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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox legislature 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.[1]

Following the 2022 election Camden London Borough Council comprised 47 Labour Party councillors[2] (10 of which Labour and Co-operative councillors[3][4]), 4 Liberal Democrat councillors, 3 Conservative Party councillors, and one for the Green Party.[5] 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.[6][7]

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.

History

There have previously been a number of local authorities responsible for the Camden area. The current local authority was first elected in 1964, a year before formally coming into its powers and prior to the creation of the London Borough of Camden on 1 April 1965. Camden London Borough Council replaced Hampstead Metropolitan Borough Council, Holborn Metropolitan Borough Council and St Pancras Metropolitan Borough Council. All three had been created in 1900, in Hampstead and St Pancras the borough councils replaced the parish vestries, and in Holborn the metropolitan borough council replaced the Holborn District Board of Works and the St Giles District Board of Works.[8]

It was envisaged that through the London Government Act 1963 Camden as a London local authority would share power with the Greater London Council. The split of powers and functions meant that the Greater London Council was responsible for "wide area" services such as fire, ambulance, flood prevention, and refuse disposal; with the local authorities responsible for "personal" services such as social care, libraries, cemeteries and refuse collection. This arrangement lasted until 1986 when Camden London Borough Council gained responsibility for some services that had been provided by the Greater London Council, such as waste disposal. Camden became an education authority in 1990. Since 2000 the Greater London Authority has taken some responsibility for highways and planning control from the council, but within the English local government system the council remains a "most purpose" authority in terms of the available range of powers and functions.[9]

In 2012 it was revealed that Camden local authority has been permanently banned from accessing information from the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency. This information is normally made available to local authorities for purposes such as enforcing parking fines, but access can be withdrawn if they are found to be mis-using the service. The Big Brother Watch organisation, which obtained the information about the ban under a Freedom of Information request, claimed that "the public are right to be worried that their privacy is at risk across a range of government services."[10]

Political control

Шаблон:Main The council has been under Labour majority control since 2010.

The first election to the council was held in 1964, initially operating as a shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities until the new arrangements came into effect on 1 April 1965. Political control of the council since 1965 has been as follows:[11][12]

Party in control Years
Шаблон:Party name with colour 1965–1968
Шаблон:Party name with colour 1968–1971
Шаблон:Party name with colour 1971–2006
Шаблон:Party name with colour 2006–2010
Шаблон:Party name with colour 2010–present

Powers and functions

The local authority derives its powers and functions from the London Government Act 1963 and subsequent legislation, and has the powers and functions of a London borough council. It sets council tax and as a billing authority also collects precepts for Greater London Authority functions and business rates.[13] It sets planning policies which complement Greater London Authority and national policies, and decides on almost all planning applications accordingly. It is a local education authority and is also responsible for council housing, social services, libraries, waste collection and disposal, traffic, and most roads and environmental health.[14]

Wards

Until the 2022 local elections, Camden's electoral wards were:[15] Шаблон:Div-col

Шаблон:Div-col-end

The new wards from May 2022 are:[16]

Шаблон:Div-col

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Criticisms

Local employment imbalance

Following Freedom of Information requests, it was discovered that only 16% of Camden's employees live within the borough,[17] and that many of its employees live as far afield as Scotland and Northern Ireland.[18]

It was also discovered that senior employees were more likely to live further away from Camden, with a spokesperson saying that finding employees with specialised skillsets near to the borough was 'almost impossible'. Camden stated in response that all their staff are provided with one day's extra leave for volunteering, with a 'focus on Camden'.[18]

Statistics also showed that only a single employee lived in Camden's three Central London wards, despite comprising almost a quarter of the borough's size and population.[17]

List of leaders

Шаблон:Col-begin Шаблон:Col-break Leaders of the Council

Leader Party Years
Charlie Ratchford Шаблон:Party name with color 1965–1968
Geoffrey Finsberg Шаблон:Party name with color 1968–1970
Martin Morton Шаблон:Party name with color 1970–1971
Millie Miller Шаблон:Party name with color 1971–1973
Frank Dobson Шаблон:Party name with color 1973–1975
Roy Shaw Шаблон:Party name with color 1975–1982
Phil Turner Шаблон:Party name with color 1982–1986
Tony Dykes Шаблон:Party name with color 1986–1990
Julie Fitzgerald Шаблон:Party name with color 1990–1993
Richard Arthur Шаблон:Party name with color 1993–2000
Jane Roberts Шаблон:Party name with color 2000–2005
Raj Chada Шаблон:Party name with color 2005–2006
Keith Moffitt Шаблон:Party name with color 2006–2010
Nasim Ali Шаблон:Party name with color 2010–2012
Sarah Hayward Шаблон:Party name with color 2012–2017
Georgia Gould Шаблон:Party name with color 2017–present

Шаблон:Col-break Leaders of the Opposition

Leader Party Years
Leslie Room Шаблон:Party name with color 1965–1966
Geoffrey Finsberg Шаблон:Party name with color 1966–1968
Charlie Ratchford Шаблон:Party name with color 1968–1969
Millie Miller Шаблон:Party name with color 1969–1971
Martin Morton Шаблон:Party name with color 1971–1974
Alan Greengross Шаблон:Party name with color 1974–1979
Julian Tobin Шаблон:Party name with color 1979–1981
Tony Kerpel Шаблон:Party name with color 1981–1985
Stephen Moon Шаблон:Party name with color 1985–1987
Peter Skolar Шаблон:Party name with color 1987–1900
Judith Barnes Шаблон:Party name with color 1990–1998
Pamela Chesters Шаблон:Party name with color 1998–2000
Piers Wauchope Шаблон:Party name with color 2000–2006
Anna Stewart Шаблон:Party name with color 2006–2009
Nasim Ali Шаблон:Party name with color 2009–2010
Keith Moffitt Шаблон:Party name with color 2010–2014
Claire-Louise Leyland Шаблон:Party name with color 2014–2018
Gio Spinella Шаблон:Party name with color 2018
Oliver Cooper Шаблон:Party name with color 2018–2022
Tom Simon Шаблон:Party name with color 2022–present

Шаблон:Col-break Chief Executives / Clerks

Chief Executive Years
Brian Wilson 1965–1977
Frank Nickson 1977–1990
Jeremy Smith 1990–1995
Steve Bundred 1995–2003
Moira Gibb 2003–2011
Mike Cooke 2011–2019
Jenny Rowlands 2019–present day

Шаблон:Col-end

Notable councillors

References

Шаблон:Reflist

External links

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