# Streatham St Leonard's (ward)

Streatham St Leonard's is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Lambeth, United Kingdom. The ward has existed since the creation of the borough on 1 April 1965 and was first used in the 1964 elections. It returns three councillors to Lambeth London Borough Council.
It is located in the south west of the borough and shares a border with Wandsworth. The ward comprises the western part of the Streatham town centre and is mostly to the west of the A23 Streatham High Road, with the exception of the Stanthorpe Triangle area immediately east of St Leonard's church in the historic village centre. The population of the ward at the 2011 Census was 14,550.
St Leonard's ward is located in the Streatham Parliamentary constituency. The local Member of Parliament since 2019 is Bell Ribeiro-Addy of the Labour Party.
Future Speaker of the House of Commons John Bercow served as a councillor here from 1986 to 1990.
The ward was renamed from St Leonard's to Streatham St Leonard's in 2022 with very minor boundary adjustment.

## List of councillors

| Term | Councillor | Party |
| 1964–1968 | L. Knowles | Conservative |
| 1964–1968 | F. Steere | Conservative |
| 1964–1968 | Jack Westbury | Conservative |
| 1968–1974 | R. Turtill | Conservative |
| 1968–1974 | H. Jellie | Conservative |
| 1968–1982 | Valerio Bogazzi | Conservative |
| 1974–1982 | Peter Cary | Conservative |
| 1974–1982 | Andrew Beadle | Conservative |
| 1982–1986 | Iain Picton | Conservative |
| 1986–1990 | John Bercow | Conservative |
| 1982–1994 | Mary Leigh | Conservative |
| 1982–1998 | Hugh Jones | Conservative |
| 1990–1998 | David Griffiths | Conservative |
| 1994–1998 | Nicholas McKay | Conservative |
| 1998–2014 | Roger Giess | Liberal Democrat |
| 1998–2014 | Brian Palmer | Liberal Democrat |
| 1998–2014 | Clive Bennett | Liberal Democrat |
| 2014–2018 | Saleha-Begum Jaffer | Labour |
| 2014–2018 | Robert Hill | Labour |
| 2018–2022 | Jonathan Bartley | Green |
| 2014–present | Scott Ainslie | Green |
| 2018–present | Nicole Griffiths | Green |
| 2022–present | Martin Abrams | Labour |

## Summary

Councillors elected by party at each general borough election.
* Conservative
* Liberal Democrats
* Labour
* Green

## Lambeth council elections since 2022

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Lambeth in 2022.

### 2022 election

The election took place on 5 May 2022.
2022 Lambeth London Borough Council election: Streatham St Leonard's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Scott Ainslie | 1,727 | | |
| | Green | Nicole Griffiths | 1,683 | – | – |
| | Labour | Martin Abrams | 1,525 | – | – |
| | Green | Jonny Dobbs-Grove | 1,428 | | |
| | Labour | Denean Rowe | 1,353 | – | – |
| | Labour | Umar Qureshi | 1,336 | – | – |
| | Conservative | Elaine Bailey | 337 | | |
| | Conservative | Claire Collins | 312 | – | – |
| | Conservative | Russell Newall | 290 | – | – |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Davidsom | 237 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gillian Lunnon | 227 | – | – |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon Drage | 198 | – | – |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 299 | 17.3 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,804 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,551 | 32.9 | 6.8 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 28 | 0.26 | 0.06 |
| | Green win (new boundaries) | Green win (new boundaries) | Green win (new boundaries) | Green win (new boundaries) | Green win (new boundaries) |
| | Green win (new boundaries) | Green win (new boundaries) | Green win (new boundaries) | Green win (new boundaries) | Green win (new boundaries) |
| | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) |

## 2002–2022 Lambeth council elections

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Lambeth in 2002.

### 2018 election

The election took place on 3 May 2018.
2018 Lambeth London Borough Council election: St Leonard's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Scott Ainslie | 2,141 | 48.2 | 18.8 |
| | Green | Jonathan Bartley | 2,080 | – | – |
| | Green | Nicole Griffiths | 2,006 | – | – |
| | Labour | Saleha Jaffer | 1,677 | 37.7 | 7.6 |
| | Labour | Rob Hill | 1,676 | – | – |
| | Labour | Stephen Donnelly | 1,673 | – | – |
| | Conservative | Wendy Newall | 439 | 9.9 | 0.8 |
| | Conservative | Scott Simmonds | 383 | – | – |
| | Conservative | Neil Salt | 337 | – | – |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jennifer Keen | 188 | 4.2 | 18.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Fiona MacKenzie | 159 | – | – |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Malins | 108 | – | – |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 464 | 10.5 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,250 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,461 | 39.7 | 5.6 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 8 | 0.2 | 0.7 |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | 6.1 | |
| | Green gain from Labour | Green gain from Labour | Swing | – | |
| | Green gain from Labour | Green gain from Labour | Swing | – | |

### 2014 election

The election took place on 22 May 2014.
2014 Lambeth London Borough Council election: St Leonard's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Robert Hill | 1,218 | 30.1 | 1.2 |
| | Green | Scott Ainslie | 1,191 | 29.4 | 19.7 |
| | Labour | Saleha-Begum Jaffer | 1,158 | – | – |
| | Labour | Michael Burke | 1,125 | – | – |
| | Green | Jonathan Bartley | 1,124 | – | – |
| | Green | Rachel Laurence | 921 | – | – |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Palmer | 913 | 22.5 | 18.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger Giess | 738 | – | – |
| | Liberal Democrats | Phillip Stanmer | 695 | – | – |
| | Conservative | Felicity Newall | 432 | 10.7 | 6.9 |
| | Conservative | Charley Jarrett | 415 | – | – |
| | Conservative | Wendy Newall | 395 | – | – |
| | UKIP | Mark Trasenster | 296 | 7.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 27 | 0.7 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,733 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,754 | 35.0 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 32 | 0.9 | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 5.4 | |
| | Green gain from Liberal Democrats | Green gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | – | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | – | |

### 2010 election

The election took place on 6 May 2010.
2014 Lambeth London Borough Council election: St Leonard's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Clive Bennett | 2,582 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Palmer | 2,197 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger Giess | 2,031 | |
| | Labour | Catherine Harvey | 1,948 | |
| | Labour | Henry Fergusson | 1,904 | |
| | Labour | Richard Payne | 1,689 | |
| | Conservative | Ben Everitt | 1,099 | |
| | Conservative | Wendy Newall | 977 | |
| | Conservative | Alastair Hamilton | 948 | |
| | Green | Rebecca Findlay | 603 | |
| | Green | Ahmed Ibrahim | 328 | |
| | Green | Michael Mullins | 288 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 83 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 55.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### 2006 election

The election took place on 4 May 2006.
2006 Lambeth London Borough Council election: St Leonard's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Clive Bennett | 1,454 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Palmer | 1,373 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger Giess | 1,187 | |
| | Labour | Robert Hill | 615 | |
| | Labour | Catherine Harvey | 604 | |
| | Green | Rebecca Findlay | 564 | |
| | Labour | Richard Payne | 502 | |
| | Conservative | Wendy Newall | 435 | |
| | Conservative | John Bellak | 420 | |
| | LEAP | Michelle Singleton | 409 | |
| | Conservative | Stephen McMenamin | 398 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 572 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 28.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### 2002 election

The election took place on 2 May 2002.
2002 Lambeth London Borough Council election: St Leonard's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Clive Bennett | 1,517 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger Giess | 1,422 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Palmer | 1,419 | | |
| | Labour | Denese Clarke | 841 | | |
| | Labour | Matthew Salter | 813 | | |
| | Labour | Brian Whitington | 706 | | |
| | Green | Anne C Kenner | 290 | | |
| | Conservative | Alastair S Hamilton | 284 | | |
| | Conservative | Nicholas W Walles | 280 | | |
| | Conservative | Philip Murley | 250 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 578 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 28 | |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries) | Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries) | Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries) | Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries) | Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries) |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries) | Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries) | Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries) | Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries) | Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries) |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries) | Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries) | Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries) | Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries) | Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries) |

## 1978–2002 Lambeth council elections

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

### 1998 election

The election took place on 7 May 1998.
1998 Lambeth London Borough Council election: St Leonard's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Clive Bennett | 1,162 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Palmer | 1,103 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger Giess | 1,092 | |
| | Labour | Sally Bowdery | 727 | |
| | Labour | Roger Bowdery | 703 | |
| | Labour | Brycchan Carey | 630 | |
| | Conservative | Joanna Barker | 618 | |
| | Conservative | Andrew Burkinshaw | 580 | |
| | Conservative | Glyn Kyle | 580 | |
| | Green | Hugh Fraser | 213 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 365 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 32.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### 1994 election

The election took place on 5 May 1994.
1994 Lambeth London Borough Council election: St Leonard's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | David Griffiths | 1,448 | |
| | Conservative | Hugh Jones | 1,378 | |
| | Conservative | Nicholas McKay | 1,339 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Doyle | 1,142 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jeremy Halley | 1,079 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rajnikant Patel | 1,022 | |
| | Labour | Nicola Billington | 741 | |
| | Labour | Peter Simpson | 741 | |
| | Labour | Mohammed Abu-Bakr | 663 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 197 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 44.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### 1990 election

