Kentish Town South (ward)
{{short description|Ward in the London Borough of Camden}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox London ward
|name = Kentish Town South
|council = Camden
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|map_size = 220px
|map_entity = Camden
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|year = 2022
|abolished =
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|elects_howmany = Three
|previous = Cantelowes
Kentish Town
|next =
|electorate = 7,841
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|region = England
|county = Greater London
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|westminster1 = Holborn and St Pancras
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Kentish Town South is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Camden, in the United Kingdom. The ward was first used in the 2022 elections. It returns three councillors to Camden London Borough Council.
The ward includes the southern part of Kentish Town.
Prior to 2022, the area was part of Cantelowes and Kentish Town wards.{{cite web|url=https://consultation.lgbce.org.uk/node/15477|title=Final recommendations published for Camden|date=4 February 2020|access-date=1 October 2021|work=LGBCE}}
List of councillors
| class="wikitable"
! Term ! Councillor ! colspan=2 | Party |
| 2022–2024
| {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} |
| 2022–present
| Meriç Apak | {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} |
| 2022–present
| Jenny Headlam-Wells | {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} |
| 2024–present
| Joseph Ball | {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} |
Camden council elections
=2024 by-election=
The by-election was held on 5 September 2024, following the resignation of Georgia Gould.
{{Election box begin | title= 2024 Kentish Town South by-election{{cite web |title=Local Elections Archive Project — Kentish Town South Ward |url=https://www.andrewteale.me.uk/leap/ward/21662/#2024-09-05 |website=www.andrewteale.me.uk |access-date=3 December 2024}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Joseph Ball
|votes = 674
|percentage = 46.8
|change = -12.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Alice Brown
|votes = 327
|percentage = 22.7
|change = +1.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = Muhammad Naser
|votes = 289
|percentage = 20.1
|change = +20.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Shajib Ziffer
|votes = 77
|percentage = 5.4
|change = -2.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Tara Copeland
|votes = 72
|percentage = 5.0
|change = -3.0
}}
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{{Election box hold with party link|winner = Labour Party (UK) |swing =}}
{{Election box end}}
=2022 election=
{{Election box begin|title=2022 council election: Kentish Town South}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Georgia Gould
|votes = 1847
|percentage = 24.2
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Meriç Apak
|votes = 1664
|percentage = 21.8
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Jenny Headlam-Wells
|votes = 1616
|percentage = 21.2
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Francesca Bury
|votes = 678
|percentage = 8.9
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Dominic Kendrick
|votes = 444
|percentage = 5.8
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Helena Djurkovic
|votes = 250
|percentage = 3.3
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Susan Lee
|votes = 244
|percentage = 3.2
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = John Webber
|votes = 226
|percentage = 3.0
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Alexander Ricketts
|votes = 221
|percentage = 2.9
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Rebecca Trenner
|votes = 174
|percentage = 2.3
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Derek McAuley
|votes = 151
|percentage = 2.0
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
|candidate = Hannah Power
|votes = 122
|percentage = 1.8
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 35.8
|change =
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{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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