Knight's Hill ward is an administrative division of the London Borough of Lambeth, United Kingdom, roughly covering the West Norwood area.
| Knight's Hill | |
|---|---|
| Electoral ward for the Lambeth London Borough Council | |
 Knight's Hill ward boundaries since 2022 | |
| Borough | Lambeth |
| County | Greater London |
| Population | 16,535 (2021)[a] |
| Major settlements | Knight's Hill (West Norwood) |
| Area | 1.901 square kilometres (0.734 sq mi) |
| Current electoral ward | |
| Created | 1965 |
| Number of members | 3 |
| Councillors |
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| GSS code | E05014106 (2022–present) |
The boundaries of Knights Hill are the A214 in the south and the A215 to the east.
The population of Knights Hill is 13,687 according to the 2001 census, this is an increase of around 2000. This is 5.1% of the Lambeth borough population. The population is predominantly over 65. The area of the ward is 146.8 hectares. At the 2011 Census the population of the ward had increased to 14,763.[1]
According to Lambeth Council, Knight's Hill has high numbers of people with long-term illnesses, as well as the highest number of people over the age of 65. Many pensioners in the area have low amenities.
West Norwood railway station is situated in the ward as are Norwood Girls School and St Luke's school.
Knight's Hill ward is located in the Dulwich and West Norwood Parliamentary constituency.
List of councillors
edit| Term | Councillor | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–present | Jackie Meldrum | Labour | |
| 2014–2024 | Sonia Winifred | Labour | |
| 2022–present | Ibtisam Adem | Labour | |
| 2024-present | Emma Nye | Labour | |
Lambeth council elections since 2022
editThere was a revision of ward boundaries in Lambeth in 2022.
2024 by-election
editThis by-election was held on 2 May 2024,[2] following the resignation of Sonia Winifred.[3] It took place on the same day as the 2024 London mayoral election, the 2024 London Assembly election and 14 other borough council by-elections across London.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Emma Nye | 2,677 | 55.5 |  6.8
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| Green | Victoria Evans | 983 | 20.4 |  0.7
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| Conservative | Leila Yassen | 530 | 11.0 | 1.5
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| Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Sanders | 378 | 7.8 | 1.7
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| Independent | Janet Gayle | 210 | 4.4 | N/A | |
| Majority | 1,694 | ||||
| Turnout | 4,826 | 40.8 | 9.2
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| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Emma Nye was previously a councillor for Coldharbour ward from 2018 to 2022.
2022 election
editThe election took place on 5 May 2022.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ibtisam Adem | 2,317 | 64.4 | ||
| Labour | Jackie Meldrum | 2,314 | 64.3 | ||
| Labour | Sonia Winifred | 2,171 | 60.4 | ||
| Green | Torla Evans | 977 | 27.2 | ||
| Green | Lewis Heather | 701 | 19.5 | ||
| Green | Paul Rocks | 538 | 15.0 | ||
| Conservative | Joyce Chieke | 358 | 10.0 | ||
| Conservative | Luke Hutson | 348 | 9.7 | ||
| Conservative | Anthony Kimm | 329 | 9.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Ishbel Brown | 286 | 8.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Claire Mathys | 251 | 7.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Oliver Moule | 201 | 5.6 | ||
| Turnout | 3,707 | 31.6 | |||
| Labour win (new boundaries) | |||||
| Labour win (new boundaries) | |||||
| Labour win (new boundaries) | |||||
2002–2022 Lambeth council elections
editThere was a revision of ward boundaries in Lambeth in 2002.
