# Kentish Town (ward)

Kentish Town was a ward in the London Borough of Camden, in the United Kingdom, covering Kentish Town. The ward was established for the May 2002 election. The population of the ward at the 2011 Census was 13,417. The ward was abolished for the 2022 election. Its area was transferred to the newly created Kentish Town North and Kentish Town South wards.

## Camden council elections
### 2018 election

The election took place on 3 May 2018.
2018 Camden London Borough Council election: Kentish Town :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Georgia Gould | 2,376 | 66.0 | +12.8 |
| | Labour | Jenny Headlam-Wells | 2,310 | 64.2 | +8.7 |
| | Labour | Meric Apak | 2,238 | 62.2 | +11.2 |
| | Green | Kelly Pawlyn | 572 | 15.9 | −6.7 |
| | Green | Dee Searle | 568 | 15.8 | −5.2 |
| | Green | Charley Greenwood | 556 | 15.5 | −3.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Margo Dale Miller | 348 | 9.7 | +0.1 |
| | Conservative | Mac Chapwell | 345 | 9.6 | −2.0 |
| | Conservative | Darryl Davies | 339 | 9.4 | −1.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Victor Hjort | 324 | 9.0 | +1.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jill Newbrook | 300 | 8.3 | +3.3 |
| | Conservative | Shreena Patel | 261 | 7.3 | −2.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 37.49 | |
| | 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: Kentish Town :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jenny Headlam-Wells | 2,165 | 55.5 | +18.7 |
| | Labour | Georgia Gould | 2,076 | 53.2 | +14.6 |
| | Labour | Meric Apak | 1,992 | 51.0 | +16.1 |
| | Green | Jack Parker | 882 | 22.6 | +3.2 |
| | Green | Alaa Owaineh | 818 | 21.0 | +9.8 |
| | Green | George Houghton | 738 | 18.9 | +3.7 |
| | Conservative | Doreen Bartlett | 452 | 11.6 | −1.6 |
| | Conservative | Darryl Davies | 427 | 10.9 | −1.2 |
| | Conservative | Paul Barton | 397 | 10.2 | −2.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Judy Dixey | 375 | 9.6 | −23.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Omar Ali | 304 | 7.8 | −23.9 |
| | UKIP | Maxine Spencer | 287 | 7.4 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Valdir Francisco | 195 | 5.0 | −23.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,128 | 40.8 | |
| | 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: Kentish Town :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Georgia Gould | 2,382 | 38.6 | +5.4 |
| | Labour | Dave Horan | 2,273 | 36.8 | +7.1 |
| | Labour | Meric Apak | 2,153 | 34.9 | +6.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ralph Scott | 2,052 | 33.2 | +0.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nick Russell | 1,957 | 31.7 | −7.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Abdiwali Mohamud | 1,755 | 28.4 | −6.3 |
| | Green | Victoria Green | 1,198 | 19.4 | −9.5 |
| | Green | John Bird | 939 | 15.2 | −5.9 |
| | Conservative | Doreen Bartlett | 812 | 13.2 | +4.8 |
| | Conservative | Paul Barton | 750 | 12.2 | +3.8 |
| | Conservative | Darryl Davies | 749 | 12.1 | +4.7 |
| | Green | Alaa Owaineh | 690 | 11.2 | −9.6 |
| | BNP | Stephen Dorman | 180 | 2.9 | N/A |
| | Socialist (GB) | Bill Martin | 113 | 1.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,172 | 64.1 | +22.3 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### 2006 election

The election took place on 4 May 2006.
2006 Camden London Borough Council election: Kentish Town :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philip Thompson | 1,421 | 38.9 | +10.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Omar Ansari | 1,268 | 34.7 | +6.6 |
| | Labour | Lucy Anderson | 1,213 | 33.2 | −7.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ralph Scott | 1,198 | 32.8 | +9.6 |
| | Labour | David Horan | 1,087 | 29.7 | −7.4 |
| | Green | Siân Berry | 1,057 | 28.9 | +11.1 |
| | Labour | Deidre Krymer | 1,042 | 28.5 | −5.6 |
| | Green | Edward Chatham | 772 | 21.1 | +6.2 |
| | Green | Alexander Goodman | 760 | 20.8 | +6.2 |
| | Conservative | Matthew Murphy | 308 | 8.4 | −1.1 |
| | Conservative | Doreen Bartlett | 306 | 8.4 | −1.2 |
| | Conservative | Graham Porter | 271 | 7.4 | −0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,703 | 41.8 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 2002 election

The election took place on 2 May 2002.
2002 Camden London Borough Council election: Kentish Town :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Lucy Anderson | 961 | 41.1 | |
| | Labour | David Horan | 868 | 37.1 | |
| | Labour | Deidre Krymer | 797 | 34.1 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jill Fraser | 676 | 28.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alice Brown | 658 | 28.1 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nathaniel Green | 543 | 23.2 | |
| | Green | Sue Charlesworth | 415 | 17.8 | |
| | Socialist Alliance | Alan Walter | 376 | 16.1 | |
| | Green | Kate Gordon | 348 | 14.9 | |
| | Green | Graeme Durham | 342 | 14.6 | |
| | Conservative | Doreen Bartlett | 224 | 9.6 | |
| | Conservative | Anthony Blackburn | 222 | 9.5 | |
| | Conservative | Alan Coleman-Harvey | 177 | 7.6 | |
| | CPA | Celia Heliotrope | 42 | 1.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,649 | | |
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| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |