Belsize (ward)
{{Short description|Electoral ward in the London borough of Camden}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Infobox London ward
| name = Belsize
| official_name = Belsize
| council = Camden
| map1 = Camden UK ward map highlighting Belsize Ward (2021).svg
| map_size = 220px
| map_entity = Camden
| year = 1965
| electorate = 8,999
| region = England
| county = Greater London
| established_date = 1 April 1965
| named_for = Manor of Belsize
| councillor1 = Tom Simon
| party1 = Liberal Democrats
| councillor2 = Judy Dixey
| party2 = Liberal Democrats
| councillor3 = Matthew Kirk
| party3 = Liberal Democrats
|elects_howmany = Three
|westminster1 = Hampstead and Highgate
}}
Belsize ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|b|ɛ|l|s|aɪ|z}}) is a ward in the London Borough of Camden, in the United Kingdom. The ward covers most of Belsize Park, between Haverstock Hill, Swiss Cottage, and Primrose Hill.
The ward has existed since the creation of the borough on 1 April 1965 and was first used in the 1964 elections.{{Cite web|url=http://data.london.gov.uk/documents/LBCE_1964-5-7.pdf|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130822142214/http://data.london.gov.uk/documents/LBCE_1964-5-7.pdf|title=London Borough Council Elections (1964)|archivedate=22 August 2013}} The ward was redrawn in May 1978,{{Cite web|url=http://data.london.gov.uk/documents/LBCE_1978-5-4.pdf|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120815085000/http://data.london.gov.uk/documents/LBCE_1978-5-4.pdf|title=London Borough Council Elections (1978)|archivedate=15 August 2012}} May 2002,{{Cite web|url=http://data.london.gov.uk/documents/London-Borough-Council-Elections-2002.pdf|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130822143018/http://data.london.gov.uk/documents/London-Borough-Council-Elections-2002.pdf|title=London Borough Council Elections (2002)|archivedate=22 August 2013}} and May 2022.{{cite web|url=https://consultation.lgbce.org.uk/node/15477|title=Final recommendations published for Camden|date=4 February 2020|access-date=28 September 2021|work=LGBCE}}{{cite web|url=https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/1107/introduction/made|title=The London Borough of Camden (Electoral Changes) Order 2020|date=12 October 2020|access-date=28 September 2021|website=gov.uk}} From 2010, the ward was in the Hampstead and Kilburn constituency, having previously been in Hampstead and Highgate from 1983 until 2010, and Hampstead prior to 1983. In 2018, the ward had an electorate of 8,999.{{cite web |title=Camden summary |url=http://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/lgbce/Reviews/Greater%20London/Camden/Final%20Recs/Camden%20summary.pdf |access-date=9 February 2023 |work=LGBCE |archive-date=9 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230209193258/http://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/lgbce/Reviews/Greater%20London/Camden/Final%20Recs/Camden%20summary.pdf |url-status=dead }} The Boundary Commission projects the electorate to rise to 9,097 by 2025.
The ward currently returns three councillors to Camden Council, with an election every four years. At the last election in May 2022, all three candidates from the Liberal Democrats were elected to represent the ward.
History
File:Camden UK ward map highlighting Belsize.svg
The ward underwent boundary changes for the 2022 election. A significant portion of the ward was transferred to the newly created Primrose Hill ward, and significant portions of the existing Hampstead Town and Frognal and Fitzjohns wards were transferred to Belsize.
At the 2022 election, leader of the Conservative group on Camden London Borough Council Oliver Cooper stood as a candidate in Belsize, having previously represented Hampstead Town. Hampstead Town had been a safe Conservative ward, while Belsize had been marginal between the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats.{{cite web|url=https://www.camdennewjournal.co.uk/article/conservative-leader-set-to-switch-ward-for-belsize-election-challenge|title=Conservative leader set to switch wards for Belsize election challenge|date=14 December 2021|access-date=10 April 2022|work=Camden New Journal|first=Richard|last=Osley}}{{cite web|url=https://www.camdennewjournal.co.uk/article/confirmed%e2%80%88tory-leader-switches-wards-in-bid-to-oust-liberal-democrats|title=Confirmed: Tory leader switches wards in bid to oust Liberal Democrats|date=20 January 2022|access-date=10 April 2022|work=Camden New Journal}} Leader of the Liberal Democrat group Luisa Porritt, who represented Belsize, stood down at the 2022 election, citing work commitments, while the Camden New Journal suggested that the new ward boundaries would favour the Conservatives.{{cite web|url=https://www.camdennewjournal.co.uk/article/camden-lib-dem-leader-luisa-porritt-to-stand-down-at-elections|title=Camden Lib Dem leader Luisa Porritt to stand down at elections|date=3 February 2022|access-date=10 April 2022|work=Camden New Journal|first=Richard|last=Osley}}
Councillors
Notable former councillors include Opposition Leaders Claire-Louise Leyland (2010–18), Piers Wauchope (2002–06), Judith Barnes (1986–98), and Tony Kerpel (1978–86); MEP Luisa Porritt (2018–22); future Council Leader Richard Arthur (1974–78); and former Leader Martin Morton (1976–78).
