Knight's Hill (ward)

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	Knight's Hill ward boundaries from 1965 to 1978

Knight's Hill
Knight's Hill
Electoral ward; for the Lambeth London Borough Council
	Knight's Hill ward boundaries since 2022
Borough	Lambeth
County	Greater London
Population	16,535 (2021)
Electorate	11,717 (2022)
Major settlements	Knight's Hill (West Norwood)
Area	1.901 square kilometres (0.734 sq mi)
Current electoral ward
Created	1965
Number of members	3
Councillors	Ibtisam Adem; Jackie Meldrum; Emma Nye;
GSS code	E05000424 (2002–2022; E05014106 (2022–present);

Knight's Hill is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Lambeth. The ward has existed since the creation of the borough on 1 April 1965 and was first used in the 1964 elections. It returns three councillors to Lambeth London Borough Council. The boundaries were redrawn in 1978, 2002 and 2022. It covers parts of West Norwood. Notable councillors to represent the ward are Ken Livingstone who became Mayor of London and Ted Knight who was leader of Lambeth Council during the 1985 rate-capping rebellion.

List of councillors

Term	Councillor
1964–1968	H. Lockwood	Labour
1964–1968	J. Fraser	Labour
1964–1968	S. Fagan	Labour
1968–1971	R. Pickard	Conservative
1968–1971	W. Vinnell	Conservative
1968–1971	F. Clark	Conservative
1971–1978	Ken Livingstone	Labour
1971–1974	G. Manning	Labour
1971–1978	D. Prentice	Labour
1974–1978	Ted Knight^[b]	Labour
1978–1982	Kennard Scott-Simpson	Conservative
1978–1982	Margaret Keel	Conservative
1978–1982	Graham Pycock	Conservative
1982–1986	David Bick	Conservative
1982–1990	Ronald Pugh	Conservative
1982–1986	Valerio Bogazzi	Conservative
1986–1994	Simon Fawthrop	Conservative
1986–1994	John Pinniger	Conservative
1990–1996	Peter Evans	Conservative
1994–1998	Hugh Chambers	Conservative
1994–1998	Jonathan Driver	Conservative
1996–2006	Robert McConnell	Liberal Democrats
1998–2002	Paul Connolly	Labour
1998–2002	Colin Crooks	Labour
2002–2006	Geraldine Evans	Liberal Democrats
2002–2006	Jeremy Baker	Liberal Democrats
2006–present	Jackie Meldrum	Labour
2006–2010	David Malone	Labour
2006–2010	Daniel Fitzpatrick	Labour
2010–2022	Jane Pickard	Labour
2010–2014	Michael Smith	Labour
2014–2024	Sonia Winifred	Labour
2022–present	Ibtisam Adem	Labour
2024–present	Emma Nye^[c]	Labour

Summary

Councillors elected by party at each general borough election.

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1968

1971

1974

1978

1982

1986

1990

1994

1998

2002

2006

2010

2014

2018

2022

Labour
Conservative
Liberal Democrats

Lambeth council elections since 2022

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Lambeth in 2022. Some territory was transferred to Streatham Hill East and some was gained from Gipsy Hill.

2024 by-election

The by-election was held on 2 May 2024, following the resignation of Sonia Winifred.^[1] It took place on the same day as the 2024 London mayoral election, the 2024 London Assembly election and 14 other borough council by-elections across London.^[2]

2024 Knight's Hill by-election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Emma Nye	2,677	55.5	6.8
	Green	Victoria Evans	983	20.4	0.7
	Conservative	Leila Yassen	530	11.0	1.5
	Liberal Democrats	Nicholas Sanders	378	7.8	1.7
	Independent	Janet Gayle	210	4.4	N/A
Majority			1,694
Turnout			4,826	40.8	9.2
	Labour hold		Swing

2022 election

The election took place on 5 May 2022.^[3]

