# 1971 Southwark London Borough Council election

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 :
| Party | Seats | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 68 | 25 | 97.14 | 74.62 | 44,720 | 32.17 |
| Conservative | 2 | 25 | 2.86 | 23.86 | 14,301 | 27.45 |
| Communist | 0 | | 0.00 | 1.31 | 787 | 2.55 |
| National Front | 0 | | 0.00 | 0.21 | 126 | New |

## Ward results
### Abbey

Abbey (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | C.J. Coveney | 2,092 | 86.0 | |
| | Labour | J. Dower | 2,086 | 85.8 | |
| | Conservative | P. Gray | 266 | 10.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,432 | 34.8 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
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### Alleyn

Alleyn (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mrs E. Headley | 1,521 | 63.3 | |
| | Labour | Mrs A.S. Ward | 1,468 | 61.1 | |
| | Conservative | H.J. Partridge | 842 | 35.0 | |
| | Conservative | R.C. Gent | 827 | 34.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,403 | 36.6 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
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### Bellenden

Bellenden (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | S.H. Catt | 2,037 | 60.5 | |
| | Labour | F.E. Lee | 2,025 | 60.2 | |
| | Labour | Miss M.A. Cork | 1,964 | 58.4 | |
| | Conservative | B.C. Leach | 1,169 | 34.7 | |
| | Conservative | D.M. Lang | 1,122 | 33.3 | |
| | Conservative | A.G. Sinclair | 1,121 | 33.3 | |
| | Communist | E.L. Hodson | 159 | 4.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,365 | 34.0 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
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### Bricklayers

Bricklayers (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | L.A.J. Henley | 1,101 | 62.2 | |
| | Labour | Mrs F. Whitnall | 1,060 | 59.9 | |
| | Conservative | C.C. Hayward | 460 | 26.0 | |
| | Conservative | F.H. Morgan | 459 | 25.9 | |
| | Communist | R. Gordon | 41 | 2.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,769 | 28.1 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
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### Browning

Browning (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | S.R. Combes | 1,837 | 83.2 | |
| | Labour | Rev J.W. Watson | 1,808 | 81.9 | |
| | Labour | J.S. Lees | 1,800 | 81.5 | |
| | Conservative | J. Gordon | 268 | 12.1 | |
| | Conservative | Miss H.B. Petrie | 243 | 11.0 | |
| | Conservative | A.I. Robin | 240 | 10.9 | |
| | Communist | M.J. Chislett | 92 | 4.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,208 | 27.0 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
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### Brunswick

Brunswick (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | E.W.T. Pruce | 2,080 | 82.7 | |
| | Labour | Miss A.G. Liddle | 2,067 | 82.2 | |
| | Labour | R.Watts | 2,054 | 81.7 | |
| | Conservative | Mrs K. Howley | 304 | 12.1 | |
| | Conservative | Mrs J. Holland | 299 | 11.9 | |
| | Communist | Mrs J. Willoughby | 144 | 5.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,515 | 27.9 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
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### Burgess

Burgess (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mrs J.E. Cannon | 1,725 | 84.1 | |
| | Labour | J.H.K. Fowler | 1,708 | 83.3 | |
| | Labour | Mrs E.S. Daymond | 1,696 | 82.7 | |
| | Conservative | Mrs G. Cobley | 221 | 10.8 | |
| | Communist | J.T. Ruddell | 155 | 7.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,051 | 25.1 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
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### Cathedral

Cathedral (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | C.C. Gates | 1,595 | 85.6 | |
| | Labour | D.D. McCoid | 1,547 | 83.0 | |
| | Labour | E.J. Hall | 1,496 | 80.3 | |
| | Conservative | Mrs E.R. Hale | 311 | 16.7 | |
| | Conservative | F.N. Richardson | 207 | 11.1 | |
| | Conservative | R.S. Higgins | 204 | 11.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,863 | 19.0 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
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### Chaucer

Chaucer (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | A.E. Knight | 2,051 | 80.0 | |
| | Labour | Mrs M.G. Farrow | 2,039 | 79.5 | |
| | Labour | N.H. Tertis | 1,993 | 77.7 | |
| | Conservative | Miss B.E. North | 452 | 17.6 | |
| | Conservative | C.V. Brewster | 442 | 17.2 | |
| | Conservative | Miss D.N. Parsons | 442 | 17.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,565 | 29.7 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
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### College

College (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mrs E.A. Ackroyd | 2,008 | 50.9 | |
| | Labour | W.G. Symes | 1,970 | 49.9 | |
| | Conservative | R.W. Ames | 1,925 | 48.8 | |
| | Conservative | I.M. Andrews | 1,873 | 47.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,948 | 46.8 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
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### Consort

Consort (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | W.F. Jones | 1,322 | 86.8 | |
| | Labour | R.A. Cheesewright | 1,272 | 83.5 | |
| | Conservative | R.J. Percival | 179 | 11.8 | |
| | Conservative | Mrs M.A. Vaughan | 165 | 10.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,523 | 27.0 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
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### Dockyard

