Southwark Council election, 1971

Elections to Southwark Council were held in May 1971. The whole council was up for election. Turnout was 28.7%.

This election had aldermen as well as councillors. Labour got all ten aldermen as well as 68 councillors. The Liberal Party did not contest any seats.

Election result

Southwark Local Election Result 1971^[1]
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/-
	Labour	68			+25		73.8
	Conservative	2			-25		24.8

References

^ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael (1993). Local Elections in Britain: A Statistical Digest. Plymouth: Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre.

Preceded by Southwark Council election, 1968	Southwark local elections	Succeeded by Southwark Council election, 1974