Camden London Borough Council
Camden London Borough Council is the local authority for the London Borough of Camden in Greater London, England. It is a London borough council, one of 32 in the United Kingdom capital of London. Camden is divided into 20 wards, each electing two or three councillors.
Camden London Borough Council | |
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Council logo | |
| Type | |
| Type | London borough council |
| Leadership | |
Mayor | |
Jenny Rowlands since March 2019 | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 55 councillors |
Political groups |
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Length of term | Whole council elected every four years |
| Elections | |
| First past the post | |
Last election | 5 May 2022 |
Next election | 7 May 2026 |
| Meeting place | |
| Camden Town Hall, Judd Street, London, WC1H 9JE | |
| Website | |
| www | |
Following the 2022 election Camden London Borough Council comprised 47 Labour Party councillors (10 of which Labour and Co-operative councillors), 4 Liberal Democrat councillors, 3 Conservative Party councillors, and one for the Green Party. The Liberal Democrats overtook the Conservatives as the second-largest group. The Liberal Democrats won a by-election in the Hampstead Town ward in July 2022, taking the seat from Labour and Co-operative.
The council was created by the London Government Act 1963 and replaced three local authorities: Hampstead Metropolitan Borough Council, Holborn Metropolitan Borough Council and St Pancras Metropolitan Borough Council.