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:

Election	Overall Control		Labour	Lib Dem	Conservative	Green	Ind.
1964		Labour	64	-	6	-	-
1968		Labour	43	-	27	-	-
1971		Labour	68	-	2	-	-
1974		Labour	66	-	4	-	-
1978		Labour	56	-	8	-	-
1982		Labour	53	-	8	-	3
1986		Labour	43	15	6	-	-
1990		Labour	37	21	6	-	-
1994		Labour	34	27	3	-	-
1998		Labour	33	27	4	-	-
2002		No overall control	28	30	5	-	-
2006		No overall control	28	28	6	1	-
2010		Labour	35	25	3	-	-
2014		Labour	48	13	2	-	-
2018		Labour	49	14	-	-	-
2022		Labour	52	11	-	-	-

Council elections

• 1964 Southwark London Borough Council election
• 1968 Southwark London Borough Council election (boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
• 1971 Southwark London Borough Council election (boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
• 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

Borough result maps

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  2002 results map
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  2006 results map
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  2010 results map
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  2014 results map
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  2018 results map
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  2022 results map

By-election results

1964-1968

There were no by-elections.

1968-1971

Consort by-election, 25 July 1968

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. M. Lang	808	52.7	−0.8
	Labour	W. F. Jones	725	47.3	+0.2
Turnout			1,533	14.6	−2.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

1971-1974

There were no by-elections.

1974-1978

Cathedral by-election, 24 April 1975

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Stephen J. Kippin	633	69.8	−2.0
	Conservative	Alfred R. Nuttall	136	15.0	+2.2
	National Front	Kevin McDonagh	80	8.8	N/A
	Liberal	Thomas J. Taylor	58	6.4	N/A
Turnout				12.7	−6.5
	Labour hold		Swing

Brunswick by-election, 25 March 1976

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jeremy Gordon	885	49.1	−21.5
	Conservative	Tobias W. H. Eckersley	446	24.7	+12.7
	National Party	Ronald A. Jackson	252	14.0	N/A
	Liberal	Veronica Hunt	220	12.2	±0.0
Turnout				22.6	−0.8
	Labour hold		Swing

Burgess by-election, 20 January 1977

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Michael Geater	530	37.9	−32.8
	Conservative	Tobias W. H. Eckersley	478	34.2	+23.6
	National Party	Ronald A. Jackson	390	27.9	N/A
Turnout				16.0	−4.1
	Labour hold		Swing

Ruskin by-election, 29 September 1977

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Tobias W. H. Eckersley	1,580	59.1	+7.1
	Labour	Carol Turner	622	23.3	−5.2
	Liberal	Brian K. Seeley	243	9.1	−8.4
	National Front	James S. Sneath	228	8.5	N/A
Turnout				38.7	−9.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

1978-1982

Newington by-election, 21 September 1978

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Solomon Parry	781	45.0	−15.7
	Conservative	Gerard Fergus	698	40.2	+7.7
	National Front	David Teanby	168	9.7	N/A
	Liberal	Veronica Hunt	90	5.2	N/A
Turnout				21.2	−6.7
	Labour hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Siah Cox

Riverside by-election, 30 November 1978

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Margaret White	775	68.2	−1.1
	Conservative	Alexander Padmore	274	24.1	+3.7
	National Front	Leonard Richard	87	7.7	N/A
Turnout				17.2	−18.9
	Labour hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Peter Flower

Rye by-election, 20 March 1980

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Pauline Moore	1,331	47.8	+10.1
	Conservative	Richard Clough	1,222	43.9	−5.3
	Liberal	Marian Atkinson	230	8.3	+2.2
Turnout				40.4	−3.1
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Enid Boxall

The Lane by-election, 5 November 1981

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance (SDP)	John Lewis	916	47.1	+41.7
	Labour	Susan Goss	711	36.6	−21.0
	Conservative	Ian Twinn	245	12.6	−12.6
	National Front	David Teanby	71	3.7	−5.6
Turnout				33.4	+0.8
	Alliance gain from Labour		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Frank Brean