= 1978–2022 =
Three councillors have represented Belsize ward since 1978. Currently, all three councillors from the Liberal Democrats represent the ward.
| class="wikitable"
!colspan=2|Term!!Councillor!!Party | |||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}" | | 2018–present | Tom Simon | Liberal Democrats |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}" | | 2022–present | Judy Dixey | Liberal Democrats |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}" | | 2022–present | Matthew Kirk | Liberal Democrats |
= 1964–1978 =
Four councillors represented Belsize ward, from its creation in 1964, until 1978.
Election results
The last election was held in May 2022. Candidates seeking re-election are marked with an asterisk (*). Councillors seeking re-election for a different ward are marked with a cross (†).
= 2002–2018 =
== 2022 election ==
{{Election box begin|title=2022 council election: Belsize{{cite web|url=https://www.camden.gov.uk/documents/20142/0/Belsize.pdf/effeb841-4162-d890-f84f-5df378e20483?t=1649232278186|title=Statement of Persons Nominated – Belsize|date=5 April 2022|access-date=7 April 2022|work=Camden London Borough Council|first=Jenny|last=Rowlands}}{{cite web|url=https://www.camden.gov.uk/local-council-elections-5-may-2022-results|title=Local Council Elections 5 May 2022 Results|access-date=4 September 2022|work=Camden London Borough Council}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Tom Simon*
|votes = 1,494
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Judy Dixey
|votes = 1,445
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Matthew Kirk
|votes = 1,317
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Oliver Cooper†
|votes = 1,124
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Steve Adams*
|votes = 1,106
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Aarti Joshi
|votes = 953
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Issy Waite
|votes = 705
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Shaheen Ahmed Chowdhury
|votes = 692
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Peter Ptashko
|votes = 644
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 38.4
|change =
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{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
== 2018 election ==
{{Election box begin | title=2018 council election: Belsize{{cite web|url=https://www.camden.gov.uk/documents/20142/5256636/Camden+local+election+results+3+May+2018.pdf/409d0e36-9e68-1b25-ff73-1cc1ad7ed663|title=London Borough Council Elections|date=3 May 2018|accessdate=25 May 2020|work=Camden London Borough Council}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate=Tom Simon
|votes=1,250
|percentage=11.6
|change={{increase}} 0.9
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party=Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate=Steve Adams
|votes=1,201
|percentage=11.2
|change={{decrease}} 2.0
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate=Luisa Porritt
|votes=1,179
|percentage=11.0
|change={{increase}} 2.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party=Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate=Leila Roy*
|votes=1,170
|percentage=10.9
|change={{decrease}} 1.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party=Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate=Kirsty Roberts
|votes=1,162
|percentage=10.8
|change={{decrease}} 0.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate=Benjamin Samuel Newman
|votes=1,127
|percentage=10.5
|change={{increase}} 3.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party=Labour Party (UK)
|candidate=James Jordan Calmus
|votes=1,067
|percentage=10.0
|change={{decrease}} 0.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party=Labour Party (UK)
|candidate=Sucharita Sethi
|votes=996
|percentage=9.3
|change={{increase}} 0.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party=Labour Party (UK)
|candidate=Momota Khatoon
|votes=971
|percentage=9.1
|change={{increase}} 1.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party=Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate=Sara Katchi
|votes=238
|percentage=2.2
|change={{decrease}} 0.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party=Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate=Phyl Eyres
|votes=223
|percentage=2.1
|change={{decrease}} 0.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party=Independent (politician)
|candidate=Nigel Rumble
|votes=123
|percentage=1.1
|change={{decrease}} 1.1
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes=9
|percentage=0.08
|change=}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes=10,707
|percentage=42.5
|change={{increase}} 4.2
}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|loser=Conservative Party (UK)
|swing=
|winner=Liberal Democrats (UK)
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|loser = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
== 2014 election ==
