Gospel Oak is a

ward Ward may refer to: Division or unit * Hospital ward, a hospital division, floor, or room set aside for a particular class or group of patients, for example the psychiatric ward * Prison ward, a division of a penal institution such as a pris ...

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

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. 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 1978London Borough Council Elections (1978)
and May 2002.London Borough Council Elections (2002)
The ward will again be redrawn for the 2022 election, and parts of the Hampstead Town ward will be transferred to Gospel Oak. The population of this ward at the 2011 Census was 11,264. It was represented by future MP

Tessa Jowell Tessa Jane Helen Douglas Jowell, Baroness Jowell, (; 18 September 1947 – 12 May 2018) was a British Labour Party politician and life peer who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Dulwich and West Norwood, previously Dulwich, from 1 ...

(LAB) from 1974 to 1986, businessman

John Mills Sir John Mills (born Lewis Ernest Watts Mills; 22 February 190823 April 2005) was an English actor who appeared in more than 120 films in a career spanning seven decades. He excelled on camera as an appealing British everyman who often portra ...

(LAB) from 1990 to 2006, Camden Council Leader

Raj Chada Rajesh Chada, known as Raj Chada, is a lawyer and Labour politician in England. He was the Leader of Camden London Borough Council from 2005 to 2006 and a councillor for Gospel Oak between 2002 and 2006. He is a top criminal solicitor specialis ...

(LAB) from 2002 to 2006 and future MP

Chris Philp Christopher Ian Brian Mynott Philp (born 6 July 1976) is a British politician serving as Minister of State for Crime, Policing and Fire since October 2022. He served as Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General in October 2022. A me ...

(CON) from 2006 to 2010.

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

References

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