2022 Lambeth London Borough Council election: Knight's Hill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Ibtisam Adem	2,317	64.4
	Labour	Jackie Meldrum	2,314	64.3
	Labour	Sonia Winifred	2,171	60.4
	Green	Torla Evans	977	27.2
	Green	Lewis Heather	701	19.5
	Green	Paul Rocks	538	15.0
	Conservative	Joyce Chieke	358	10.0
	Conservative	Luke Hutson	348	9.7
	Conservative	Anthony Kimm	329	9.1
	Liberal Democrats	Ishbel Brown	286	8.0
	Liberal Democrats	Claire Mathys	251	7.0
	Liberal Democrats	Oliver Moule	201	5.6
Turnout			3,707	31.6
	Labour win (new boundaries)
	Labour win (new boundaries)
	Labour win (new boundaries)

2002–2022 Lambeth council elections

Knight's Hill ward boundaries from 2002 to 2022

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

2018 election

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

2018 Lambeth London Borough Council election: Knight's Hill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Jane Pickard	2,378	66.4
	Labour	Jackie Meldrum	2,326	64.9
	Labour	Sonia Winifred	2,033	56.8
	Green	Torla Evans	637	17.8
	Green	Robert Threadgold	504	14.1
	Green	Duncan Eastoe	441	12.3
	Conservative	Shirley Cosgrave	425	11.9
	Conservative	Raymond Walker	414	11.6
	Conservative	Edward Watkins	362	9.4
	Liberal Democrats	Jeremy Baker	345	9.6
	Liberal Democrats	Shiraz Engineer	247	6.9
	Liberal Democrats	Liz Maffei	230	6.4
Turnout			3,589	34.6
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

2014 election

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

2014 Lambeth London Borough Council election: Knight's Hill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Jackie Meldrum	2,182	60.4
	Labour	Jane Pickard	2,169
	Labour	Sonia Winifred	1,911
	Conservative	Julia Belgrove	468	13.0
	Green	Nicholas Giannissis	457	12.7
	Conservative	Tim Collins	442
	Green	Lianna Etkind	388
	Conservative	Tony Kimm	382
	Green	Hugo Estevez	365
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Hardware	256	7.1
	UKIP	Helena Kowalska	249	6.9
	Liberal Democrats	Libby Calton	238
	Liberal Democrats	Julian Heather	202
Total votes			9,709
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

2010 election

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

2010 Lambeth London Borough Council election: Knight's Hill
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Jackie Meldrum	3,039
	Labour	Jane Pickard	2,900
	Labour	Michael Smith	2,768
	Liberal Democrats	Timothy Barnsley	1,480
	Liberal Democrats	Malgorzata Baker	1,430
	Liberal Democrats	James Fitzgerald	1,415
	Conservative	Betty Evans-Jacas	942
	Conservative	Nicholas Rogers	926
	Conservative	Luke Tryl	809
	Green	Kirsty Neal	420
	Green	Alexis Fidgett	378
	Green	Nicholas Giannissis	357
Total votes			16,864
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

2006 election

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

2006 Lambeth London Borough Council election: Knight's Hill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Jackie Meldrum	1,358	37.9
	Labour	David Malone	1,352
	Labour	Daniel Fitzpatrick	1,349
	Liberal Democrats	Geraldine Evans	1,273	35.6
	Liberal Democrats	Jeremy Baker	1,218
	Liberal Democrats	Saleha Jaffer	1,116
	Green	Joseph Healy	514	14.4
	Conservative	Nicholas van der Borgh	435	12.2
	Conservative	Sheila Calder	426
	Conservative	Jane Hill	417
Total votes			9,458
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

2002 election

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

2002 Lambeth London Borough Council election: Knight's Hill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Geraldine Evans	1,331	17.2
	Liberal Democrats	Robert McConnell	1,263	16.3
	Liberal Democrats	Jeremy Baker	1,260	16.2
	Labour	Tony Grayling	949	12.2
	Labour	Bill Watling	926	11.9
	Labour	Robert Hill	908	11.7
	Conservative	Martin Ball	258	3.3
	Green	Graham Jones	251	3.2
	Conservative	Jessica Lee	250	3.2
	Conservative	Christine Hemmise	245	3.2
	Socialist Alliance	Leslie Watson	113	1.5
Turnout			7,754	27.4
	Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries)
	Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries)
	Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries)

1978–2002 Lambeth council elections

Knight's Hill ward boundaries from 1978 to 2002

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Lambeth in 1978.

