# Ferndale (Lambeth ward)

Ferndale was an electoral ward in the London Borough of Lambeth from 1965 to 2022. The ward was first used in the 1964 elections and last used for the 2018 elections. It returned three councillors to Lambeth London Borough Council. The boundaries were redrawn in 1978 and 2002. The ward was replaced in 2022 by Brixton Acre Lane, Brixton North and Clapham East. Notable councillors to represent the ward are John Major who became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, civil rights activist Rudy Narayan and Ted Knight who was leader of Lambeth Council during the 1985 rate-capping rebellion.

## List of councillors

| Term | Councillor | Party |
| 1964–19681971–197? | Donald Packer | Labour |
| 1964–1968 | D. Colls | Labour |
| 1964–1968 | W. Privett | Labour |
| 1968–1971 | J. Langley | Conservative |
| 1968–1971 | G. Allnut | Conservative |
| 1968–1971 | John Major | Conservative |
| 1971–1974 | L. Davis | Labour |
| 1971–197? | Moses Kempadoo | Labour |
| 1974–1978 | Rudy Narayan | Labour |
| 1976–1978 | Angela Painter | Labour |
| 1978–1984 | Peter Lansley | Labour |
| 1978–1982 | John Boyle | Labour |
| 1978–1986 | Ted Knight | Labour |
| 1982–1986 | Josephine Sinclair | Labour |
| 1984–1986 | Irma Critchlow | Labour |
| 1986–1994 | Julian Lewis | Labour |
| 1986–1990 | Joshua Anim | Labour |
| 1986–1990 | Rachael Webb | Labour |
| 1990–1995 | Denis Cooper-King | Labour |
| 1990–1994 | Abayomi Buraimoh-lgbo | Labour |
| 1994–1995 | John Harrison | Labour |
| 1994–1998 | Timothy Murnaghan | Labour |
| 1995–1998 | Simon Adams | Labour |
| 1995–2002 | Mohammed Abu-Bakr | Labour |
| 1998–2002 | Richard Jarman | Labour |
| 1998–2018 | Paul McGlone | Labour |
| 2002–2006 | Imran Hussain | Labour |
| 2002–2018 | Sally Prentice | Labour |
| 2006–2018 | Neil Sabharwal | Labour |
| 2018–2022 | Jess Leigh | Labour |
| 2018–2022 | Joshua Lindsey | Labour |
| 2018–2022 | Irfan Mohammed | Labour |

## 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: Ferndale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour Co-op | Jess Leigh | 1,853 |
| | Labour Co-op | Joshua Lindsey | 1,685 |
| | Labour Co-op | Irfan Mohammed | 1,649 |
| | Green | Rachel Alexander | 715 |
| | Green | Indar Picton-Howell | 459 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ben Austin | 455 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Aedan Pope | 428 |
| | Conservative | Craig Barrett | 373 |
| | Conservative | Katy Slack | 384 |
| | Women's Equality | Leila Fazal | 366 |
| | Conservative | David Macbeth | 359 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Siraut | 263 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 934 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing |

### 2014 election

The election took place on 22 May 2014.
2014 Lambeth London Borough Council election: Ferndale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Sally Prentice | 1,762 | 50.0 |
| | Labour | Paul McGlone | 1,696 | |
| | Labour | Neil Sabharwal | 1,499 | |
| | Green | Edward Gillespie | 625 | 17.7 |
| | Green | Philip Woolley | 619 | |
| | Conservative | Thomas Hatton | 493 | 14.0 |
| | Conservative | Paul Mawdsley | 444 | |
| | Conservative | Michael Timmins | 431 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jane Vaus | 256 | 7.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Tuffrey | 221 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Medway | 211 | |
| | UKIP | Elizabeth Erwin Jones | 196 | 5.6 |
| | TUSC | James Ivens | 113 | 3.2 |
| | Socialist (GB) | Daniel Lambert | 81 | 2.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 8,647 | |
| | 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 Lambeth London Borough Council election: Ferndale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Paul McGlone | 2,761 |
| | Labour | Sally Prentice | 2,703 |
| | Labour | Neil Sabharwal | 2,377 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ernest Baidoo-Mitchell | 1,383 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roy Jenkins | 1,367 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey Bowring | 1,313 |
| | Conservative | Isabella Ginnett | 1,199 |
| | Conservative | Lee Roberts | 1,053 |
| | Conservative | Richard Moore | 1,052 |
| | Green | Tamsyn East | 632 |
| | Green | Daniel Bracken | 613 |
| | Green | James Montgomery | 525 |
| | Socialist (GB) | Daniel Lambert | 82 |
| | Socialist (GB) | John Lee | 48 |
| | Socialist (GB) | Jacqueline Shodeke | 45 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 17,153 |
| | 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 Lambeth London Borough Council election: Ferndale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Paul McGlone | 1,332 | 47.9 |
| | Labour | Sally Prentice | 1,282 | |
| | Labour | Neil Sabharwal | 1,205 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lena Smith | 572 | 20.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mirza Basic | 559 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Marcus Mayers | 535 | |
| | Green | Philip Georgiou | 507 | 18.2 |
| | Conservative | Helen Gentry | 371 | 13.3 |
| | Conservative | David Farley | 343 | |
| | Conservative | Rosemary Morales | 331 | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 7,037 | |
| | 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: Ferndale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Imran Hussain | 1,031 | 21.5 | |
| | Labour | Paul McGlone | 1,021 | 21.3 | |
| | Labour | Sally Prentice | 977 | 20.4 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Catherine Cumberbatch-Barnett | 340 | 7.1 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Patrick Mitchell | 314 | 6.6 | |
| | Green | Jeffrey Dalton | 300 | 6.3 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steven Rhodes | 300 | 6.3 | |
| | Conservative | Helen Gentry | 171 | 3.6 | |
| | Conservative | Richard Forsdyke | 170 | 3.5 | |
| | Conservative | Verity Forsdyke | 167 | 3.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,791 | 17.6 | |
| | 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.

