# Swiss Cottage (ward)

Swiss Cottage was a ward in the London Borough of Camden, in the United Kingdom. The ward was first created for the 1971 election, redrawn in 1978 and 2002, and abolished for the 2022 elections. The population of this ward at the 2011 Census was 12,900.
Swiss Cottage ward was a long, thin ward centred on the intersection between Avenue Road and Finchley Road at Swiss Cottage. To the west of the intersection, it included South Hampstead. To the south-east, it included the northern part of St John's Wood and western part of Primrose Hill.
Under its previous form, Swiss Cottage covered just South Hampstead, while the former Adelaide ward covered the parts of the ward the east of Finchley Road (including Ye Olde Swiss Cottage itself). The ward was abolished for the 2022 election and its area was divided between the newly created Primrose Hill and South Hampstead wards.

## Councillors

Notable former councillors include Andrew Marshall (former Leader of the Conservative Group on Camden Council), Gloria Lazenby (former Labour Mayor of Camden), Tony Kerpel (political adviser who served as the personal assistant to Prime Minister Edward Heath), and former Labour cabinet minister Tessa Jowell. In 2002, Swiss Cottage elected Camden's first Jamaican councillor, Don Williams.

### 1978–2022

Three councillors represented Swiss Cottage ward between 1978 and 2022.
| Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor |
| 2022 | Ward abolished: see South Hampstead and Primrose Hill | Ward abolished: see South Hampstead and Primrose Hill | Ward abolished: see South Hampstead and Primrose Hill | Ward abolished: see South Hampstead and Primrose Hill | Ward abolished: see South Hampstead and Primrose Hill | Ward abolished: see South Hampstead and Primrose Hill |
| 2018 | | Nayra Bello O'Shanahan (Lab) | | Leo Cassarani (Lab) | | Simon Pearson (Lab) |
| 2014 | | Andrew Marshall (Con) | | Roger Freeman (Con) | | Don Williams (Con) |
| 2010 | | Andrew Marshall (Con) | | Roger Freeman (Con) | | Don Williams (Con) |
| 2006 | | Andrew Marshall (Con) | | Roger Freeman (Con) | | Don Williams (Con) |
| 2002 | | Andrew Marshall (Con) | | Stephen Hocking (Con) | | Don Williams (Con) |
| 1999 by-election | | Honora Morrissey (Con) | | Robert Hall (Lab) | | Stephen Hocking (Con) |
| 1998 | | Mary Ryan (Lab) | | Robert Hall (Lab) | | Stephen Hocking (Con) |
| 1994 | | Raymond Adamson (Lab) | | John Macdonald (Lab) | | Patrick Weir (Lab) |
| 1992 by-election | | Peter J. Skolar (Con) | | Anne Morris (Con) | | Peter Horne (Con) |
| 1990 | | Vaughan Emsley (Con) | | Anne Morris (Con) | | Peter Horne (Con) |
| 1986 | | Gloria Lazenby (Lab) | | Alan Rippington (Lab) | | Adrian Van States (Lab) |
| 1983 by-election | | Robert Graham (Con) | | David Stone (Con) | | Harry Whitcut (Con) |
| 1982 | | Derek Spencer (Con) | | David Stone (Con) | | Harry Whitcut (Con) |
| 1979 by-election | | David Osborne (Con) | | Michael Flynn (Con) | | Ronald Rees (Con) |
| 1978 | | David Osborne (Con) | | Michael Flynn (Con) | | Brian Stoner (Con) |

### 1971–1978

Four councillors represented Swiss Cottage ward between 1971 and 1978.
| Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor |
| 1977 by-election | Ron King (Con) | Michael C. Brahams (Con) | Anthony Kerpel (Con) | Brian Stoner (Con) |
| 1974 | Ron King (Con) | Ronald Raymond-Cox (Con) | Anthony Kerpel (Con) | Brian Stoner (Con) |
| 1972 by-election | Tessa Jowell (Lab) | Neil McIntosh (Lab) | Arthur Soutter (Lab) | Ernest Wistrich (Lab) |
| 1971 | Tessa Jowell (Lab) | John Eidinow (Lab) | Arthur Soutter (Lab) | Ernest Wistrich (Lab) |

## Election results

The last election was held on 3 May 2018. Candidates seeking re-election are marked with an asterisk (*).

