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

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as well as

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. Labour got all ten aldermen as well as 58 elected councillors. The

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did not contest any seats.

Election result

1971 Southwark London Borough Council election seat result

1971 Southwark Council voting history slope chart improved

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

{{DEFAULTSORT:Southwark Council Election, 1971 Council elections in the London Borough of Southwark 1971 London Borough council elections 20th century in the London Borough of Southwark