King's Cross (ward)


King's Cross is a ward of the London borough of Camden, in the United Kingdom. The ward has existed since the creation of the borough on 1 April 1965 and was first used in the 1964 elections. The population of the ward at the 2011 Census was 11,843.

Councillors

1965–1978

King's Cross ward has existed since the creation of the London Borough of Camden on 1 April 1965. It was first used in the 1964 election to Camden London Borough Council.

1978–2002

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Camden in 1978.

From 2002

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Camden in 2002. The ward covers parts of Bloomsbury and Kings Cross, which also crosses into St Pancras and Somers Town and the London Borough of Islington. For elections to Parliament, King's Cross is part of Holborn and St Pancras.
Kings Cross lies in the south of the borough, and is one of three wards of Camden south of Euston Road. It is separated from Bloomsbury by Upper Woburn Place, Tavistock Square, Tavistock Place, Hunter Street, and Grenville Street; from Holborn and Covent Garden by Guilford Street and Calthorpe Street; from the borough of Islington by Kings Cross Road and Pentonville Road; and from St Pancras and Somers Town by Euston Road.

Election results

Like all other wards of Camden, King's Cross is represented by three councillors on Camden Borough Council. The last election was held on 22 May 2014, when all three councillors were elected. They are all elected for the Labour Party.