Belsize () is a ward in the

London Borough of Camden The London Borough of Camden () is a London borough in Inner London. Camden Town Hall, on Euston Road, lies north of Charing Cross. The borough was established on 1 April 1965 from the area of the former boroughs of Hampstead, Holborn, and S ...

, in the United Kingdom. The ward covers most of

Belsize Park Belsize Park is an affluent residential area of Hampstead in the London Borough of Camden (the inner north-west of London), England. The residential streets are lined with mews houses and Georgian and Victorian villas. Some nearby localities ...

, between

Haverstock Hill Haverstock is an area of the London Borough of Camden: specifically the east of Belsize Park, north of Chalk Farm and west of Kentish Town. It is centred on Queens Crescent and Malden Road. Gospel Oak is to the north, Camden Town to the so ...

Swiss Cottage Swiss Cottage is an area of Hampstead in the London Borough of Camden, England. It is centred on the junction of Avenue Road and Finchley Road and includes Swiss Cottage tube station. Swiss Cottage lies north-northwest of Charing Cross. ...

, and

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. The population of this ward at the 2011 Census was 12,702. The ward has existed since the creation of the borough on 1 April 1965 and was first used in the

1964 elections The following elections occurred in 1964. Africa * 1964 Cameroonian parliamentary election * 1964 Central African Republic parliamentary election * 1964 Central African Republic presidential election * 1964 Dahomeyan general election * 1964 Gabo ...

.London Borough Council Elections (1964)
The ward was redrawn in May 1978,London Borough Council Elections (1978)
May 2002,London Borough Council Elections (2002)
and May 2022. Its notable councillors have included Opposition Leaders

Claire-Louise Leyland Claire-Louise Vaculik (née Leyland) is an English Conservative politician. She was the leader of the Conservatives on Camden London Borough Council from 2014 to 2018, and represented Belsize on the council from 2010 to 2018. She has stood u ...

(2010–18), Piers Wauchope (2002–06), Judith Barnes (1986–98), and Tony Kerpel (1978–86); MEP Luisa Porritt (2018–22); future Council Leader Richard Arthur (1974–78); and former Leader Martin Morton (1976–78).

History

The ward underwent boundary changes for the 2022 election. A significant portion of the ward was transferred to the newly created

ward, and significant portions of the existing Hampstead Town and Frognal and Fitzjohns wards were transferred to Belsize. In the 2022 election, leader of the

Conservative Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy that seeks to promote and to preserve traditional institutions, practices, and values. The central tenets of conservatism may vary in relation to the culture and civilization in ...

group on Camden London Borough Council Oliver Cooper stood as a candidate in Belsize having previously represented Hampstead Town. Hampstead Town had been a safe Conservative ward, while Belsize had been marginal between the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats. Leader of the Liberal Democrat group Luisa Porritt, who represented Belsize, stood down at the 2022 election citing work commitments, while the ''

Camden New Journal The ''Camden New Journal'' is a British independent newspaper published in the London Borough of Camden. It was launched by editor Eric Gordon (who died on 5 April 2021, aged 89) in 1982 following a two-year strike at its predecessor, the '' ...

'' suggested that the new ward boundaries would favour the Conservatives.

Councillors

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

Elections in the 2010s

References

{{Wards of Camden Wards of the London Borough of Camden 1965 establishments in England Belsize Park