# Haverstock (ward)

Haverstock is a ward in the London Borough of Camden, in the United Kingdom. The ward has existed since the May 2002 local elections and covers most of the Haverstock and Chalk Farm areas.
In 2018, the ward had an electorate of 9,115. The Boundary Commission projects the electorate to rise to 9,355 in 2025.

## History

The ward has been represented by three Labour Party councillors since the 2014 election.
Upon its creation for the 2002 election, the seat elected three Labour councillors. After John Dickie resigned as a councillor in 2003, a by-election was held for the vacant position, which was won by Jill Fraser, a Liberal Democrat, with the Labour candidate coming second. She retained her seat in the 2006 election and was elected alongside two Labour candidates. Labour councillor Roy Shaw resigned his position in 2007 due to ill health, and in the subsequent by-election, Matt Sanders, a Liberal Democrat, was elected over the Labour candidate.
Councillor Syed Hoque defected from the Labour Party to join the Liberal Democrats in 2009, leaving the ward represented by three Liberal Democrats. Hoque's death in 2010 resulted in the 2010 election in Haverstock being delayed from 6 May to 25 May. The Liberal Democrats held all three seats.
Labour regained all three seats in the 2014 election, defeating the incumbent Liberal Democrats, and retained their seats in the 2018 election. In 2019, Abi Wood stood down as a councillor, triggering a by-election held on the same day as the 2019 United Kingdom general election. The by-election was won by the Labour candidate, Gail McAnena Wood.
The ward will undergo minor boundary changes for the 2022 election.

## Councillors

| Term | Councillor | Party |
| 2014–2022 | Alison Kelly | Labour |
| 2014–2022 | Abdul Quadir | Labour |
| 2019–2022 | Gail McAnena Wood | Labour |

## Camden council elections since 2022

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Camden in 2022.

### 2022 election

2022 council election: Haverstock (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Kemi Atolagbe | 1,523 | 56.7 | |
| | Labour | Rebecca Filer | 1,430 | 53.2 | |
| | Labour | Nasrine Djemai | 1,402 | 52.2 | |
| | Green | Peter McGinty | 643 | 23.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jill Fraser | 427 | 15.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Fiona Fraser | 368 | 13.7 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Diane Culligan | 313 | 11.6 | |
| | Conservative | Timothy Frost | 312 | 11.6 | |
| | Conservative | David Roberts | 294 | 10.9 | |
| | Conservative | Shreena Parkinson | 292 | 10.9 | |
| | Independent | Alice Brown | 278 | 10.3 | |
| | Independent | Mohamed Farah | 232 | 8.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,687 | 31.3 | |
| | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) |
| | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) |
| | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) |

## 2002–2022 Camden council elections
### 2019 by-election

12 December 2019 by-election: Haverstock :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Gail McAnena Wood | 3,121 | 57.1 |
| | Green | Hunter Watts | 787 | 14.4 |
| | Conservative | Catherine McQueen | 781 | 14.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jack Francis Edmund Fleming | 776 | 14.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,334 | 42.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,465 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### 2018 election

2018 council election: Haverstock :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alison Kelly | 1,814 | 61.6 | 14.8 |
| | Labour | Abdul Quadir | 1,653 | 56.1 | 12.9 |
| | Labour | Abi Wood | 1,606 | 54.5 | 14.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jill Fraser | 661 | 22.4 | 7.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jack Francis Edmund Fleming | 412 | 14.0 | 12.7 |
| | Green | Pam Walker | 401 | 13.6 | 1.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Yannick Bultingaire | 383 | 13.0 | 12.0 |
| | Conservative | Daniel Ellis | 354 | 12.0 | 2.4 |
| | Conservative | Tom Ewins | 321 | 10.9 | 1.6 |
| | Green | Mike Sumner | 317 | 10.8 | 0.9 |
| | Conservative | Rahoul Bhansali | 305 | 10.4 | 2.4 |
| | Green | Mike Turner | 241 | 8.2 | 1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 945 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 33.6 | 8.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 2014 election