2018 election
editThe election took place on 3 May 2018.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Jane Pickard | 2,378 | 66.4 | ||
| Labour | Jackie Meldrum | 2,326 | 64.9 | ||
| Labour | Sonia Winifred | 2,033 | 56.8 | ||
| Green | Torla Evans | 637 | 17.8 | ||
| Green | Robert Threadgold | 504 | 14.1 | ||
| Green | Duncan Eastoe | 441 | 12.3 | ||
| Conservative | Shirley Cosgrave | 425 | 11.9 | ||
| Conservative | Raymond Walker | 414 | 11.6 | ||
| Conservative | Edward Watkins | 362 | 9.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Jeremy Baker | 345 | 9.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Shiraz Engineer | 247 | 6.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Liz Maffei | 230 | 6.4 | ||
| Turnout | 3,589 | 34.6 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
2014 election
editThe election took place on 22 May 2014.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Jackie Meldrum | 2,182 | 60.4 | ||
| Labour | Jane Pickard | 2,169 | |||
| Labour | Sonia Winifred | 1,911 | |||
| Conservative | Julia Belgrove | 468 | 13.0 | ||
| Green | Nicholas Giannissis | 457 | 12.7 | ||
| Conservative | Tim Collins | 442 | |||
| Green | Lianna Etkind | 388 | |||
| Conservative | Tony Kimm | 382 | |||
| Green | Hugo Estevez | 365 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Robert Hardware | 256 | 7.1 | ||
| UKIP | Helena Kowalska | 249 | 6.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Libby Calton | 238 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Julian Heather | 202 | |||
| Total votes | 9,709 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
2010 election
editThe election on 6 May 2010 took place on the same day as the United Kingdom general election.[8]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Jackie Meldrum | 3,039 | |||
| Labour | Jane Pickard | 2,900 | |||
| Labour | Michael Smith | 2,768 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Timothy Barnsley | 1,480 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Malgorzata Baker | 1,430 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | James Fitzgerald | 1,415 | |||
| Conservative | Betty Evans-Jacas | 942 | |||
| Conservative | Nicholas Rogers | 926 | |||
| Conservative | Luke Tryl | 809 | |||
| Green | Kirsty Neal | 420 | |||
| Green | Alexis Fidgett | 378 | |||
| Green | Nicholas Giannissis | 357 | |||
| Total votes | 16,864 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
2006 election
editThe election took place on 4 May 2006.[9]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Jackie Meldrum | 1,358 | 37.9 | ||
| Labour | David Malone | 1,352 | |||
| Labour | Daniel Fitzpatrick | 1,349 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Geraldine Evans | 1,273 | 35.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Jeremy Baker | 1,218 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Saleha Jaffer | 1,116 | |||
| Green | Joseph Healy | 514 | 14.4 | ||
| Conservative | Nicholas van der Borgh | 435 | 12.2 | ||
| Conservative | Sheila Calder | 426 | |||
| Conservative | Jane Hill | 417 | |||
| Total votes | 9,458 | ||||
| Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
| Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
| Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
2002 election
editThe election took place on 2 May 2002.[10]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Geraldine Evans | 1,331 | 17.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Robert McConnell | 1,263 | 16.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Jeremy Baker | 1,260 | 16.2 | ||
| Labour | Tony Grayling | 949 | 12.2 | ||
| Labour | Bill Watling | 926 | 11.9 | ||
| Labour | Robert Hill | 908 | 11.7 | ||
| Conservative | Martin Ball | 258 | 3.3 | ||
| Green | Graham Jones | 251 | 3.2 | ||
| Conservative | Jessica Lee | 250 | 3.2 | ||
| Conservative | Christine Hemmise | 245 | 3.2 | ||
| Socialist Alliance | Leslie Watson | 113 | 1.5 | ||
| Turnout | 7,754 | 27.4 | |||
| Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries) | |||||
| Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries) | |||||
| Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries) | |||||
1978–2002 Lambeth council elections
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1998 election
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1964–1978 Lambeth council elections
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Notes
edit- ^ 2021 Census data reported for 2022 ward boundaries
References
edit- ^ "Lambeth Ward population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
- ^ "Election results for Knight's Hill, 2 May 2024". www.lambeth.gov.uk. 2 May 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
- ^ https://x.com/soniawinifred/status/1765728708885647776?s=46&t=Plop77OWWRPqprDhBsIahQ
- ^ "LDN Mayoral Election Special: Khan Makes History". LDN Weekly. No. 315. London Communications Agency. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ^ Heywood, Joe; Loftus, Caitlin (March 2023). "London Borough Council Elections: May 2022" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- ^ Colombeau, Joseph (October 2018). "London Borough Council Elections: 3 May 2018" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- ^ Colombeau, Joseph (September 2014). "London Borough Council Elections: 22 May 2014" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- ^ Piggott, Gareth (March 2011). "London Borough Council Elections: 6 May 2010" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- ^ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (March 2007). "London Borough Council Elections: 4 May 2006" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- ^ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (2002). "London Borough Council Elections: 2 May 2002" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.