Southwark London Borough 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 58 elected 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 |
|
|
Ward results
Abbey (2) |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
Alleyn (2) |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
Bellenden (3) |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
Bricklayers (2) |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
Browning (3) |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
Brunswick (3) |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
Burgess (3) |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
Cathedral (3) |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
Chaucer (3) |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
College (2) |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
Consort (3) |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
Dockyard (2) |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
Faraday (4) |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
Friary (3) |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
Lyndhurst (3) |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
Newington (3) |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
Riverside (2) |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
Rotherhithe (2) |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
Ruskin (2) |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
Rye (2) |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
St Giles (3) |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
The Lane (3) |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
Waverley (2) |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
References
(1970 ←) United Kingdom local elections, 1971 ( → 1972) |
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