King's Cross is an electoral ward in the

London Borough of Camden The London Borough of Camden () is a London boroughs, borough in Inner London, England. Camden Town Hall, on Euston Road, lies north of Charing Cross. The borough was established on 1 April 1965 from the former Metropolitan boroughs of the Cou ...

, in the United Kingdom. The ward has existed since the creation of the borough on 1 April 1965 and was first used in the 1964 elections. It returns councillors to

Camden London Borough Council Camden London Borough Council, also known as Camden Council, legally The Mayor and Burgesses of the London Borough of Camden, is the local authority for the London Borough of Camden in Greater London, England. It is a London borough council, one o ...

. The ward was subject to boundary revisions in 1971, 1978 and 2002 which also adjusted the number of councillors returned. The most recent change in 2022 significantly altered the boundaries of the ward. The ward has been dominated by councillors standing as Labour Party candidates throughout its existence.

List of councillors

Camden council elections since 2022

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Camden in 2022.

2022 election

The election took place on 5 May 2022.

2002–2022 Camden council elections

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Camden in 2002. The ward covered parts of the

Bloomsbury Bloomsbury is a district in the West End of London, part of the London Borough of Camden in England. It is considered a fashionable residential area, and is the location of numerous cultural institution, cultural, intellectual, and educational ...

and Kings Cross neighbourhoods. It was separated from Bloomsbury ward by Upper Woburn Place,

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, Tavistock Place, Hunter Street, and Grenville Street; from Holborn and Covent Garden ward by Guilford Street and Calthorpe Street; from the borough of

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by Kings Cross Road and Pentonville Road; and from St Pancras and Somers Town by

Euston Road Euston Road is a road in Central London that runs from Marylebone Road to Kings Cross, London, King's Cross. The route is part of the London Inner Ring Road and forms part of the London congestion charge zone boundary. It is named after Euston ...

. The population of the ward at the 2011 Census was 11,843. In 2018, the ward had an electorate of 7,274.

2018 election

The election took place on 3 May 2018.

2014 election

The election took place on 22 May 2014.

2010 election

The election on 6 May 2010 took place on the same day as the

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2006 election

The election took place on 4 May 2006.

2002 election

The election took place on 2 May 2002.

1978–2002 Camden council elections

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Camden in 1978.London Borough Council Elections (1978)

1998 election

The election took place on 7 May 1998.

1994 election

The election took place on 5 May 1994.

1990 election

The election took place on 3 May 1990.

1986 election

The election took place on 8 May 1986.

1982 election

The election took place on 6 May 1982.

1981 by-election

The by-election took place on 7 May 1981, following the resignation of Roderick Cordara. It was held on the same day as the

1981 Greater London Council election The sixth election to the Greater London Council (GLC) was held on 7 May 1981. Following the election Andrew McIntosh the leader of the Labour Group was replaced by Ken Livingstone, a member of the party's left-wing. This was the last election ...

1978 election

The election took place on 4 May 1978.

1971–1978 Camden council elections

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Camden in 1971.

1974 election

The election took place on 2 May 1974.

1971 election

The election took place on 13 May 1971.

1964–1971 Camden council elections

King's Cross ward has existed since the creation of the London Borough of Camden on 1 April 1965. It was first used in the 1964 election to

.London Borough Council Elections (1964)

1968 election

The election took place on 9 May 1968.

1964 election

The election took place on 7 May 1964.

Notes

References

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