Highgate is an

electoral ward A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. In some countries, wards are usually named after neighbourhoods, thoroughfares, parishes, landmarks, geographical features and in some cases historical figures connected t ...

in the

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

, in the United Kingdom. The ward has existed since the creation of the borough on 1 April 1965 and was first used in the 1964 elections. It returns three councillors to

Camden London Borough Council Camden London Borough Council, also known as Camden Council, legally The Mayor and Burgesses of the London Borough of Camden, is the local authority for the London Borough of Camden in Greater London, England. It is a London borough council, one o ...

. The boundaries of the ward were subject to minor changes in May 1978, April 1994, May 2002 and May 2022.

History

In October 2019, during its review of the London Borough of Camden, the

Local Government Boundary Commission for England The Local Government Boundary Commission for England (LGBCE) is a parliamentary body established by statute to conduct boundary, electoral and structural reviews of local government areas in England. The LGBCE is independent of government and po ...

(LGBCE) proposed removing

Dartmouth Park Dartmouth Park is a district of north west London in the London Borough of Camden, north of Charing Cross. The area adjoins Highgate and Highgate Cemetery (to the north) and Kentish Town (to the south). Parliament Hill, London, Parliament Hill ...

from the Highgate ward. Dartmouth Park would be represented by two councillors while the rest of Highgate would be represented by one councillor. This was met with "anger" from local residents, and the LGBCE's final recommendations for Camden, published in February 2020, included only a single three-member ward for Highgate, accepting that "its previous proposal a two-councillor ward alongside a one-councillor ward would have divided local communities."

List of councillors

Summary

Councillors elected by party at each general borough election.

Camden council elections since 2022

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Camden in 2022. There was a small transfer of population in the Sanderson Close and Carrol Close area from Highgate to the new ward of Kentish Town North.

2023 by-election

The by-election took place on 30 November 2023, following the resignation of

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2022 election

The election took place on 5 May 2022.

2002–2022 Camden council elections

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Camden in 2002. Highgate ward took in an area south of the Gospel Oak to Barking railway line including the Sanderson Close and Carrol Close area and a triangle of industrial land surrounded by railways.

2018 election

The election took place on 3 May 2018.

2014 election

The election took place on 22 May 2014.

2011 by-election

The by-election took place on 15 September 2011, following the resignation of Michael Nicolaides.

2010 election

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

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2008 by-election

The by-election took place on 1 May 2008, following the resignation of Paul Barton.

2006 election

The election took place on 4 May 2006.

2002 election

The election took place on 2 May 2002.

1994–2002 Camden council elections

The boundaries of the ward were adjusted on 1 April 1994. The Highgate ward and Camden borough boundaries were realigned to Hampstead Lane, which transferred and a population of 142 from Highgate (Haringey) ward to Highgate (Camden) ward.

1998 election

The election took place on 7 May 1998.

1994 election

The election took place on 5 May 1994.

1978–1994 Camden council elections

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Camden in 1978. Highgate ward took in more of the Dartmouth Park area, north of the Gospel Oak to Barking railway line, that had previously been part of the

Gospel Oak Gospel Oak is an area of north west London in the London Borough of Camden at the very south of Hampstead Heath. The neighbourhood is positioned between Hampstead to the north-west, Dartmouth Park to the north-east, Kentish Town to the south-ea ...

and St John's wards.

1992 by-election

The by-election took place on 15 October 1992, following the resignation of John Wakeham.

1990 election

The election took place on 3 May 1990.

1986 election

The election took place on 8 May 1986.

1982 election

The election took place on 6 May 1982.

1978 election

The election took place on 4 May 1978.

1971–1978 Camden council elections

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Camden in 1971.

1974 election

The election took place on 2 May 1974.

1971 election

The election took place on 13 May 1971.

1964–1971 Camden council elections

1969 by-election

The by-election took place on 4 December 1969, following the resignation of Peter Brooke.

1968 election

The election took place on 9 May 1968.

1964 election

The election took place on 7 May 1964.

Notes

References

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