Fortune Green (ward)

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Fortune Green
Fortune Green highlighted within Camden
Fortune Green highlighted within Camden
CountryUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryEngland
RegionLondon
CountyGreater London
London boroughCamden
CreatedMay 1978
Named forFortune Green

Fortune Green is a ward in the London Borough of Camden, in the United Kingdom. The ward has existed since the May 1978 local elections[1] and was redrawn in May 2002.[2] The ward will undergo minor boundary changes for the 2022 election.[3][4] In 2018, the ward had an electorate of 9,190.[5] The Boundary Commission projects the electorate to rise to 9,247 in 2025.[5] The ward is centred on the Fortune Green area of west Camden.

Election results[edit]

Elections in the 2020s[edit]

2022 council election: Fortune Green[6][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Nancy Jirira 1,481 16.19
Labour Co-op Lorna Greenwood 1,479 16.17
Labour Co-op Richard Olszewski 1,397 15.27
Labour Co-op Marcus Storm 1,288 14.08
Liberal Democrats Tracey Shackle 1,238 13.54
Liberal Democrats William Coles 1,151 12.58
Conservative Keith Sedgwick 376 4.11
Conservative Hannah David 374 4.09
Conservative Jamie Webb 362 3.96
Turnout 9,146 37.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
22 July 2021 by-election: Fortune Green[8][9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Nancy Jirira 1,197 46.7
Labour Lorna Greenwood 849 33.1
Conservative Ian Cohen 518 20.2
Majority 348 13.6
Turnout 2,564 29.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

References[edit]

  1. ^ London Borough Council Elections (1978) Archived August 15, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ London Borough Council Elections (2002) Archived August 22, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Final recommendations published for Camden". LGBCE. 4 February 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  4. ^ "The London Borough of Camden (Electoral Changes) Order 2020". gov.uk. 12 October 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Camden summary" (PDF). LGBCE. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 February 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  6. ^ "Local council Elections 2022 results by ward". Camden London Borough Council. 5 May 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  7. ^ Rowlands, Jenny (5 April 2022). "Statement of Persons Nominated – Fortune Green". Camden London Borough Council. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  8. ^ "Fortune Green by-election result". Camden London Borough Council. 23 July 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  9. ^ Maughan, Andrew. "Election of a councillor for the Fortune Green ward – Declaration of result of poll". Camden London Borough Council. Retrieved 7 April 2022.