Swiss Cottage was a

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in the

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, in the

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. The ward was first created for the

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election, redrawn in

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and

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, and abolished for the

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elections.London Borough Council Elections (2002)
London Borough Council Elections (1978)
The population of this ward at the 2011 Census was 12,900. Swiss Cottage ward was a long, thin ward centred on the intersection between

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and

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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. ...

. To the west of the intersection, it included South Hampstead. To the south-east, it included the northern part of

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and western part of

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. Under its previous form, Swiss Cottage covered just South Hampstead, while the former Adelaide ward covered the parts of the ward the east of Finchley Road (including Ye Olde Swiss Cottage itself). The ward was abolished for the 2022 election and its area was divided between the newly created

and South Hampstead wards.

Councillors

Notable former councillors include Andrew Marshall (former Leader of the Conservative Group on Camden Council), Gloria Lazenby (former Labour Mayor of Camden), Tony Kerpel (political adviser who served as the personal assistant to

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), and former Labour cabinet minister

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. In 2002, Swiss Cottage elected Camden's first Jamaican councillor, Don Williams.

1978–2022

Three councillors represented Swiss Cottage ward between 1978 and 2022.

1971–1978

Four councillors represented Swiss Cottage ward between 1971 and 1978.

Election results

The last election was held on 3 May 2018. Candidates seeking re-election are marked with an asterisk (*).

2002–2018

2018 election

2014 election

In 2018, Andrew Marshall resigned from the Conservative Party and defected to the Liberal Democrats.

2010 election

2006 election

2002 election

1978–2002

The last election on 7 May 1998 was held under the original ward boundaries.

1999 by-election

The by-election was called following the resignation of Mary Ryan.

1998 election

1994 election

1992 by-election

The by-election was called following the resignation of Vaughan A. Emsley.

1990 election

1986 election

1983 by-election

The by-election was called following the resignation of Derek Spencer on his election as MP for

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1982 election

1979 by-election

The by-election was called following the resignation of Brian Stoner.

1978 election

Pre 1978

Before 1978, under different boundaries, the ward was represented by four councillors.

1977 by-election

The by-election was called following the resignation of Ronald Raymond-Cox.

1974 election

1972 by-election

The by-election was called following the resignation of John Eidinow.

1971 election

References

{{Wards of Camden Former wards of the London Borough of Camden 1978 establishments in England 2022 disestablishments in England Swiss Cottage