The election took place on 3 May 1990.
1990 Lambeth London Borough Council election: St Leonard's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | David Griffiths | 1,740 | |
| | Conservative | Mary Leigh | 1,726 | |
| | Conservative | Hugh Jones | 1,670 | |
| | Labour | Robert Ballard | 1,208 | |
| | Labour | Barbara Cawdron | 1,163 | |
| | Labour | Roger Marshall | 1,103 | |
| | Green | Thomas Bewley | 339 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sheila Clarke | 318 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pearl Balachandran | 277 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Duncan Brack | 269 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 462 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 45.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### 1986 election

The election took place on 8 May 1986.
1986 Lambeth London Borough Council election: St Leonard's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Mary Leigh | 1,803 | |
| | Conservative | John Bercow | 1,753 | |
| | Conservative | Hugh Jones | 1,714 | |
| | Labour | Amanda Caulfield | 995 | |
| | Labour | Raymond Chant | 948 | |
| | Labour | Elizabeth White | 924 | |
| | Liberal | Helen Bailey | 886 | |
| | Liberal | Sheila Clarke | 843 | |
| | Liberal | Alan Leaman | 824 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 719 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 47.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### 1982 election

The election took place on 6 May 1982.
1982 Lambeth London Borough Council election: St Leonard's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Mary Leigh | 2,066 | |
| | Conservative | Hugh Jones | 2,014 | |
| | Conservative | Iain Picton | 2,009 | |
| | SDP | Lee Hughes | 804 | |
| | Liberal | Keren Lewin | 797 | |
| | Liberal | Michael Watson | 770 | |
| | Labour | Roger Bowdery | 521 | |
| | Labour | Winston Taylor | 517 | |
| | Labour | Sally Bowdery | 513 | |
| | Providers Who Care | Alf Hollender | 22 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,205 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 44.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### 1978 election

The election took place on 4 May 1978.
1978 Lambeth London Borough Council election: St Leonard's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Andrew Beadle | 2,106 | | |
| | Conservative | Peter Cary | 2,058 | | |
| | Conservative | Valerio Bogazzi | 2,039 | | |
| | Labour | Daniel Black | 874 | | |
| | Labour | Andrew Morton | 735 | | |
| | Labour | Bernard Lynn | 717 | | |
| | Liberal | Sheila Clarke | 202 | | |
| | Liberal | Ian D Mason | 169 | | |
| | Liberal | Jeffrey Taylor | 144 | | |
| | Save London Alliance | Martin Gower | 40 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,165 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.4 | |
| | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) |
| | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) |
| | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) |

## 1964–1978 Lambeth council elections
### 1974 election

The election took place on 2 May 1974.
1974 Lambeth London Borough Council election: St Leonard's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Peter Cary | 2,293 | |
| | Conservative | Andrew Beadle | 2,279 | |
| | Conservative | Valerio Bogazzi | 2,274 | |
| | Labour | P. Daley | 1,031 | |
| | Labour | S. Dimmick | 980 | |
| | Labour | S. Parry | 933 | |
| | Liberal | A. Miller | 282 | |
| | Liberal | E. Kininmonth | 267 | |
| | Liberal | A. Mitchell | 251 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,243 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 31.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### 1971 election

The election took place on 13 May 1971.
1971 Lambeth London Borough Council election: St Leonard's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | H. Jellie | 2,563 | |
| | Conservative | R. Turtill | 2,517 | |
| | Conservative | Valerio Bogazzi | 2,515 | |
| | Labour | M. Justice | 1,316 | |
| | Labour | D. Easto | 1,298 | |
| | Labour | N. Patel | 1,215 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,199 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 32.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### 1968 by-election

A by-election took place on 27 June 1968.
1968 St Leonard's by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Valerio Bogazzi | 1,837 | |
| | Conservative | R. Turtill | 1,824 | |
| | Liberal | D. Delaney | 172 | |
| | Labour | S. Gittins | 167 | |
| | Liberal | K. Phelps | 152 | |
| | Labour | B. Hargreaves | 150 | |
| | Independent | Bill Boaks | 27 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 19.0% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### 1968 election

The election took place on 9 May 1968.
1968 Lambeth London Borough Council election: St Leonard's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Jack Westbury | 3,258 | |
| | Conservative | H. Jellie | 3,254 | |
| | Conservative | M. Steere | 3,226 | |
| | Labour | B. Hargreaves | 619 | |
| | Labour | G. Gold | 600 | |
| | Labour | R. Eadie | 597 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,607 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 34.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### 1964 election

The election took place on 7 May 1964.
1964 Lambeth London Borough Council election: St Leonard's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | M. Steere | 2,330 | | |
| | Conservative | L. Knowles | 2,319 | | |
| | Conservative | Jack Westbury | 2,301 | | |
| | Labour | J. Roberts | 943 | | |
| | Labour | W. O’Shaughnessy | 922 | | |
| | Labour | S. Gittins | 912 | | |
| | Liberal | D. Mann | 297 | | |
| | Liberal | W. Charles | 270 | | |
| | Liberal | E. Punchard | 267 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |