Knight's Hill ward is an administrative division of the
London Borough of Lambeth
Lambeth () is a London boroughs, London borough in South London, England, which forms part of Inner London. Its name was recorded in 1062 as ''Lambehitha'' ("landing place for lambs") and in 1255 as ''Lambeth''. The geographical centre of London ...
,
United Kingdom
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, roughly covering the West Norwood area.
The boundaries of Knights Hill are the A214 in the south and the A215 to the east.
The population of Knights Hill is 13,687 according to the 2001 census, this is an increase of around 2000. This is 5.1% of the
Lambeth borough population. The population is predominantly over 65. The area of the ward is 146.8 hectares. At the 2011 Census the population of the ward had increased to 14,763.
According to Lambeth Council, Knight's Hill has high numbers of people with long-term illnesses, as well as the highest number of people over the age of 65. Many pensioners in the area have low amenities.
West Norwood railway station
West Norwood railway station is in the London Borough of Lambeth in West Norwood, South London. It is measured from . The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by Southern, and it lies in Travelcard Zone 3. Services from Platform 1 ...
is situated in the ward as are Norwood Girls School and St Luke's school.
Knight's Hill ward is located in the
Dulwich and West Norwood
Dulwich and West Norwood is a constituency in South London created in 1997. It has been represented by Helen Hayes of Labour since her election in 2015.
In the 2016 EU referendum
The United Kingdom European Union membership referend ...
Parliamentary constituency.
Lambeth Council elections 2010 & 14
At the
Lambeth Council elections, 2010 residents of Knight's Hill ward elected three
Labour Party Councillors. This was repeated in 2014.
Lambeth Council elections 2018
The
2018 Lambeth council elections take place on Thursday May 3, 2018 with three councillors to be elected.
References
External links
Lambeth Borough Council profile for the wardKnight's Hill ward election results on Lambeth websiteWest Norwood news (Knight's Hill Labour Party)
Wards of the London Borough of Lambeth
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