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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 ...

is the local authority for the

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. The council is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2018, 63

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s have been elected from 23 wards.

Political control

The first election to the council was held in 1964, initially operating as a shadow authority before the new system came into full effect in 1965. Political control of the council since 1964 has been held by the following parties:

Leadership

The leaders of the council since 1965 have been:

Council elections

1998 Southwark London Borough Council election Elections to Southwark Borough Council were held on 7 May 1998. The whole council was up for election. Turnout was 32.9%. Election result Ward results Abbey Linda Manchester was a sitting councillor for Riverside ward Alley ...

* 2002 Southwark London Borough Council election (boundary changes reduced the number of seats by one) * 2006 Southwark London Borough Council election *

2010 Southwark London Borough Council election Elections for Southwark Council were held on 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 elec ...

* 2014 Southwark London Borough Council election * 2018 Southwark London Borough Council election (boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same) * 2022 Southwark London Borough Council election

Borough result maps

File:Southwark London UK local election 2002 map.svg, 2002 results map File:Southwark London UK local election 2006 map.svg, 2006 results map File:Southwark London UK local election 2010 map.svg, 2010 results map File:Southwark London UK local election 2014 map.svg, 2014 results map

By-election results

1964-1968

There were no by-elections.

1968-1971

1971-1974

There were no by-elections.

1974-1978

1978-1982

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Siah Cox The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Peter Flower The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Enid Boxall The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Frank Brean

1982-1986

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. James Patrick The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Robert Smyth The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Ronald Slater The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. John Meakin The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Paula Moore The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Harold Young The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Barbara Burgess The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. John Fowler

1986-1990

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. George Walker The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Ali Balli The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Elsie Headley The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Linda Oram The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Joan Price The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Kenneth Carlisle The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Alan Crane The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. David Main

1990-1994

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. John E. Maurice.

1994-1998

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. James R. Munday. The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Mike Lee. The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Elizabeth Denton. The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Sonya J. H. Murison. The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Svetlana Kirov. The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Robert A. Bayne. The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Paul Cheesman. The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Eyscene Sheilds.

1998-2002

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Nicola A. Kutapan. The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Victor D. Jones. The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Clifford J. Hodson.

2002-2006

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Margaret Ambrose.

2006-2010

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Paul D. L. Baichoo. The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Anne Yates.

2010-2014

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. John J. Friary. The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Ms. Keadean M. Rhoden. The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Tayo A. Situ. The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Ms. Helen Morrissey.

2014-2018

The by-election was called following the resignation of Councillor Claire Maugham. The by-election was called following the resignation of Councillor Helen Hayes, the Member of Parliament for

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. The by election was called following the resignation of Councillor

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, the Member of Parliament for Bermondsey and Old Southwark. The by-election was called following the resignation of Councillor Lisa Rajan.

References

By-election results

External links

Southwark Council
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