Elections to
Southwark
Southwark ( ) is a district of Central London situated on the south bank of the River Thames, forming the north-western part of the wider modern London Borough of Southwark. The district, which is the oldest part of South London, developed ...
Council were held in May 1971. The whole council was up for election. Turnout was 28.7%.
This election had
aldermen
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as well as
councillors
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Canada
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. Labour got all ten aldermen as well as 58 elected councillors. The
Liberal Party
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did not contest any seats.
Election result
Ward results
Abbey
Alleyn
Bellenden
Bricklayers
Browning
Brunswick
Burgess
Cathedral
Chaucer
College
Consort
Dockyard
Faraday
Friary
Lyndhurst
Newington
Riverside
Rotherhithe
Ruskin
Rye
St Giles
The Lane
Waverley
References
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Council elections in the London Borough of Southwark
1971 London Borough council elections
20th century in the London Borough of Southwark