1982-1986

Riverside by-election, 10 March 1983

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance (Liberal)	Ronald Tindall	1,584	56.6	+34.0
	Independent Labour	Edward Hart	780	27.8	−6.3
	Labour	Michael Idun	233	8.3	−14.0
	New Britain	Kevin Mason	118	4.2	N/A
	Conservative	Michael Pike	77	2.7	−6.7
	Communist	Robert Gordon	9	0.3	N/A
Turnout				43.6	−1.4
	Alliance gain from Independent Labour		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. James Patrick

Consort by-election, 8 March 1983

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Peter Troy	691	44.7	−9.6
	Alliance (Liberal)	Richard Shearman	438	28.3	+11.4
	Conservative	Anthony Patterson	339	21.9	+3.7
	National Front	Mary Bailey	77	5.0	N/A
Turnout				31.1	±0.0
	Labour hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Robert Smyth

Burgess by-election, 23 February 1984

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance (Liberal)	Rose Colley	840	53.7	+34.5
	Labour	Kevin Joiner	596	38.1	−9.9
	Conservative	Beatrice North	81	5.2	−15.6
	National Front	Peter Core	47	3.0	N/A
Turnout				34.5	−7.9
	Alliance gain from Labour		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Ronald Slater

Ruskin by-election, 23 February 1984

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter Forder	1,714	50.1	−0.4
	Labour	Peter Russell	832	24.3	+9.6
	Alliance (SDP)	Jonathan Mitchell	791	23.1	−5.5
	National Front	Raymond Barker	83	2.4	N/A
Turnout				42.9	−9.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. John Meakin

Lyndhurst by-election, 12 July 1984

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Alan Crane	1,423	53.4	+15.4
	Conservative	Barry Hallett	656	24.6	−6.5
	Alliance (SDP)	Robert Skelly	519	19.5	−4.4
	National Front	Raymond Barker	65	2.4	N/A
Turnout				28.9	−10.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Paula Moore

Rotherhithe by-election, 13 September 1984

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance (Liberal)	Frank Pemberton	1,381	60.9	+34.2
	Labour	Trevor Lawrence	780	34.4	−12.2
	Conservative	Percy Gray	55	2.4	−14.8
	National Front	Peter Core	50	2.2	N/A
Turnout				35.2	+4.9
	Alliance gain from Labour		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Harold Young

Riverside by-election, 15 August 1985

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance (Liberal)	Michael Hannon	1,656	65.2	+42.5
	Labour	John Thomas	801	31.6	+9.3
	Conservative	Beatrice North	81	3.2	−6.2
Turnout				38.6	−6.4
	Alliance gain from Independent Labour		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Barbara Burgess

Liddle by-election, 19 December 1985

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mary Ellery	1,032	81.7	+23.3
	Alliance (SDP)	Doreen Payne	164	13.0	−0.6
	Conservative	Trevor Pitman	67	5.3	−8.3
Turnout				15.5	−4.7
	Labour hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. John Fowler

1986-1990

Dockyard by-election, 24 July 1986

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Thomas Sullivan	1,168	50.1	+6.4
	Alliance (Liberal)	Hyman Silverston	1,041	44.7	+0.4
	Conservative	Andrew Clayton	72	3.1	−3.3
	National Front	John Norris	50	2.1	N/A
Turnout				35.84	−5.5
	Labour gain from Alliance		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. George Walker

Liddle by-election, 9 April 1987

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Deborah Welch	951	69.8	+0.3
	Alliance (SDP)	Ann Harris	292	21.4	+11.2
	Conservative	Trevor Atman	120	8.8	+1.4
Turnout				17.19	+7.4
	Labour hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Ali Balli

