Elections to Metropolitan Borough of Southwark were held in 1959.
The borough had ten wards which returned between 3 and 8 members. Labour won all the seats and no other party stood a full set of candidates.
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 60 | 100 | – | ||||||
| Conservative | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Liberal | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Preceded by Southwark Borough election, 1956 | Southwark local elections | Succeeded by Southwark Borough election, 1962 |