2010 Lambeth London Borough Council election

Elections to Lambeth London Borough Council were held on 6 May 2010.[1] All 63 seats were up for election. Turnout was 58%.[2] The Labour Party retained control of the council, increasing its majority. The elections took place on the same day as other local elections and the United Kingdom general election.

2010 Lambeth Council election
6 May 2010
All council seats
  First party Second party
 
Lib
Leader Steve Reed Ashley Lumsden
Party Labour Liberal Democrats
Leader since September 2002 May 2006
Leader's seat Brixton Hill Streatham Hill
Last election 39 seats, 39.7% 17 seats, 29.1%
Seats won 44 15
Seat change Increase5 Decrease2
Popular vote 53,925 36,458
Percentage 41.8% 28.3%
Swing Increase2.1% Decrease0.8%
  Third party Fourth party
 
Con
Leader John Whelan Becca Thackray
Party Conservative Green
Leader since 1998 4 May 2006
Leader's seat Thurlow Park Herne Hill (Retiring)
Last election 6 seats, 19.2% 1 seats, 9.7%
Seats won 4 0
Seat change Decrease2 Decrease1
Popular vote 24,487 17,560
Percentage 19.0% 10.1%
Swing Decrease0.2% Increase0.4%
Map of the results of the 2010 Lambeth council election. Conservatives in blue, Labour in red and Liberal Democrats in yellow.
Leader of Largest Party before election

Steve Reed
Labour

 Subsequent Leader of Largest Party

Steve Reed
Labour

Summary of results
Lambeth Council election result 2010[3]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 44 6 1 +5 69.8 41.8 53,925 +6.4
  Liberal Democrats 15 0 2 −2 23.8 28.3 36,458 +1.2
  Conservative 4 2 4 −2 6.3 19.0 24,487 +1.7
  Green 0 0 1 −1 0.0 10.1 13,036 -5.9
  Independent 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.3 393 −0.5
  English Democrat 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.2 272 ±0.0
  UKIP 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.1 178 -0.1
  CPA 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.1 169 N/A
  Socialist (GB) 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.1 130 ±0.0

Ward results

* - Existing Councillor seeking re-election.

Bishop's
Bishop's (3)
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 Jack Sutcliffe 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 11,321
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Brixton Hill
Brixton Hill (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alexander Holland 2,805
Labour Steve Reed * 2,699
Labour Florence Nosegbe * 2,648
Liberal Democrats Kate Horstead 2,100
Liberal Democrats Krystal Johnson 1,873
Liberal Democrats John Mead 1,560
Green Thomas Law 1,108
Green Elkin Atwell 1,023
Conservative Timothy Briggs 873
Green Phillipa Marlowe-Hunt 850
Conservative Victoria Edwards * 768
Conservative Diana Thompson 688
Total votes 18,995
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour hold Swing

Clapham Common
Clapham Common (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Christine Barratt 2,176
Conservative Shirley Cosgrave 2,084
Conservative Julia Memery 1,940
Conservative Lloyd Milton 1,849
Labour Ruth Ling * 1,715
Labour Linda Bray 1,637
Liberal Democrats Simon Cordon 1,606
Liberal Democrats Julian Heather 1,579
Labour Iain Simpson 1,408
Green Anne Base 502
Green Jamie Hamilton 445
Green Anne Kenner 270
Total votes 17,211
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Clapham Town
Clapham Town (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Helen O'Malley * 2,670
Labour Nigel Haselden * 2,654
Labour Christopher Wellbelove * 2,405
Conservative Bernard Gentry 2,028
Conservative Matthew Jupp 1,972
Conservative Nicholas Maund 1,803
Liberal Democrats Vivienne Baines 1,092
Liberal Democrats Charlotte Parry 1,052
Liberal Democrats Malcolm Baines 974
Green Marion Prideaux 497
Green Roger Baker 406
Green Darren Raven 225
Total votes 17,778
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Coldharbour
Coldharbour (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Rachel Heywood * 3,983
Labour Donatus Anyanwu * 3,819
Labour Matthew Parr 3,681
Liberal Democrats Rachel Lester 1,091
Liberal Democrats Hilary Lavender 1,081
Liberal Democrats Angela Meader 808
Green Geoffrey Burgess 611
Conservative Thomas Baker 581
Green Olivier Bertin 573
Green Alexander James 511
Conservative Yvonne Stewart-Williams 458
Conservative Graham Pycock 430
CPA David Williams 169
Total votes
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Ferndale
Ferndale (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Paul McGlone * 2,761
Labour Sally Prentice * 2,703
Labour Neil Sabharwal * 2,377
Liberal Democrats Ernest Baidoo-Mitchell 1,383
Liberal Democrats Roy Jenkins 1,367
Liberal Democrats Geoffrey Bowring 1,313
Conservative Isabella Ginnett 1,199
Conservative Lee Roberts 1,053
Conservative Richard Moore 1,052
Green Tamsyn East 632
Green Daniel Bracken 613
Green James Montgomery 525
Socialist (GB) Daniel Lambert 82
Socialist (GB) John Lee 48
Socialist (GB) Jacqueline Shodeke 45
Total votes 17,153
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Gipsy Hill
Gipsy Hill (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Matthew Bennett 2,670
Labour Niranjan Francis 2,597
Labour Jennifer Brathwaite 2,588
Conservative Andrew Gibson * 1,654
Conservative Suzanne Poole * 1,611
Conservative Carl Belgrove 1,585
Liberal Democrats Yvonne aan de Wiel 1,055
Liberal Democrats Wendy Horler 1,016
Liberal Democrats Danielle Lowson 852
Green David Sinclair 462
Green Geoff Dennis 347
Green Anthony Shuster 332
Total votes 16,769
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Herne Hill
Herne Hill (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jim Dickson * 3,170
Labour Carol Boucher 3,057
Labour Leanne Targett-Parker 2,685
Green Louise Jordan 1,651
Green George Graham 1,599
Green William Hare 1,478
Liberal Democrats Martin Hoenle 1,147
Liberal Democrats Gail Price 1,127
Conservative Hamish Badenoch 1,047
Conservative Anna Box 1,021
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Price 904
Conservative Bettie Morton 862
Total votes 19,748
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Green Swing
Labour hold Swing

