Streatham St Leonard's is an electoral ward in the

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. The ward has existed since the creation of the borough on 1 April 1965 and was first used in the 1964 elections. It returns three councillors to

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town centre and is mostly to the west of the A23 Streatham High Road, with the exception of the Stanthorpe Triangle area immediately east of St Leonard's church in the historic village centre. The population of the ward at the 2011 Census was 14,550. St Leonard's ward is located in the

Parliamentary constituency. The local Member of Parliament since

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served as a councillor here from 1986 to 1990. The ward was renamed from St Leonard's to Streatham St Leonard's in 2022 with very minor boundary adjustment.

List of councillors

Summary

Councillors elected by party at each general borough election.

Lambeth council elections since 2022

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Lambeth in 2022.

2022 election

The election took place on 5 May 2022.

2002–2022 Lambeth council elections

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Lambeth in 2002.

2018 election

The election took place on 3 May 2018.

2014 election

The election took place on 22 May 2014.

2010 election

The election took place on 6 May 2010.

2006 election

The election took place on 4 May 2006.

2002 election

The election took place on 2 May 2002.

1978–2002 Lambeth council elections

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Lambeth in 1978.

1998 election

The election took place on 7 May 1998.

1994 election

The election took place on 5 May 1994.

1990 election

The election took place on 3 May 1990.

1986 election

The election took place on 8 May 1986.

1982 election

The election took place on 6 May 1982.

1978 election

The election took place on 4 May 1978.

1964–1978 Lambeth council elections

1974 election

The election took place on 2 May 1974.

1971 election

The election took place on 13 May 1971.

1968 by-election

A by-election took place on 27 June 1968.

1968 election

The election took place on 9 May 1968.

1964 election

The election took place on 7 May 1964.

Notes

References

External links

Lambeth Borough Council profile for the wardSt Leonard's ward results on Lambeth website
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