Camden Town with Primrose Hill (ward)
# Camden Town with Primrose Hill (ward)

Camden Town with Primrose Hill was a ward in the London Borough of Camden, in the United Kingdom. The ward was created for the May 2002 local elections. At the 2011 Census the population of the ward was 12,613. The ward was abolished at the 2022 election. Most of its area became part of the newly created Camden Town and Primrose Hill wards, with some areas becoming part of the St Pancras and Somers Town ward.

## Councillors

Three councillors represented Camden Town with Primrose Hill ward between 2002 and 2022.

| Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor |
| - | - | - | - |
| 2018 | Pat Callaghan (Lab) | Richard Cotton (Lab) | Lazzaro Pietragnoli (Lab) |
| 2014 | Pat Callaghan (Lab) | Lazzaro Pietragnoli (Lab) | Richard Cotton (Lab) |
| 2010 | Pat Callaghan (Lab) | Chris Naylor (Lib) | Thomas Neumark (Lab) |
| 2006 | Chris Naylor (Lib) | Pat Callaghan (Lab) | Elizabeth Campbell (Lib) |
| 2002 by-election* | Pat Callaghan (Lab) | Harriet Garland (Lab) | Jake Sumner (Lab) |
| 2002 | Pat Callaghan (Lab) | Harriet Garland (Lab) | Justin Barnard (Lib) |

*The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Justin Barnard 10 days after the election, due to him relocating to Norfolk. His term lasted 1 month and 18 days.

## Elections

### 2018 election

Camden Town with Primrose Hill ward election, 3 May 2018 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Pat Callaghan * | 1,936 | |
| | Labour | Richard Stephen Cotton * | 1,664 | |
| | Labour | Lazzaro Pietragnoli * | 1,570 | |
| | Conservative | Catherine McQueen | 632 | |
| | Conservative | Peter Horne | 602 | |
| | Conservative | Joel Roberts | 573 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Lefley | 457 | |
| | Green | Rik Howard | 434 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anne Maria Wright | 407 | |
| | Green | Mark Milaszkiewicz | 384 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lawrence Joseph Nicholson | 335 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,411 | 34.86% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### 2014 election

Camden Town with Primrose Hill ward election, 22 May 2014 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Pat Callaghan * | 2,005 | |
| | Labour | Lazzaro Pietragnoli | 1,608 | |
| | Labour | Richard Cotton | 1,542 | |
| | Conservative | Rory Manley | 655 | |
| | Green | Nicola Hart | 641 | |
| | Conservative | Chris Kassapis | 609 | |
| | Green | Daniel Alexander Rosenbaum | 601 | |
| | Conservative | Richard James Merrin | 567 | |
| | Green | Ben Van Der Velde | 455 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sarah Hoyle | 309 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Junior Blake | 295 | |
| | Independent | Phil Cowan | 287 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mukul Hira | 255 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,847 | 38.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### 2010 election

Camden Town with Primrose Hill ward election, 6 May 2010 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Pat Callaghan * | 2,482 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chris Naylor * | 1,835 | | |
| | Labour | Thomas Neumark | 1,753 | | |
| | Labour | Rob Higson | 1,742 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nazia Gofur | 1,702 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chris Richards | 1,511 | | |
| | Conservative | Michael Corby | 1,290 | | |
| | Conservative | Peter Home | 1,170 | | |
| | Conservative | Christos Kassapis | 1,059 | | |
| | Green | Russell Oppenheimer | 595 | | |
| | Green | Pamela Walker | 583 | | |
| | Green | Vincent Thurgood | 569 | | |
| | Independent | Paul Grosvenor | 140 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,431 | 63.3 | +21.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### 2006 election

Camden Town with Primrose Hill ward election, 4 May 2006 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Naylor | 1,367 | |
| | Labour | Patricia Callaghan * | 1,357 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Campbell | 1,357 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Lefley | 1,293 | |
| | Labour | Jake Sumner * | 1,186 | |
| | Labour | Abdul Quadir | 1,152 | |
| | Conservative | William Mitchell | 527 | |
| | Conservative | Alexander Jesse Norman | 501 | |
| | Conservative | Peter Horne | 497 | |
| | Green | Nicola Chatham | 414 | |
| | Green | Vincent Thurgood | 356 | |
| | Green | Hilary Wendt | 313 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,320 | 42.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | |

### 2002 by-election

Camden Town with Primrose Hill by-election, 20 June 2002 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Jake T. Sumner | 652 | 29.0 | −1.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Lefley | 594 | 26.4 | +2.8 |
| | Independent | Gloria P. Lazenby | 516 | 22.9 | +5.4 |
| | Conservative | Peter J. Horne | 392 | 17.4 | +0.9 |
| | Green | Lucy K. Wills | 98 | 4.4 | −6.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 58 | 2.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,252 | 27.8 | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Justin Barnard.

### 2002 election

Camden Town with Primrose Hill ward election, 2 May 2002 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Patricia Callaghan | 1,041 |
| | Labour | Harriet Garland | 986 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Justin Barnard | 812 |
| | Labour | Jake Sumner | 782 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Lefley | 653 |
| | Independent | Gloria Lazenby | 603 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Toby Wickenden | 591 |
| | Conservative | William Mitchell | 570 |
| | Conservative | Peter Grosvenor | 560 |
| | Conservative | Paul Barton | 541 |
| | Green | Danielle Rappaport | 385 |
| | Green | Juliana Venter | 227 |
| | Green | Beryl Lankester | 220 |
| | CPA | Elsa Dos Santos | 34 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,005 |
