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 Party 1964–1968 H. Lockwood 1964–1968 J. Fraser 1964–1968 S. Fagan 1968–1971 R. Pickard 1968–1971 W. Vinnell 1968–1971 F. Clark 1971–1978 Ken Livingstone 1971–1974 G. Manning 1971–1978 D. Prentice 1974–1978 Ted Knight 1978–1982 Kennard Scott-Simpson 1978–1982 Margaret Keel 1978–1982 Graham Pycock 1982–1986 David Bick 1982–1990 Ronald Pugh 1982–1986 Valerio Bogazzi 1986–1994 Simon Fawthrop 1986–1994 John Pinniger 1990–1996 Peter Evans 1994–1998 Hugh Chambers 1994–1998 Jonathan Driver 1996–2006 Robert McConnell 1998–2002 Paul Connolly 1998–2002 Colin Crooks 2002–2006 Geraldine Evans 2002–2006 Jeremy Baker 2006–present Jackie Meldrum 2006–2010 David Malone 2006–2010 Daniel Fitzpatrick 2010–2022 Jane Pickard 2010–2014 Michael Smith 2014–2024 Sonia Winifred 2022–present Ibtisam Adem 2024–present Emma Nye
Summary Councillors elected by party at each general borough election.
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. 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.
2022 election The election took place on 5 May 2022.
2002–2022 Lambeth council elections
There was a revision of ward boundaries in Lambeth in 2002. 2018 election The election took place on 3 May 2018.
2014 election The election took place on 22 May 2014.
2010 election The election on 6 May 2010 took place on the same day as the United Kingdom general election.
2006 election The election took place on 4 May 2006.
2002 election The election took place on 2 May 2002.
1978–2002 Lambeth council elections
There was a revision of ward boundaries in Lambeth in 1978. 1998 election The election took place on 7 May 1998.
1996 by-election The by-election took place on 27 March 1996, following the resignation of Peter Evans.
1994 election The election took place on 5 May 1994.
1990 election The election took place on 3 May 1990.
1986 election The election took place on 8 May 1986.
1982 election The election took place on 6 May 1982.
1978 election The election took place on 4 May 1978.
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.
1971 election The election took place on 13 May 1971.
1968 election The election took place on 9 May 1968.
1964 election The election took place on 7 May 1964.
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