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Lambeth London Borough Council elections

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Lambeth London Borough Council is elected every four years.

A map showing the wards of Lambeth since 2022

Summary results of elections

Summary of council election results:

More information Year, Labour ...
Year Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats[a] Green[b] Council control
after election
1964 42 18 0 — Labour
1968 3 57 0 Conservative
1971 51 9 0 Labour
1974 46 14 0 Labour
1978[c] 42 22 0 Labour
1982 32 27 5 No overall control
1986 40 21 3 0 Labour
1990 40 20 4 0 Labour
1994[d] 24 16 24 0 No overall control
1998 41 5 18 0 Labour
2002[e] 28 7 28 0 No overall control
2006 39 6 17 1 Labour
2010 44 4 15 0 Labour
2014 59 3 0 1 Labour
2018 57 1 0 5 Labour
2022[f] 58 0 3 2 Labour
2026[3] 26 0 8 29 No overall control
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Borough result maps

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Wards

Since the last boundary changes in 2022 the council has comprised 63 councillors representing 25 wards, with each ward electing two or three councillors. Elections are held every four years.[4] The wards are:[5]

2002–2022

The wards between 2002 and 2022 (each electing three councillors) were:

1978–2002

The wards between 1978 and 2002 (each electing three councillors) were:

1965–1978

The wards between 1965 and 1978 (each electing three councillors) were:

By-election results

1964–1968

There were no by-elections.[6]

1968–1971

More information Party, Candidate ...
Clapham Park by-election, 27 June 1968[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative M. F. Brown 1341
Labour M. A. Kelly 470
Liberal S. J. Beaven 165
Turnout 17.6%
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St Leonard's by-election, 27 June 1968[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative V. Bogazzi 1837
Conservative R. Turtill 1824
Liberal D. E. Delaney 172
Labour S. Gittins 167
Liberal K. L. Phelps 152
Labour B. P. Hargreaves 150
Independent W. G. Boaks 27
Turnout 19.0%
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Thurlow Park by-election, 21 November 1968[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative D. F. How 1455
Labour G. F. Culbard 844
National Front D. H. Garrad 318
Liberal E. Hawthorne 146
Turnout 22.6%
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Town Hall by-election, 2 October 1969[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. S. Steele 1214
Labour D. S. Speakman 833
National Front W. C. Cheeseman 74
Turnout 20.1%
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Vassall by-election, 20 November 1969[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour F. W. QuenauIt 808
Conservative D. G. Llewellyn 803
National Front J. Archer 34
Turnout 16.1%
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1971–1974

There were no by-elections.[8]

1974–1978

More information Party, Candidate ...
Clapham Park by-election, 16 October 1975[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative S. J. Beaven 1,578
Labour J. D. Parine 1,050
Liberal Tim Clement-Jones 403
Turnout 27.6
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Ferndale by-election, 1 April 1976[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A. R. Painter 1,026
Conservative C. A. Williams 513
Liberal C. M. Williams 196
Turnout 21.6
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Angell by-election, 18 November 1976[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour C. K. Montaut 701
Conservative S. Kane 481
Housewife K. Mott 224
National Party F. Sandland 165
Socialist Workers K. Singh 34
Anti-National Front A. Whereat 28
United Anti-Fascist E. E. A. Sparks 17
Turnout 20.8
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Clapham Park by-election, 17 March 1977[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. Williams 1,580
Labour P. Dean 916
Liberal Tim Clement-Jones 390
National Front C. P. K. Skeats 215
Turnout 29.3
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Streatham Wells by-election, 17 March 1977[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative M. P. R. Malynn 1,936
Labour F. Henry 640
National Front V. F. Lillington 213
Turnout 26.3
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1978–1982

1982–1986

1986–1990

1990–1994

More information Party, Candidate ...
Town Hall by-election, 18 July 1991[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Christopher N. Cattermole 1,226 37.5
Conservative Gianfranco J. Letizia 994 31.4
Liberal Democrats Gary Woolton 736 23.3
Green Roger C. L. Baker 207 6.5
Turnout 37.5
Labour hold Swing
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The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Dick Sorabji.

