| Holborn and Covent Garden | |
|---|---|
| Electoral ward for theCamden London Borough Council | |
![]() Holborn and Covent Garden ward boundaries since 2022 | |
| Borough | Camden |
| County | Greater London |
| Population | 10,361 (2021)[a] |
| Electorate | 7,973 (2022) |
| Major settlements | Covent Garden andHolborn[b] |
| Area | 1.160 square kilometres (0.448 sq mi) |
| Current electoral ward | |
| Created | 2002 |
| Number of members | 3 |
| Councillors |
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| ONS code | 00AGGP (2002–2022) |
| GSS code |
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Holborn and Covent Garden is an electoral ward in the south of theLondon Borough of Camden, in the United Kingdom. The ward was first used in the2002 elections. It returns three councillors toCamden London Borough Council. The ward covers some parts ofCovent Garden andHolborn in Central London. The boundary of the ward was revised in 2022, which removed some streets north of New Oxford Street and transferred them toBloomsbury. The ward has only returned councillors standing asLabour Party candidates.
| Term | Councillor | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002–present | Julian Fulbrook | Labour | |
| 2002–present | Sue Vincent | Labour | |
| 2002–2010 | Brian Woodrow | Labour | |
| 2010–present | Awale Olad | Labour | |
There was a revision of ward boundaries in Camden in 2022. The ward lost some streets north of New Oxford Street to theBloomsbury ward.
The election took place on 5 May 2022.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Julian Fulbrook | 1,807 | 68.8 | ||
| Labour | Sue Vincent | 1,779 | 67.7 | ||
| Labour | Awale Olad | 1,686 | 64.2 | ||
| Conservative | Maurice Hirt | 362 | 13.8 | ||
| Conservative | Adam Lester | 354 | 13.5 | ||
| Conservative | Alison Frost | 349 | 13.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Charlotte O'Brien | 299 | 11.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Barabas | 268 | 10.2 | ||
| Independent | Patrick McGinnis | 214 | 8.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Erich Wagner | 213 | 8.1 | ||
| Turnout | 32.9 | ||||
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The election took place on 3 May 2018.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Julian Fulbrook | 1 716 | 21.4 | +1.0 | |
| Labour | Sue Vincent | 1 705 | 21.3 | +2.3 | |
| Labour | Awale Olad | 1 604 | 20.0 | +2.4 | |
| Conservative | Alison Frost | 544 | 6.8 | −0.3 | |
| Conservative | Andrew Keep | 497 | 6.2 | −0.8 | |
| Conservative | Richard Merrin | 446 | 5.6 | −0.8 | |
| Green | Luke Dowding | 419 | 5.2 | −0.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Naughtie | 312 | 3.9 | +1.4 | |
| Green | John Mason | 291 | 3.6 | −1.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Charlotte O'Brien | 257 | 3.2 | +1.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Eric Wagner | 216 | 2.7 | +0.7 | |
| Turnout | 8 007 | 32.5 | −3.0 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
The election took place on 22 May 2014.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Julian Fulbrook | 1 844 | 20.5 | +4.1 | |
| Labour | Sue Vincent | 1 714 | 19.0 | +5.0 | |
| Labour | Awale Olad | 1 588 | 17.6 | +4.8 | |
| Conservative | Alison Frost | 635 | 7.0 | −2.1 | |
| Conservative | Lewis Barber | 601 | 6.7 | −1,7 | |
| Conservative | Daniel Nesbitt | 576 | 6.4 | −1.8 | |
| Green | Niki Brain | 480 | 5.3 | +0.9 | |
| Green | Eve Mullen | 458 | 5.1 | +1.7 | |
| Green | Anthony Quinn | 357 | 4.0 | +1.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jeremy Allen | 222 | 2.5 | −5.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | David Simmons | 196 | 2.2 | −3.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Ken Wright | 181 | 2.0 | −3.7 | |
| Independent | Robert Carlyle | 162 | 1.8 | +0.5 | |
| Turnout | 9,046 | 35.5 | −22.7 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
The election on 6 May 2010 took place on the same day as theUnited Kingdom general election.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Julian Fulbrook | 2 279 | 16.4 | +2.6 | |
| Labour | Sue Vincent | 1 947 | 14 | +0.1 | |
| Labour | Awale Olad | 1 784 | 12.8 | +0.2 | |
| Conservative | Alison Frost | 1 277 | 9.2 | −1.2 | |
| Conservative | Richard Hopkin | 1 168 | 8.4 | −1.3 | |
| Conservative | Abdus Samad | 1,147 | 8.2 | −1.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Patrick Joy | 1 057 | 7.6 | +1.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Christopher Waiting | 809 | 5.8 | +0.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Phil Wainewright | 799 | 5.7 | +1.3 | |
| Green | Suzanne Hartley | 617 | 4.4 | −1.3 | |
| Green | Robert McCracken | 472 | 3.4 | −1.3 | |
| Green | Benedict Protheroe | 399 | 2.9 | −1.2 | |
| BNP | Robert Carlyle | 180 | 1.3 | DNR | |
| Turnout | 13,935 | 58.2 | +26.5 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
The election took place on 4 May 2006.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Susan Vincent | 1 085 | 13.8 | −2.4 | |
| Labour | Julian Fulbrook | 1 079 | 13.8 | −3,2 | |
| Labour | Brian Woodrow | 988 | 12.6 | −3.2 | |
| Conservative | Alison Frost | 810 | 10.3 | +2.3 | |
| Conservative | Timothy Barnes | 758 | 9.7 | +2.3 | |
| Conservative | Philip Nelson | 731 | 9.3 | +2.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Hanna | 489 | 6.2 | +0.3 | |
| Green | Benedict Protheroe | 449 | 5.7 | +1.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Stanley Grossman | 417 | 5.3 | −0.1 | |
| Green | Grace Hodgkinson-Barrett | 364 | 4.6 | +0.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Simieon Litman | 347 | 4.4 | −0.1 | |
| Green | Stuart Houghton | 319 | 4.1 | +0.4 | |
| Majority | 178 | 2.3 | −59.0 | ||
| Turnout | 7 836 | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
The election took place on 2 May 2002.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Julian Fulbrook | 950 | 17.0 | ||
| Labour | Sue Vincent | 908 | 16.2 | ||
| Labour | Brian Woodrow | 884 | 15.8 | ||
| Conservative | Patsy Prince | 449 | 8.0 | ||
| Conservative | Dominic Valder | 411 | 7.4 | ||
| Conservative | Robert Ricketts | 389 | 7.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Eleanor Key | 331 | 5.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Alastir Loraine | 305 | 5.5 | ||
| Green | Nicholas Duckett | 255 | 4.6 | ||
| Green | Seanine Joyce | 253 | 4.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Herbert Newbrook | 251 | 4.5 | ||
| Green | Hugo Charlton | 205 | 3.7 | ||
| Turnout | 5 591 | ||||
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