### 2002–2018
#### 2018 election

Swiss Cottage ward election, 3 May 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Nayra Bello O'Shanahan | 1,605 | 45.5 | +12.5 |
| | Labour | Leo Cassarani | 1,541 | 43.7 | +12.9 |
| | Labour | Simon Pearson | 1,417 | 40.1 | +7.7 |
| | Conservative | Kate Fairhurst | 1,324 | 37.5 | −5.5 |
| | Conservative | Calvin Robinson | 1,277 | 36.2 | −5.3 |
| | Conservative | Don Williams * | 1,277 | 36.2 | −3.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Scott Jeremy Benson | 456 | 12.9 | +1.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kushal Bhimjiani | 448 | 12.7 | +3.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nick Russell | 388 | 11.0 | +3.6 |
| | Green | Sheila Hayman | 262 | 7.4 | −6.5 |
| | Green | Brian Gascoigne | 250 | 7.1 | −4.7 |
| | Independent | Lina Hammouda | 36 | 1.0 | N/A |
| | Independent | Peter Straker | 33 | 0.9 | N/A |
| | Independent | Calvin Po | 24 | 0.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 38.47 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

#### 2014 election

Swiss Cottage ward election, 22 May 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Andrew Marshall * | 1,340 | 43.0 | +4.1 |
| | Conservative | Roger Freeman * | 1,294 | 41.5 | +2.4 |
| | Conservative | Don Williams * | 1,221 | 39.2 | −0.3 |
| | Labour | Ben Nunn | 1,029 | 33.0 | +6.0 |
| | Labour | Simon Pearson | 1,008 | 32.4 | +10.7 |
| | Labour | Gretel Reynolds | 960 | 30.8 | +10.2 |
| | Green | Tom Franklin | 433 | 13.9 | +6.9 |
| | Green | Helen Jack | 367 | 11.8 | +5.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jill Newbrook | 347 | 11.1 | −17.6 |
| | Green | Sheila Patton | 339 | 10.9 | +6.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chris Butler | 300 | 9.6 | −16.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Haslam-Jones | 230 | 7.4 | −17.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,886 | 34.7 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
In 2018, Andrew Marshall resigned from the Conservative Party and defected to the Liberal Democrats.

#### 2010 election

Swiss Cottage ward election, 6 May 2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Don Williams * | 2,179 | 39.5 | −5.1 |
| | Conservative | Roger Freeman * | 2,161 | 39.1 | −6.5 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Marshall * | 2,145 | 38.9 | −7.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nick Horton | 1,586 | 28.7 | +9.2 |
| | Labour | Katharine Bligh | 1,488 | 27.0 | +3.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tony Koutsoumbos | 1,411 | 25.6 | +11.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Flo Cubbin | 1,389 | 25.2 | +10.9 |
| | Labour | Lewis Baston | 1,196 | 21.7 | −1.2 |
| | Labour | Kathryn Purcell | 1,139 | 20.6 | +1.9 |
| | Green | Stephen Cottle | 384 | 7.0 | −8.6 |
| | Green | Morgan Watkins | 367 | 6.6 | −6.1 |
| | Green | Alan Wheatley | 273 | 4.9 | −4.2 |
| | UKIP | Magnus Nielsen | 139 | 2.5 | +0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,520 | 60.3 | +28.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

#### 2006 election

Swiss Cottage ward election, 4 May 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Andrew Marshall * | 1,292 | 46.3 | −2.3 |
| | Conservative | Roger Freeman | 1,272 | 45.6 | −6.1 |
| | Conservative | Don Williams * | 1,243 | 44.6 | −3.3 |
| | Labour | Katharine Bligh | 659 | 23.6 | +1.6 |
| | Labour | Selman Ansari | 638 | 22.9 | +1.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jillian Newbrook | 543 | 19.5 | +1.1 |
| | Labour | Charles Keal | 522 | 18.7 | −1.8 |
| | Green | Elizabeth Charvet | 435 | 15.6 | +7.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Harriet Sloane | 405 | 14.5 | −3.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sally Twite | 400 | 14.3 | −2.9 |
| | Green | Lucy Wills | 355 | 12.7 | +1.0 |
| | Green | Alan Wheatley | 255 | 9.1 | +2.6 |
| | UKIP | Magnus Nielsen | 63 | 2.3 | +0.7 |
| | CPA | Alphonse Komesha | 25 | 0.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,107 | 32.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