1998 election

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

1998 Lambeth London Borough Council election: Knight's Hill
Party		Votes
Turnout
	Labour gain from Conservative	Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative	Swing
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative	Swing

1996 by-election

The by-election took place on 27 March 1996, following the resignation of Peter Evans.^[9]

1994 election

The election took place on 5 May 1994.^[10]

1994 Lambeth London Borough Council election: Knight's Hill
Party		Votes
Turnout
	Conservative hold	Swing
	Conservative hold	Swing
	Conservative hold	Swing

1990 election

The election took place on 3 May 1990.^[11]

1990 Lambeth London Borough Council election: Knight's Hill
Party		Votes
Turnout
	Conservative hold	Swing
	Conservative hold	Swing
	Conservative hold	Swing

1986 election

The election took place on 8 May 1986.^[12]

1986 Lambeth London Borough Council election: Knight's Hill
Party		Votes
Turnout
	Conservative hold	Swing
	Conservative hold	Swing
	Conservative hold	Swing

1982 election

The election took place on 6 May 1982.^[13]

1982 Lambeth London Borough Council election: Knight's Hill
Party		Votes
Turnout
	Conservative hold	Swing
	Conservative hold	Swing
	Conservative hold	Swing

1978 election

The election took place on 4 May 1978.^[14]

1978 Lambeth London Borough Council election: Knight's Hill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Turnout
	Conservative win (new boundaries)
	Conservative win (new boundaries)
	Conservative win (new boundaries)

1964–1978 Lambeth council elections

Knight's Hill ward has existed since the creation of the London Borough of Lambeth on 1 April 1965. For elections to the Greater London Council, the ward was part of the Lambeth electoral division from 1965 and then the Norwood division from 1973.

1974 election

The election took place on 2 May 1974.^[15]

1974 Lambeth London Borough Council election: Knight's Hill
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Ken Livingstone	2,115
	Labour	Ted Knight	1,998
	Labour	D. Prentice	1,909
	Conservative	J. Farrall	1,506
	Conservative	J. Foreman-Peck	1,465
	Conservative	L. Foreman-Peck	1,461
	Liberal	S. Mellor	382
	Liberal	G. Chattoe	327
	Liberal	J. Noyes	313
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

1971 election

The election took place on 13 May 1971.^[16]

1971 Lambeth London Borough Council election: Knight's Hill
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Ken Livingstone	2,905
	Labour	G. Manning	2,881
	Labour	D. Prentice	2,813
	Conservative	J. Johnstone	1,967
	Conservative	L. Burton	1,937
	Conservative	W. Vinnell	1,922
	Liberal	M. Drake	236
	Liberal	A. Wagman	226
	Liberal	T. Barker	220
Turnout
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

1968 election

The election took place on 9 May 1968.^[17]

1968 Lambeth London Borough Council election: Knight's Hill
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	R. Pickard	2,724
	Conservative	W. Vinnell	2,676
	Conservative	F. Clark	2,650
	Labour	H. Lockwood	1,519
	Labour	G. Manning	1,443
	Labour	J. Wheeler	1,396
	Liberal	E. Hawthorne	450
	Liberal	A. Wagman	436
	Liberal	R. Rawcliffe	406
	Communist	C. Hoyle	128
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

1964 election

The election took place on 7 May 1964.^[18]

1964 Lambeth London Borough Council election: Knight's Hill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	H. Lockwood	2,070	56.1
	Labour	J. Fraser	2,055
	Labour	S. Fagan	2,036
	Conservative	B. High	1,621	43.9
	Conservative	P. Cory	1,617
	Conservative	W. Vinnell	1,603
Turnout			3,729	31.1
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Notes

^ 2021 Census data reported for 2022 ward boundaries
^ Ted Knight was a councillor for Ferndale ward from 1978 to 1986.
^ Emma Nye was a councillor for Coldharbour ward from 2018 to 2022.

