Nunhead and Queen's Road (ward)

Nunhead and Queen's Road
Electoral ward for the Southwark London Borough Council
Borough	London Borough of Southwark
County	Greater London
Population	15,860 (2021) [1]
Major settlements	Nunhead
Area	1.185 km²
Current electoral ward
Created	2018
Seats	3

Nunhead and Queen's Road is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Southwark. ^[2] The ward was first used in the 2018 elections and elects three councillors to Southwark London Borough Council.

History

In January 2026, Reginald Popoola defected to the Green Party of England and Wales. ^[3]

Geography

The ward is named after the areas of Nunhead and Queens Road.

Councillors

Election	Councillors
2022		Gavin Edwards [4] (Labour Party)		Reginald Popoola [5] (Labour Party)		Sandra Rhule [6] (Labour Party)

Elections

2022

Nunhead & Queen's Road (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Gavin Edwards*	2,072	52.5	−15.9
	Labour	Reginald Popoola	2,040	51.7	−17.6
	Labour	Sandra Rhule*	2,025	51.3	−15.4
	Green	Claire Sheppard	1,551	39.3	+23.4
	Green	Catherine Dawkins	1,516	38.3	+23.9
	Green	Richard Taylor	1,270	32.2	+18.8
	Conservative	Harry Chathli	216	5.5	−2.0
	Liberal Democrats	Fergus Anderson	193	4.9	−1.6
	Conservative	Domonic Garriques	191	4.8	−2.7
	Conservative	Ian Twinn	188	4.7	−2.8
	Liberal Democrats	Claire Mayne-Constantinou	142	3.6	−2.3
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher Taras	134	3.4	−2.5
Turnout			3,949	34.10	+4.65
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

2018

Nunhead & Queen's Road 2018 (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sunil Chopra*	2,305
	Labour	Gavin Edwards*	2,276
	Labour	Sandra Rhule*	2,221
	Green	Rosalie Schweiker	528
	Green	Steve Barbe	479
	Green	Bartley Shaw	445
	Conservative	Domonic Garriques	254
	Conservative	Andrew Smith	251
	Conservative	Harry Chathli	249
	Liberal Democrats	Sarah Mustoe	216
	Liberal Democrats	Rupert Morris	198
	Liberal Democrats	Gillian Shields	196
Majority
Turnout			3,328	29.5
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

References

1. "Nunhead and Queen's Road (Ward, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location".
2. legislation.gov.uk - The London Borough of Southwark (Electoral Changes) Order 2019. Retrieved on 13 March 2019.
3. "Third Southwark Labour councillor in two months defects to Green Party". Southwark News. 2026-01-06. Retrieved 2026-01-11.
4. "Councillor details - Councillor Gavin Edwards". Southwark Council Meetings, agendas and minutes. 2026-01-11. Retrieved 2026-01-11.
5. "Councillor details - Councillor Reginald Popoola". Southwark Council Meetings, agendas and minutes. 2026-01-11. Retrieved 2026-01-11.
6. "Councillor details - Councillor Sandra Rhule". Southwark Council Meetings, agendas and minutes. 2026-01-11. Retrieved 2026-01-11.

See also

• List of electoral wards in Greater London