Coldharbour (Lambeth Ward)
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.
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
2018 by-election
The by-election took place on 13 September 2018, following the death of Matthew Parr.
| 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 took place on 3 May 2018.
| 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.
| 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 sat as an independent councillor.
2010 election
The election took place on 6 May 2010.
| 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.
| 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.
| 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
- AJ Tracey, rapper and musician
- Levi Roots, rapper, musician and entrepreneur
- John Major, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, who lived along Coldharbour Lane
- C. L. R. James, the writer and black political activist, lived in Railton Road, above the offices of Race Today.
- Big Narstie, rapper and musician
- La Roux (Elly Jackson), musician, born and raised in Brixton
Notes
References
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- ^ Colombeau, Joseph (October 2018). "London Borough Council Elections: 3 May 2018" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
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- ^ Cobb, Jason (13 April 2016). "Cllr Rachel Heywood delivers stinging attack on Labour Cabinet "elite" with a call for change of direction".
- ^ "Election results for Coldharbour, 22 May 2014". beta.lambeth.gov.uk. 22 May 2014.
- ^ Piggott, Gareth (March 2011). "London Borough Council Elections: 6 May 2010" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
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- ^ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (2002). "London Borough Council Elections: 2 May 2002" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- ^ "There's a John Major road ahead - but even he hasn't noticed". www.standard.co.uk. 12 April 2012.
- ^ "C. L. R. James | Writer | Blue Plaques". English Heritage.
- ^ 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.