Rye by-election, 24 September 1987

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Trevor Pitman	1,495	54.8	+17.6
	Labour	Christopher Hughes	811	29.8	−9.1
	Alliance (SDP)	Robert Skelly	261	9.6	−3.9
	Green	Alex Goldie	145	5.3	+0.7
	Communist	Linda Osborn	14	0.5	N/A
Turnout				39.45	−7.3
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Elsie Headley

Chaucer by-election, 25 February 1988

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance (SDP)	Anna McGettigan	1,365	48.3	+7.1
	Labour	Alexander Moore	1,146	40.5	−4.8
	Conservative	Nicholas Eriksen	266	9.4	+3.1
	Communist	Peter Power	51	1.8	N/A
Turnout				35.47	−1.7
	Alliance gain from Labour		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Linda Oram

Riverside by-election, 21 April 1988

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Coral Newell	1,348	47.0	+10.8
	Alliance (Liberal)	George Dunk	1,345	46.8	−3.9
	Conservative	Andrew Clayton	129	4.5	−1.9
	National Front	Stephen Evans	49	1.7	N/A
Turnout				43.73	+1.1
	Labour gain from Alliance		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Joan Price

Abbey by-election, 27 October 1988

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance (Liberal)	Alan Blake	1,240	65.6	+26.5
	Labour	John Johnson	514	27.2	−14.7
	Conservative	Thomas Pheby	137	7.2	N/A
Turnout				39.79	+0.1
	Alliance gain from Labour		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Kenneth Carlisle

Lyndhurst by-election, 17 November 1988

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Kate Hoey	1,778	57.7	+5.4
	Conservative	Heather Kirby	880	28.5	−0.9
	Liberal Democrats	Alex Goldie	327	10.6	−2.2
	SDP	Doreen Payne	98	3.2	N/A
Turnout				34.24	−10.8
	Labour hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Alan Crane

Friary by-election, 12 October 1989

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Robert Wingfield	810	48.0	−22.3
	Independent Labour	Gregory Staunton	567	33.6	N/A
	Conservative	Michael Lawson	202	12.0	−1.8
	Liberal Democrats	Leroy Arscott	110	6.5	−6.4
Turnout				27.05	−5.8
	Labour hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. David Main

1990-1994

Brunswick by-election, 25 July 1991

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Vivien D. Maurice	1,076	50.8	N/A
	Labour	Bernard White	775	36.6	−31.5
	Conservative	Michael P. P. Bungy	135	6.4	−16.8
	BNP	Stephen J. Tyler	132	6.2	N/A
Turnout				27.8	−4.2
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing

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

1994-1998

Browning by-election, 27 April 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Sarah M. Gurling	1,378	56.5	−4.0
	Labour	Charles Cherrill	855	35.0	−0.7
	Ind. Lib Dem	Ronald A. Mcl. North	112	4.6	N/A
	Conservative	Brooks Newmark	95	3.9	−1.4
Turnout
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. James R. Munday.

Bellenden by-election, 4 May 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Janet F. Heatley	1,790	73.4	+10.9
	Conservative	Sharon F. Spiers	260	10.7	−1.2
	Liberal Democrats	Alexander J. Baker	257	10.5	−8.8
	Ind. Lib Dem	David Osborne	133	5.5	N/A
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Mike Lee.

Dockyard by-election, 27 July 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Sandra R. Dunk	1,236	60.4	−3.4
	Labour	Robert J. Gasson	642	31.4	+7.1
	Conservative	Percy Gray	167	8.2	+1.6
Turnout
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Elizabeth Denton.

Friary by-election, 3 August 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Barrie J. Hargrove	909	56.6	+10.5
	Liberal Democrats	Caroline V. Pidgeon	650	40.5	+1.1
	Ind. Lib Dem	Jacqueline E. Tomkins	46	2.9	N/A
Turnout			1,605
	Labour hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Sonya J. H. Murison.

Barset by-election, 26 October 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Stephanie E. Elsy	734	77.9	+11.0
	Liberal Democrats	David C. Buxton	118	12.5	−6.3
	Conservative	Robert Hayward	90	9.6	−0.9
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Svetlana Kirov.

