Lambeth and Southwark (London Assembly constituency)

Lambeth and Southwark is a constituency represented in the London Assembly.

Lambeth and Southwark
Territorial constituency for the London Assembly
Lambeth and Southwark shown within London
Created2000 (2000)
Number of membersOne
MemberMarina Ahmad
PartyLabour
Last election2021
Next election2024

It consists of the London Borough of Lambeth and London Borough of Southwark.

Since the first assembly elections in 2000 it has been represented by the Labour Party, firstly by Val Shawcross, then by Florence Eshalomi (subsequently MP for Vauxhall, which falls under this constituency), and by Marina Ahmad since 2021.

Assembly members edit

Year Member Party
2000 Val Shawcross Labour
2016 Florence Eshalomi Labour
2021 Marina Ahmad Labour

Mayoral election results edit

Below are the results for the candidate which received the highest share of the popular vote in the constituency at each mayoral election.

Year Member Party
2000 Ken Livingstone Independent
2004 Ken Livingstone Labour
2008 Ken Livingstone Labour
2012 Ken Livingstone Labour
2016 Sadiq Khan Labour
2021 Sadiq Khan Labour

Assembly election results edit

2024 London Assembly election: Lambeth and Southwark[1]
Party Candidate Constituency List
Votes % ±% Votes % ±%
Labour Marina Ahmad
Socialist (GB) Adam Buick
Liberal Democrats Chris French
Reform UK Tony Sharp
Green Claire Sheppard
Conservative Christine Wallace
2021 London Assembly election: Lambeth and Southwark[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Marina Ahmad 91,949 49.0  2.6
Green Claire Sheppard 36,933 19.7  5.9
Conservative Hannah Ginnett 30,855 16.5  2.0
Liberal Democrats Florence Cyrot 20,920 11.2  0.2
Reform UK John Cronin 3,917 2.1 New
TUSC April Ashley 2,919 1.6 New
Majority 55,016 29.3  3.8
Total formal votes 187,493
Informal votes 2,976
Turnout 190,469
Labour hold Swing
2016 London Assembly election: Lambeth and Southwark[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Florence Eshalomi 96,946 51.6  1.2
Conservative Robert Flint 34,703 18.5  0.9
Green Rashid Nix 25,793 13.8  2.3
Liberal Democrats Michael Bukola 21,489 11.4  0.3
UKIP Idham Ramadi 6,591 3.5  0.7
Socialist (GB) Kevin Parkin 1,333 0.7  1.2
All People's Party Amadu Kanumansa 906 0.5 New
Majority 62,242 33.1  0.3
Total formal votes 187,761 98.8  0.3
Informal votes 2,229 1.2  0.3
Turnout 189,990 44.0  6.7
Labour hold Swing
2012 London Assembly election: Lambeth and Southwark[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Val Shawcross 83,239 52.8 +16.4
Conservative Michael Mitchell 30,537 19.4 -0.3
Liberal Democrats Rob Blackie 18,359 11.7 -10.5
Green Jonathan Bartley 18,144 11.5 +0.7
UKIP James Fluss 4,395 2.8 +1.0
Socialist (GB) Daniel Lambert 2,938 1.9 +0.9
Majority 52,702 33.4 +19.2
Total formal votes 157,612 98.5
Informal votes 2,446 1.5
Turnout 160,058 37.3 -4.8
Labour hold Swing
2008 London Assembly election: Lambeth and Southwark[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Valerie Shawcross 60,601 36.4 +7.3
Liberal Democrats Caroline Pidgeon 36,953 22.2 –2.5
Conservative Shirley Houghton 32,835 19.7 +5.8
Green Shane Collins 18,011 10.8 +1.3
Christian (CPA) Geoff Macharia 4,432 2.7 -0.2
UKIP Jens Wilton 3,012 1.8 –5.2
Left List Katt Young 1,956 1.2 New
English Democrat Janus Polencues 1,867 1.1 New
Animal Welfare Jasmijn de Boo 1,828 1.1 New
Socialist (GB) Daniel Lambert 1,588 1.0 New
Majority 23,648 14.2 +9.8
Turnout 166,328 42.1 +8.7
Labour hold Swing
2004 London Assembly election: Lambeth and Southwark[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Valerie Shawcross 36,280 29.1 –4.9
Liberal Democrats Caroline Pidgeon 30,805 24.7 +4.6
Conservative Bernard Gentry 17,379 13.9 –3.3
Green Shane Collins 11,900 9.5 –2.3
UKIP Frank Maloney 8,776 7.0 New
Respect Janet Noble 4,930 4.0 New
CPA Simisola Lawanson 3,655 2.9 New
Majority 5,475 4.4 –9.5
Turnout 124,622 33.38 +1.4
Labour hold Swing
2000 London Assembly election: Lambeth and Southwark[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Valerie Shawcross 37,985 37.6 N/A
Liberal Democrats Peter Facey 22,492 22.3 N/A
Conservative Irene Kimm 19,238 19.0 N/A
Green Storm Poorun 13,242 9.5 N/A
London Socialist Theresa Bennett 6,231 6.2 N/A
Humanist Tony Robinson 1,261 1.3 N/A
Communist League Jonathan Silberman 536 0.5 N/A
Majority 15,493 15.3 N/A
Turnout 100,985 29.0 N/A
Labour win (new seat)

References edit

  1. ^ https://www.londonelects.org.uk/im-candidate/statutory-notices-and-elections-timetable/statements-persons-nominated-london-assembly-constituency
  2. ^ a b "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 May 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 May 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "Election 2008 | London Elections: Lambeth & Southwark". BBC News. 11 June 2008. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
  5. ^ [1][dead link]
  6. ^ London & Local Elections 2000: Lambeth and Southwark, BBC News