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The election for
Southwark London Borough Council Southwark London Borough Council is the local authority for the London Borough of Southwark in Greater London, England. It is a London borough council, one of 32 in the United Kingdom capital of London. History There have previously been a numbe ...
took place on 3 May 2018, the same day as for other London Boroughs. All 63 seats were up for election. New boundaries were used, using 23 two- and three-member wards (there were previously 21 three-member wards), following a
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review that concluded in 2016. The review reflected demographic growth, shifting seats from the south of the borough to its northwest.


Results summary


Ward results


Borough & Bankside

*Following ward boundary changes, this ward is made up of the northern two thirds of the former Cathedrals ward.


Camberwell Green


Champion Hill

*Following ward boundary changes, this new ward is made up from the former ward of South Camberwell, but is significantly smaller.


Chaucer


Dulwich Hill

Following ward boundary changes, this ward is made up of parts of the former wards of East Dulwich, College and Peckham Rye.


Dulwich Village


Dulwich Wood

Following ward boundary changes, this ward was made up from the former ward of College, but is significantly smaller.


Faraday


Goose Green

* Following ward boundary changes, this ward was made up of half of East Dulwich and parts of South Camberwell, The Lane, Village and Peckham Rye wards.


London Bridge & West Bermondsey

*Following ward boundary changes, this ward is made up of most of the former Grange ward, together with the western end of the former Riverside ward.


Newington

In May 2019, Coldwell resigned from Labour in opposition to the then leader
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and the parties stance on
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. He now sits as an Independent.


North Bermondsey

Following boundary changes, this ward is mostly made up of the former ward of Riverside, but also includes an area previously in Rotherhithe ward.


North Walworth


Nunhead & Queen's Road


Old Kent Road

Following ward boundary changes, this ward is made up of the former ward of Livesey, a small southern portion of the former ward of East Walworth and a small southern portion of South Bermondsey.


Peckham


Peckham Rye


Rotherhithe


Rye Lane


St George's

Following ward boundary changes, this ward was made up from the southern third of the former Cathedrals ward.


St Giles


South Bermondsey


Surrey Docks


References

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