Philip J. Turner is a former English Labour Party politician, who led Camden Council from 1982 to 1986.
[1][2] He held many other positions on the council until 2006, when he lost his Kilburn seat to the Liberal Democrats.
[1] According to columnist John Gulliver, during Turner's tenure as council leader in the 1980s, members of the public began to attend Town Hall committee meetings more regularly.
[7] In 1994, as chairman of the Camden leisure commttee, Turner promoted a scheme to improve, publicise, and encourage visits to Hampstead Cemetery as a historical site.
[9] Thirteen Labour councillors including Aileen Hammond voted against the party whip, and the libraries were saved.