It always sounded improbable. How could Fortune Green ward disappear off into the clutches of a Barnet-dominated parliamentary constituency, leaving behind its southern neighbours? There was lobbying from all three parties; there was wailing; I heard a rumour that some … Continue reading →
London Elects released the results of the mayoral and assembly elections by ward yesterday. A bit of number crunching later and here are the percentage of votes and change from 2008 for the four local Camden wards (West Hampstead, Fortune … Continue reading →
The votes from both Barnet & Camden and Brent & Harrow constituencies were counted at Alexandra Palace on Friday. Sadly it seemed no-one mentioned that to the construction crews working on the historic building. The result was a power cut … Continue reading →
For the final part of my pre-election coverage, here’s a breakdown of how West Hampstead and the wider Barnet & Camden constituency voted last time around for the mayor, our local Assembly Member, and for the London-wide assembly member. First … Continue reading →
Tomorrow is election day in London, but what are we voting for and how do we vote? I’ve had a few queries about this, especially from people new to London for whom this is their first City Hall election, so … Continue reading →
As well as electing the next Mayor of London this Thursday, we also get to vote for who represents us on the London Assembly. There are 14 constituency Assembly Members and 11 London-wide members elected based on proportional representation. In … Continue reading →
This Thursday you’ll have the chance to vote for the next Mayor of London. I expect most of you know this. You will also have the chance to vote for the next London Assembly member representing the constituency of Barnet … Continue reading →
[this article has been updated several times] The Boundary Commission’s inital proposals to change electoral constituencies were published a day in advance it seemed by political blogger Guido Fawkes. Today they are online on the Commission’s own website. There are … Continue reading →
On Wednesday this week, Father Andrew Cain at St Mary’s church hosted Camden’s only hustings debate on the upcoming referendum on the Alternative Vote (AV) system. In favour of AV were local councillor Andrew Marshall – going against his Conservative … Continue reading →
The early indications when I arrived at the Hampstead & Kilburn count were that it was going to be close. It was too soon to tell quite how close. 180 counters split between H&K and Holborn & St Pancras first … Continue reading →
