Primrose Hill (ward)

Primrose Hill is a ward in the London Borough of Camden, in the United Kingdom. The ward represents the area of the same name, and the eastern part of the Swiss Cottage area. The ward was first used for the 2022 Camden London Borough Council election, and elects three councillors to Camden London Borough Council.[1] Most of its area was previously in the Camden Town with Primrose Hill and Swiss Cottage wards, which were be abolished at the same time, and a small part was transferred from the Belsize ward.[2] In 2018, the ward had an electorate of 8,982.[3] The Boundary Commission projects the electorate to rise to 9,049 in 2025.[4]

Primrose Hill
ward
for Camden Council
Outline map
Boundary of Primrose Hill in Camden.
CountyGreater London
Electorate8,982
Current ward
Created2022 (2022)
CouncillorNone
Number of councillorsThree
Created fromCamden Town with Primrose Hill
Swiss Cottage
UK Parliament constituencyHampstead and Kilburn
UK Parliament constituencyHolborn and St Pancras

The ward contains a part of Primrose Hill park, Swiss Cottage Library and the Hampstead Theatre. Schools in the ward include UCL Academy, Swiss Cottage special school and St Paul's CE primary. The area houses the Chalcots Estate and the Adelaide medical Centre.

History

In January 2022, in the leadup to the ward's creation, councillors for the Camden Town and Primrose Hill ward Pat Callaghan and Richard Cotton lamented the Local Government Boundary Commission for England's redrawing of the wards of Camden, which split Camden Town with Primrose Hill into separate Camden Town and Primrose Hill wards. Callaghan and Cotton will stand in the Camden Town ward at the 2022 council election.[5]

Election results

Elections in the 2020s
2022 council election: Primrose Hill[6][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Anna Burrage 1,568
Labour Ajok Athian 1,375
Labour Matt Cooper 1,343
Conservative Alex Andrews 1,009
Conservative Pierre Andrews 959
Conservative Alexandra Marsanu 910
Green Matthew Wrigley 647
Liberal Democrats James Bowen 488
Liberal Democrats Hinne Temminck Tuinstra 373
Independent Phil Cowan 339
Turnout 36.5
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

References
  1. "The London Borough of Camden (Electoral Changes) Order 2020". gov.uk. 12 October 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  2. "Final recommendations published for Camden". LGBCE. 4 February 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  3. "Camden summary" (PDF). LGBCE. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  4. "Camden summary" (PDF). LGBCE. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  5. Callaghan, Pat; Cotton, Richard (20 January 2022). "We will miss representing residents of Primrose Hill". Camden New Journal. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  6. Rowlands, Jenny (5 April 2022). "Statement of Persons Nominated – Primrose Hill". Camden London Borough Council. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  7. "Local Council Elections 5 May 2022 Results". Camden London Borough Council. Retrieved 24 July 2022.


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