two extra floors for gigs and weekend DJs; it culminates in Camden Market and facing restaurants/nightlife venues. Literature Sir Richard Steele, writer, playwright, politician and co-founder of The Spectator, went to live in Haverstock Hill in 1712. The site of his cottage is commemorated in the name of the Sir Richard Steele pub at 97 Haverstock Hill. Writer and dramatist Douglas Jerrold was living in Haverstock in 1838. 'The Haverstock Hill Murder' is a detective story by George R Sims in his story collection Dorcas Dene, Detective (1897) and features an early example of a female detective in crime fiction. It was dramatised for BBC Radio in 2008. Demography In the labour market, its claimant count for unemployment is the same as nationally, as at March 2018: 2.1%. This compares to a borough-wide average of 1.7%. Transport In the ward: Kentish Town West — in the east Chalk Farm — in the south Beyond the north-west border: Belsize Park Famous residents Marwa Abdalla, President of Somalia Lindsay Duncan, actress Baroness Helena Kennedy, barrister and broadcaster Denis Lawson, actor Dame Ann Leslie, Daily Mail journalist and writer Hilton McRae, actor Billie Piper, actress and singer Leonard Whiting, actor Zeinab Badawi, BBC news presenter has a home in the Haverstock Hill area Haverstock School includes former leader of the Labour Party Ed Miliband and former Members of Parliament David Miliband and Oona King amongst its alumni and alumna Politics Haverstock is represented by three councillors on the Camden London Borough Council. As of 2019, the local councillors are Alison Kelly, Abdul Quadir and Gail McAnena Wood, all of the Labour Party. The ward forms part of the Holborn and St. Pancras constituency, which has been represented by the Labour Party since its creation in 1983. The current Member of Parliament is Keir Starmer. References References Notes Areas of London Districts of the London Borough of Camden