# Vassall (ward)

Vassall was an electoral ward in the London Borough of Lambeth, United Kingdom, from 1965 to 2022. The ward was named after Henry Vassall-Fox, 3rd Baron Holland who was responsible for the first building development in the area in the 1820s. It was first used for the 1964 elections and last used for the 2018 elections. The boundaries of the ward were adjusted in 1978 and 2002. It returned three members to Lambeth London Borough Council. The ward was replaced by Myatt's Fields and Stockwell East in 2022.

## 2002–2022 Lambeth council elections

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Lambeth in 2002.

### 2018 election

The election took place on 3 May 2018.
2018 Lambeth London Borough Council election: Vassall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jacqui Dyer | 2,296 | 62.1 | 12.1 |
| | Labour | Annie Gallop | 2,165 | | |
| | Labour | Paul Gadsby | 2,120 | | |
| | Green | Sarah Mynott | 594 | 15.0 | 2.1 |
| | Green | Florence Pollock | 505 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kate Noble | 476 | 13.1 | 0.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Juliet Hodges | 474 | | |
| | Green | Bruno Combelles | 471 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Lubbock | 433 | | |
| | Conservative | Glen Promnitz | 338 | 8.6 | 4.6 |
| | Conservative | Gareth Wallace | 318 | | |
| | Conservative | Stuart Barr | 257 | | |
| | Pirate | Mark Chapman | 127 | 1.2 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | | | |
| | 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 Lambeth London Borough Council election: Vassall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Jacqui Dyer | 1,751 | 50.0 |
| | Labour | Paul Gadsby | 1,723 | |
| | Labour | Annie Gallop | 1,671 | |
| | Green | Celia Cole | 598 | 17.1 |
| | Conservative | Paul Abbott | 463 | 13.2 |
| | Conservative | Stuart Barr | 451 | |
| | Green | Owen Everett | 451 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lindsay Avebury | 445 | 12.7 |
| | Green | John Walton | 419 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Collette Thomas | 388 | |
| | Conservative | Joshua Gething | 382 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dominic Wyard | 254 | |
| | Pirate | Mark Chapman | 129 | 3.7 |
| | TUSC | Dalton Montague | 113 | 3.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | 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 Lambeth London Borough Council election: Vassall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Kingsley Abrams | 2,533 |
| | Labour | Adrian Garden | 2,308 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steve Bradley | 2,193 |
| | Labour | Tracy Ritson | 2,146 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Faye Gray | 1,793 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Matthew Hanney | 1,617 |
| | Conservative | Stuart Barr | 706 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Hayes | 593 |
| | Green | Alexandra Olive | 542 |
| | Conservative | Carolena Ludwig | 525 |
| | Green | Stephen Hall | 477 |
| | Green | Peter Cutler | 476 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 15,909 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |

### 2006 election

The election took place on 4 May 2006.
2006 Lambeth London Borough Council election: Vassall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Kingsley Abrams | 1,426 | 44.2 |
| | Labour | Liz Atkinson | 1,421 | |
| | Labour | Alex McKenna | 1,305 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Adeline Aina | 1,146 | 35.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steve Bradley | 1,092 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ernest Baidoo-Mitchell | 1,044 | |
| | Conservative | Stuart Barr | 369 | 11.4 |
| | Conservative | Deborah Thomas | 360 | |
| | Conservative | Judith Collier | 341 | |
| | Respect | Stephen Hack | 287 | 8.9 |
| | Respect | Abdul Chowdhury | 257 | |
| | Respect | Aboubakar Sako | 234 | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 9,282 | |
| | 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 Lambeth London Borough Council election: Vassall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Liz Atkinson | 1,056 | 16.9 | |
| | Labour | Alex McKenna | 943 | 15.1 | |
| | Labour | Daniel Sabbagh | 895 | 14.3 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tom Cornwall | 851 | 13.6 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Antonia Ewetuga | 846 | 13.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rene Kinzett | 744 | 11.9 | |
| | Green | Keith Sperry | 257 | 4.1 | |
| | Conservative | Nicholas Gibbon | 188 | 3.0 | |
| | Conservative | Antony Shakespeare | 181 | 2.9 | |
| | Conservative | Laurence King | 165 | 2.6 | |
| | Socialist Alliance | Brenda Downes | 127 | 2.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,253 | 23.3 | |
| | 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) |

## 1978–2002 Lambeth council elections

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

### 1978 election
## 1964–1978 Lambeth council elections
### 1974 election

The election took place on 2 May 1974.
1974 Lambeth London Borough Council election: Vassall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Frank Quenault | 1,050 |
| | Labour | J. Quinn | 1,037 |
| | Labour | A. Thompson | 998 |
| | Conservative | S. De Laszlo | 550 |
| | Conservative | A. Swing | 546 |
| | Conservative | D. De Laszlo | 543 |
| | Communist | R. Mace | 138 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | 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 Lambeth London Borough Council election: Vassall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | I. England | 2,055 | 24.8% |
| | Labour | N. Mudie | 1,989 | 24.0% |
| | Labour | Frank Quenault | 1,959 | 23.6% |
| | Conservative | B. Manley | 791 | 9.5% |
| | Conservative | R. Silver | 751 | 9.1% |
| | Conservative | J. Boyle | 747 | 9.0% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,292 | |
| | 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 | |

### 1968 election

The election took place on 9 May 1968.
1968 Lambeth London Borough Council election: Vassall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | J. Boyle | 1,215 |
| | Conservative | L. Roux | 1,194 |
| | Conservative | B. Manley | 1,188 |
| | Labour | I. England | 1,092 |
| | Labour | F. Rigger | 1,035 |
| | Labour | Frank Quenault | 1,026 |
| | Communist | J. Harman | 236 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | 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 Lambeth London Borough Council election: Vassall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | I. England | 1,729 | 69.9 | |
| | Labour | Frank Quenault | 1,715 | | |
| | Labour | F. Rigger | 1,697 | | |
| | Conservative | B. Manley | 746 | 30.1 | |
| | Conservative | W. Randle | 734 | | |
| | Conservative | N. Wallace | 734 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,492 | 20.3 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,287 | | |
| | 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) |