Belsize () is a

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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 St ...

, 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 ar ...

, between

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, 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.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 (2010–18),

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(2002–06), Judith Barnes (1986–98), and

Tony Kerpel Anthony Roger Kerpel (born 1946) is a British retired politician and adviser who served as the personal assistant to Prime Minister Edward Heath, special adviser to Conservative Chairman Kenneth Baker from 1986 to 1992 and adviser to South ...

(1978–86); MEP

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(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

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group on Camden London Borough Council

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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

, who represented Belsize, stood down at the 2022 election citing work commitments, while the ''

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'' 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