#### 2002 election

Swiss Cottage ward election, 2 May 2002 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Stephen Hocking * | 1,175 | 51.7 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Marshall | 1,106 | 48.6 |
| | Conservative | Don Williams | 1,090 | 47.9 |
| | Labour | Geoffrey Berridge | 500 | 22.0 |
| | Labour | David Taggart | 484 | 21.3 |
| | Labour | Abdul Careem | 467 | 20.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Collins | 419 | 18.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rosalyn Harper | 416 | 18.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Honora Morrissey | 391 | 17.2 |
| | Green | Lucy Wills | 265 | 11.7 |
| | Green | Katherina Wolpe | 174 | 7.7 |
| | Green | Wolfgang Heiny | 148 | 6.5 |
| | Independent | Magnus Nielsen | 36 | 1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,671 | 28.6 |

### 1978–2002

The last election on 7 May 1998 was held under the original ward boundaries.

#### 1999 by-election

Swiss Cottage by-election, 22 April 1999 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Honora Morrissey | 705 | 42.7 | +17.2 |
| | Labour | Deborah H. Sacks | 557 | 33.8 | +3.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rex C. Warrick | 158 | 9.6 | −5.2 |
| | Independent Labour | John Macdonald | 126 | 7.6 | −12.6 |
| | Green | Douglas S. Earl | 59 | 3.6 | −6.0 |
| | Independent | Mehdi A. Farshtchi | 45 | 2.7 | +2.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 148 | 8.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,650 | 24.0 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Mary Ryan.

#### 1998 election

Swiss Cottage ward election, 7 May 1998 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Mary Ryan | 887 | |
| | Labour | Robert Hall | 834 | |
| | Conservative | Stephen Hocking | 756 | |
| | Conservative | Honora Morrissey | 754 | |
| | Conservative | Peter Horne | 732 | |
| | Labour | Bernard Moss | 710 | |
| | Independent Labour | John Macdonald * | 600 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Collins | 439 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sally Twite | 378 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Herbert Newbrook | 365 | |
| | Green | Catherine Gregory | 284 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,739 | 35.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |

#### 1994 election

Swiss Cottage ward election, 5 May 1994 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Raymond Adamson | 1,076 | |
| | Labour | John Macdonald | 1,070 | |
| | Labour | Patrick Weir | 1,015 | |
| | Conservative | Anne Morris * | 926 | |
| | Conservative | Peter Horne * | 869 | |
| | Conservative | Peter Skolar * | 865 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Burney-Jones | 420 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Collins | 418 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Diana Self | 374 | |
| | Green | Debra Green | 232 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 42.0 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |

#### 1992 by-election

Swiss Cottage by-election, 7 May 1992 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Peter J. Skolar | 1,278 | 50.5 |
| | Labour | Nicholas Prior | 940 | 37.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Diana M. Self | 222 | 8.8 |
| | Green | Stephen N. Games | 91 | 3.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 42.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Vaughan A. Emsley.

#### 1990 election

Swiss Cottage ward election, 3 May 1990 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Vaughan Emsley | 1,159 | |
| | Conservative | Anne Morris | 1,153 | |
| | Conservative | Peter Horne | 1,120 | |
| | Labour | Barbara Beck | 1,108 | |
| | Labour | Terence Flanagan | 1,069 | |
| | Labour | Sandra Plummer | 1,018 | |
| | Green | Caroline Counihan | 449 | |
| | Green | Nicholas Catephores | 381 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Margaret Fuelling | 273 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Diana Self | 250 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gillian Wagner | 234 | |
| | Camden Charter | Alan Rogers | 176 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 48.9 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |

#### 1986 election

Swiss Cottage ward election, 8 May 1986 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Gloria Lazenby | 1,326 | |
| | Labour | Alan Rippington | 1,307 | |
| | Labour | Adrian Van States | 1,155 | |
| | Conservative | Robert Graham * | 1,140 | |
| | Conservative | David Stone * | 1,136 | |
| | Conservative | Roberta Robson | 1,103 | |
| | Alliance | Ian Bond | 637 | |
| | Alliance | Roderick Atkin | 613 | |
| | Alliance | Clive Pembridge | 569 | |
| | Green | Janet Crawford | 280 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 51.9 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |

#### 1983 by-election

Swiss Cottage by-election, 21 July 1983 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Robert Graham | 1,168 | |
| | Labour | Jacqueline Peacock | 994 | |
| | Alliance | Andrew Bridgwater | 457 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 37.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Derek Spencer on his election as MP for Leicester South.