Chaucer by-election, 7 December 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Richard J. Livingstone	1,125	50.1	+7.3
	Liberal Democrats	Robert J. S. Skelly	1,025	45.6	+0.2
	Independent Green	Doreen M. Robinson	97	4.3	N/A
Turnout
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Robert A. Bayne.

Browning by-election, 20 March 1996

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Joyce L. Hales	1,191	64.1	+3.3
	Labour	Eudora Dixon-Fyle	668	35.9	+0.2
Turnout
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Paul Cheesman.

Waverley by-election, 23 October 1997

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Michael S. Barnard	410	79.6	+35.2
	Conservative	Rebecca M. Humphreys	105	20.4	+12.3
Majority			305	59.2
Turnout			515	11.3	−32.0
	Labour hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Eyscene Sheilds.

1998-2002

Consort by-election, 15 October 1998

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Anne V. Worsley	919	58.5	+10.2
	Liberal Democrats	Colin A. Hunte	474	30.2	+3.3
	Socialist Labour	Angela M. Ruddock	70	4.5	−3.8
	Conservative	Oliver H. Wooller	54	3.4	−7.1
	Liberal	Geoffrey M. A. Goldie	53	3.4	N/A
Majority			450	28.3
Turnout			1,570	34.0	+10.6
	Labour hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Nicola A. Kutapan.

Rotherhithe by-election, 3 December 1998

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Jeffrey Hook	1,143	55.7	+2.4
	Labour	Peter C. John	813	39.6	+5.9
	National Democrats	Gary Cartwright	56	2.7	N/A
	Conservative	Steven P. Bolton	28	1.4	−4.2
	Green	Storm S. Poorun	11	0.5	N/A
Majority			330	16.1
Turnout			2,051	32.0	+1.7
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Victor D. Jones.

Cathedral by-election, 22 July 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Bosch	750	59.6	+10.4
	Labour	Bernard M. Dainton	451	35.9	+10.6
	Conservative	Ewan G. Wallace	57	4.5	+1.1
Majority			299	23.7
Turnout			1,258	27.0	−6.1
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Clifford J. Hodson.

2002-2006

East Walworth by-election, 12 February 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Jane Salmon	1,477	56.1	+2.8
	Labour	Rhodri Thomas	978	37.1	+5.3
	Conservative	Philip G. H. Riches	86	3.3	−1.8
	Green	Ruth Jenkins	82	3.1	−0.9
	Independent	Julie D. Crawford	11	0.4	−2.0
Majority			499	19.0
Turnout			2,634	32.4
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

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

2006-2010

Riverside by-election, 13 December 2007

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Anood Al-Samerai	1,114	49.8	+8.4
	Labour	Cormac Hollingsworth	691	30.9	+3.6
	Conservative	Rahoul Bhansali	260	11.6	−8.9
	Green	Amanda Penfold	122	5.5	−11.2
	UKIP	Fernando Grace	49	2.2	N/A
Majority			423	18.9	+4.8
Turnout			2,236	24.7
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

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

Rotherhithe by-election, 9 October 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Wilma Nelson	1,149	56.8	+8.8
	Labour	Kath Whittam	618	30.6	+5.1
	Conservative	Loanna Morrison	255	12.6	−4.5
Majority			531	26.2	+7.8
Turnout			2,022	23.8
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Anne Yates.

2010-2014

Brunswick Park by-election, 10 March 2011

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mark Williams	1,981	65.1	+10.6
	Liberal Democrats	Kate E. Heywood	630	20.7	−3.2
	Green	Jenny Bentall	231	7.6	−6.7
	Conservative	Simon J. Kitchen	129	4.2	−7.3
	TUSC	Brian J. Kelly	70	2.3	N/A
Turnout				34.2%
	Labour hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. John J. Friary.

