Southwark London Borough Council elections


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:

Council elections

By-election results

1964-1968

There were no by-elections.

1971-1974

There were no by-elections.

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.