{{Election box begin | title=2014 council election: Belsize{{cite web|url=http://www.andrewteale.me.uk/leap/results/2014/4/|title=Local Elections Archive Project - 2014 - Camden|accessdate=25 May 2020|website=andrewteale.me.uk|first=Andrew|last=Teale}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Jonny Bucknell*
|votes = 1,219
|percentage = 13.2
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Claire-Louise Leyland*
|votes = 1,157
|percentage = 12.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Leila Roy
|votes = 1,016
|percentage = 11.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Tom Simon*
|votes = 992
|percentage = 10.7
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Madeleine Jennings
|votes = 939
|percentage = 10.2
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = James McGowan
|votes = 782
|percentage = 8.5
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Bradley Hillier-Smith
|votes = 760
|percentage = 8.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Harunur Rashid
|votes = 709
|percentage = 7.7
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Lawrence Joseph Nicholson
|votes = 678
|percentage = 7.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Rowan St Clair
|votes = 275
|percentage = 3.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Darren Robert Murphy
|votes = 269
|percentage = 2.9
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Stuart Temple Taylor
|votes = 243
|percentage = 2.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Nigel Rumble
|votes = 199
|percentage = 2.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 24
|percentage = 0.3
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 9,238
|percentage = 38.3
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|loser = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
== 2010 election ==
{{Election box begin | title=2010 council election: Belsize{{cite web|url=http://www3.camden.gov.uk/votes/?page_id=3|title=Belsize|publisher=Camden Council|access-date=3 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120403171849/http://www3.camden.gov.uk/votes/?page_id=3#|archive-date=3 April 2012|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Jonny Bucknell
|votes = 1,969
|percentage = 36.1
|change = -1.0
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Claire-Louise Leyland
|votes = 1,969
|percentage = 36.1
|change = -0.1
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Tom Simon*
|votes = 1,949
|percentage = 35.7
|change = -5.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Nigel Rumble
|votes = 1,897
|percentage = 34.8
|change = -0.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Anne Ward
|votes = 1,746
|percentage = 32.0
|change = -8.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Paul Perkins
|votes = 1,727
|percentage = 31.7
|change = -6.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Samantha Gunasekera
|votes = 1,094
|percentage = 20.1
|change = +6.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Sada Deshmukh
|votes = 1,051
|percentage = 19.3
|change = +5.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Luca Salice
|votes = 1,027
|percentage = 18.8
|change = +6.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Anya Courts
|votes = 410
|percentage = 7.5
|change = -0.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Sophie North
|votes = 372
|percentage = 6.8
|change = -1.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Francesca Richards-Spiller
|votes = 325
|percentage = 6.0
|change = -0.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = British National Party
|candidate = Derek Collins
|votes = 90
|percentage = 1.7
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 5,454
|percentage = 62.3
|change = +24.0
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|loser = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|loser = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
== 2009 by-election ==
{{Election box begin | title=Belsize by-election, 2 April 2009{{cite web| url = http://www.hamhigh.co.uk/content/camden/hamhigh/news/story.aspx?brand=northlondon24&category=fsbelsizepark&tBrand=northlondon24&tCategory=fsbelsizepark&itemid=WeED03%20Apr%202009%2010%3A30%3A48%3A860 | title = Lib Dems hold on to Belsize seat | access-date = 2010-03-19 | date = 2009-04-03 | publisher = Hampstead & Highgate Express}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Tom Simon
|votes = 1,136
|percentage = 46.0
|change = +5.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Gary Bernadout
|votes = 952
|percentage = 38.6
|change = +1.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Sean Birch
|votes = 270
|percentage = 10.9
|change = −3.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Naomi Aptowitzer
|votes = 109
|percentage = 4.4
|change = −3.9
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 184
|percentage = 7.5
|change =
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{{Election box turnout
|votes = 2,467
|percentage = 29.8
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Christopher J. Basson.
