Ferndale was an electoral ward in the

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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

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. 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

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who became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, civil rights activist Rudy Narayan and

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who was leader of Lambeth Council during the 1985

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List of councillors

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.

2014 election

The election took place on 22 May 2014.

2010 election

The election on 6 May 2010 took place on the same day as the

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2006 election

The election took place on 4 May 2006.

2002 election

The election took place on 2 May 2002.

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.

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.

1984 by-election

The by-election took place on 17 May 1984, following the resignation of Peter Lansley.

1982 election

The election took place on 6 May 1982.

1978 election

The election took place on 4 May 1978.

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

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, the ward was part of the

Lambeth Lambeth () is a district in South London, England, which today also gives its name to the (much larger) London Borough of Lambeth. Lambeth itself was an ancient parish in the county of Surrey. It is situated 1 mile (1.6 km) south of Charin ...

electoral division from 1965 and then the

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division from 1973.

1976 by-election

The by-election took place on 1 April 1976.

1974 election

The election took place on 2 May 1974.

1971 election

The election took place on 13 May 1971.

1968 election

The election took place on 9 May 1968.

1964 election

The election took place on 7 May 1964.

Notes

References

External links

Lambeth Borough Council profile for the ward
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