Bloomsbury is a ward in the London Borough of Camden, in the United Kingdom. It covers much of the historic area of Bloomsbury, and also some of Covent Garden and Fitzrovia.
Bloomsbury | |
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ward for Camden Council | |
![]() Boundary of Bloomsbury in Camden. | |
County | Greater London |
Electorate | 8,9318 |
Current ward | |
Created | 1 April 1965 |
Councillor | Adam Harrison (Labour) |
Councillor | Rishi Madlani (Labour) |
Councillor | Sabrina Francis (Labour) |
Number of councillors | Three |
UK Parliament constituency | Holborn and St Pancras |
The ward has existed since the creation of the borough on 1 April 1965 and was first used in the 1964 elections, although its boundaries have evolved significantly over time. Since 1983, the ward has been in the Holborn and St Pancras constituency, having previously been in Holborn and St Pancras South. It elects three councillors to Camden council, currently all held by the Labour Party, with an election every four years. In 2018, the ward had an electorate of 8,318.[1] The Boundary Commission projects the electorate to rise to 8,541 by 2025.[1]
Geography
editThe Bloomsbury ward is one of Camden's most densely populated wards, while also comprising the highest proportion of commercial and institutional uses.[2] Its northern boundary is defined by the major Euston Road.
The ward encompasses much of the historic area of Bloomsbury, including most of its well-preserved surviving Georgian development in the west. This area is dense in land use and population, with a large proportion of institutional and commercial uses reflecting its Central London location. The premises of University College London comprises a large part of this ward, along with its various student housing blocks, while the commercial centre of Tottenham Court Road runs down the centre from north to south.
All of Camden's portion of Fitzrovia also falls within the Bloomsbury ward, leading some to confuse this area with Bloomsbury itself. This area is less densely developed, largely retaining its original Georgian character, with a large proportion of residential uses. The mixed-use commercial and residential centres of Charlotte Street and Goodge Street also fall within this area.
List of councillors
editTerm | Councillor | Party | |
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1964–1971 | Harold Gould | Conservative | |
1964–1968 | William Ridd | Conservative | |
1964–1971 | Sidney Jaque | Conservative | |
1968–1971 | Colin Jaque | Conservative | |
1971–1974 | Jennifer Horne | Labour | |
1971–1974 | Richard Arthur | Labour | |
1971–1974 | Florence Parnell | Labour | |
1974–1978 | John Guy | Labour | |
1974–1978 | William Evans | Labour | |
1974–1982 | John Thane | Labour | |
1978–1982 | Martin McNeill | Labour | |
1978–1982 | David Harris | Conservative | |
1982–1986 | William Trite | Conservative | |
1982–1986 | Andrew Gordon-Saker | Conservative | |
1982–1986 | Brian Rathbone | Conservative | |
1986–1990 | Michael Kirk | Labour | |
1986–1990 | Nicola Kutapan | Labour | |
1986–1990 | William Budd | Labour | |
1990–1994 | Peter Brayshaw | Labour | |
1990–1994 | John Toomey | Labour | |
1990–1994 | Sadashivrao Deshmukh | Labour | |
1994–1998 | Deidre Krymer | Labour | |
1994–1995 | Shelley Burke | Labour | |
1994–2002 | Nirmal Roy | Labour | |
1995–2002 | Pat Callaghan | Labour | |
1998–2000 | Jake Turnbull | Labour | |
2000–2006 | Peter Brayshaw | Labour | |
2002–2010 | Penelope Abraham | Labour | |
2002–2010 | Fazlul Chowdhury | Labour | |
2006–2010 | Rebecca Hossack | Conservative | |
2010–present | Adam Harrison | Labour | |
2010–2014 | Milena Nuti | Labour | |
2010–2014 | Abdul Quadir | Labour | |
2014–present | Sabrina Francis | Labour | |
2014–present | Rishi Madlani | Labour |
Camden council elections since 2022
editThere was a revision of ward boundaries in Camden in 2022. In the northeast from King's Cross ward the area bounded by Euston Road, Judd Street, Tavistock Place and Upper Woburn Place was gained. The ward gained territory in the southeast from Holborn and Covent Garden around Bloomsbury Square.
