Ferndale | |
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Former electoral ward for the Lambeth London Borough Council | |
Borough | Lambeth |
County | Greater London |
Population | 15,032 (2011) |
Electorate | 12,100 (2018) |
Major settlements | Brixton |
Area | 0.8507 square kilometres (0.3285 sq mi) |
Former electoral ward | |
Created | 1965 |
Abolished | 2022 |
Member(s) | 3 |
Replaced by | |
ONS code | 00AYGE |
GSS code | E05000421 |
Ferndale was an electoral ward in the London Borough of Lambeth from 1965 to 2022. The ward was first used in the 1964 elections and last used for the 2018 elections. It returned three councillors to Lambeth London Borough Council. The boundaries were redrawn in 1978 and 2002. The ward was replaced in 2022 by Brixton Acre Lane, Brixton North and Clapham East. Notable councillors to represent the ward are John Major who became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, civil rights activist Rudy Narayan and Ted Knight who was leader of Lambeth Council during the 1985 rate-capping rebellion.