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