Swiss Cottage was a ward in the London Borough of Camden, in the United Kingdom. The ward was first created for the 1971 election, redrawn in 1978 and 2002, and abolished for the 2022 elections.London Borough Council Elections (2002) London Borough Council Elections (1978) The population of this ward at the 2011 Census was 12,900.
Swiss Cottage ward was a long, thin ward centred on the intersection between Avenue Road and Finchley Road at Swiss Cottage. To the west of the intersection, it included South Hampstead. To the south-east, it included the northern part of St John's Wood and western part of Primrose Hill.
Under its previous form, Swiss Cottage covered just South Hampstead, while the former Adelaide ward covered the parts of the ward the east of Finchley Road (including Ye Olde Swiss Cottage itself). The ward was abolished for the 2022 election and its area was divided between the newly created Primrose Hill and South Hampstead wards.
Councillors Notable former councillors include Andrew Marshall (former Leader of the Conservative Group on Camden Council), Gloria Lazenby (former Labour Mayor of Camden), Tony Kerpel (political adviser who served as the personal assistant to Prime Minister Edward Heath), and former Labour cabinet minister Tessa Jowell. In 2002, Swiss Cottage elected Camden's first Jamaican councillor, Don Williams.
1978–2022 Three councillors represented Swiss Cottage ward between 1978 and 2022. ElectionCouncillorCouncillorCouncillor2022Ward abolished: see South Hampstead and Primrose Hill 2018 Nayra Bello O'Shanahan (Lab) Leo Cassarani (Lab) Simon Pearson (Lab) 2014 Andrew Marshall (Con)Roger Freeman (Con)Don Williams (Con) 2010Andrew Marshall (Con)Roger Freeman (Con)Don Williams (Con) 2006 Andrew Marshall (Con)Roger Freeman (Con)Don Williams (Con) 2002 Andrew Marshall (Con)Stephen Hocking (Con)Don Williams (Con) 1999 by-electionHonora Morrissey (Con)Robert Hall (Lab)Stephen Hocking (Con) 1998 Mary Ryan (Lab) 1994 Raymond Adamson (Lab) John Macdonald (Lab) Patrick Weir (Lab) 1992 by-election Peter J. Skolar (Con)Anne Morris (Con)Peter Horne (Con) 1990 Vaughan Emsley (Con) 1986 Gloria Lazenby (Lab) Alan Rippington (Lab) Adrian Van States (Lab) 1983 by-election Robert Graham (Con)David Stone (Con) Harry Whitcut (Con) 1982 Derek Spencer (Con) 1979 by-election David Osborne (Con) Michael Flynn (Con) Ronald Rees (Con) 1978 Brian Stoner (Con)
1971–1978 Four councillors represented Swiss Cottage ward between 1971 and 1978.
ElectionCouncillorCouncillorCouncillorCouncillor 1977 by-electionRon King (Con) Michael C. Brahams (Con)Anthony Kerpel (Con)Brian Stoner (Con) 1974 Ronald Raymond-Cox (Con) 1972 by-electionTessa Jowell (Lab) Neil McIntosh (Lab)Arthur Soutter (Lab)Ernest Wistrich (Lab) 1971 John Eidinow (Lab)
Election results The last election was held on 3 May 2018. Candidates seeking re-election are marked with an asterisk (*).
2002–2018
2018 election
2014 election
In 2018, Andrew Marshall resigned from the Conservative Party and defected to the Liberal Democrats.
2010 election
2006 election
2002 election
1978–2002 The last election on 7 May 1998 was held under the original ward boundaries.
1999 by-election
The by-election was called following the resignation of Mary Ryan.
1998 election
1994 election
1992 by-election
The by-election was called following the resignation of Vaughan A. Emsley.
1990 election
1986 election
1983 by-election
The by-election was called following the resignation of Derek Spencer on his election as MP for Leicester South.
1982 election
1979 by-election
The by-election was called following the resignation of Brian Stoner.
1978 election
Pre 1978 Before 1978, under different boundaries, the ward was represented by four councillors.
1977 by-election
The by-election was called following the resignation of Ronald Raymond-Cox.
1974 election
1972 by-election
The by-election was called following the resignation of John Eidinow.
1971 election
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