Clapham East (ward)

Clapham East is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Lambeth. The ward was first used in the 2022 elections. It returns two councillors to Lambeth London Borough Council.

Clapham East
Electoral ward for the Lambeth London Borough Council
Clapham East ward boundaries since 2022
Borough	Lambeth
County	Greater London
Population	9,845 (2021)[a]
Electorate	7,477 (2022)
Major settlements	Clapham
Area	0.6308 square kilometres (0.2436 sq mi)
Current electoral ward
Created	2022
Number of members	2
Councillors	Jess Leigh   Andrew Collins
Created from	Clapham Common Clapham Town Ferndale Larkhall
GSS code	E05014100

List of councillors

Term	Councillor	Party
2022–present	Jess Leigh		Labour Co-op
2022–present	Andrew Collins		Labour Co-op

Lambeth council elections

2022 election

The election took place on 5 May 2022.^[1]

2022 Lambeth London Borough Council election: Clapham East (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Jess Leigh	1,127	68.1
	Labour Co-op	Andrew Collins	1,073	64.8
	Green	Nick Hattersley	411	24.8
	Liberal Democrats	Iestyn Williams	224	13.5
	Conservative	Jake Freeman	215	13.0
	Conservative	John Hindson	193	11.7
	TUSC	Bobbie Cranney	38	2.3
	Socialist (GB)	Daniel Lambert	31	1.9
Turnout			1,744	23.2
	Labour Co-op win (new seat)
	Labour Co-op win (new seat)

Jess Leigh was elected to the predecessor Ferndale ward in 2018.^[2]

Notes

1. 2021 Census data reported for 2022 ward boundaries