Southwark local elections
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Southwark
London Borough
Council in London
, England
is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2002, 63 councillor
s have been elected from 21 wards
.
Southwark Council election, 1968
Southwark Council election, 1971
Southwark Council election, 1974
Southwark Council election, 1978
Southwark Council election, 1982
Southwark Council election, 1986
Southwark Council election, 1990
Southwark Council election, 1994
Southwark Council election, 1998
Southwark Council election, 2002
(boundary changes reduced the number of councillors by 1)
Southwark Council election, 2006
Southwark Council election, 2010
London Borough of Southwark
The London Borough of Southwark is a London borough in south east London, England. It is directly south of the River Thames and the City of London, and forms part of Inner London.-History:...
London Borough
London borough
The administrative area of Greater London contains thirty-two London boroughs. Inner London comprises twelve of these boroughs plus the City of London. Outer London comprises the twenty remaining boroughs of Greater London.-Functions:...
Council in London
London
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, England
England
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is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2002, 63 councillor
Councillor
A councillor or councilor is a member of a local government council, such as a city council.Often in the United States, the title is councilman or councilwoman.-United Kingdom:...
s have been elected from 21 wards
Wards of the United Kingdom
A ward in the United Kingdom is an electoral district at sub-national level represented by one or more councillors. It is the primary unit of British administrative and electoral geography .-England:...
.
Political control
Since the foundation of the council, political control of the council has been held by the following parties:| Party in control | Years |
|---|---|
| Labour Labour Party (UK) The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after... |
1964 - 2002 |
| No overall control No overall control Within the context of local councils of the United Kingdom, the term No Overall Control refers to a situation in which no single party achieves a majority of seats and is analogous to a hung parliament... |
2002 - 2010 |
| Labour Labour Party (UK) The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after... |
2010 - present |
Council elections
Southwark Council election, 1964Southwark Council election, 1964
Elections to Southwark Council were held in May 1964. The whole council was up for election. Turnout was 21.7%. There were 22 wards.These elections were the first to the newly formed borough. Previously elections had taken place in the Borough of Bermondsey, Borough of Camberwell and Borough of...
Southwark Council election, 1968
Southwark Council election, 1971
Southwark Council election, 1971
Elections to Southwark Council were held in May 1971. The whole council was up for election. Turnout was 28.7%.This election had aldermen as well as councillors. Labour got all ten aldermen as well as 68 councillors. The Liberal Party did not contest any seats....
Southwark Council election, 1974
Southwark Council election, 1974
Elections to Southwark Council were held in May 1974. The whole council was up for election. Turnout was 24.2%.This was the last local election to feature aldermen as well as councillors. Labour got all ten aldermen as well as 66 councillors.-Election result:...
Southwark Council election, 1978
Southwark Council election, 1982
Southwark Council election, 1986
Southwark Council election, 1990
Southwark Council election, 1994
Southwark Council election, 1998
Southwark Council election, 2002
Southwark Council election, 2002
The 2002 elections to Southwark Council were held in the London Borough of Southwark, England, on 2 May 2002. The whole council was up for election, with boundary changes since the last election in 1998, reducing the number of seats by one. There were 63 seats in 21 wards. The Council moved from...
(boundary changes reduced the number of councillors by 1)
Southwark Council election, 2006
Southwark Council election, 2006
Elections to Southwark Council were held on 4th May, 2006. The whole council was up for election for the first time since the 2002 election.Southwark local elections are held every four years, with the next due in 2010. The council remained in no overall control....
Southwark Council election, 2010
Southwark Council election, 2010
Elections for Southwark Council were held on the 6 May 2010. The 2010 General Election and other local elections took place on the same day.In London council elections the entire council is elected every four years, opposed to some local elections where one councillor is elected every year for...