2022 election
editThe election took place on 5 May 2022.[3]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Sabrina Francis | 1,411 | 66.4 | ||
Labour | Adam Harrison | 1,346 | 63.3 | ||
Labour | Rishi Madlani | 1,269 | 59.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Catherine Hays | 400 | 18.8 | ||
Conservative | William Frost | 378 | 17.8 | ||
Conservative | Richard Hayward | 351 | 16.5 | ||
Conservative | Paul Bhangal | 335 | 15.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Lewin | 291 | 13.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Farrell Monk | 281 | 13.2 | ||
Turnout | 2,125 | 30.2 | |||
Labour win (new boundaries) | |||||
Labour win (new boundaries) | |||||
Labour win (new boundaries) |
2002–2022 Camden council elections
editThere was a revision of ward boundaries in Camden in 2002. The St Giles, Seven Dials and parts of Holborn/Covent Garden were removed from the ward in the south. The ward extended east of Woburn Place/Russell Square to take in a residential area including the Brunswick Centre.
2018 election
editThe election took place on 3 May 2018.[4]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Adam Harrison | 1,045 | 56.9 | +6.7 | |
Labour | Sabrina Francis | 983 | 53.5 | +4.2 | |
Labour | Rishi Madlani | 931 | 50.7 | +3.2 | |
Conservative | Paul Tavares | 365 | 19.9 | –3.7 | |
Conservative | Shahin Ahmed | 334 | 18.2 | –2.6 | |
Conservative | Abdul Malique | 330 | 18.0 | –1.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jane Headland | 254 | 13.8 | +5.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Aimery de Malet Roquefort | 242 | 13.2 | +6.0 | |
Green | Jane-Eve Straughton | 226 | 12.3 | –3.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Martin Wright | 191 | 10.4 | +3.9 | |
Green | Robert McCracken | 188 | 10.2 | –5.2 | |
Green | Juan Jimenez | 183 | 10.0 | –3.2 | |
Turnout | 31.7 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
2014 election
editThe election took place on 22 May 2014.[5]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Adam Harrison | 1,295 | 17.53 | ||
Labour | Sabrina Francis | 1,271 | 17.21 | ||
Labour | Rishi Madlani | 1,226 | 16.6 | ||
Conservative | Timothy Barnes | 608 | 8.23 | ||
Conservative | Andrew Keep | 536 | 7.26 | ||
Conservative | Sarah Macken | 489 | 6.62 | ||
Green | Dee Searle | 419 | 5.67 | ||
Green | Samuel William Gage | 396 | 5.36 | ||
Green | Shana Tufail | 341 | 4.61 | ||
UKIP | Giles Game | 219 | 2.95 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Aimery de Malet Roquefort | 212 | 2.87 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Hammad Baig | 185 | 2.51 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Stanley Grossman | 167 | 2.26 | ||
Turnout | 7,385 | 33.11 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
2010 election
editThe election on 6 May 2010 took place on the same day as the United Kingdom general election.[6]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Adam Harrison | 1670 | 14 | ||
Labour | Milena Nuti | 1554 | 13 | ||
Labour | Abdul Quadir | 1315 | 11 | ||
Conservative | Rebecca Hossack | 1221 | 10.2 | ||
Conservative | Timothy Barnes | 1142 | 9.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Stanton Jones | 1061 | 8.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Aimery de Malet Roquefort | 954 | 8 | ||
Conservative | Gotz Mohindra | 923 | 7.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Abdul Tarofdar | 645 | 5.4 | ||
Green | Beatrix Campbell | 602 | 5.1 | ||
Green | Justin Romain Hoffman | 414 | 3.5 | ||
Green | Samuel Bueno De Mesquita | 413 | 3.5 | ||
Turnout | 53.8% | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
2006 election
editThe election took place on 4 May 2006.[7]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Penelope Abraham | 1,004 | 13.7 | ||
Labour | Fazlul Chowdhury | 928 | 12.6 | ||
Conservative | Rebecca Hossack | 898 | 12.2 | ||
Labour | Peter Brayshaw | 896 | 12.2 | ||
Conservative | Robert Moritt | 835 | 11.4 | ||