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St Martin's by-election, 12 December 1991[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Anthony R. Green 1,221 61.8
Labour Michele S. J. Singh 452 22.9
Liberal Democrats Rajnikant R. Patel 229 11.6
Green Maureen J. Owens 74 3.7
Turnout 26.0
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
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The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Susan Smith.

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Streatham Hill by-election, 13 February 1992[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Lib Dem Focus Team Euan J. Bayliss 1,475 38.9
Conservative Gilbert E. W. S. Evemy 1,416 37.3
Labour Daniel J. Hughes 860 22.7
Green Susan A. Whall 44 1.2
Turnout 43.8
Lib Dem Focus Team gain from Conservative Swing
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The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Colin Mason.

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Stockwell by-election, 10 December 1992[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Simon H. Adams 797 38.0
Liberal Democrats Gary Woolton 690 32.9
Conservative Keith L. Best 566 27.0
Independent Stephen D. Bradshaw 22 1.0
Green Jason H. Evers 21 1.0
Turnout 29.8
Labour hold Swing
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The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Ian Mallett.

More information Party, Candidate ...
Streatham Hill by-election, 10 December 1992[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Lib Dem Focus Team Jeremy F. Coninx 1,586 52.3
Conservative Bernard A. R. Gentry 930 30.7
Labour Daniel J. Hughes 402 13.3
Independent Roderick J. Pearson 114 3.8
Turnout 33.8
Lib Dem Focus Team gain from Conservative Swing
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The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Kenneth Sharvill.

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Angell by-election, 4 March 1993[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Raymond D. Woolford 841 40.3
Labour Stephen A. Cooley 778 37.3
Conservative Peter A. Cannon 350 16.8
Green William S. B. Collins 74 3.5
Independent Stephen D. Bradshaw 42 2.0
Turnout 28.6
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
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The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr John Tuite.

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Bishop's by-election, 25 March 1993[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Lib Dem Focus Team Sally Prentice 1,503 52.0
Labour Matthew J. Swindells 749 25.9
Militant Labour Steven P. Nally 336 11.6
Conservative Peter K. Wilde 300 10.4
Turnout 41.6
Lib Dem Focus Team gain from Labour Swing
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The by-election was called following the death of Cllr Graham Nicholas.

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Streatham Hill by-election, 10 June 1993[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Lib Dem Focus Team John R. Bradescu 1,974 64.2
Conservative John B. Bloomfield 645 21.0
Labour Daniel J. Hughes 425 13.8
Green Roger C. L. Baker 33 1.1
Turnout 33.7
Lib Dem Focus Team gain from Conservative Swing
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The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Gloria Hutchens.

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Oval by-election, 22 July 1993[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Marietta Crichton-Stuart 1,506 52.0
Labour Peter G. O'Connell 858 29.6
Militant Labour Steven P. Nally 246 8.5
Conservative Andrew Selous 231 7.9
Green Jason H. Evers 56 1.9
Turnout 37.2
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
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The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Joseph Singh.

1994–1998

More information Party, Candidate ...
Ferndale by-election, 2 March 1995[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Simon H. Adams 982
Labour Mohammed Z. Abu-Bakr 963
Liberal Democrats Euan J. Bayliss 846
Liberal Democrats Martin Morris 824
Independent Catherine Valentine 155
Conservative Alison J. Davis 129
Independent Raymond D. Woolford 129
Conservative Simon N. Nayyar 100
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
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The by-election was called following the resignations of Cllrs Denis Cooper-King and John Harrison.

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Princes by-election, 1 June 1995[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Sandra J. Lawman 1,222
Labour Michael A. J. Leyland 1,026
Conservative Richard J. Patient 131
Green Sheila Freeman 55
Independent Anne Boyle 21
SDP Stephen R. Chamberlain 17
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
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The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Roger Liddle.