== 2006 election ==
{{Election box begin | title=2006 council election: Belsize}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Alexis Rowell
|votes = 1,358
|percentage = 40.8
|change = +22.7
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Christopher Basson
|votes = 1,349
|percentage = 40.5
|change = +24.0
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Arthur Graves
|votes = 1,268
|percentage = 38.1
|change = +21.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Jonathan Bucknell*
|votes = 1,233
|percentage = 37.1
|change = -3.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Piers Wauchope*
|votes = 1,205
|percentage = 36.2
|change = -2.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Sheila Gunn*
|votes = 1,187
|percentage = 35.7
|change = -3.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Sadashivrao Deshmukh
|votes = 471
|percentage = 14.2
|change = -13.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Matthew McGregor
|votes = 462
|percentage = 13.9
|change = -15.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Jenny Westaway
|votes = 410
|percentage = 12.3
|change = -14.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Jane Ennis
|votes = 278
|percentage = 8.4
|change = -2.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Anya Courts
|votes = 260
|percentage = 7.8
|change = -1.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Adam Spanier
|votes = 207
|percentage = 6.2
|change = -2.2
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 9,688
|percentage = 38.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|loser = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|loser = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|loser = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
== 2002 election ==
{{Election box begin | title=2002 council election: Belsize}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Jonny Bucknell
|votes = 1,041
|percentage = 40.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Sheila Gunn
|votes = 1,016
|percentage = 39.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Piers Wauchope
|votes = 1,005
|percentage = 38.7
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Aileen Hammond*
|votes = 770
|percentage = 29.7
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Sadashivrao Deshmukh
|votes = 716
|percentage = 27.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Patricia Nightingale
|votes = 691
|percentage = 26.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Pauline Marriott
|votes = 469
|percentage = 18.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Ardon Lyon
|votes = 429
|percentage = 16.5
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Dudley Miles
|votes = 423
|percentage = 16.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Phyllis Eyres
|votes = 274
|percentage = 10.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Jack Price
|votes = 236
|percentage = 9.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Maeve Tornero
|votes = 219
|percentage = 8.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 7,289
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box end}}
= 1978–2002 =
The last election on 7 May 1998 was held under the original ward boundaries.
== 1998 election ==
{{Election box begin | title=1998 council election: Belsize}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Ewan Cameron
|votes = 760
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Huntly Spence
|votes = 731
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Aileen Hammond
|votes = 711
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Jonathan Bucknell
|votes = 705
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = David Taggart
|votes = 650
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Jake Sumner
|votes = 624
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Pauline Marriott
|votes = 587
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Dudley Miles
|votes = 522
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Ronald Watts
|votes = 455
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Phyllis Eyres
|votes = 290
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 6,035
|percentage = 35.2
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
== 1994 election ==
{{Election box begin | title=1994 council election: Belsize}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Judith Barnes*
|votes = 920
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Judith Pattison
|votes = 884
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Joy Silver
|votes = 859
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Huntly Spence*
|votes = 840
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Peter Singer
|votes = 804
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = John Saynor
|votes = 797
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Pauline Marriott
|votes = 544
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Diana Brown
|votes = 511
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = James Iddon-Bowen
|votes = 481
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Kamal Al-Moosa
|votes = 262
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 43.8%
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|loser = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
== 1990 election ==
{{Election box begin | title=1990 council election: Belsize}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Judith Barnes*
|votes = 1,159
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Cathleen Mainds
|votes = 1,124
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Huntly Spence*
|votes = 1,109
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Judith Pattison
|votes = 971
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Michael Rice
|votes = 952
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Deborah Sacks
|votes = 928
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party (UK)
|candidate = Conchita Vasey
|votes = 393
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Anne Box
|votes = 329
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Pauline Marriott
|votes = 324
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Ardon Lyon
|votes = 310
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
== 1986 election ==
{{Election box begin | title=1986 council election: Belsize}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Colin Glover
|votes = 1,055
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Huntly Spence*
|votes = 1,039
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Judith Barnes
|votes = 1,005
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Margaret McPhee
|votes = 888
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Malcolm Bull
|votes = 875
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Ramendra Bhattacharyya
|votes = 841
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = SDP–Liberal Alliance
|candidate = David Davies
|votes = 818
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = SDP–Liberal Alliance
|candidate = Pauline Marriott
|votes = 788
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = SDP–Liberal Alliance
|candidate = Dudley Miles
|votes = 756
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party (UK)
|candidate = Philippa Draper
|votes = 236
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
== 1982 election ==
{{Election box begin | title=1982 council election: Belsize}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Tony Kerpel*|votes=1,411|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Huntly Spence|votes=1,381|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Gerald Swyer|votes=1,335|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=SDP–Liberal Alliance|candidate=Margaret Little|votes=761|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=SDP–Liberal Alliance|candidate=Robert Heyland|votes=751|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=SDP–Liberal Alliance|candidate=Clive Agran|votes=730|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Alan Griffiths|votes=703|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Anthea Muir|votes=678|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Roy Mathias|votes=670|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Ecology Party|candidate=Lesley Sargent|votes=102|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Ecology Party|candidate=Steven Margolis|votes=85|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
== 1980 by-election ==
{{Election box begin | title=Belsize by-election, 17 April 1980}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Cathleen Mainds
|votes = 1,235
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Allen Mathias
|votes = 785
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Andrew Bridgwater
|votes = 288
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box turnout
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{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Anthony Beaton.