Conservative | Janice Lavery | 634 | 8.6 | ||
Green | Linus Rees | 353 | 4.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Caroline Deys | 344 | 4.7 | ||
Green | Shahrar Ali | 329 | 4.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Steven Deller | 323 | 4.4 | ||
Green | George Graham | 284 | 3.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Philip Moser | 282 | 3.8 | ||
Independent | Andrew Halsey | 53 | 0.7 | ||
Turnout | 7,348 | 37.6 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
2002 election
editThe election took place on 2 May 2002.[8]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Penelope Abraham | 771 | 38.3 | ||
Labour | Fazlul Chowdhury | 756 | 37.5 | ||
Labour | Peter Brayshaw | 736 | 36.5 | ||
Conservative | Adam Lester | 642 | 31.9 | ||
Conservative | Rohit Grover | 636 | 31.6 | ||
Conservative | Peter Horne | 634 | 31.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Adam Edwards | 335 | 16.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Philip Moser | 295 | 14.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | John Ward | 285 | 14.1 | ||
Green | Lucy Thomas | 262 | 13.0 | ||
Green | Saly Zlotowitz | 145 | 7.2 | ||
Green | Marcus Petz | 137 | 6.8 | ||
Socialist Alliance | Janet Maiden | 125 | 6.2 | ||
Turnout | 5,759 | ||||
Labour win (new boundaries) | |||||
Labour win (new boundaries) | |||||
Labour win (new boundaries) |
1978–2002 Camden council elections
editThere was a revision of ward boundaries in Camden in 1978.
2000 by-election
editThe by-election took place on 28 September 2000, following the resignation of Jake Turnbull.[8]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Peter Brayshaw | 495 | 44.3 | +1.0 | |
Conservative | Patsy Prince | 476 | 42.6 | +16.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Edward Simmons | 82 | 7.3 | −12.0 | |
Green | Kate Gordon | 65 | 5.8 | −5.8 | |
Majority | 19 | 1.7 | |||
Turnout | 1,118 | 14.5 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
1998 election
editThe election took place on 7 May 1998.[9]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Pat Callaghan | 1,050 | |||
Labour | Nirmal Roy | 908 | |||
Labour | Jake Turnbull | 777 | |||
Conservative | Barbara Douglass | 626 | |||
Conservative | Mark Haley | 538 | |||
Conservative | Ian Nottingham | 472 | |||
Liberal Democrats | John Ward | 468 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Philip Moser | 455 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Gerald Wall | 410 | |||
Green | Nicki Kortvelyessy | 280 | |||
Turnout | 5,984 | 27.4 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
1995 by-election
editThe by-election took place on 4 May 1995, following the resignation of Shelley Burke.[9]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Pat Callaghan | 1,271 | |||
Conservative | William Whittaker | 339 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Gerrard Wall | 258 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
1994 election
editThe election took place on 5 May 1994.[10]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Deidre Krymer | 1,281 | |||
Labour Co-op | Shelley Burke | 1,256 | |||
Labour Co-op | Nirmal Roy | 1,173 | |||
Conservative | Mark Haley | 611 | |||
Conservative | William Whittaker | 594 | |||
Conservative | Piers Wauchope | 556 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Penelope Jones | 499 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Andrew Hoddinott | 421 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Timothy Pitt-Payne | 421 | |||
Camden Charter | Joan Savage | 156 | |||
Turnout | 33.0% | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
1990 election
editThe election took place on 3 May 1990.[11]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Peter Brayshaw | 1,356 | 42.18 | ||
Labour | John Toomey | 1,210 | |||
Labour | Sadashivrao Deshmukh | 1,177 | |||
Conservative | Mark Haley | 751 | 24.84 | ||
Conservative | Andrew Lownie | 736 | |||
Conservative | Robert Ricketts | 719 | |||