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Knight's Hill by-election, 21 March 1996[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Robert S. McConnell 1,287
Labour Ian J. Darby 1,246
Conservative Natalie C. Ross-Pears 808
Green William S. B. Collins 44
Turnout
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
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The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Peter Evans.

More information Party, Candidate ...
Clapham Town by-election, 14 November 1996[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Eileen M. Hogan 1,247 41.9
Conservative John Swannick 906 30.4
Liberal Democrats Maria Gardner-Brown 758 25.5
Green Tean J. Mitchell 46 1.5
Socialist (GB) Christopher I. McColl 20 0.7
Majority 341 11.5
Turnout 2,977 34.7
Labour hold Swing
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The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Joseph Callinan.

More information Party, Candidate ...
Larkhall by-election, 1 May 1997[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kevin D. Craig 2,552 55.3 +8.2
Liberal Democrats Jonathan A. Simpson 1,338 29.0 −12.4
Conservative Caroline King 524 11.4 +1.8
Green Roger C. L. Baker 200 4.3 +4.3
Majority 1,214 26.3
Turnout 4,614 56.9
Labour hold Swing
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The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Margaret Jones.

1998–2002

More information Party, Candidate ...
Streatham South by-election, 6 May 1999[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Malley 1,515 45.7 −11.0
Liberal Democrats Kathleen Ward 996 30.1 +22.3
Conservative Joanna Barker 753 22.7 −12.8
Independent Andrew Morris 48 1.5 +1.5
Majority 519 15.6
Turnout 3,312 38.5
Labour hold Swing
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The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Alan White.

More information Party, Candidate ...
Vassall by-election, 19 August 1999[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Dan Sabbagh 840 48.5 +3.1
Liberal Democrats Adeline Aina 618 35.7 −0.3
Conservative Anthony Shakespeare 194 11.2 +4.9
Green Peter Crush 55 3.2 −6.0
Independent Keith Langton 25 1.4 −1.8
Majority 222 12.8
Turnout 1,732 18.0
Labour hold Swing
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The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Michael Cruickshanks.

More information Party, Candidate ...
Knight's Hill by-election, 7 June 2001[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Antony Grayling 2,293 49.2 +5.8
Liberal Democrats Joel Robinson 1,300 27.9 −6.7
Conservative Jessica Lee 788 16.9 +0.1
Independent Romano Barca 278 6.0 +6.0
Majority 993 21.3
Turnout 4,659 53.6
Labour hold Swing
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The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Paul Connolly.

More information Party, Candidate ...
Thornton by-election, 7 June 2001[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Elizabeth "Lib" Peck 1,497 45.0 −1.2
Liberal Democrats John Pindar 1,379 41.5 −0.9
Conservative Peter Younghusband 448 13.5 +6.8
Majority 118 3.5
Turnout 3,324 53.6
Labour hold Swing
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The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Anthony Hewitt.

2002–2006

More information Party, Candidate ...
Stockwell by-election, 7 August 2003[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Peter Bowyer 1,065 46.4 +13.0
Liberal Democrats Rosario "Ros" Munday 1,001 43.6 −8.6
Conservative Alistair Fletcher 133 5.8 +0.2
Green Graham Jones 95 4.1 −4.7
Majority 64 2.8
Turnout 2,294 24.4
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
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The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Gabriel Fernandes.

More information Party, Candidate ...
Streatham South by-election, 20 October 2005[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mark E. Bennett 1,466 49.2 +9.1
Liberal Democrats Ahmad Ali 1,211 40.7 +6.0
Conservative Lisabeth Liell 301 10.1 −8.1
Majority 255 8.5
Turnout 2,978 31.7 +1.1
Labour hold Swing
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The by-election was called following the death of Cllr Tim Sargeant.