Knight's Hill
Knight's Hill (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jackie Meldrum * 3,039
Labour Jane Pickard 2,900
Labour Michael Smith 2,768
Liberal Democrats Timothy Barnsley 1,480
Liberal Democrats Malgorzata Baker 1,430
Liberal Democrats James Fitzgerald 1,415
Conservative Betty Evans-Jacas 942
Conservative Nicholas Rogers 926
Conservative Luke Tryl 809
Green Kirsty Neal 420
Green Alexis Fidgett 378
Green Nicholas Giannissis 357
Total votes 16,864
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Larkhall
Larkhall (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Peter Robbins * 2,674
Labour Neeraj Patil * 2,464
Labour Christiana Valcarcel * 2,344
Liberal Democrats Jessica David 1,538
Liberal Democrats Alistair Mills 1,330
Conservative Robert Harris 1,294
Conservative Sebastian Lowe 1,292
Conservative Alison Trelawny 1,206
Liberal Democrats Clive Parry 1,158
Green Jeffrey Dalton 674
Green William Webb 673
Green Sam Trice 409
Socialist (GB) Oliver Bond 48
Socialist (GB) Stanley Parker 46
Socialist (GB) Adam Buick 45
Total votes 17,195
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Oval
Oval (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Angela Edbrooke 2,274
Labour Jack Hopkins 2,246
Liberal Democrats Ishbel Brown 2,175
Liberal Democrats Claudette Hewitt 2,068
Liberal Democrats Andrew Sawdon * 2,020
Labour Karim Palant 1,987
Conservative Oliver Campbell 1,080
Conservative Nick Timothy 951
Conservative Michele Imperi 857
Green Charles Boxer 668
Green Samuel Low 422
Green James Staunton 332
English Democrat Michael Perry 77
English Democrat Jose Navarro 64
English Democrat Issam Ebarek-Rmiki 56
Total votes 17,277
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Prince's
Prince's (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mark Harrison 2,847
Labour Lorna Campbell * 2,804
Labour Stephen Morgan * 2,653
Liberal Democrats Gloria Gomez Canal 1,371
Liberal Democrats Sandra Lawman 1,343
Liberal Democrats John Munro 1,246
Conservative James Bellis 1,161
Conservative Michael Poole-Wilson 1,083
Conservative Richard Rajgopaul-Hicklin 1,051
Green Emily Butterworth 644
Green Joseph Healy 381
Green Marcus Letts 337
English Democrat John Dodds 135
English Democrat Alfredo Cordal 106
Total votes 17,162
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

