Gipsy Hill is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Lambeth, England. The ward has existed since 1978 and was first used in the 1978 elections. Since 2022 it has returned two councillors to Lambeth London Borough Council and from 1978 to 2022 returned three councillors.
List of councillors Term Councillor Party 1978–1982 Leonard Hammond 1978–1982 Michael Jeram 1978–1982 Yvonne Phipp 1982–1990 Anthony Green 1982–1986 Stewart Cowell 1982–1986 Richard Timmis 1986–1994 Stewart Hunter 1986–1994 George Huish 1990–1994 Rachael Webb 1994–2006 Janet Grigg 1994–1998 David Green 1994–1998 Charlie Elphicke 1998–2006 Russell A'Court 1998–2006 Gareth Compton 2006–2010 Suzanne Poole 2006–2010 Andrew Gibson 2006–2010 Graham Pycock 2010–2016 Niranjan Francis 2010–2022 Matthew Bennett 2010–2022 Jennifer Brathwaite 2016–2018 Luke Murphy 2018–2022 Pete Elliott 2022–present Christine Banton 2022–present Rebecca Spencer
Lambeth council elections since 2022 There was a revision of ward boundaries in Lambeth in 2022. 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.
2016 by-election A by-election took place on 9 June 2016.
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
1998 election In the election took place on 7 May 1998, Gipsy Hill ward elected three conservative councillors: Janet Grigg, Russel A'Court and Gareth Compton. This enabled the party to hold on to its three seats in the ward. This outcome was in contrast to the over all election in the borough, where Labour party won control of Lambeth Council.
1994 election The election took place on 5 May 1994, resulting in Gipsy Hill Ward electing three conservative councillors: Janet Grigg, David Green and Charlie Elphick. The conservative party kept control in the ward even though it suffered loses across Lambeth, where no party achieved over all control. 1990 election The election took place on 3 May 1990 resulting in all three seats won by the Conservative party candidates: Anthony Green, Stewart Hunter and George Huish. The Conservative party maintained control of the ward, even though Labour party maintained over all majority on Lambeth council across the borough.
1986 election The election took place on 8 May 1986, resulting in the Conservative party gaining two seats through candidates: Anthony Green and Stewart Cowell and Labour party gaining one seat by candidate: George Huish. The Conservative party won the over all control of the borough by a very small margin: 42.5% to 41.6%.
1982 election The election that took place on 6 May 1982, resulted in all three Conservative candidates being elected: Anthony Green Stewart Cowell and Richard Timmis. Conservative party had a majority in the ward, even though Labour retained over all control of the Borough. 1978 election The election that took place on 4 May 1978, was the first to take place in the newly created Gipsy Hill ward. It resulted in three Labour candidates being elected: Leonard Hammond, Michael Jeram and Yvonne Phipp. Notes
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