Dulwich Village | |
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Dulwich Village Location within Greater London | |
London borough | |
Ceremonial county | Greater London |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | LONDON |
Postcode district | SE21 (part) SE22 (part) |
Dialling code | 020 |
Police | Metropolitan |
Fire | London |
Ambulance | London |
UK Parliament | |
London Assembly | |
Dulwich Village is an affluent area of Dulwich in South London, England.[1] It is located in the London Borough of Southwark.
History
"Dulwich Village" is also the name of the village High Street.[2] Residents in Dulwich Village have to pay ground rent to the Dulwich Estate[3] a landowning charitable organisation. Dulwich Village is entirely within the boundaries of the London Borough of Southwark and with the exception of one address near Dulwich Picture Gallery it is completely within the Dulwich Estate.
North Dulwich station is near the northern end of Dulwich Village and the P4 bus passes through the village. To the south is Gallery Road where the Dulwich Picture Gallery is located.
Dulwich College lies on the south side of the village.
Buildings of interest
- Belair House, 1785
- Dulwich Picture Gallery
- Christ's Chapel
- Bell House
Local government elections
2018 Council elections saw the Labour party gain two seats from the Conservatives.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Margy Newens | 1,755 | |||
Labour | Richard Leeming | 1,580 | |||
Conservative | Jane Lyons | 1,306 | |||
Conservative | Michael Mitchell | 1,281 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Brigid Gardner | 1,259 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Ruth Gripper | 1,124 | |||
Green | William Chidley | 312 | |||
Green | Gulnar Hasnain | 289 | |||
Turnout | 4,492 | 57.22 | +6.62 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
2014 Council elections saw the Conservatives retain their two seats, with Labour gaining one off the Liberal Democrats, the Conservatives need a swing of 0.03% to gain the seat from Labour.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Michael Mitchell | 1,604 | |||
Conservative | Jane Lyons | 1,572 | |||
Labour | Anne Kirby | 1,454 | |||
Conservative | David Bradbury | 1,451 | |||
Labour | Andrew Rice | 1,441 | |||
Labour | Simon Taylor | 1,380 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Robin Crookshank-Hilton * | 948 | |||
Green | Adrian Halfyard | 577 | |||
Liberal Democrats | James Gurling | 549 | |||
Green | Edmund Caldecott | 500 | |||
Green | David Jennings | 470 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Harry Niazi | 405 | |||
UKIP | Michael King | 358 | |||
Turnout | 4,416 | 50.6 | -19.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
The 2010 election saw the Liberal Democrats gain a seat off the Conservatives. Crookshank-Hilton had previously been a Conservative ward councillor whom defected and sought re-election as a Liberal Democrat.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Robin Crookshank Hilton * | 2,376 | |||
Conservative | Toby Eckersley * | 2,217 | |||
Conservative | Michael Mitchell | 2,168 | |||
Conservative | David Bradbury | 2,156 | |||
Labour | Kate Cinamon | 1,911 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Christian Mitchell | 1,852 | |||
Liberal Democrats | John Hedley | 1,829 | |||
Labour | Duncan Chapman | 1,793 | |||
Labour | Julia Rowley | 1,638 | |||
Green | Robert Goodman | 929 | |||
Green | Dee Hammond | 469 | |||
Turnout | 6,563 | 74.2 | +23.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
References
- ↑ Dulwich Village Guide, South London Guide.
- ↑ The Story of Dulwich: A Thousand Years of History, Dulwich.co.uk Archived 1 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ The Dulwich Estate
- ↑ "Election of a Borough Councillor for Dulwich Village on Thursday 3 May 2018" (PDF). Southwark Council. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
- ↑ "Election results for Village Ward". Southwark Council. 22 May 2014. Archived from the original on 11 May 2010. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
- ↑ "Election results for Village Ward". Southwark Council. 7 May 2010. Archived from the original on 11 May 2010. Retrieved 8 May 2010.