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Fortune Green (ward)

Fortune Green is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Camden, in the United Kingdom. The ward has existed since 1978 and was first used for the 1978 elections. It returns councillors to Camden London Borough Council. The ward covers the Temple Fortune area in the west of Camden. The ward boundaries were revised in 2002 and 2022. The revision in 2002 increased the number of councillors returned from two to three.

Fortune Green
Electoral ward
for the Camden London Borough Council
Map
Fortune Green ward boundaries since 2022
BoroughCamden
CountyGreater London
Population11,410 (2021)[a]
Electorate8,590 (2022)
Major settlementsFortune Green
Area1.006 square kilometres (0.388 sq mi)
Current electoral ward
Created1978
Number of members
  • 1978–2002: 2
  • 2002–present: 3
Councillors
  •   Nancy Jirira
  •   Lorna Greenwood
  •   Richard Olszewski
ONS code00AGGH (2002–2022)
GSS code
  • E05000132 (2002–2022)
  • E05013655 (2022–present)

Camden council elections since 2022

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There was a revision of ward boundaries in Camden in 2022. The ward expanded slightly, gaining a very small area from West Hampstead.

2022 election

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The election took place on 5 May 2022.[1]

2022 Camden London Borough Council election: Fortune Green (3)
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 win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)

2002–2022 Camden council elections

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Fortune Green ward boundaries from 2002 to 2022

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Camden in 2002.

2021 by-election

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The by-election took place on 22 July 2021, following the resignation of Flick Rea.[2][3]

2021 Fortune Green by-election
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

2018 election

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The election took place on 3 May 2018.[4]

2018 Camden London Borough Council election: Fortune Green (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Flick Rea 1,496 41.1 +6.1
Labour Co-op Lorna Russell 1,468 40.3 +9.0
Labour Co-op Richard Olszewski 1,353 37.2 +7.8
Labour Co-op Sorin Floti 1,326 36.4 +8.9
Liberal Democrats Adrian Bridge 1,209 33.2 +4.3
Liberal Democrats Tracey Shackle 1,138 31.3 +5.0
Conservative Phil Taylor 758 20.8 −6.4
Conservative Shamim Ahmed 663 18.2 −4.3
Conservative Axel Kaae 659 18.1 −2.8
Green Helen Jack 378 10.4 −1.9
Turnout 41.55
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Labour Co-op hold Swing
Labour Co-op hold Swing

2014 election

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The election took place on 22 May 2014.[5]

2014 Camden London Borough Council election: Fortune Green (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Flick Rea 1,151 35.0 −5.6
Labour Lorna Russell 1,028 31.3 +8.2
Labour Richard Olszewski 967 29.4 +6.6
Liberal Democrats Nancy Jirira 950 28.9 −5.3
Labour Phil Turner 904 27.5 +5.0
Conservative Ian Cohen 893 27.2 +1.5
Liberal Democrats Nick Russell 865 26.3 −10.0
Conservative Andrew Parkinson 739 22.5 −3.1
Conservative Tom Smith 686 20.9 −4.5
Green Leila Mars 403 12.3 +0.9
Green Juan Jimenez 326 9.9 −0.4
Green Lucy Oldfield 318 9.7 +4.2
Turnout 9246 39.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

2010 election

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The election on 6 May 2010 took place on the same day as the United Kingdom general election.[6]

2010 Camden London Borough Council election: Fortune Green (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Flick Rea 2,123 40.6 −12.1
Liberal Democrats Russell Eagling 1,898 36.3 −4.9
Liberal Democrats Nancy Jirira 1,788 34.2 −9.0
Conservative Harvard Hughes 1,342 25.7 +1.4
Conservative Gio Spinella 1,335 25.6 +3.5
Conservative Phil Woodward 1,326 25.4 +4.4
Labour Phil Turner 1,207 23.1 +2.0
Labour Enyd Norman 1,190 22.8 +2.9
Labour Charlie Hedges 1,177 22.5 +7.9
Green Paul Greenhalgh 595 11.4 −1.5
Green Jane Ennis 536 10.3 −0.8
Green Hugo Plowden 287 5.5 −5.1
Turnout 5,224 63.0 +28.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

2006 election

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The election took place on 4 May 2006.[7]

2006 Camden London Borough Council election: Fortune Green (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Flick Rea 1,446 52.7 −8.1
Liberal Democrats Jane Schopflin 1,187 43.2 −9.4
Liberal Democrats Russell Eagling 1,132 41.2 −10.9
Conservative Heather Downham 667 24.3 +8.5
Conservative Jean Hornbuckle 608 22.1 +7.4
Labour Miles Seaman 580 21.1 −1.6
Conservative Peter Denison-Pender 576 21.0 +5.8
Labour Howard Dawber 545 19.9 +0.5
Labour Mohamoud Nur 402 14.6 −4.6
Green Billy Murray 354 12.9 +2.5
Green Lucia Nella 305 11.1 +1.8
Green Benjamin Smith 291 10.6 +4.4
Turnout 8,093 34.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

2002 election

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The election took place on 2 May 2002.[8]

2002 Camden London Borough Council election: Fortune Green (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Flick Rea 1,295 60.8
Liberal Democrats Jane Schopflin 1,121 52.6
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Simpson 1,111 52.1
Labour Mike Katz 483 22.7
Labour Geoffrey Kingscote 414 19.4
Labour Miles Seaman 409 19.2
Conservative Richard Arthur 336 15.8
Conservative Esther Baroudy 323 15.2
Conservative Jean Hornbuckle 314 14.7
Green David Sunderland 221 10.4
Green Susan Craig 199 9.3
Green Stephen Dawe 132 6.2
Turnout 6,358
Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries)
Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries)
Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries)

1978–2002 Camden Council elections

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1998 election

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The election took place on 7 May 1998.[9]

1998 Camden London Borough Council election: Fortune Green (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Felicity Rea 975
Liberal Democrats Jane Schopflin 829
Labour Michael Broughton 375
Labour Roy Lockett 372
Conservative Carrie Ruxton 228
Conservative Michael Prichett 226
Turnout 3,005 39.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Notes

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  1. ^ 2021 Census data reported for 2022 ward boundaries

References

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  1. ^ Heywood, Joe; Loftus, Caitlin (March 2023). "London Borough Council Elections: May 2022" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Fortune Green by-election result". Camden London Borough Council. 23 July 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  3. ^ Maughan, Andrew. "Election of a councillor for the Fortune Green ward – Declaration of result of poll". Camden London Borough Council. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  4. ^ Colombeau, Joseph (October 2018). "London Borough Council Elections: 3 May 2018" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  5. ^ Colombeau, Joseph (September 2014). "London Borough Council Elections: 22 May 2014" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  6. ^ Piggott, Gareth (March 2011). "London Borough Council Elections: 6 May 2010" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  7. ^ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (March 2007). "London Borough Council Elections: 4 May 2006" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  8. ^ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (2002). "London Borough Council Elections: 2 May 2002" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  9. ^ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (1998). "London Borough Council Elections: 7 May 1998" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
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