2014 council election: Haverstock :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alison Kelly | 1,707 | 46.8 | |
| | Labour | Abdul Quadir | 1,578 | 43.2 | |
| | Labour | Abi Wood | 1,462 | 40.1 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jill Fraser | 1,081 | 29.6 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Matt Sanders | 976 | 26.7 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rahel Bokth | 913 | 25.0 | |
| | Green | Charlotte Collins | 456 | 12.5 | |
| | Green | Una Sapietis | 361 | 9.9 | |
| | Green | Andre Lopez-Turner | 356 | 9.8 | |
| | Conservative | Stephen Daughton | 351 | 9.6 | |
| | Conservative | Nathan Davidson | 339 | 9.3 | |
| | UKIP | Christopher Cooke | 315 | 8.6 | |
| | Conservative | Carole Ricketts | 291 | 8.0 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 381 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,206 | 42.5 | 6.3 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### 2010 election

2010 council election: Haverstock :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jill Fraser | 1,462 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Matt Sanders | 1,326 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rahel Bokth | 1,291 | |
| | Labour | Sabrina Francis | 1,257 | |
| | Labour | Tom Copley | 1,202 | |
| | Labour | Joynal Uddin | 1,114 | |
| | Conservative | Joan Stally | 259 | |
| | Conservative | Tom Frost | 250 | |
| | Green | Jane Lawrie | 246 | |
| | Green | Paul Grader | 240 | |
| | Conservative | Robert Ricketts | 236 | |
| | Green | Sean Thompson | 181 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 34 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,064 | 36.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | |

### 2007 by-election

2007 by-election: Haverstock :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Matt Sanders | 1,160 | 43.4 | 0.2 |
| | Labour | Mike Katz | 1,000 | 37.4 | 3.0 |
| | Green | Emily Bruni | 299 | 11.2 | 0.4 |
| | Conservative | Peter Horne | 213 | 8.0 | 3.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 160 | 6.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,672 | 34.1 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### 2006 election

2006 council election: Haverstock :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jill Fraser | 1,417 | |
| | Labour | Syed Hoque | 1,118 | |
| | Labour | Roy Shaw | 1,106 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dudley Miles | 1,085 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon Horvat-Marcovic | 1,058 | |
| | Labour | Michael Katz | 1,034 | |
| | Conservative | Joan Stally | 362 | |
| | Green | Sue Charlesworth | 351 | |
| | Green | Robert Bahns | 347 | |
| | Conservative | Timothy Frost | 338 | |
| | Conservative | Ross McGregor | 337 | |
| | Green | Edward Milford | 244 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,797 | 38.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### 2003 by-election

2003 by-election: Haverstock :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jill Fraser | 746 | 42.8 | 22.0 |
| | Labour | Paul A. H. Thomson | 484 | 27.8 | 15.8 |
| | Conservative | Peter J. Horne | 318 | 18.2 | 0.1 |
| | Green | Sarah J. Gillam | 112 | 6.4 | 9.4 |
| | Socialist Alliance | Sydney E. Platt | 84 | 4.8 | 4.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 262 | 15.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,744 | 23.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### 2002 election

2002 council election: Haverstock :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jane Roberts | 882 | 47.3 | N/A |
| | Labour | Roy Shaw | 856 | 45.9 | N/A |
| | Labour | John Dickie | 852 | 45.7 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Margaret Finer | 422 | 22.6 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Rita Marshall | 367 | 19.7 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alec Gordon | 364 | 19.5 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pamela Lutgen | 359 | 19.3 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Anthony Kemp | 355 | 19.0 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Joan Stally | 351 | 18.8 | N/A |
| | Green | Sarah Gillam | 319 | 17.1 | N/A |
| | Green | Iola Kenworthy | 277 | 14.9 | N/A |
| | Green | Edward Milford | 201 | 10.8 | N/A |
| | CPA | Angela Ozor | 34 | 1.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 430 | 23.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,864 | 24.6 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,571 | | |
| | 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) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |