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London Borough of Camden
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Camden

Shown within Greater London
Geography
StatusLondon borough
Area
— Total		Ranked 345th
21.80 km
ONS code00AG
Admin HQEuston Road, St Pancras
Demographics
Population
— Total ()
— Density		Ranked (of 354)

/ km
Ethnicity73.2% White, including:
52.7% White British
4.7% White Irish
15.8% White other
10.3% South Asian
8.26% African-Caribbean
1.75% Chinese
Politics
LeadershipLeader & Cabinet
MayorCllr Dawn Somper
Executive
MPsFrank Dobson
Glenda Jackson
London Assembly
— Member		Barnet and Camden
Brian Coleman
Coat of Arms
Official website[1]
The London Borough of Camden is a borough of London, England, which forms part of Inner London.

Population and demographics

The 2001 census gives Camden a population of 198,000; corrected for undercount 202,600, projected forward to 2006 220,700. Camden is 73% white, 6% Bangladeshi and 6% black African. 35% of householders are owner-occupiers; 86% of households live in purpose-built or converted flats. The largest ethnic minority group are the Irish, followed by Bangladeshi and black African groups.[1]

History

The borough was created in 1965 from the former area of the metropolitan boroughs of Hampstead, Holborn, and St Pancras, which had formed part of the County of London.[2] The borough was named after Camden Town, which had gained its name from Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden in 1795.[3]

Districts and environs

For a full list of districts and neighbourhoods of Camden, see
The area is in the north side of the city, reaching from Holborn and Bloomsbury in the south to Hampstead Heath in the north. Neighbouring areas are the City of Westminster and the City of London to the south, Brent to the west, Barnet and Haringey to the north and Islington to the east.

Politics

London Borough Council

Camden's town hall is located in Judd Street near Kings Cross. The Council was controlled by the Labour Party continuously from 1971 until 2006, when the Liberal Democrats became the largest party. Borough councillors are elected every four years.

The electoral wards in Camden are Belsize, Bloomsbury, Camden Town with Primrose Hill, Cantelowes, Fortune Green, Frognal and Fitzjohns, Gospel Oak, Hampstead Town, Haverstock, Highgate, Holborn and Covent Garden, Kentish Town, Kilburn, King's Cross, Regent's Park, St Pancras and Somers Town, Swiss Cottage, and West Hampstead.

At the local elections on 4 May, 2006 the Labour party lost control of Camden council for the first time since 1971. The new council is made up of 20 Lib Dems, 18 Labour, 14 Conservatives and 2 Green councillors. Following the elections the Liberal Democrats formed a partnership with the Conservatives. Cllr Keith Moffitt (Lib Dem) was voted Leader of the Council and Cllr Andrew Marshall (Con) Deputy Leader. The new administration will include a further five Liberal Democrat and three Conservative Executive Members.

The organisation's staff are lead by the Chief Executive who is currently Moira Gibb. Beneath her the organisation is divided into five directorates:
  • Housing and Adult Social Care
  • Schools and Children
  • Environment and Culture
  • Central Services
  • Chief Executives Department
The directorates are headed by a director who report directly to the Chief Executive. Each directorate is divided into a number of divisions headed by an assistant director. They in turn are divided into groups which are themselves divided into services. This is a similar model to most local government in London.

London Assembly

Camden forms part of the Barnet and Camden London Assembly constituency.

Trading Standrd

The Chief Trading Standards Officer is Christopher Jones

UK Parliament

There are presently two parliamentary constituencies covering Camden - Hampstead & Highgate in the north, currently represented by Glenda Jackson,[4] and Holborn & St. Pancras in the south, represented by Frank Dobson.[5]

Major public or private bodies

Attractions

Education

The London Borough of Camden is the local education authority for the borough, organised through the Children, Schools and Families Directorate.

Primary schools

Source[6]. {CE indicates Church of England, RC Roman Catholic schools, {J} indicates a junior school and (H), a specialist hospital school).
  • Argyle
  • Beckford
  • Brecknock
  • Brookfield
  • Carlton
  • Christ Church (Hampstead) (CE)
  • Christ Church (Redhill St) (CE)
  • Christopher Hatton
  • Edith Neville
  • Eleanor Palmer
  • Emmanuel CE
  • Fitzjohns
  • Fleet
  • Gospel Oak
  • Great Ormond Street (H)
  • Hampstead parochial CE
  • Hawley (I)
  • Holy Trinity (Trinity Walk) CE
  • Holy Trinity and St Silas CE
  • Kentish Town CE
  • Kingsgate
  • Netley
  • New End
  • Our Lady's RC
  • Primrose hill
  • Rhyl
  • Richard Cobden
  • Rosary RC
  • Royal Free (H)
  • St Albans CE
  • St Aloysius RC
  • St Dominics RC
  • St Eugene de Mazenod RC
  • St George the Martyr CE
  • St Josephs RC
  • St Mary & St Pancras CE
  • St Marys (Kilburn) CE
  • St Michaels (Camden Town) CE
  • St Patricks RC
  • St Pauls CE
  • Torriano (J)

Secondary schools

Source.[7]
Both the Royal Free and Great Ormond St operate specialist secondary education in hospital units.

Independent

  • Devonshire House Preparatory School
  • Hall School (Boys)
  • Heathside Preparatory School
  • Lyndhurst House Preparatory School (Boys)
  • Maria Montessori School
  • North Bridge House School
  • Phoenix School
  • Royal School Hampstead (Girls)
  • South Hampstead Junior School (Girls)
  • Southbank International Preparatory School
  • St Anthony’s Preparatory School (Boys)
  • St Christopher's School (Girls)
  • St Margaret's School (Girls)
  • St Mary's School (Hampstead)
  • The Academy School
  • University College School (Junior Branch) (Boys)

Transport

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View of the railway bridge over Camden High St. which carries the North London Line


Three of central London's northern railway terminals (Euston, St. Pancras and Kings Cross) are located in the borough; they are the southern termini for the West Coast Main Line, Midland Main Line and East Coast Main Line, respectively.

Twinning

Since 2004, friendship links have been developing across Camden with the Palestinian town of Abu Dis.

References

1. ^ Camden London Borough Council - Camden Profile 2006
2. ^ Vision of Britain - Camden LB
3. ^ Mills, A., Oxford Dictionary of London Place Names, (2001)
4. ^ Guardian Politics - Hampstead and Highgate
5. ^ Guardian Politics - Holborn and St Pancras
6. ^ List of Primary schools in LB Camden accessed 14 Jun 2007
7. ^ List of Secondary schools in LB Camden accessed 14 Jun 2007

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  • radius of a circle of area 314,159,265 km²

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Frank Gordon Dobson (born March 15, 1940) is a British politician and member of Parliament for Holborn and St. Pancras, for Labour.

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Dobson was born in York, England and attended the London School of Economics where he studied economics.
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Glenda May Jackson, CBE, (born 9 May, 1936) is a two-time Academy Award-winning British actress and politician, currently Labour Member of Parliament for the constituency of Hampstead and Highgate in the London Borough of Camden.
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Barnet and Camden
London Assembly constituency

Barnet and Camden shown within London
Created: 2000
Member: Brian Coleman
Party: Conservative
Region: London
Assembly: London Assembly Barnet and Camden
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Brian Coleman (born 25 June 1961) is a Conservative Party politician and member of the London Assembly for Barnet and Camden, England. He is a Councillor in the London Borough of Barnet.
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Metropolitan Borough of Hampstead was a metropolitan borough of the County of London from 1900 to 1965, when it was amalgamated with the Metropolitan Borough of St Pancras and the Metropolitan Borough of Holborn to form the London Borough of Camden.
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Metropolitan Borough of Holborn was a metropolitan borough in the County of London between 1900 and 1965, when it was amalgamated with the Metropolitan Borough of St Pancras and the Metropolitan Borough of Hampstead to form the London Borough of Camden.
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Metropolitan Borough of St Pancras was a metropolitan borough of the County of London between 1900 and 1965, when it was amalgamated with the Metropolitan Borough of Hampstead and the Metropolitan Borough of Holborn to form the London Borough of Camden.
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