2010 Camden London Borough Council election

Election result

The results saw Labour gain a majority on the council ousting the Liberal Democrat and Conservative alliance that had controlled the council. Labour won 30 seats, while the Liberal Democrats were reduced to 13 seats, and the Conservatives were reduced to 10 seats. The Green Party also lost seats, being reduced to 1 seat in Highgate, after losing the other 2 seats in the ward to Labour.

Labour gained seats from the Liberal Democrats in Camden Town with Primrose Hill, Cantelowes, Kentish Town and Kilburn, while the Conservatives lost seats in Bloomsbury and Gospel Oak to Labour. However, the Conservatives did make gains in Belsize. Following the election Andrew Marshall resigned as leader of the Conservative group and was succeeded by Martin Davies.

The election in Haverstock was delayed after the death of Liberal Democrat councillor Syed Hoque during the campaign. The delayed election in Haverstock was held on 25 May 2010 and saw the Liberal Democrats hold all 3 seats in the ward. This brought the composition of the council to 30 Labour, 13 Liberal Democrats, 10 Conservatives and 1 Green Party.

|seats % = 58.8 |votes % = 33.5 |plus/minus = +4.5 |seats % = 19.6 |votes % = 29.5 |plus/minus = +1.7 |seats % = 19.6 |votes % = 24.4 |plus/minus = -1.6 |seats % = 2.0 |votes % = 11.5 |plus/minus = -3.3 |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 0.5 |plus/minus = N/A |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 0.3 |plus/minus = +0.2 |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 0.2 |plus/minus = -0.6 |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 0.1 |plus/minus = N/A |}

Ward results

Existing Councillor seeking re-election denoted by asterisk (*).

Belsize

Bloomsbury

Camden Town with Primrose Hill

Cantelowes

Fortune Green

Frognal and Fitzjohns

Gospel Oak

Hampstead Town

Haverstock

Highgate

Holborn and Covent Garden

Kentish Town

Kilburn

King's Cross

Regent's Park

St Pancras and Somers Town

Swiss Cottage

West Hampstead

References

References

1. "Camden". BBC News.
2. Osley, Richard. (13 May 2010). "Local elections 2010: : Conservative and Lib Dem councillors are left to reflect on a battering in the local elections". [[Camden New Journal]].
3. Osley, Richard. (8 May 2010). "Lib Dems and Tories lose control as Labour pull off storming Town Hall comeback". [[Camden New Journal]].
4. Osley, Richard. (13 May 2010). "Election 2010: Labour stun rivals as supporters rally behind the party – Red Rose resistance in north London". [[Camden New Journal]].
5. Osley, Richard. (27 May 2010). "Lib Dems hail polls victory as a loyal show of support". [[Camden New Journal]].
6. (2010-05-07). "Local elections 2010". The Guardian.
7. "Belsize". Camden Council.
8. "Bloomsbury". Camden Council.
9. "Camden Town with Primrose Hill". Camden Council.
10. "Cantelowes". Camden Council.
11. "Fortune Green". Camden Council.
12. "Frognal and Fitzjohns". Camden Council.
13. "Gospel oak". Camden Council.
14. "Hampstead Town". Camden Council.
15. "Haverstock". Camden New Journal.
16. "Highgate". Camden Council.
17. "Holborn and Covent Garden". Camden Council.
18. "Kentish Town". Camden Council.
19. "Kilburn". Camden Council.
20. "King's Cross". Camden Council.
21. "Regent's Park". Camden Council.
22. "St Pancras and Somers Town". Camden Council.
23. "Swiss Cottage". Camden Council.
24. "West Hampstead". Camden Council.