2006–2010

More information Party, Candidate ...
Vassall by-election, 20 March 2008[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Steve Bradley 1,209 50.4 +14.9
Labour Andy Flannagan 859 35.8 −8.4
Conservative Stuart Barr 206 8.6 −2.8
Green George Graham 109 4.5 +4.5
English Democrat Janus Polenceus 8 0.3 +0.3
Independent Leo Syron 7 0.3 +0.3
Majority 350 14.6
Turnout 2,398 25.9
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
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The by-election was called following the death of Cllr Liz Atkinson.

More information Party, Candidate ...
Prince's by-election, 4 June 2009[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mark Harrison 1,726 40.7 −9.2
Liberal Democrats John Roberts 1,396 32.9 7.4
Conservative Michael C. Poole-Wilson 707 16.7 2.2
Green Joseph Healy 320 7.5 0.4
English Democrat Janus Polenceus 93 2.2 2.2
Majority 330 7.8 −16.6
Turnout 4,242
Labour hold Swing
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The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Sam Townend.

2010–2014

More information Party, Candidate ...
Tulse Hill by-election, 1 July 2010[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ruth Ling 1,235 52.2 −0.3
Liberal Democrats Terence Curtis 745 31.5 +1.2
Green George Graham 256 10.8 +4.5
Conservative Alan Blackburn 94 4.0 −2.6
UKIP Robin Lambert 36 1.5 N/A
Majority 490
Turnout 2,366 21.18
Labour hold Swing
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The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Toren Smith.

More information Party, Candidate ...
Brixton Hill by-election, 17 January 2013[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Martin Tiedemann 1,593 62.6 +21.9
Green Andrew Child 344 13.5 −2.6
Liberal Democrats Liz Maffei 274 10.8 −29.7
Conservative Timothy Briggs 165 6.4 −6.0
TUSC Steve Nally 72 2.8 N/A
UKIP Elizabeth Jones 63 2.5 N/A
Majority 1,249 49.1 %
Turnout 2,544 22.7
Labour hold Swing
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The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Steve Reed.

More information Party, Candidate ...
Tulse Hill by-election, 25 July 2013[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mary Atkins 1,575 69.3
Liberal Democrats Amna Ahmad 277 12.2
Green Bernard Atwell 177 7.8
TUSC Steve Nally 76 3.3
Conservative Timothy Briggs 74 3.3
UKIP Elizabeth Jones 64 3.0
Independent Valentine Walker 20 0.9
Socialist (GB) Adam Buick 11 0.5
Majority 1,298 57.1
Turnout 2,274 20.0
Labour hold Swing
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The by-election was called following the death of Cllr Ruth Ling.

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Vassall by-election, 28 November 2013[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Paul Gadsby 1,119 48.1
Liberal Democrats Colette Thomas 468 28.7
Conservative Kelly Ben-Maimon 153 10.8
Green Rachel Laurence 113 4.8
UKIP Elizabeth Jones 87 4.6
TUSC Steven Nally 44 1.8
Socialist (GB) Danny Lambert 22 0.9
Turnout 2,326 28.4
Labour hold Swing
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The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Kingsley Abrams.

2014–2018

More information Party, Candidate ...
Knight's Hill by-election, 14 August 2014
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sonia Winifred 1,265 63.7 −7.3
Conservative Heidi Nicholson 248 12.5 +0.4
Green Christopher Hocknell 230 11.6 +7.1
UKIP Robin Lambert 99 5.0 +1.9
Liberal Democrats Robert Hardware 94 4.7 −2.4
Independent Nelly Amos 51 2.6 N/A
Majority 1,017 51.2
Turnout 1,987
Labour hold Swing
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The by-election was called following the disqualification of Cllr Sonia Winifred.

More information Party, Candidate ...
Prince's by-election, 7 May 2015
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Valia McClure 3,452 44.5
Liberal Democrats Adrian Hyyrylainen-Trett 1,748 22.5
Conservative Gareth Wallace 1,518 16.6
Green Marie James 901 11.6
TUSC Kingsley Abrahams 99 0.1
Socialist (GB) Danny Lambert 42 0.1
Majority 1,704
Turnout 7,760
Labour hold Swing
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The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Chris Marsh.

