Southwark Borough election, 1959

Elections to Metropolitan Borough of Southwark were held in 1959.

The borough had ten wards which returned between 3 and 8 members. Labour won all the seats and no other party stood a full set of candidates.

Election result

Southwark Borough Election Result 1959^[1]
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	60				100			–
	Conservative	0				0
	Liberal	0				0

References

↑ Willis, Alan; Woollard, John (2000). Twentieth Century Local Election Results Volume 2: Election Results For London Metropolitan Boroughs (1931–1962). Plymouth: Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre.

Preceded by Southwark Borough election, 1956	Southwark local elections	Succeeded by Southwark Borough election, 1962

(1958 ←) United Kingdom local elections, 1959 (→ 1960)

Metropolitan boroughs	Battersea Bermondsey Bethnal Green Camberwell Chelsea Deptford Finsbury Fulham Greenwich Hackney Hammersmith Hampstead Holborn Islington Kensington Lambeth Lewisham Paddington Poplar Shoreditch Southwark St Marylebone St Pancras Stepney Stoke Newington Wandsworth Westminster Woolwich

See also: UK General election

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