Vassall (ward)

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Vassall
Former electoral ward
for the Lambeth London Borough Council
London boroughLambeth
CountyGreater London
Former electoral ward
Created1965
Abolished2022
Member(s)3

Vassall ward was an administrative division of the London Borough of Lambeth, United Kingdom, from 1965 to 2022.[1] It was located in the north of borough bordering Southwark, in the SW9 and SE5 postcode area. The ward was named after Henry Vassall-Fox, 3rd Baron Holland who was responsible for the first building development in the area in the 1820s.

The ward was made up of mostly

Christ Church Brixton Road. At the 2011 Census the population of the ward was 14,143.[2]

Vassall ward was located in the

north Lambeth
division.

Lambeth Council elections

2018 election

The 2018 Lambeth council elections took place on Thursday 3 May 2018 with three councillors elected.

2018 Lambeth London Borough Council election: Vassall (3)[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jacqui Dyer* 2,296 62.1 Increase12.1
Labour Annie Gallop* 2,165
Labour Paul Gadsby* 2,120
Green Sarah Mynott 594 15.0 Increase2.1
Green Florence Pollock 505
Liberal Democrats Kate Noble 476 13.1 Increase0.4
Liberal Democrats Juliet Hodges 474
Green Bruno Combelles 471
Liberal Democrats John Lubbock 433
Conservative Glen Promnitz 338 8.6 Decrease4.6
Conservative Gareth Wallace 318
Conservative Stuart Barr 257
Pirate Mark Chapman 127 1.2 Increase0.1
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

2014 election

2010 election

2006 election

2002 election

1998 election

1994 election

1990 election

1986 election

1982 election

1978 election

1974 election

1971 election

1968 election

1964 election

Former residents of Vassall ward

Artist Vincent van Gogh briefly lived in Hackford Road in Vassall ward. Other famous former Vassall inhabitants include Prime Minister John Major who lived in Burton Road, music hall artist Dan Leno and landscape painter David Cox.

References

  1. ^ "Borough, neighbourhoods and wards | Lambeth Council".
  2. ^ "Lambeth Ward population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Who you can vote for | London Elects". londonelects.org.uk. Archived from the original on 6 March 2015.
  4. ^ "Election results for Vassall, 3 May 2018". 3 May 2018.

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