More information Party, Candidate ...
Gipsy Hill by-election, 9 June 2016
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Luke Murphy 1,220 43.4
Green Peter Elliott 1,184 42.1 +
Conservative Leslie Maruziva 210 7.5
Liberal Democrats Rosa Jesse 84 3.0
UKIP Elizabeth Jones 73 2.6
Independent Robin Lambert 24 0.9 N/A
TUSC Steven Nally 19 0.7 N/A
Majority 36 1.3
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
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The by-election was called following the death of Cllr Niranjan Francis.

2018-2022

More information Party, Candidate ...
Coldharbour by-election, 13 September 2018[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Scarlett O'Hara 1,739 58.2 Decrease7.8
Green Michael Groce 912 30.5 Increase15.0
Liberal Democrats Doug Buist 148 5.0 Decrease0.4
Conservative Yvonne Stewart-Williams 119 4.0 Decrease2.4
Women's Equality Sian Fogden 47 1.6 N/A
UKIP Robert Stephenson 21 0.7 N/A
Majority 827 27.7 Decrease22.8
Turnout 2,994 24.8
Labour hold Swing
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The by-election was caused by the death of Matthew Parr.

More information Party, Candidate ...
Thornton by-election, 7 February 2019[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Stephen Donnelly 1,154 44.7 Decrease18.2
Liberal Democrats Rebecca MacNair 845 32.8 Increase23.1
Green Adrian Audsley 251 9.7 Decrease1.7
Conservative Martin Reid 247 9.6 Decrease6.4
Women's Equality Leila Fazal 46 1.8 N/A
UKIP John Plume 36 1.4 N/A
Majority 309 11.9 Decrease52.0
Turnout 27.5
Labour hold Swing
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The by-election was caused by the resignation of Jane Edbrooke.

More information Party, Candidate ...
Thornton by-election, 11 April 2019[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Nanda Manley-Browne 998 41.5 Decrease21.4
Liberal Democrats Matthew Bryant 979 40.7 Increase30.1
Green Adrian Audsley 171 7.1 Decrease4.3
Conservative Martin Reid 166 6.9 Decrease9.1
Women's Equality Leila Fazal 53 2.2 N/A
UKIP John Plume 39 1.6 N/A
Majority 19 0.7 Decrease63.2
Turnout 25.5
Labour hold Swing
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The by-election was caused by Lib Peck who resigned as Leader of Lambeth Council and as a councillor in order to take the role as the Director of the Mayor of London's newly established Violence Reduction Unit.[17][18][19]

2022-2026

More information Party, Candidate ...
Vauxhall by-election, 5 October 2023[20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Tom Swaine-Jameson 595 42.0 Decrease11.1
Liberal Democrats Fareed Alderechi 395 27.9 Increase16.8
Green Jacqueline Bond 256 18.1 Decrease2.1
Conservative Lee Rotherham 160 11.3 Decrease4.3
Socialist (GB) Daniel Lambert 9 0.6 N/A
Majority 200 14.1
Turnout 1,415 22.5 Decrease4.1
Labour hold Swing
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The by-election was caused by the death of Cllr Liam Jarnecki.[21][22][23]

More information Party, Candidate ...
Knight's Hill by-election, 2 May 2024[24]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Emma Nye 2,677 55.5 Decrease6.8
Green Victoria Evans 983 20.4 Increase0.7
Conservative Leila Yassen 530 11.0 Increase1.5
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Sanders 378 7.8 Increase1.7
Independent Janet Gayle 210 4.4 N/A
Majority 1,694
Turnout 4,826 40.8 Increase9.2
Labour hold Swing
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This by-election was caused by the resignation of Cllr Sonia Winifred.[25]

