# Bishop's (ward)

Bishop's ward was an administrative division of the London Borough of Lambeth, United Kingdom, from 1965 to 2022
It was located in the north of the borough, bounded by the river Thames, and contained many well known London sites including the Southbank Centre, the London Eye, the Old and New Vic theatres, County Hall and Lambeth Palace. It also contained Waterloo station and St Thomas Hospital.
Bishop's ward was located in the Vauxhall parliamentary constituency and is one of four wards in the borough's north Lambeth division.
The Lambeth Council State of the Borough 2014 report found that Bishop's was the least residential ward of the borough. It had the lowest ward population (10,600), with a low proportion of children – over 80% of residents are working age, with many born outside UK. It has the highest number of jobs and the highest employment per head of resident working age population. Health outcomes, such as life expectancy and childhood obesity are typical of the borough. It had the highest proportion of Asian residents in the borough.
Although the riverside areas are affluent, household income in most of the rest of the ward was comparable with the borough as a whole. Housing tenure was similar to the borough as a whole – 21% home owners, 42% Social rented, 34% private rented. It had the highest proportion of flats, and house prices are high - 30% of dwellings are in the higher council tax (property tax) bands F, G or H. Bishop͛s had the highest ward crime rate figures as of 2013, especially violence against the person and theft and handling – this is associated with large numbers of people in the ward at Waterloo station and the South Bank.

## 2002–2022 Lambeth council elections

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

### 2018 election

2018 Lambeth London Borough Council election: Bishop's (3) :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Jen Moseley | 1,126 | 15.8 | +9.2 |
| Labour | Kevin Craig | 1,094 | 15.4 | |
| Labour | Ibrahim Dogus | 1,090 | 15.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Audrey Eager | 713 | 10.0 | −3.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | Adrian Hyyrylainen-Trett | 691 | 9.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Charley Hasted | 606 | 8.5 | |
| Conservative | James Bellis | 311 | 4.4 | +1.9 |
| Green | Michael Armstrong | 292 | 4.1 | +0.1 |
| Conservative | Glyn Chambers | 286 | 4.0 | |
| Green | James Wallace | 253 | 3.6 | |
| Conservative | Peter Wilde | 243 | 3.4 | |
| Green | Gay Lee | 189 | 2.7 | |
| UKIP | Elizabeth Jones | 86 | 1.2 | −5.2 |
| UKIP | Gavin Gibbs | 72 | 1.0 | |
| UKIP | David Poulden | 69 | 1.0 | |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 2014 election

2014 Lambeth London Borough Council election: Bishop's (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Jennifer Moseley | 1,106 | 37.3 |
| | Labour | Kevin Craig | 1,061 | |
| | Labour | Ben Kind | 975 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Diana Braithwaite | 949 | 32.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Truesdale | 939 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mathew Hanney | 777 | |
| | Green | Sam Brightbart | 304 | 10.3 |
| | Green | Clive Croft | 295 | |
| | Conservative | David Frost | 292 | 9.9 |
| | Conservative | Edward Harrison | 291 | |
| | Conservative | Lee Rotherham | 284 | |
| | Green | Bart Gorissen | 272 | |
| | UKIP | Andrew Hayes | 248 | 8.4 |
| | TUSC | El Morris | 63 | 2.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 7,857 | 72.1 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |

### 2010 election

2010 Lambeth London Borough Council election: Bishop's (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | Diana Braithwaite | 1,676 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Truesdale | 1,641 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gavin Dodsworth | 1,483 |
| | Labour | Jennifer Moseley | 1,307 |
| | Labour | Kevin Craig | 1,256 |
| | Labour | Rodney Reid | 1,067 |
| | Conservative | Edward Blain | 751 |
| | Conservative | Edward Jones | 667 |
| | Conservative | Rickard Jonsson | 649 |
| | Green | Colin Kavanagh | 339 |
| | Green | James Wallace | 288 |
| | Green | Jonathan Stone-Fewings | 197 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 11,321 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |

### 2006 election

2006 Lambeth London Borough Council election: Bishop's (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Truesdale | 1,090 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Diana Braithwaite | 1,020 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gavin Dodsworth | 869 |
| | Labour | Richard Bridge | 485 |
| | Labour | Rodney Reid | 427 |
| | Labour | Kevin Craig | 399 |
| | Green | James Wallace | 381 |
| | Conservative | Carl Gibson | 289 |
| | Conservative | Jeremy Fox | 285 |
| | Local Education Action by Parents | Christine Holt | 249 |
| | Conservative | Gareth Streeter | 236 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 5,730 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |

### 2002 election

2002 Lambeth London Borough Council election: Bishop's (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Truesdale | 1,123 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Charlotte Parry | 1,039 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Clive Parry | 994 | |
| | Labour | Lorna Campbell | 622 | |
| | Labour | Madge McGhie | 506 | |
| | Labour | Lee Seaman | 488 | |
| | Green | Simon Williams | 166 | |
| | Conservative | Audrey Blaine | 125 | |
| | Conservative | Caroline King | 121 | |
| | Conservative | Judith Pattman | 106 | |
| | Socialist Alliance | Veronica Planton | 80 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,370 | 27.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | |

## 1978–2002 Lambeth council elections

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

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

1964 Lambeth London Borough Council election: Bishop's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | G. Light | 1,393 | 74.6 | |
| | Labour | A. Dennis | 1,391 | | |
| | Labour | G. Jacques | 1,391 | | |
| | Conservative | D. Brocklebank | 474 | 25.4 | |
| | Conservative | D. Stephens | 472 | | |
| | Conservative | D. Bonass | 451 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,872 | 18.5 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,141 | | |
| | 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) |