# St Giles (Southwark ward)

St Giles is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Southwark. The ward was originally created in 1965, revised in 1968 and 1978, and abolished in 2002. It was created again in 2018. It returns three councillors to Southwark London Borough Council.

## Southwark council elections since 2018

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Southwark in 2018 and the ward of St Giles was recreated.

### 2022 election

The election took place on 5 May 2022.
2022 Southwark London Borough Council election: St Giles :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Eleanor Cumbo | 2,606 | 68.2 | +6.1 |
| | Labour | Jason Ochere | 2,360 | 61.8 | +9.3 |
| | Labour | Ian Wingfield | 2,217 | 58.1 | +5.1 |
| | Green | Eleanor Margolies | 1,186 | 31.1 | −4.1 |
| | Green | Bryan Symons | 712 | 18.6 | −5.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rebecca Kadritzke | 408 | 10.7 | +0.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Annous | 316 | 8.3 | +1.2 |
| | Conservative | Sarah Leivers | 306 | 8.0 | +1.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Thomas Chesterman | 300 | 7.9 | +2.0 |
| | Conservative | Edward Heckels | 270 | 7.1 | +0.9 |
| | Conservative | Christopher Mottau | 230 | 6.0 | +0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,819 | 33.75 | −0.73 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 2018 election

The election took place on 3 May 2018.
2018 Southwark London Borough Council election: St Giles :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Radha Burgess | 2,508 | 62.1 | |
| | Labour | Ian Wingfield | 2,141 | 53.0 | |
| | Labour | Jason Ochere | 2,118 | 52.5 | |
| | Green | Eleanor Margolies | 1,420 | 35.2 | |
| | Green | Susie Wheeldon | 971 | 24.0 | |
| | Green | Paula Orr | 813 | 20.1 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Vanessa MacNaughton | 410 | 10.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Timothy Brown | 287 | 7.1 | |
| | Conservative | Oliver Wooller | 263 | 6.5 | |
| | Conservative | Graham Davison | 250 | 6.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Munro | 239 | 5.9 | |
| | Conservative | Adam Pimlott | 233 | 5.8 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,038 | 34.48 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

## 1978–2002 Southwark council elections

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Southwark in 1978.

### 1998 election

The election took place on 7 May 1998.
1998 Southwark London Borough Council election: St Giles :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Stephanie Elsy | 1,288 | 58.8 | −4.5 |
| | Labour | Anthony Ritchie | 1,251 | 57.1 | −5.2 |
| | Labour | Dora Dixon-Fyle | 1,216 | 55.5 | −4.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stuart Carr | 365 | 16.7 | −2.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alison Farrow | 344 | 15.7 | −3.0 |
| | Green | Glynis Bell | 336 | 15.3 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Samantha McDonough | 335 | 15.3 | −3.3 |
| | Conservative | Tania Brisby | 236 | 10.8 | ±0.0 |
| | Conservative | Jeremy Hart | 203 | 9.3 | −1.4 |
| | Socialist Labour | Eileen Miles | 184 | 8.4 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Margaret Fordham | 182 | 8.3 | −1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,191 | 29.1 | −0.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### 1994 election

The election took place on 5 May 1994.
1994 Southwark London Borough Council election: St Giles :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Vincent Feiner | 1,654 | 67.87 | 9.47 |
| | Labour | Anthony Ritchie | 1,627 | | |
| | Labour | William Skelly | 1,579 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Allen | 496 | 20.57 | 9.44 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sandra Mason | 489 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roy Ashworth | 487 | | |
| | Conservative | Clive Jones | 283 | 11.56 | 4.89 |
| | Conservative | Hugh McKinney | 280 | | |
| | Conservative | Peter Lengyel | 264 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,918 | | 38 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,626 | 29.45 | 3.07 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 13 | 0.50 | 0.33 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |