# King's Cross (ward)

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.

## List of councillors

| Term | Councillor | Party |
| 1964–1968 | Clifford Tucker | Labour |
| 1964–1968 | John Diamond | Labour |
| 1964–1968 | Arthur Graves | Labour |
| 1968–1971 | John Glendinning | Conservative |
| 1968–1971 | Ian Clarke | Conservative |
| 1968–1971 | Thomas Morris | Conservative |
| 1971–1978 | Lyndal Evans | Labour |
| 1971–1974 | Joseph Jacob | Labour |
| 1971–1974 | Michael Cendrowicz | Labour |
| 1971–1978 | David Offenbach | Labour |
| 1974–1978 | David Windsor | Labour |
| 1974–1978 | Margaret Robertson | Labour |
| 1978–1982 | Anthony Craig | Labour |
| 1978–1981 | Roderick Cordara | Labour |
| 1981–1990 | Barbara Hughes | Labour |
| 1998–2006 | Barbara Hughes | Labour |
| 1982–1990 | Anthony Dykes | Labour |
| 1990–1994 | Gloria Lazenby | Labour |
| 1990–1998 | John White | Labour |
| 1994–1998 | Angus Walker | Labour |
| 1998–2006 | Nick Smith | Labour |
| 2002–2010 | Geethika Jayatilaka | Labour |
| 2006–2022 | Abdul Hai | Labour |
| 2006–present | Jonathan Simpson | Labour |
| 2010–2018 | Sarah Hayward | Labour |
| 2018–2022 | Georgie Robertson | Labour |
| 2022–present | Lotis Bautista | Labour |
| 2022–present | Liam Martin-Lane | Labour |

## Camden council elections since 2022

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

### 2022 election

The election took place on 5 May 2022.
2022 Camden London Borough Council election: King's Cross :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Lotis Bautista | 1,317 | 68.4 |
| | Labour | Liam Martin-Lane | 1,256 | 65.2 |
| | Labour | Jonathan Simpson | 1,205 | 62.6 |
| | Green | Alex Smith | 417 | 21.7 |
| | Conservative | Catherine Frost | 249 | 12.9 |
| | Conservative | Douglas de Morais | 219 | 11.4 |
| | Conservative | Clementine Manning | 218 | 11.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joan Baktis | 214 | 11.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Benjamin Newman | 185 | 9.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jack Fleming | 167 | 8.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,926 | 27.4 |
| | 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

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. In 2018, the ward had an electorate of 7,274.

### 2018 election

The election took place on 3 May 2018.
2018 Camden London Borough Council election: King's Cross :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jonathan Simpson | 1,191 | 60.6 | +10.0 |
| | Labour | Georgie Robertson | 1,180 | 60.1 | +4.4 |
| | Labour | Abdul Hai | 1,130 | 57.5 | +3.5 |
| | Green | Emma Barker | 377 | 19.2 | −1.7 |
| | Conservative | Robyn Gardner | 281 | 14.3 | −1.0 |
| | Conservative | Adam Lester | 242 | 12.3 | −4.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Jones | 239 | 12.2 | +2.2 |
| | Conservative | Samuel Dyas | 205 | 10.4 | −4.8 |
| | Green | Nicola Hart | 198 | 10.1 | −7.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Johnson | 174 | 8.9 | −0.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ekaterina Kirk | 171 | 8.7 | +1.3 |
| | Green | Les Levidow | 157 | 8.0 | −8.9 |
| | Democrats and Veterans | Robert Connor | 62 | 3.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 29.72 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 2014 election

The election took place on 22 May 2014.
2014 Camden London Borough Council election: King's Cross :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Sarah Hayward | 1,467 | |
| | Labour | Jonathan Simpson | 1,424 | |
| | Labour | Abdul Hai | 1,333 | |
| | Green | Brian Gascoigne | 550 | |
| | Green | Dominic Kendrick | 459 | |
| | Green | Lewis Sullivan | 446 | |
| | Conservative | Adam Lester | 431 | |
| | Conservative | Ivan Massow | 403 | |
| | Conservative | Patsy Prince | 401 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Jones | 263 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jon Burden | 236 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Skinner | 195 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7631 | 34.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### 2010 election

The election on 6 May 2010 took place on the same day as the United Kingdom general election.
2010 Camden London Borough Council election: King's Cross :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Sarah Hayward | 1,844 | 14.27 |
| | Labour | Abdul Hai | 1,706 | 13.21 |
| | Labour | Jonathan Simpson | 1,681 | 13.01 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lee Baker | 1,546 | 11.97 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Yuan Potts | 1,386 | 10.73 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Huw Prior | 1,283 | 9.93 |
| | Conservative | Kashem Abdul | 771 | 5.97 |
| | Conservative | Piers Lindsay-Finn | 742 | 5.74 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Parkinson | 703 | 5.44 |
| | Green | Edward Milford | 454 | 3.51 |
| | Green | Rienzi Trento | 337 | 2.61 |
| | Green | Una Sapietis | 427 | 3.31 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,880 | 53.42 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### 2006 election

The election took place on 4 May 2006.
2006 Camden London Borough Council election: King's Cross :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Abdul Hai | 1,071 | |
| | Labour | Jonathan Simpson | 956 | |
| | Labour | Geethika Jayatilaka | 946 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Trevor Harris | 662 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Huw Prior | 627 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Simmons | 600 | |
| | Conservative | Barbara Douglass | 483 | |
| | Conservative | Paul Christian | 476 | |
| | Conservative | Jamieson Hunkin | 424 | |
| | Green | Joy Wood | 375 | |
| | Green | Kate Gordon | 360 | |
| | Green | Neil Endicott | 355 | |
| | Independent | Alem-Seged Abay | 182 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,517 | 31.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### 2002 election

The election took place on 2 May 2002.
2002 Camden London Borough Council election: King's Cross :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Barbara Hughes | 855 | 52.3 | |
| | Labour | Geethika Jayatilaka | 730 | 44.6 | |
| | Labour | Nick Smith | 710 | 43.4 | |
| | Conservative | Barbara Douglass | 353 | 21.6 | |
| | Conservative | Charles Costa | 344 | 21.0 | |
| | Conservative | Mark Haley | 318 | 19.4 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Diana Brown | 310 | 18.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Tucker | 243 | 14.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Erich Wagner | 216 | 13.2 | |
| | Green | Richard Thomas | 169 | 10.3 | |
| | Green | Audrey Poppy | 157 | 9.6 | |
| | Green | Lucia Nella | 149 | 9.1 | |
| | CPA | Elsa Pontes-Betee | 46 | 2.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,600 | | |
| | 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) |

## 1978–2002 Camden council elections

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Camden in 1978.

### 1998 election

The election took place on 7 May 1998.
1998 Camden London Borough Council election: King's Cross :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Barbara Hughes | 833 | |
| | Labour | Nick Smith | 766 | |
| | Conservative | James Atkin | 269 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rosemary Gandy | 240 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Eleanor Freedman | 232 | |
| | Conservative | Robert Ricketts | 211 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,551 | 28.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### 1994 election

The election took place on 5 May 1994.
1994 Camden London Borough Council election: King's Cross :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Angus Walker | 1,180 | |
| | Labour | John White | 1,109 | |
| | Conservative | Grace Gorer | 333 | |
| | Conservative | Norma Simon | 314 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Charlesworth | 300 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.8% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### 1990 election

The election took place on 3 May 1990.
1990 Camden London Borough Council election: King's Cross :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Gloria Lazenby | 1,079 | 51.00 |
| | Labour | John White | 969 | |
| | Conservative | George Glossop | 438 | 21.01 |
| | Conservative | John Wilson | 405 | |
| | Green | John Simpson | 263 | 13.10 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Casper Wrede | 158 | 7.87 |
| | Camden Charter | Cathal McGirr | 141 | 7.02 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,535 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1866 | 41.15 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 9 | 0.48 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### 1986 election

