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Bloomsbury (ward)

Bloomsbury
ward
for Camden Council
Outline map
Boundary of Bloomsbury in Camden.
CountyGreater London
Electorate8,9318
Current ward
Created1 April 1965 (1 April 1965)
CouncillorAdam Harrison (Labour)
CouncillorRishi Madlani (Labour)
CouncillorSabrina Francis (Labour)
Number of councillorsThree
UK Parliament constituencyHolborn and St Pancras

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.

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

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The 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

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Term Councillor Party
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

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Map
Bloomsbury ward boundaries since 2022

There 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

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The election took place on 5 May 2022.[3]

2022 Camden London Borough Council election: Bloomsbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

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Bloomsbury ward boundaries from 2002 to 2022

There 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

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The election took place on 3 May 2018.[4]

2018 Camden London Borough Council election: Bloomsbury
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

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The election took place on 22 May 2014.[5]

2014 Camden London Borough Council election: Bloomsbury
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

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

2010 Camden London Borough Council election: Bloomsbury
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

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The election took place on 4 May 2006.[7]

2006 Camden London Borough Council election: Bloomsbury
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

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The election took place on 2 May 2002.[8]

2002 Camden London Borough Council election: Bloomsbury
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

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Map
Bloomsbury ward boundaries from 1978 to 2002

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

2000 by-election

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The by-election took place on 28 September 2000, following the resignation of Jake Turnbull.[8]

2000 Bloomsbury by-election
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

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The election took place on 7 May 1998.[9]

1998 Camden London Borough Council election: Bloomsbury
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

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The by-election took place on 4 May 1995, following the resignation of Shelley Burke.[9]

1995 Bloomsbury by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Pat Callaghan 1,271
Conservative William Whittaker 339
Liberal Democrats Gerrard Wall 258
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

1994 election

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The election took place on 5 May 1994.[10]

1994 Camden London Borough Council election: Bloomsbury
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

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The election took place on 3 May 1990.[11]

1990 Camden London Borough Council election: Bloomsbury
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

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The election took place on 8 May 1986.[12]

1986 Camden London Borough Council election: Bloomsbury
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

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The election took place on 6 May 1982.[13]

1982 Camden London Borough Council election: Bloomsbury
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

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The election took place on 4 May 1978.[14]

1978 Camden London Borough Council election: Bloomsbury
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

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

1974 election

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The election took place on 2 May 1974.[15]

1974 Camden London Borough Council election: Bloomsbury
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

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The election took place on 13 May 1971.[16]

1971 Camden London Borough Council election: Bloomsbury
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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External images
image icon Bloomsbury ward boundaries from 1965 to 1971 (west)
image icon Bloomsbury ward boundaries from 1965 to 1971 (east)

1968 election

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The election took place on 9 May 1968.[17]

1968 Camden London Borough Council election: Bloomsbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

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The election took place on 7 May 1964.[18]

1964 Camden London Borough Council election: Bloomsbury
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)

References

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