Camden in 1971.

1974 election

The election took place on 2 May 1974.[20]

1974 Camden London Borough Council election: Gospel Oak
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Tessa Jowell 1,072 65.4
Labour Brian Loughran 1,033
Conservative Denis Friis 376 23.0
Conservative Robert Targett 347
Liberal A Lawrie 115 7.0
Communist Henry Martin 75 4.6
Turnout 42.3
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

1971 election

The election took place on 13 May 1971.[21]

1971 Camden London Borough Council election: Gospel Oak
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Keohane 1,137 47.4
Labour Brian Loughran 1,112
Conservative Kenneth Graham 475 27.9
Conservative John Macdonald 471
Communist Ken Herbert 90 5.3
Turnout 46.5
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour hold Swing

1964–1971 Camden council elections

External image
Gospel Oak ward boundaries from 1965 to 1971

1968 election

The election took place on 9 May 1968.[22]

1968 Camden London Borough Council election: Gospel Oak
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Malcolm Heath 888 47.4
Labour Charles Tate 861 47.1
Labour John Keohane 837
Conservative James Surrey 820
Liberal Alfred Cook 199 5.5
Turnout 36.4
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Labour hold Swing

1964 election

The election took place on 7 May 1964.[23]

1964 Camden London Borough Council election: Gospel Oak
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alexander Sullivan 1,257
Labour Charles Tate 1,212
Conservative Anthony Dey 560
Conservative Denis Friis 557
Communist Kenneth Herbert 130
Turnout 1,905 34.5
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Notes

  1. ^ 2021 Census data reported for 2022 ward boundaries
  2. ^ Pattison was a sitting councillor representing the Belsize ward.

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