Hampstead Central (ward)

Hampstead Central
Former electoral ward for the Camden London Borough Council
Borough	Camden
County	Greater London
Population	11,480 (1966)
Electorate	8,159 (1964) 9,074 (1968)
Area	280.6 acres (113.6 ha)
Former electoral ward
Created	1965
Abolished	1971
Councillors	3

Hampstead Central was an electoral ward in the London Borough of Camden from 1965 to 1971. It was first used at the 1964 elections and last used at the 1968 elections. It returned three councillors to Camden London Borough Council.

List of councillors

Term	Councillor	Party
1964–1968	William Evans		Conservative
1964–1971	Sidney Torrance		Conservative
1964–1971	Geoffrey Finsberg		Conservative
1968–1971	Ronald King		Conservative

Camden council elections

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Hampstead Central ward boundaries from 1965 to 1971

1968 election

The election took place on 9 May 1968.

1968 Camden London Borough Council election: Hampstead Central (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Geoffrey Finsberg	1,965	64.2
	Conservative	Sidney Torrance	1,937
	Conservative	Ronald King	1,909
	Labour	Peter Stephenson	764	24.6
	Labour	Barry Peskin	740
	Labour	James Hill	724
	Liberal	Kenneth Carter	344	11.2
	Liberal	Alison Snow	343
	Liberal	Jillian Vasey	328
Turnout				34.2
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

1964 election

The election took place on 7 May 1964.

1964 Camden London Borough Council election: Hampstead Central (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	William Evans	1,596
	Conservative	Sidney Torrance	1,594
	Conservative	Geoffrey Finsberg	1,577
	Labour	Nancy Silverman	928
	Labour	Henry Totten	911
	Labour	Philip Turner	872
	Liberal	Michael Watson	382
	Liberal	Mary Barling	380
	Liberal	David Sacker	374
Turnout			2,887	35.3
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)