The Lane by-election, 5 May 2011

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Rowenna Davis	2,670	64.4	+23.1
	Green	Anna Margaret Plodowski	472	11.4	−3.2
	Liberal Democrats	Alex Berhanu	471	11.4	−14.7
	Conservative	Simon Joseph Fox	423	10.2	−2.1
	TUSC	Brian John Kelly	107	2.6	N/A
Turnout				39.6
	Labour hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Ms. Keadean M. Rhoden.

Peckham by-election, 7 July 2011

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Chris Brown	1,754	70.1	+7.4
	Liberal Democrats	Jennifer Blake	554	22.1	+3.2
	Conservative	Diana Atuona	86	3.4	−5.7
	TUSC	Brian J. Kelly	63	2.5	N/A
	Green	Jason Harvey-Evers	46	1.8	−4.7
Turnout				25.5%
	Labour hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Tayo A. Situ.

East Walworth by-election, 29 November 2012

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Rebecca Lury	1,259	53.4	+10.4
	Liberal Democrats	Ben Johnson	1,003	42.6	+2.5
	Conservative	Stuart Millson	94	4.0	−8.0
Turnout			2,371	25.4%
	Labour hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Ms. Helen Morrissey.

2014-2018

Chaucer by-election, 7 May 2015

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Helen Dennis	2,951	43.5	−0.8
	Liberal Democrats	William Houngbo	1,532	22.6	−9.6
	Conservative	Michael Dowsett	1,178	17.3	+6.8
	Green	Gareth Rees	564	8.3	−9.7
	UKIP	Dean Conway	474	7.0	N/A
	Independent	Professor Piers Corbyn	67	1.0	N/A
	All People's Party	Ade Lasaki	25	0.4	N/A
Majority			1,419	20.9	+16.6
Turnout				63.9
	Labour hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Councillor Claire Maugham.

College by-election, 7 May 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Catherine Rose	2,258	45.7	−10.6
	Conservative	Kate Bramson	1,269	25.7	−6.0
	Liberal Democrats	Brigid Gardner	699	14.1	+8.7
	Green	Dale Lesley Rapley	371	7.5	−2.1
	UKIP	Toby Prescott	318	6.4	N/A
	All People's Party	Michael Dowsett	25	0.5	N/A
Majority			989	20.0	+2.8
Turnout				58.4
	Labour hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Councillor Helen Hayes, the Member of Parliament for Dulwich and West Norwood.

Newington by-election, 13 May 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	James Coldwell	2,829	59.3	+6.5
	Liberal Democrats	Martin Shapland	694	14.5	−9.5
	Green	Nick Hooper	464	9.7	−3.8
	Conservative	Gige Aarons	458	9.6	+1.5
	UKIP	Gawain Towler	237	5.0	−0.9
	All People's Party	Terry Adewale	45	0.9	N/A
	Independent	Michelle Baharier	45	0.9	N/A
Majority			2,135	44.8	+19.7
Turnout				46.1
	Labour hold		Swing

The by election was called following the resignation of Councillor Neil Coyle, the Member of Parliament for Bermondsey and Old Southwark.

Surrey Docks by-election, 9 June 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Dan Whitehead	1,523	51.7	+24.4
	Labour	Will Holmes	619	21.3	−1.9
	Conservative	Craig Cox	380	12.9	−8.5
	Green	Colin James Boyle	218	7.4	−8.5
	UKIP	Toby Prescott	187	6.3	−10.1
	Independent	John Hellings	10	0.3	−15.2
Majority			904	30.4	+28.1
Turnout				29.9
	Labour hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Councillor Lisa Rajan.

2018-2022

There were no by-elections during this period.

2022-2026

Newington by-election, 29 June 2023

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Youcef Hassaine	1,524	57.6	−7.2
	Liberal Democrats	Vikas Aggarwal	738	27.9	+14.0
	Green	Ruben Buendia	237	9.0	−4.0
	Conservative	Lewis Jones	149	5.6	−2.7
Majority			786	29.7
Turnout			2,648
	Labour hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Councillor Alice Macdonald.

References

• By-election results

External links

• Southwark Council