Streatham South (ward)

Streatham South ward was an administrative division of the London Borough of Lambeth, United Kingdom from 1965 to 2022.

Streatham South
Former electoral ward
for the Lambeth London Borough Council
London boroughLambeth
CountyGreater London
Former electoral ward
Created1965
Abolished2022
Member(s)3

It was the most southerly ward of the borough and bordered with Croydon, Merton, and Wandsworth. The population of the ward at the 2011 Census was 14,336.[1] The ward included the neighbourhoods of:

  • Streatham Vale (south-west of Streatham Common railway station);
  • Lower Streatham (west of Streatham High Road and south of Greyhound Lane);
  • Streatham Lodge Estate conservation area (east of Streatham High Road and south of the Streatham Common open space).

Streatham South ward was located in the Streatham constituency of the UK House of Commons, the Lambeth and Southwark constituency of the London Assembly, and was in the London constituency of the European Parliament.

Lambeth Council elections

2018 election

The 2018 Lambeth council elections took place on Thursday May 3, 2018 to elect 3 councillors.

2018 Lambeth London Borough Council election: Streatham South (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Danial Adilypour* 2,217 64.5
Labour Clair Wilcox* 2,207 64.3
Labour John Kazantzis* 2,187 63.7
Conservative Russell Newall 570 16.6
Conservative Helen Smith 539 15.7
Conservative Chris Paling 440 12.8
Green David Robinson 365 10.6
Green Pete Johnson 312 9.1
Liberal Democrats Simon Drage 277 8.1
Green Charmian Kenner 269 7.8
Liberal Democrats Matthew Bryant 241 7.0
Liberal Democrats David Hare 215 6.3
UKIP John Plume 76 2.2
UKIP Simon Harman 66 1.9
UKIP Johan Ward 44 1.3
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

2014 election

2010 election

At the 2010 Lambeth London Borough Council election residents of Streatham South ward elected three Labour Party Councillors: Mark Bennett, David Malley, and John Kazantzis. Turnout was 59%. Bennett became Mayor of Lambeth in March 2013, but died in February 2014,[2] his seat remaining vacant.[3]

References
  1. "Lambeth Ward population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  2. De Peyer, Robin. "Tributes flood in for Lambeth Mayor Mark Bennett, who has died suddenly aged 44". London Evening Standard. 5 February 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
  3. "Councillors by Ward". Lambeth Council. Retrieved 4 April 2014.

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