Green | Joanna Dickens | 574 | 19.40 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Mary Gillie | 269 | 8.65 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Patricia Smith | 243 | |||
Camden Charter | Brian Lake | 163 | 4.93 | ||
Camden Charter | Sital Maan | 141 | |||
Camden Charter | Robert Norman | 133 | |||
Registered electors | 7,130 | ||||
Turnout | 2668 | 37.42 | |||
Rejected ballots | 3 | 0.11 | |||
Labour hold | |||||
Labour hold | |||||
Labour hold |
1986 election
editThe election took place on 8 May 1986.[12]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Michael Kirk | 1,307 | |||
Labour | Nicola Kutapan | 1,302 | |||
Labour | William Budd | 1,263 | |||
Conservative | William Trite | 1,158 | |||
Conservative | Martine Moon | 1,069 | |||
Conservative | Mark Whitfield | 1,033 | |||
Alliance | James Morris | 447 | |||
Alliance | Geoffrey Sell | 413 | |||
Alliance | Felicity Watkin | 387 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
1982 election
editThe election took place on 6 May 1982.[13]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Trite | 1,086 | |||
Conservative | Andrew Gordon-Saker | 1,085 | |||
Conservative | Brian Rathbone | 1,062 | |||
Labour | Martin McNeill | 994 | |||
Labour | Anne Robertson | 969 | |||
Labour | Michael Broughton | 967 | |||
Alliance | Peter Symonds | 613 | |||
Alliance | Geoffrey Sell | 601 | |||
Alliance | Dennis Strojwas | 587 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
1978 election
editThe election took place on 4 May 1978.[14]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Martin McNeill | 1,494 | |||
Conservative | David Harris | 1,399 | |||
Labour | John Thane | 1,385 | |||
Labour | Glyn Thomas | 1,373 | |||
Conservative | Christopher Radmore | 1,355 | |||
Conservative | David Stone | 1,310 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour win (new boundaries) | |||||
Labour win (new boundaries) | |||||
Labour win (new boundaries) |
1971–1978 Camden council elections
editThere was a revision of ward boundaries in Camden in 1971.
1974 election
editThe election took place on 2 May 1974.[15]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Guy | 1,164 | 56.6 | ||
Labour | William Evans | 1,154 | |||
Labour | John Thane | 1,139 | |||
Conservative | Mark Batchelor | 892 | 43.4 | ||
Conservative | Colin Jaque | 853 | |||
Conservative | Horace Shooter | 839 | |||
Turnout | 27.8 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
1971 election
editThe election took place on 13 May 1971.[16]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jennifer Horne | 1,383 | 55.6 | ||
Labour | Richard Arthur | 1,377 | |||
Labour | Florence Parnell | 1,345 | |||
Conservative | Ian Galbraith | 1,105 | 44.4 | ||
Conservative | Colin Jaque | 1,077 | |||
Conservative | Horace Shooter | 1,069 | |||
Turnout | 27.8 | ||||
Labour win (new boundaries) | |||||
Labour win (new boundaries) | |||||
Labour win (new boundaries) |
1964–1971 Camden council elections
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Bloomsbury ward boundaries from 1965 to 1971 (west) | |
Bloomsbury ward boundaries from 1965 to 1971 (east) |
1968 election
editThe election took place on 9 May 1968.[17]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Harold Gould | 1,440 | 73.3 | ||
Conservative | Sidney Jaque | 1,440 | |||
Conservative | Colin Jaque | 1,439 | |||
Labour | David Carlton | 530 | 26.7 | ||
Labour | Keith Morrell | 522 | |||
Labour | Eileen O'Connor | 522 | |||
Turnout | 29.6 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
1964 election
editThe election took place on 7 May 1964.[18]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Harold Gould | 1,390 | |||
Conservative | William Ridd | 1,386 | |||
Conservative | Sidney Jaque | 1,383 | |||
Labour | Gyuri Wagner | 1,118 | |||
Labour | Frank Dobson | 1,110 | |||
Labour | Irene Wagner | 1,097 | |||
Turnout | 2,544 | 32.2 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
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