Streatham St Leonard's is an electoral ward in the
London Borough of Lambeth
Lambeth () is a London boroughs, London borough in South London, England, which forms part of Inner London. Its name was recorded in 1062 as ''Lambehitha'' ("landing place for lambs") and in 1255 as ''Lambeth''. The geographical centre of London ...
,
United Kingdom. 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
Lambeth London Borough Council.
It is located in the south west of the borough and shares a border with
Wandsworth. The ward comprises the western part of the
Streatham
Streatham ( ) is a district in south London, England. Centred south of Charing Cross, it lies mostly within the London Borough of Lambeth, with some parts extending into the neighbouring London Borough of Wandsworth.
Streatham was in Surrey ...
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
Streatham
Streatham ( ) is a district in south London, England. Centred south of Charing Cross, it lies mostly within the London Borough of Lambeth, with some parts extending into the neighbouring London Borough of Wandsworth.
Streatham was in Surrey ...
Parliamentary constituency. The local
Member of Parliament since
2019
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is
Bell Ribeiro-Addy of the
Labour Party.
Future
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*Speaker of ...
John Bercow 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
• * denotes the sitting councillor • bold denotes the winning candidate
Elections of the 2020s
2022
The election took place on 5 May 2022.
Elections of the 2010s
2018
The election took place on 3 May 2018.
2014
The election took place on 22 May 2014.
2010
The election took place on 6 May 2010.
Elections of the 2000s
2006
The election took place on 4 May 2006.
2002
The election took place on 2 May 2002.
Elections of the 1990s
1998
The election took place on 7 May 1998.
1994
The election took place on 5 May 1994.
1990
The election took place on 3 May 1990.
Elections of the 1980s
1986
The election took place on 8 May 1986.
1982
The election took place on 6 May 1982.
Elections of the 1970s
1978
The election took place on 4 May 1978.
1974
The election took place on 2 May 1974.
1971
The election took place on 13 May 1971.
Elections of the 1960s
1968
The election took place on 9 May 1968.
1964
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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Wards of the London Borough of Lambeth
1965 establishments in England