St Pancras and Somers Town (ward)

St Pancras and Somers Town
Electoral ward
Country United Kingdom
Constituent country England
Region London
County Greater London
London borough Camden
Created May 2002
Named for St Pancras and Somers Town

St Pancras and Somers Town is a ward in the London Borough of Camden, in the United Kingdom. The ward was established for the May 2002 election.[1] The population of this ward at the 2011 Census was 13,818.[2]

Councillors

TermCouncillorParty
2002–present Roger Robinson Labour
2010-2015 Peter Brayshaw Labour
2010–present Samata Khatoon Labour
2015–present Paul Tomlinson Labour

Election results

A by-election was triggered in 2015 by the death of incumbent Labour councillor Peter Brayshaw.[3] Labour easily held the seat with more than 70% of the vote.

[4]
St Pancras and Somers Town ward by-election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Paul Tomlinson 1,481 72.8 +4.7
Conservative Shahin Ahmed 243 12.0 +2.0
Green Tina Swasey 213 10.5 -4.8
Liberal Democrat Zack Polanski 96 4.7 -1.9
Turnout 21.81 -16.8
Labour hold Swing +1.4
St Pancras and Somers Town ward election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Roger Robinson * 2,511
Labour Peter Brayshaw * 2,488
Labour Samata Khatoon * 2,423
Green Matty Mitford 562
Green James Widdowson 526
Green Koonal Kirit Shah 440
Conservative Rob Culligan 368
Conservative Brian Rice 351
Conservative Elliot Miller 295
Liberal Democrat Abdul Hannan Tarofdar 245
Liberal Democrat Nana Oye Adjepong 192
Liberal Democrat Nicole Sykes 178
Turnout 10,617 38.6
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ London Borough Council Elections (2002)
  2. ↑ "Camden Town Ward population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  3. ↑ http://www.camdennewjournal.com/Peter-Brayshaw-passing
  4. ↑ https://www.camden.gov.uk/ccm/content/council-and-democracy/elections-and-voting/st-pancras-and-somers-town-by---lection-results-5-march/
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