### 1998 election

The election took place on 7 May 1998.

### 1995 by-election

The by-election took place on 2 March 1995, following the resignations of Denis Cooper-King and John Harrison.
1995 Ferndale by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Simon Adams | 982 |
| | Labour | Mohammed Abu-Bakr | 963 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Euan Bayliss | 846 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Morris | 824 |
| | Independent | Catherine Valentine | 155 |
| | Conservative | Alison Davis | 129 |
| | Independent | Raymond Woolford | 129 |
| | Conservative | Simon Nayyar | 100 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### 1994 election

The election took place on 5 May 1994.

### 1990 election

The election took place on 3 May 1990.

### 1986 election

The election took place on 8 May 1986.
1986 Lambeth London Borough Council election: Ferndale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Julian Lewis | 2,149 |
| | Labour | Joshua Anim | 1,973 |
| | Labour | Rachael Webb | 1,910 |
| | Conservative | Peter Donovan | 563 |
| | Conservative | David Jones | 548 |
| | Conservative | Nicholas de Salis | 504 |
| | Alliance | Brian Seymour | 406 |
| | Alliance | Alastair Sturgis | 392 |
| | Alliance | Herrnia Esezobor | 391 |
| | Green | Janice Owens | 212 |
| | Communist | Brenda Kirsch | 61 |
| | Revolutionary Communist | Kunle Oluremi | 51 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### 1984 by-election

The by-election took place on 17 May 1984, following the resignation of Peter Lansley.
1984 Ferndale by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Irma Critchlow | 1,563 |
| | Alliance | Paul Harris | 1,012 |
| | Conservative | Clive Mark | 246 |
| | Communist | Paul Olive | 65 |
| | Ecology | Janice Owens | 48 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### 1982 election

The election took place on 6 May 1982.
1982 Lambeth London Borough Council election: Ferndale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Ted Knight | 1,504 |
| | Labour | Peter Lansley | 1,391 |
| | Labour | Josephine Sinclair | 1,366 |
| | Alliance | Gabriel Solomon | 978 |
| | Alliance | Nicholas Couldroey | 961 |
| | Alliance | David Warner | 933 |
| | Conservative | Margaret Chambers | 528 |
| | Conservative | Dilip Vadgama | 488 |
| | Conservative | Irene Bird | 461 |
| | Communist | Jean Styles | 132 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### 1978 election

The election took place on 4 May 1978.
1978 Lambeth London Borough Council election: Ferndale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Peter Lansley | 1,640 | | |
| | Labour | John Boyle | 1,444 | | |
| | Labour | Ted Knight | 1,444 | | |
| | Conservative | Gillian Turner | 722 | | |
| | Conservative | Peter Warburton-Jones | 708 | | |
| | Conservative | Mark Robinson | 673 | | |
| 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) |
| | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) |

## 1964–1978 Lambeth council elections

Ferndale ward existed since the creation of the London Borough of Lambeth on 1 April 1965. For elections to the Greater London Council, the ward was part of the Lambeth electoral division from 1965 and then the Vauxhall division from 1973.

### 1976 by-election

The by-election took place on 1 April 1976.
1976 Ferndale by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Angela Painter | 1,026 | |
| | Conservative | Charles Williams | 513 | |
| | Liberal | Catherine Williams | 196 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 21.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### 1974 election

The election took place on 2 May 1974.
1974 Lambeth London Borough Council election: Ferndale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Donald Packer | 888 |
| | Labour | Moses Kempadoo | 853 |
| | Labour | Rudy Narayan | 822 |
| | Conservative | M. Lingwood | 443 |
| | Conservative | I. McLean Young | 420 |
| | Conservative | V. Cox | 406 |
| | Communist | J. Stewart | 105 |
| 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: Ferndale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | L. Davis | 1,574 |
| | Labour | Donald Packer | 1,498 |
| | Labour | Moses Kempadoo | 1,468 |
| | Conservative | G. Allnutt | 498 |
| | Conservative | J. Tosh | 497 |
| | Conservative | R. Wheelhouse | 480 |
| | Communist | J. Harman | 122 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | 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: Ferndale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | J. Langley | 1,025 |
| | Conservative | G. Allnut | 1,002 |
| | Conservative | John Major | 991 |
| | Labour | L. Davis | 921 |
| | Labour | J. Dodson | 892 |
| | Labour | Donald Packer | 863 |
| 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: Ferndale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Donald Packer | 1,219 | | |
| | Labour | D. Colls | 1,202 | | |
| | Labour | W. Privett | 1,195 | | |
| | Conservative | D. Hodgson | 532 | | |
| | Conservative | M. Bartholomew | 524 | | |
| | Conservative | A. Baker | 518 | | |
| | Communist | R. Dearing | 91 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | 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) |