References

^ "Election results for Knight's Hill, 2 May 2024". www.lambeth.gov.uk. 2 May 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
^ "LDN Mayoral Election Special: Khan Makes History". LDN Weekly. No. 315. London Communications Agency. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
^ Heywood, Joe; Loftus, Caitlin (March 2023). "London Borough Council Elections: May 2022" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
^ Colombeau, Joseph (October 2018). "London Borough Council Elections: 3 May 2018" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
^ Colombeau, Joseph (September 2014). "London Borough Council Elections: 22 May 2014" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
^ Piggott, Gareth (March 2011). "London Borough Council Elections: 6 May 2010" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
^ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (March 2007). "London Borough Council Elections: 4 May 2006" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
^ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (2002). "London Borough Council Elections: 2 May 2002" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
^ ^a ^b Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (1998). "London Borough Council Elections: 7 May 1998" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
^ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (1994). "London Borough Council Elections: 5 May 1994" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
^ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (1990). "London Borough Council Elections: 3 May 1990" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
^ "London Borough Council Elections: 8 May 1986" (PDF). London Datastore. London Residuary Body. August 1986. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
^ "London Borough Council Elections: 6 May 1982" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. 29 July 1982. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
^ "London Borough Council Elections: 4 May 1978" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. 1978. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
^ "London Borough Council Elections: 2 May 1974" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. 1974. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
^ "London Borough Council Elections: 13 May 1971" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. 1971. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
^ "London Borough Council Elections: 9 May 1968" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. April 1969. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
^ "London Borough Council Elections: 7 May 1964" (PDF). London Datastore. London County Council. November 1964. Retrieved 3 January 2025.

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[1] 2021 Census data reported for 2022 ward boundaries

[2] Ted Knight was a councillor for Ferndale ward from 1978 to 1986.

[3] Emma Nye was a councillor for Coldharbour ward from 2018 to 2022.

[4] "Election results for Knight's Hill, 2 May 2024". www.lambeth.gov.uk. 2 May 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2024.

[5] "LDN Mayoral Election Special: Khan Makes History". LDN Weekly. No. 315. London Communications Agency. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.

[2022_results-6] Heywood, Joe; Loftus, Caitlin (March 2023). "London Borough Council Elections: May 2022" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 3 January 2025.

[2018_results-7] Colombeau, Joseph (October 2018). "London Borough Council Elections: 3 May 2018" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 3 January 2025.

[2014_results-8] Colombeau, Joseph (September 2014). "London Borough Council Elections: 22 May 2014" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 3 January 2025.

[2010_results-9] Piggott, Gareth (March 2011). "London Borough Council Elections: 6 May 2010" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 3 January 2025.

[2006_results-10] Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (March 2007). "London Borough Council Elections: 4 May 2006" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 3 January 2025.

[2002_results-11] Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (2002). "London Borough Council Elections: 2 May 2002" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 3 January 2025.

[1998_results-12] Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (1998). "London Borough Council Elections: 7 May 1998" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 3 January 2025.

[1994_results-13] Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (1994). "London Borough Council Elections: 5 May 1994" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 3 January 2025.

[1990_results-14] Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (1990). "London Borough Council Elections: 3 May 1990" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 3 January 2025.

[1986_results-15] "London Borough Council Elections: 8 May 1986" (PDF). London Datastore. London Residuary Body. August 1986. Retrieved 3 January 2025.

[1982_results-16] "London Borough Council Elections: 6 May 1982" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. 29 July 1982. Retrieved 3 January 2025.

[1978_results-17] "London Borough Council Elections: 4 May 1978" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. 1978. Retrieved 3 January 2025.

[1974_results-18] "London Borough Council Elections: 2 May 1974" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. 1974. Retrieved 3 January 2025.

[1971_results-19] "London Borough Council Elections: 13 May 1971" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. 1971. Retrieved 3 January 2025.

[1968_results-20] "London Borough Council Elections: 9 May 1968" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. April 1969. Retrieved 3 January 2025.

[1964_results-21] "London Borough Council Elections: 7 May 1964" (PDF). London Datastore. London County Council. November 1964. Retrieved 3 January 2025.

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