| King's Cross | |
| Constituency Type: | electoral ward |
| Parl Name: | Camden London Borough Council |
| District Label: | Borough |
| District: | Camden |
| Region: | Greater London |
| Region Label: | County |
| Year: | 1965 |
| Members Label: | Councillors |
| Population: | 11,462 (2021) |
| Electorate: | 7,030 (2022) |
| Blank1 Name: | ONS code |
| Blank1 Info: | 00AGGS (2002–2022) |
| Blank2 Name: | GSS code |
King's Cross is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Camden, in the United Kingdom. The ward has existed since the creation of the borough on 1 April 1965 and was first used in the 1964 elections. It returns councillors to Camden London Borough Council. The ward was subject to boundary revisions in 1971, 1978 and 2002 which also adjusted the number of councillors returned. The most recent change in 2022 significantly altered the boundaries of the ward. The ward has been dominated by councillors standing as Labour Party candidates throughout its existence.
| Term | Councillor | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964–1968 | Clifford Tucker | ||
| 1964–1968 | John Diamond | ||
| 1964–1968 | Arthur Graves | ||
| 1968–1971 | John Glendinning | ||
| 1968–1971 | Ian Clarke | ||
| 1968–1971 | Thomas Morris | ||
| 1971–1978 | Lyndal Evans | ||
| 1971–1974 | Joseph Jacob | ||
| 1971–1974 | Michael Cendrowicz | ||
| 1971–1978 | David Offenbach | ||
| 1974–1978 | David Windsor | ||
| 1974–1978 | Margaret Robertson | ||
| 1978–1982 | Anthony Craig | ||
| 1978–1981 | Roderick Cordara | ||
| 1981–1990 | Barbara Hughes | ||
| 1998–2006 | |||
| 1982–1990 | Anthony Dykes | ||
| 1990–1994 | Gloria Lazenby | ||
| 1990–1998 | John White | ||
| 1994–1998 | Angus Walker | ||
| 1998–2006 | Nick Smith | ||
| 2002–2010 | Geethika Jayatilaka | ||
| 2006–2022 | Abdul Hai | ||
| 2006–present | Jonathan Simpson | ||
| 2010–2018 | Sarah Hayward | ||
| 2018–2022 | Georgie Robertson | ||
| 2022–present | Lotis Bautista | ||
| 2022–present | Liam Martin-Lane | ||
There was a revision of ward boundaries in Camden in 2022.
The election took place on 5 May 2022.[1]
There was a revision of ward boundaries in Camden in 2002. The ward covered parts of the Bloomsbury and Kings Cross neighbourhoods. It was separated from Bloomsbury ward by Upper Woburn Place, Tavistock Square, Tavistock Place, Hunter Street, and Grenville Street; from Holborn and Covent Garden ward by Guilford Street and Calthorpe Street; from the borough of Islington by Kings Cross Road and Pentonville Road; and from St Pancras and Somers Town by Euston Road.
The population of the ward at the 2011 Census was 11,843.[2] In 2018, the ward had an electorate of 7,274.[3]
The election took place on 3 May 2018.[4]
The election took place on 22 May 2014.[5]
The election on 6 May 2010 took place on the same day as the United Kingdom general election.[6]
The election took place on 4 May 2006.[7]
The election took place on 2 May 2002.[8]
There was a revision of ward boundaries in Camden in 1978.[9]
The election took place on 7 May 1998.[10]
The election took place on 5 May 1994.[11]
The election took place on 3 May 1990.[12]
The election took place on 8 May 1986.[13]
The election took place on 6 May 1982.[14]
The by-election took place on 7 May 1981, following the resignation of Roderick Cordara.[14] It was held on the same day as the 1981 Greater London Council election.
The election took place on 4 May 1978.[15]
There was a revision of ward boundaries in Camden in 1971.
The election took place on 2 May 1974.[16]
The election took place on 13 May 1971.[17]
King's Cross ward has existed since the creation of the London Borough of Camden on 1 April 1965. It was first used in the 1964 election to Camden London Borough Council.[18]
The election took place on 9 May 1968.[19]
The election took place on 7 May 1964.[20]