Coldharbour
Former electoral ward
for the Lambeth London Borough Council
London boroughLambeth
CountyGreater London
Former electoral ward
Created2002
Abolished2022
Member(s)3
Replaced by
  • Brixton Acre Lane
  • Brixton North
  • Brixton Rush Common
  • Brixton Windrush
  • Herne Hill and Loughborough Junction

Coldharbour ward was an administrative division of the London Borough of Lambeth from 2002 to 2022. It is located in Brixton. The ward was replaced in 2022 by Brixton Acre Lane, Brixton Rush Common, Brixton Windrush, Herne Hill and Loughborough Junction, and Brixton North.

Demographics

Coldharbour has a large population compared to other wards (17,200). It has a young age profile, with a high proportion of children aged 0–15.

It is also the poorest ward in the borough. It has the highest proportion of people from ethnic minorities, and a high proportion of people not born in UK. 4.8% of Coldharbour residents speak an African language as their first language, and 4% speak Portuguese.

Coldharbour has the highest proportion of Black Caribbean residents, and the highest proportion of Black African residents. Less than a quarter of residents are White British.[1]

Much of the ward takes in less affluent estates, such as the Loughborough, Hertford, Angell Town and Moorlands Estates. There is also a pocket of considerable affluence in the far south of the ward.

Notable events

The 1981 Brixton riot, the most serious riot in the United Kingdom during the 20th century, started in the ward. The George public house was burnt down and a number of other buildings were damaged along Railton Road.

Lambeth Council elections

Map
Coldharbour ward boundaries from 2002 to 2022

2018 by-election

Coldharbour by-election, 13 September 2018
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Scarlett O'Hara 1,739 58.2
Green Michael Groce 912 30.5
Liberal Democrats Doug Buist 148 5.0
Conservative Yvonne Stewart-Williams 119 4.0
Women's Equality Sian Fogden 47 1.6
UKIP Robert Stephenson 21 0.7
Majority 827
Turnout 2,994 24.8
Labour hold Swing

2018 election

The election was took place on 3 May 2018.[2]

2018 Lambeth London Borough Council election: Coldharbour (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Emma Nye 2,325 66.0
Labour Co-op Donatus Anyanwu * 2,257
Labour Co-op Matthew Parr * 1,975
Green Michael Groce 761 15.5
Green Rashid Nix 683
Independent Rachel Heywood* 660 6.6
Conservative Michael Johnson 228 6.4
Conservative Amy Hennessy 217
Conservative Yvonne Stewart-Williams 189
Liberal Democrats Olivier Bertin 182 5.4
Liberal Democrats Henry McMorrow 180
Liberal Democrats Clive Lewis 173
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

2014 election

The election took place on 22 May 2014.[3]

2014 Lambeth London Borough Council election: Coldharbour (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Rachel Heywood* 2,232 63.5
Labour Matt Parr * 2,037
Labour Donatus Anyanwu * 2,014
Green Solomon Smith 742 20.8
Green Thomas Wood 680
Green Rashid Nix 638
Conservative Yvonne Stewart-Williams 231 6.8
Liberal Democrats Rachel Lester 225 4.8
Conservative Carl Belgrove 224
Conservative Edward Watkins 221
UKIP Johan Ward 127 1.3
Liberal Democrats Michael Morfey 126
Liberal Democrats Simon Waddington 126
Independent David Warner 100 1.0
Independent Boniface Awogta 76 0.8
Total votes
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Rachel Heywood was elected as a Labour Councillor. Heywood resigned the party whip in April 2016 and now sits as an Independent councillor.[4][5][6]

2010 election

The election took place on 6 May 2010.[7]

2010 Lambeth London Borough Council election: Coldharbour (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Rachel Heywood * 3,983 64.5
Labour Donatus Anyanwu * 3,819
Labour Matthew Parr 3,681
Liberal Democrats Rachel Lester 1,091 16.8
Liberal Democrats Hilary Lavender 1,081
Liberal Democrats Angela Meader 808
Green Geoffrey Burgess 611 9.5
Conservative Thomas Baker 581 8.3
Green Olivier Bertin 573
Green Alexander James 511
Conservative Yvonne Stewart-Williams 458
Conservative Graham Pycock 430
CPA David Williams 169
Total votes
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

2006 election

The election took place on 4 May 2006.[8]

2006 Lambeth London Borough Council election: Coldharbour(3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Donatus Anyanwu * 1,299 54.2
Labour Rachel Heywood 1,272
Labour Sharon Malley 1,187
Green Elkin Atwell 742 24.0
Green Rachel Braverman 471
Green Timothy Summers 450
Liberal Democrats Robert Blackie 304 11.5
Liberal Democrats Sandra Lawman 279
Conservative Simon Barrie 250 10.4
Conservative Smarajit Roy 242
Conservative Marcus Booth 227
Liberal Democrats Geoffrey Bowring 216
Total votes 6,628
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

2002 election

The election took place on 2 May 2002.[9]

2002 Lambeth London Borough Council election: Coldharbour (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Donatus Anyanwu 989
Labour Sharon Erdman 949
Labour Sharon Ward 899
Socialist Alliance Theresa Bennett 252
Green William Collins 241
Green Paul Martin 219
Green Mohammed Sajid 217
Liberal Democrats Lindsay Avebury 215
Liberal Democrats Vivienne Baines 203
Liberal Democrats Malcolm Baines 181
Conservative Nicholas Brown 122
Conservative Glyn Chambers 108
Conservative John Lamont 105
Independent Robin Gibson 47
Independent Gary Bruton 43
Independent Darren Iliffe 40
Turnout 4,680 17.1
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Notable former residents

Notes

References

  1. ^ Cobb, Jason (14 November 2014). "Lambeth State of the Borough report highlights changing nature of Brixton". Brixton Buzz. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  2. ^ Colombeau, Joseph (October 2018). "London Borough Council Elections: 3 May 2018" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  3. ^ Colombeau, Joseph (September 2014). "London Borough Council Elections: 22 May 2014" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  4. ^ "Councillors". beta.lambeth.gov.uk. 30 March 2022.
  5. ^ Cobb, Jason (13 April 2016). "Cllr Rachel Heywood delivers stinging attack on Labour Cabinet "elite" with a call for change of direction".
  6. ^ "Election results for Coldharbour, 22 May 2014". beta.lambeth.gov.uk. 22 May 2014.
  7. ^ Piggott, Gareth (March 2011). "London Borough Council Elections: 6 May 2010" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  8. ^ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (March 2007). "London Borough Council Elections: 4 May 2006" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  9. ^ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (2002). "London Borough Council Elections: 2 May 2002" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  10. ^ "There's a John Major road ahead - but even he hasn't noticed". www.standard.co.uk. 12 April 2012.
  11. ^ "C. L. R. James | Writer | Blue Plaques". English Heritage.
  12. ^ John Fitzpatrick, "You never know when it's going to explode" (interview with C. L. R. James, 1989), Living Marxism, April 1989; reprinted Spiked Election.

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