As the dust settles after an emotionally intense Friday evening at the Somers Town Community Centre, it’s time to recap the results from the four wards we’ve been covering.

First up, West Hampstead

John Bryant	Liberal Democrats	836
Natalie Eliades	Conservative Party	800
Nick Grierson	Conservative Party	811
Richard Griffiths	Green Party	327
Zane Hannan	Green Party	343
Keith Moffitt	Liberal Democrats	943
Magnus Nielsen	UKIP	202
David Pearce	Trade Union and Socialist Coalition	67
Angela Pober	Labour Party	1,166
Gillian Risso-Gill	Liberal Democrats	901
Phil Rosenberg	Labour Party	1,179
Andrew Saywell	Conservative Party	715
Quentin Tyler	Green Party	250
James Yarde	Labour Party	1,082
Total (inc. rejected)		9,622
Turnout		38%

Labour managed the clean sweep here (something residents will hope they can do to the streets as well), with the shock being the removal of Keith Moffitt. One suspects that if Keith had been standing in Fortune Green he’d have got back in, but the slightly more transient nature of the West Hampstead population may well have meant that national politics played a larger role here and his personal reputation counted for less.

Fortune Green next

Ian Cohen	Conservative	893
Juan Jimenez	Green Party	326
Nancy Jirira	Liberal Democrats	950
Leila Mars	Green Party	403
Lucy Oldfield	Green Party	318
Richard Olszewski	Labour & Cooperative Party	967
Andrew Parkinson	Conservative	739
Flick Rea	Liberal Democrats	1,151
Lorna Russell	Labour & Cooperative Party	1,028
Nick Russell	Liberal Democrats	865
Tom Smith	Conservative	686
Phil Turner	Labour & Cooperative Party	904
Total (inc. rejected)		9,246
Turnout		39.2%

Hard to know what’s more astonishing here: Flick coming top of the poll on a day when the Lib Dems were obliterated nationally or Labour dispatching the Tories into a distant third. The Lib Dems actually came top in Fortune Green with 32.1% of the vote, vs. Labour’s 31.3%. The Conservatives were well back at just 25%, although Ian Cohen’s 893 placed him fifth overall only 11 votes off fourth placed Phil Turner. Despite the outspoken animosity between some Labour people and Flick, hopefully these three councillors can work together on local issues.

From the two marginals, to the two safer seats

Kilburn

Sarah Astor	Green Party	402
Douglas Beattie	Labour	1,661
Richard Bourn	Green Party	276
Maryam Eslamdoust	Labour	1,611
Thomas Gardiner	Labour	1,543
Janet Grauberg	Liberal Democrats	876
Sheila Hayman	Green Party	286
Jack Holroyde	Liberal Democrats	746
James King	Liberal Democrats	883
Nick Vose	Conservative	411
Tim Wainwright	Conservative	409
John Whitehead	Conservative	357
Total (inc. rejected)		9,483
Turnout		38.31%

It was billed as a two-way fight, and that’s exactly what it was although in the end Labour’s margin of victory was more comfortable than many had thought. The Lib Dems – two of whom are former Kilburn councillors – found that their local credentials weren’t enough to unseat the incumbent Labour couple who have moved out of the area, while Mike Katz’s replacement came top of the poll.

And finally… Swiss Cottage

Chris Butler	Liberal Democrats	300
Tom Franklin	Green Party	433
Roger Freeman	Conservative	1,294
Andrew Haslam-Jones	Liberal Democrats	230
Helen Jack	Green Party	367
Andrew Marshall	Conservative	1,340
Jill Newbrook	Liberal Democrats	347
Ben Nunn	Labour	1,029
Sheila Patton	Green Party	339
Simon Pearson	Labour	1,008
Gretel Reynolds	Labour	960
Don Williams	Conservative	1,221
Total (inc. rejected)		8,886
Turnout		34.67%

A low turnout in Swiss Cottage, which is predominantly made up of the redbrick properties of South Hampstead. The Conservatives were always expected to hold this comfortably, but in the end the margins were a little close for comfort, with Labour polling very strongly indeed – in no other local ward did two candidates get more than 1,000 votes and not get a seat.