Southwark London Borough Council is the local authority for the London Borough of Southwark in London, England. The council is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2018, 63 councillors 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: ElectionOverall Control Labour Lib Dem Conservative Green Ind. 1964 64 - 6 - - 1968 43 - 27 - - 1971 68 - 2 - - 1974 66 - 4 - - 1978 56 - 8 - - 1982 53 - 8 - 3 1986 43 15 6 - - 1990 37 21 6 - - 1994 34 27 3 - - 1998 33 27 4 - - 2002 28 30 5 - - 2006 28 28 6 1 - 2010 35 25 3 - - 2014 48 13 2 - - 2018 49 14 - - - 2022 52 11 - - - 2026 29 12 - 22 -
Council elections 1964 Southwark London Borough Council election 1968 Southwark London Borough Council election (boundary changes increased the number of seats by one) 1971 Southwark London Borough Council election 1974 Southwark London Borough Council election 1978 Southwark London Borough Council election (boundary changes increased the number of seats by four) 1982 Southwark London Borough Council election 1986 Southwark London Borough Council election 1990 Southwark London Borough Council election 1994 Southwark London Borough Council election (boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same) 1998 Southwark London Borough Council election 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 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 2026 Southwark London Borough Council election
Borough result maps
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 Cox
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr Flower
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr Boxall
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Brean
1982-1986
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Patrick
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Smyth
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Slater
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Meakin
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Moore
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Young
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Burgess
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Fowler
1986-1990
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Walker
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Balli
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Elsie Headley
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Oram
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Price
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Carlisle
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Crane
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Main
1990-1994
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr Maurice.
1994-1998
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Munday.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Lee.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Denton.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Murison.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Kirov.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Bayne.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Cheesman.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Sheilds.
1998-2002
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Kutapan.
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr Jones.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Hodson.
2002-2006
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr Ambrose.
2006-2010
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Baichoo.
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr Yates.
2010-2014
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Friary.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Rhoden.
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr Situ.
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr Morrissey.
2014-2018
The by-election was called following the resignation of Councillor Maugham.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Helen Hayes, the Member of Parliament for Dulwich and West Norwood.
The by election was called following the resignation of Cllr Neil Coyle, the Member of Parliament for Bermondsey and Old Southwark.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Rajan.
2018-2022 There were no by-elections during this period.
2022-2026
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Alice Macdonald.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr McIntosh.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Tomlinson.
References
By-election results
External links Southwark Council