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