Dockyard (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mrs L.M. Brown | 2,471 | 89.9 | |
| | Labour | John H. O'Grady | 2,414 | 87.8 | |
| | Conservative | Mrs W.I. Hopgood | 233 | 8.5 | |
| | Conservative | G.W. Hargest | 227 | 8.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,748 | 35.0 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
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### Faraday

Faraday (4) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | F.W. Combes | 2,751 | 85.2 | |
| | Labour | R.M. Slater | 2,727 | 84.5 | |
| | Labour | C.A. Farrow | 2,717 | 84.1 | |
| | Labour | Mrs A.E. Waller | 2,670 | 82.7 | |
| | Conservative | Mrs K. Field | 305 | 9.4 | |
| | Conservative | S.H. Smith | 296 | 9.2 | |
| | Conservative | G.R. Baxter | 284 | 8.8 | |
| | Conservative | Mrs K.J. Watts | 275 | 8.5 | |
| | Communist | D.F. Marks | 196 | 6.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,229 | 26.9 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
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### Friary

Friary (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mrs M.V. Goldwin | 2,003 | 88.2 | |
| | Labour | C.A.W. Hogben | 1,979 | 87.1 | |
| | Labour | F.A. Goldwin | 1,975 | 86.9 | |
| | Conservative | E.L. Keetch | 199 | 8.8 | |
| | Conservative | Mrs C.E. Pitman | 180 | 7.9 | |
| | Conservative | Mrs F.I. Tristram | 169 | 7.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,272 | 25.8 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
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### Lyndhurst

Lyndhurst (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | W.H. Payne | 3,012 | 69.5 | |
| | Labour | H.C. Potter | 2,990 | 69.0 | |
| | Labour | D.J. Whiting | 2,900 | 67.0 | |
| | Conservative | Mrs P.C. Cooper | 1,237 | 28.6 | |
| | Conservative | T.J. Smith | 1,221 | 28.2 | |
| | Conservative | R. Spilberg | 1,181 | 27.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,331 | 39.2 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
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### Newington

Newington (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | C.A.G. Halford | 2,100 | 80.2 | |
| | Labour | J.J. Lauder | 2,066 | 78.9 | |
| | Labour | Mrs C.M. Clunn | 2,045 | 78.1 | |
| | Conservative | E. Greenwood | 432 | 16.5 | |
| | Conservative | Mrs J.M. Greenwood | 417 | 15.9 | |
| | Conservative | J.A. Villers | 403 | 15.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,618 | 25.7 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
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### Riverside

Riverside (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mrs A. Stevens | 2,250 | 84.6 | |
| | Labour | L.T. Tucker | 2,244 | 84.4 | |
| | Conservative | A.J. Padmore | 352 | 13.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,659 | 34.7 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
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### Rotherhithe

Rotherhithe (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | E.A. Rowe | 1,843 | 90.2 | |
| | Labour | H.W.G. Young | 1,750 | 85.7 | |
| | Conservative | B.D. Thurnell | 189 | 9.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,043 | 28.5 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
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### Ruskin

Ruskin (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mrs H.E. Day | 1,928 | 60.8 | |
| | Conservative | H.J. Grant | 1,914 | 60.3 | |
| | Labour | R.J.G. Keene | 1,225 | 38.6 | |
| | Labour | S. Robinson | 1,178 | 37.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,173 | 42.4 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
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### Rye

Rye (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Miss A. Brereton | 1,430 | 50.2 | |
| | Labour | T. Herron | 1,427 | 50.1 | |
| | Conservative | W.V. Fuller | 1,377 | 48.4 | |
| | Conservative | A.P. Pritchett | 1,334 | 46.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,846 | 39.5 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
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### St Giles

St Giles (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | L.H. Alden | 1,973 | 77.1 | |
| | Labour | Mrs E.M. Dalton | 1,973 | 77.1 | |
| | Labour | R. Wedlake | 1,898 | 74.2 | |
| | Conservative | J.D. Kilbane | 403 | 15.7 | |
| | Conservative | M.P. Mulligan | 353 | 13.8 | |
| | Conservative | G. Scott | 315 | 12.3 | |
| | National Front | Mrs C.M. Pirie | 132 | 5.2 | |
| | National Front | P.C. Williams | 128 | 5.0 | |
| | National Front | Mrs J.P. Pirie | 117 | 4.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,559 | 24.0 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
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### The Lane

The Lane (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | F.J. Brean | 3,166 | 75.5 | |
| | Labour | G. Byfield | 3,102 | 74.0 | |
| | Labour | P. Cather | 3,068 | 73.2 | |
| | Labour | F.T. Rolfe | 2,964 | 70.7 | |
| | Conservative | Mrs J.R. Bryant | 1,172 | 28.0 | |
| | Conservative | Mrs L.C. Marshall | 824 | 19.7 | |
| | Conservative | R.P. Primmer | 792 | 18.9 | |
| | Conservative | A.E. Smith | 790 | 18.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,192 | 29.9 | |
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### Waverley

Waverley (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | H.T. Ball | 1,730 | 70.9 | |
| | Labour | C. Rouse | 1,698 | 69.6 | |
| | Conservative | Miss B.C. Rayson | 687 | 28.2 | |
| | Conservative | F.J. Shirley | 653 | 26.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,439 | 37.6 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
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