Dulwich Wood (ward)
Electoral ward in London, England
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Dulwich Wood is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Southwark.[2] The ward was formed from the former College ward, being first used in the 2018 elections, and elects two councillors to Southwark London Borough Council.[3]
BoroughLondon Borough of Southwark
CountyGreater London
Population10,314 (2021)[1]
Major settlementsKingswood Estate
| Dulwich Wood | |
|---|---|
| Electoral ward for the Southwark London Borough Council | |
| Borough | London Borough of Southwark |
| County | Greater London |
| Population | 10,314 (2021)[1] |
| Major settlements | Kingswood Estate |
| Area | 3.033 km² |
| Current electoral ward | |
| Created | 2018 |
| Seats | 2 |
Geography
The ward covers the Kingswood Estate and its surrounding areas, and is named after Dulwich Wood.
Councillors
| Election | Councillors | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Ruth Bannister[4] | Sean Hannigan[5]
(Labour Party)| | ||
Elections
2026
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ruth Bannister | 1,496 | 43.1 | −15.0 | |
| Labour | Sean Hannigan | 1,274 | 36.7 | −16.1 | |
| Green | Anna Crowley | 1,065 | 30.7 | +16.1 | |
| Green | Ralph Smyth | 816 | 23.5 | +3.6 | |
| Conservative | Lewis Jones | 523 | 15.1 | −7.9 | |
| Conservative | Guy Matthews | 506 | 14.6 | −7.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew MacKay | 306 | 8.8 | −1.0 | |
| Reform | James Lucas | 290 | 8.4 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Aiken Furlong | 289 | 8.3 | −1.4 | |
| Reform | John Whiteford | 267 | 7.7 | N/A | |
| Rejected ballots | 10 | ||||
| Turnout | 3,471 | 46.17 | +3.77 | ||
| Registered electors | 7,528 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Catherine Rose* | 1,783 | 58.1 |  1.0 | |
| Labour | Andy Simmons* | 1,621 | 52.8 | 5.7 | |
| Conservative | Lindsay Chathli | 706 | 23.0 |  0.8 | |
| Conservative | Peter Heaton-Jones | 675 | 22.0 | 1.5 | |
| Green | Guy Fairbairn | 449 | 14.6 | 5.6 | |
| Green | Vincent Matley | 303 | 9.9 | 2.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Iain Johncock | 300 | 9.8 | 1.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Aiken Furlong | 299 | 9.7 | 0.4 | |
| Turnout | 3,120 | 42.40 | +1.85 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
2018
Following ward boundary changes, this ward was made up from the former ward of college, but is significantly smaller.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Catherine Rose* | 1,802 | 59.1 | ||
| Labour | Andy Simmons* | 1,782 | 58.5 | ||
| Conservative | Lindsay Chathli | 678 | 22.2 | ||
| Conservative | John Cope | 626 | 20.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Mackay | 335 | 11.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Steven Gauge | 282 | 9.3 | ||
| Green | Christopher Glenn | 275 | 9.0 | ||
| Green | Dale Rapley | 235 | 7.7 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 3,048 | 40.55 | |||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