The election took place on 8 May 1986.
1986 Camden London Borough Council election: King's Cross :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Barbara Hughes | 1,113 |
| | Labour | Anthony Dykes | 1,094 |
| | Conservative | George Glossop | 402 |
| | Conservative | James Turner | 382 |
| | Alliance | Thomas Hibbert | 282 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### 1982 election

The election took place on 6 May 1982.
1982 Camden London Borough Council election: King's Cross :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Barbara Hughes | 812 |
| | Labour | Anthony Dykes | 802 |
| | Conservative | Anthony Kemp | 532 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Robins | 526 |
| | Alliance | Thomas Hibbert | 411 |
| | Alliance | Derek Lowe | 356 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### 1981 by-election

The by-election took place on 7 May 1981, following the resignation of Roderick Cordara. It was held on the same day as the 1981 Greater London Council election.
1981 King's Cross by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Barbara Hughes | 813 |
| | Conservative | Derek Lowe | 573 |
| | Liberal | Thomas Hibbert | 320 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### 1978 election

The election took place on 4 May 1978.
1978 Camden London Borough Council election: King's Cross :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Anthony Craig | 840 | | |
| | Labour | Roderick Cordara | 812 | | |
| | Conservative | John Glendinning | 777 | | |
| | Conservative | Aileen Griffith | 758 | | |
| | Communist | Patricia Langton | 48 | | |
| | Workers Revolutionary | Margaret Obank | 40 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | 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) |

## 1971–1978 Camden council elections

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Camden in 1971.

### 1974 election

The election took place on 2 May 1974.
1974 Camden London Borough Council election: King's Cross :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | David Offenbach | 1,745 | 51.8 |
| | Labour | David Windsor | 1,730 | |
| | Labour | Margaret Robertson | 1,721 | |
| | Labour | Lyndal Evans | 1,698 | |
| | Conservative | John Glendinning | 1,193 | 35.4 |
| | Conservative | Graham Hirschfield | 1,110 | |
| | Conservative | Kenneth Avery | 1,108 | |
| | Conservative | Kenneth Graham | 1,089 | |
| | Liberal | John Bishop | 431 | 12.8 |
| | Liberal | Anthony Connell | 405 | |
| | Liberal | Raymond Marks | 363 | |
| | Liberal | Margaret Maclaren | 360 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### 1971 election

The election took place on 13 May 1971.
1971 Camden London Borough Council election: King's Cross :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Lyndal Evans | 2,080 | 58.2 | |
| | Labour | Joseph Jacob | 2,057 | | |
| | Labour | Michael Cendrowicz | 2,034 | | |
| | Labour | David Offenbach | 2,032 | | |
| | Conservative | Ian Clarke | 1,494 | 41.8 | |
| | Conservative | John Glendinning | 1,481 | | |
| | Conservative | Edith Martin | 1,466 | | |
| | Conservative | Joy Burgess | 1,436 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.0 | |
| | 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) |
| | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) |

## 1964–1971 Camden council elections

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.

### 1968 election

The election took place on 9 May 1968.
1968 Camden London Borough Council election: King's Cross :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Glendinning | 1,689 | 60.5 |
| | Conservative | Ian Clarke | 1,680 | |
| | Conservative | Thomas Morris | 1,672 | |
| | Labour | Beverley Rowe | 1,106 | 39.5 |
| | Labour | John Diamond | 1,096 | |
| | Labour | Louis Bondy | 1,083 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 32.0 |
| | 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 | |

### 1964 election

The election took place on 7 May 1964.
1964 Camden London Borough Council election: King's Cross :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Clifford Tucker | 1,876 | | |
| | Labour | John Diamond | 1,857 | | |
| | Labour | Arthur Graves | 1,810 | | |
| | Conservative | Joyce Burgess | 1,523 | | |
| | Conservative | William McGowan | 1,492 | | |
| | Conservative | Thomas Morris | 1,473 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,410 | 36.0 | |
| | 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) |