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Streatham Common and Vale by-election, 2 May 2024[26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sarah Cole 2,269 49.3 Decrease9.1
Conservative Promise Phillips 884 19.2 Increase3.3
Green Duncan Eastoe 784 17.1 Increase3.9
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Davidson 596 13.0 Increase1.4
Majority 1,793
Turnout 4,594 39.0 Increase10.4
Labour hold Swing
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This by-election was caused by the resignation of Cllr Tom Rutland, Labour's prospective parliamentary candidate for East Worthing and Shoreham at the 2024 general election.[27][28]

More information Party, Candidate ...
Streatham Common and Vale by-election, 4 July 2024[29]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Dominic Armstrong 2,796 46.8
Green Duncan Eastoe 1,354 22.7
Conservative Lachlan Rurlander 918 15.4
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Davidson 906 15.2
Majority 1,442 24.1
Turnout 5,974
Labour hold Swing
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This by-election was caused by the resignation of Cllr Henna Shah.[30]

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Herne Hill and Loughborough Junction by-election, 1 May 2025[31]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Paul Valentine 1,774 47.7 +9.8
Labour Stephen Clark 1,459 39.2 −10.8
Conservative Jago Brockway 183 4.9 −0.3
Reform Lydia Aitcheson 135 3.6 +3.6
Liberal Democrats Charley Hasted 121 3.3 −2.1
TUSC Marco Tesei 30 0.8 −0.7
Socialist (GB) Adam Buick 16 0.4 +0.4
Majority 315 8.5
Turnout 3,718
Green gain from Labour Swing
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This by-election was caused by the resignation of Cllr Jim Dickson.[30]

2026-2030

More information Party, Candidate ...
Clapham Park By-Election 9 July 2026[32]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Michael Ball 842 43.8
Labour Louie Somerville-Sutherland 799 41.5
Liberal Democrats Ben Amos 108 5.6
Conservative Joshua Forrester 85 4.4
Reform Martin Read 71 3.7
CPA Susanna Jehwo 12 0.6
Socialist (GB) Anya Krycek 6 0.3
Majority 43 2.2
Turnout 1,923
Green hold Swing
Close

This by-election was caused by the resignation of Cllr Joanna Eaves.[33]

More information Party, Candidate ...
Streatham St Leonard's By-Election 9 July 2026[34]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Alex Davies 1,161 41.7
Green Dario Goodwin 972 35.0
Labour Jade Albas 421 15.1
Conservative Chris Cousins 119 4.3
Reform Mark McKee 71 2.6
CPA Yemi Awolola 37 1.3
Majority 189 6.8
Turnout 2,781
Liberal Democrats gain from Green Swing
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This by-election was caused by the resignation of Cllr Saiqa Ali.[35]

Lambeth's recent political history

In 1979, the administration of Edward "Red Ted" Knight organised the borough's first public demonstration against the Thatcher government.[36]

In 1985, the left-wing Labour administration of Knight was subjected to 'rate-capping', with its budget restricted by the Government. Knight and most of the Labour councillors protested by refusing to set any budget. This protest resulted in 32 councillors being ordered to repay to the council the interest the council had lost as a result of budgeting delays, and also being disqualified from office.

In 1991, Joan Twelves's administration both failed to collect the poll tax and openly opposed the war in the Persian Gulf.[36] Twelves, and 12 other councillors were subsequently suspended from the labour party's local group by regional officials for advocating non-payment of the poll tax and other radical policies in 1992.[37]

Twelves's equally militant deputy leader in this era was John Harrison.[38]

Notes

  1. [a]
    Liberal Party, 1964–1978; SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1982–1986.
  2. [b]
    Green Party (UK), 1986–1990.
  3. [c]
    Boundary changes increased the number of seats by four.[1]
  4. [d]
    Boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same.[n 1][n 2][n 3]
  5. [e]
    Boundary changes reduced the number of seats by one.[2]
  6. [f]
    Boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same.

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