St Leonard's
St Leonard's (3)
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 Benjamin Everitt 1,099
Conservative Wendy Newall 977
Conservative Alastair Hamilton 948
Green Rebecca Findlay 603
Green Ahmed Ibrahim 328
Green Michael Mullins 288
Total votes 16,594
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Stockwell
Stockwell (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Peter Bowyer * 2,701
Labour Alex Bigham 2,551
Labour Imogen Walker * 2,470
Liberal Democrats Fernanda Correia-Sefzick 1,768
Liberal Democrats Anthony Bottrall 1,765
Liberal Democrats Felix Greaves 1,407
Conservative Sarah Barr 944
Conservative Larissa Dudley 755
Conservative Robert McMillan 712
Green Teresa Delaney 432
Green Rebecca Gibbs 358
Green Robert Foxcroft 313
English Democrat Janus Polenceus 60
Total votes 16,236
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Streatham Hill
Streatham Hill (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Jeremy Clyne * 2,448
Liberal Democrats Ashley Lumsden * 2,426
Liberal Democrats Carita Ogden 2,198
Labour Anne Marie Waters 2,001
Labour Clarence Thompson 1,957
Labour Jack Holborn 1,948
Conservative Elaine Bailey 1,001
Conservative Phillip Henwood 857
Conservative Peter Younghusband 796
Green Catherine Potter 566
Green Martin Wright 535
Green Shelagh Webb 458
Independent June Fewtrell * 393
Total votes 17,584
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Streatham South
Streatham South (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mark Bennett * 2,882
Labour Dave Malley * 2,882
Labour John Kazantzis * 2,733
Liberal Democrats Ahmad Ali 1,720
Liberal Democrats Karen Davies-Morfey 1,696
Liberal Democrats Michael Morfey 1,569
Conservative Helen Smith 942
Conservative David McInnes 849
Conservative Andrew Williams 817
Green Elizabeth Davidson 256
Green Yolanda Dolling 251
Green Emma Hinkson 245
Total votes 16,842
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Streatham Wells
Streatham Wells (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Judith Best 2,478
Liberal Democrats Alexander Davies 2,412
Liberal Democrats Daphne Marchant * 2,316
Labour Malcolm Clark 2,064
Labour Laura Webster 2,054
Labour Clair Wilcox 1,874
Conservative Stanley Davies 853
Conservative Lisabeth Liell 766
Conservative Teresa Tunstall 764
Green Matthew Carter 385
Green Rachel Braverman 371
Green Magda Devas 344
Total votes 16,681
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Thornton
Thornton (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Diana Morris * 2,614
Labour Lib Peck * 2,609
Labour Edward Davie 2,399
Liberal Democrats John Pindar 1,705
Liberal Democrats Christopher Keating 1,670
Liberal Democrats Andrew Waterman 1,383
Conservative Melanie Ball 1,188
Conservative Simon Hemsley 1,104
Conservative Vernon de Maynard 1,004
Green Adrian Audsley 504
Green Charles Gay 373
Green Helen Kersley 311
Total votes 16,861
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Thurlow Park
Thurlow Park (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Whelan * 2,452
Labour Ann Kingsbury 2,035
Conservative Clare Whelan * 2,023
Labour Robert Holden 1,945
Conservative Irene Kimm * 1,906
Labour Brian Cowie 1,888
Liberal Democrats Richard Bramwell 1,516
Liberal Democrats Dominic Carman 1,447
Liberal Democrats Andrew Thurburn 1,447
Green William Collins 781
Green Samarajit Roy 609
Green Dale Mathers 595
UKIP Robin Lambert 178
Total votes 18,656
Conservative hold Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Tulse Hill
Tulse Hill (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Marcia Cameron * 3,232
Labour Adedamola Aminu * 3,186
Labour Toren Smith * 3,160
Liberal Democrats Oliver Clifford-Mobley 1,764
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Wright 1,748
Liberal Democrats Lule Tekeste 1,668
Green Bernard Atwell 759
Green Kate Whitehead 698
Green Jane Hersey 656
Conservative Hugh Bennett 608
Conservative Joanna Hindley 556
Conservative Gail Thompson 503
Total votes 18,538
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Vassall
Vassall (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kingsley Abrams * 2,533
Labour Adrian Garden 2,308
Liberal Democrats Steve Bradley * 2,193
Labour Tracy Ritson 2,146
Liberal Democrats Faye Gray 1,793
Liberal Democrats Matthew Hanney 1,617
Conservative Stuart Barr 706
Conservative Andrew Hayes 593
Green Alexandra Olive 542
Conservative Carolena Ludwig 525
Green Stephen Hall 477
Green Peter Cutler 476
Total votes 15,909
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

References
  1. "Local Elections Archive Project - 2010 - Lambeth". www.andrewteale.me.uk.
  2. "Local Elections - Thursday 6 May 2010". Lambeth Council. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
  3. "Elections 2010". Lambeth Council. 7 May 2010. Archived from the original on 9 May 2010. Retrieved 9 May 2010.
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