Vassall ward is an administrative division of the London Borough of Lambeth,

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. It is also known as 'Myatt's Field' when informally describing the area. It is located in the North of borough bordering Southwark, in the SW9 and SE5 postcode area. The area is named after

Henry Vassall-Fox, 3rd Baron Holland Henry Richard Vassall-Fox, 3rd Baron Holland of Holland, and 3rd Baron Holland of Foxley PC (21 November 1773 – 22 October 1840), was an English politician and a major figure in Whig politics in the early 19th century. A grandson of Henry F ...

who was responsible for the first building development in the area in the 1820s. The ward is made up of mostly Brixton but includes parts of Stockwell, Camberwell,

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and a very small part of Kennington. The ward i
noted
for its high numbers of households living in deprived conditions. Housing stock in the ward ranges from large detached houses to towerblocks�
ONS figures
show that over 61% of housing in the ward is rented from the local authority or from a housing association with many people living on large

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s such as the Myatts Fields North, Myatts Fields South, Cowley, Holland Town and Caldwell Gardens estate. Christ Church, Brixton Road

The ward contains several open spaces and parks including

Myatt's Fields Park Myatt's Fields Park is a 14-acre Victorian park in Camberwell in the London Borough of Lambeth in South London, England, 2.9 miles south-east of Charing Cross. History The majority of the area of Myatt's Fields belonged to the estate of Sir ...

, Eythorne Park and Slade Gardens. It also contains the churches of St John the Divine, Kennington and

Christ Church Brixton Road Christ Church on Brixton Road in Lambeth SW9 is an Art Nouveau and Byzantine Revival Grade II* listed building built in 1902 by Arthur Beresford Pite for his brother-in-law, Rev William Mowll. The foundation stone of the new church was laid on ...

. At the 2011 Census the population of the ward was 14,143. Vassall ward is located in the Lambeth and Southwark London assembly constituency and is represented by Labour Co-op Member

Florence Eshalomi Florence Dauta Eshalomi ('' née'' Nosegbe; born 18 September 1980) is a British Labour and Co-operative politician serving as the Member of Parliament (MP) representing Vauxhall since 2019. She previously served as the Member of the London As ...

. It is in the Vauxhall parliamentary constituency and is one of four wards in the borough's north Lambeth division.

Lambeth Council elections 2018

The 2018 Lambeth council elections took place on Thursday May 3, 2018 with three councillors to be elected.

Former residents of Vassall ward

Artist

Vincent van Gogh Vincent Willem van Gogh (; 30 March 185329 July 1890) was a Dutch Post-Impressionist painter who posthumously became one of the most famous and influential figures in Western art history. In a decade, he created about 2,100 artworks, inc ...

briefly lived in Hackford Road in Vassall ward. Other famous former Vassall inhabitants include Prime Minister John Major who lived in Burton Road, music hall artist

Dan Leno George Wild Galvin (20 December 1860 – 31 October 1904), better known by the stage name Dan Leno, was a leading English music hall comedian and musical theatre actor during the late Victorian era. He was best known, aside from his music hall a ...

and landscape painter David Cox.

References

External links

Lambeth Borough Council profile for the wardLambeth map of the wardVassall ward election results on lambeth websiteVassall View
Vassall Ward website with local news and information and details of Vassall Labour Party

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