#### 1982 election

Swiss Cottage ward election, 6 May 1982 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Derek Spencer | 1,352 | |
| | Conservative | David Stone | 1,322 | |
| | Conservative | Harry Whitcut | 1,291 | |
| | Labour | Jacqueline Peacock | 1,102 | |
| | Labour | Ralph Cowly | 1,086 | |
| | Labour | Harry McCall | 1,058 | |
| | Alliance | Andrew Bridgwater | 742 | |
| | Alliance | Paul Burrall | 714 | |
| | Alliance | Richard Ford | 711 | |
| | Ecology | Geoffrey Syer | 91 | |
| | Ecology | John Comben | 82 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 46.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

#### 1979 by-election

Swiss Cottage by-election, 3 May 1979 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Ronald Rees | 2,282 |
| | Labour | Enyd Norman | 1,885 |
| | Liberal | Roger Billins | 719 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Brian Stoner.

#### 1978 election

Swiss Cottage ward election, 4 May 1978 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Osborne | 1,648 | | |
| | Conservative | Michael Flynn | 1,633 | | |
| | Conservative | Brian Stoner * | 1,602 | | |
| | Labour | Christopher Heginbotham | 1,343 | | |
| | Labour | Enyd Norman | 1,326 | | |
| | Labour | Denis MacShane | 1,274 | | |
| | Liberal | Andrew Bridgwater | 297 | | |
| | Liberal | Jillian Newbrook | 292 | | |
| | Liberal | Janet Heller | 291 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 45.1 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Pre 1978

Before 1978, under different boundaries, the ward was represented by four councillors.

#### 1977 by-election

Swiss Cottage by-election, 20 October 1977 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Michael C. Brahams | 1,682 | |
| | Labour | Margaret Anna. V. Bowman | 1,081 | |
| | Liberal | Andrew Bridgwater | 189 | |
| | National Front | Gwendoline J. Evans | 68 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 32.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Ronald Raymond-Cox.

#### 1974 election

Swiss Cottage ward election, 2 May 1974 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Ron King | 1,636 | 45.7 |
| | Conservative | Ronald Raymond-Cox | 1,625 | |
| | Conservative | Anthony Kerpel | 1,616 | |
| | Conservative | Brian Stoner | 1,559 | |
| | Labour | William Budd | 1,535 | 42.8 |
| | Labour | Walter Burgess | 1,533 | |
| | Labour | Arthur Soutter * | 1,508 | |
| | Labour | Gurmukh Singh | 1,465 | |
| | Liberal | Kenneth Carter | 412 | 11.5 |
| | Liberal | Robert Pellegrinetti | 369 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 38.3 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |

#### 1972 by-election

Swiss Cottage by-election, 2 March 1972 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Neil McIntosh | 1,576 | |
| | Conservative | Ron King | 1,481 | |
| | Liberal | Ray Benad | 267 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 33.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
The by-election was called following the resignation of John Eidinow.

#### 1971 election

Swiss Cottage ward election, 13 May 1971 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ms Tessa Jowell | 2,026 | 48.9 | |
| | Labour | John Eidinow | 2,018 | | |
| | Labour | Arthur Soutter | 1,974 | | |
| | Labour | Ernest Wistrich | 1,893 | | |
| | Conservative | Ronald King | 1,804 | 43.5 | |
| | Conservative | Ms Phillippa Raymond-Cox | 1,792 | | |
| | Conservative | Ms Christine Stewart-Munro | 1,787 | | |
| | Conservative | Sidney Torrance | 1,780 | | |
| | Liberal | Ms Kay Peacock | 317 | 7.6 | |
| | Liberal | Ray Benad | 298 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 38.8 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
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