Chaucer (Southwark ward)

Chaucer
Electoral ward for the Southwark London Borough Council
Chaucer ward boundaries since 2018
Borough	Southwark
County	Greater London
Population	14,732 (2021)
Electorate	9,986 (2022)
Area	0.7338 square kilometres (0.2833 sq mi)
Current electoral ward
Created	1965
GSS code	E05011098 (2018–present)

Chaucer is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Southwark. The ward has existed since the creation of the borough on 1 April 1965 and was first used in the 1964 elections.

Southwark council elections since 2018

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Southwark in 2018.

2022 election

The election took place on 5 May 2022. ^[1]

2022 Southwark London Borough Council election: Chaucer

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Helen Dennis	1,916	66.9	9.2
	Labour	Laura Johnson	1,761	61.5	9.4
	Labour	Joseph Vambe	1,470	51.3	2.0
	Green	Robert Hutchinson	637	22.2	10.9
	Liberal Democrats	Poddy Clark	609	21.3	4.4
	Liberal Democrats	Monsur Ahmed	539	18.8	2.5
	Liberal Democrats	Mackie Sheik	403	14.1	6.7
	Conservative	Andrew Dowsett	280	9.8	1.2
	Conservative	Richard Packer	257	9.0	1.5
	Conservative	Tom Packer	251	8.8	1.2
Turnout			2,865	28.69	−0.04
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

2018 election

The election took place on 3 May 2018. ^[2]

2018 Southwark London Borough Council election: Chaucer

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Helen Dennis	1,713	57.7
	Labour Co-op	Karl Eastham	1,547	52.1
	Labour Co-op	Sirajul Islam	1,463	49.3
	Liberal Democrats	Poddy Clark	764	25.7
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Zreika	633	21.3
	Liberal Democrats	Mackie Sheik	616	20.8
	Green	Winnie Baffoe	336	11.3
	Green	Phil Vabulas	331	11.2
	Conservative	Edward Anyaeji	327	11.0
	Conservative	Laura Collins	313	10.5
	Conservative	George Smith	298	10.0
	Green	Rebecca Warren	213	7.2
Majority
Turnout			2,967	28.73
	Labour Co-op win (new boundaries)
	Labour Co-op win (new boundaries)
	Labour Co-op win (new boundaries)

2002–2018 Southwark council elections

Chaucer ward boundaries from 2002 to 2018

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

1978–2002 Southwark council elections

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

1968–1978 Southwark council elections

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Southwark in 1968.

1964–1968 Southwark council elections

1964 election

The election took place on 7 May 1964. ^[3]

1964 Southwark London Borough Council election: Chaucer

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Knight	1,104	77.6
	Labour	E. Button	1,073	75.4
	Labour	N.H. Tertis	1,063	74.7
	Conservative	D.E. Geddes	266	18.7
	Conservative	D.M. Lang	241	16.9
	Conservative	J. Gordon	240	16.9
	Communist	T. Fuller	122	8.6
Turnout			1,423	16.3
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

References

1. Heywood, Joe; Loftus, Caitlin (March 2023). "London Borough Council Elections: May 2022" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
2. Colombeau, Joseph (October 2018). "London Borough Council Elections: 3 May 2018" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
3. "London Borough Council Elections: 7 May 1964" (PDF). London Datastore. London County Council. November 1964. Retrieved 11 February 2024.