== 1978 election ==
{{Election box begin | title=1978 council election: Belsize}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Anthony Beaton|votes=1,712|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Tony Kerpel|votes=1,667|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Michael Brahams|votes=1,641|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Roy Mathias|votes=981|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Arthur Soutter|votes=979|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Verghese Varkki|votes=924|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Liberal Party (UK)|candidate=Anne Box|votes=306|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Liberal Party (UK)|candidate=Hilary Hawkins|votes=275|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
= Pre 1978 =
Before 1978, under different boundaries, the ward was represented by four councillors.
== 1976 by-election==
{{Election box begin | title=Belsize by-election, 25 March 1976}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Martin Morton
|votes = 2,196
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = David F. Walker
|votes = 1,455
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Mary E. De La Mahotiere
|votes = 251
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box turnout
|votes =
|percentage = 37.5
|change =
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{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|loser = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Richard Arthur.
== 1974 election ==
{{Election box begin | title=1974 council election: Belsize}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Richard Arthur
|votes = 2,010
|percentage = 43.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = David Mills
|votes = 1,951
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Richard Ford
|votes = 1,915
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Bernard Taylor*
|votes = 1,898
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Julian Harrison
|votes = 1,847
|percentage = 39.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Arthur Roome
|votes = 1,815
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Timothy Coghlan
|votes = 1,801
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Peter Grosz
|votes = 1,773
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Margaret Darvall
|votes = 539
|percentage = 11.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Richard Franklin
|votes = 465
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party of Great Britain
|candidate = Hubert Bevan
|votes = 264
|percentage = 5.7
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
== 1971 election ==
{{Election box begin | title=1971 council election: Belsize}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Jill Gibson
|votes = 2,225
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = John Lipetz
|votes = 2,132
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Bernard Taylor
|votes = 2,130
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Irving Kuczynski
|votes = 2,128
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Norman Oatway*
|votes = 1,955
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Irene Burnett*
|votes = 1,943
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Julian Harrison*
|votes = 1,923
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Peter Hilton
|votes = 1,885
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Margaret Darvall
|votes = 352
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Mary De La Mahotiere
|votes = 313
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party of Great Britain
|candidate = Hubert Bevan
|votes = 292
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = John Swain
|votes = 282
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Association of Independents
|candidate = John Davies
|votes = 92
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Association of Independents
|candidate = Anthony Cunnew
|votes = 74
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Association of Independents
|candidate = Mary Davies
|votes = 60
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|loser = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|loser = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|loser = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|loser = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
== 1968 election ==
{{Election box begin | title=1968 council election: Belsize}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Kenneth Evans
|votes = 2,355
|percentage = 56.9
|change =
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Irene Burnett
|votes = 2,346
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Norman Oatway*
|votes = 2,345
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Julian Harrison
|votes = 2,328
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Edwin Lichtenstein
|votes = 1,330
|percentage = 31.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Joseph Hughes
|votes = 1,322
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = William Kellock
|votes = 1,308
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Arthur Soutter
|votes = 1,279
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Tristram Adams
|votes = 488
|percentage = 11.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Margaret Darvall
|votes = 472
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Angela Whitelegge
|votes = 448
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Gerald Dowden
|votes = 445
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 37.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
== 1964 election ==
{{Election box begin | title=1964 council election: Belsize}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Norman Oatway
|votes = 2,045
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Stanley Duncan
|votes = 2,028
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Alexandrina Burnett
|votes = 2,015
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Leslie Room
|votes = 2,009
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Lyndal Evans
|votes = 1,651
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Sheila Oakes
|votes = 1,649
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Bernard Taylor
|votes = 1,616
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Arthur Soutter
|votes = 1,585
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Margaret Darvall
|votes = 585
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Percy Brian Anderson
|votes = 575
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = G. H. Willett
|votes = 571
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Doris Watson
|votes = 564
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party of Great Britain
|candidate = Timothy Webb
|votes = 146
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 4,311
|percentage = 39.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
}}
{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
}}
{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
}}
{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
}}
{{Election box end}}
References
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{{Wards of Camden}}
Category:Wards of the London Borough of Camden