Streatham South (ward)

Streatham South
Former electoral ward for the Lambeth London Borough Council
Borough	Lambeth
County	Greater London
Former electoral ward
Created	1965
Abolished	2022
Member	3

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

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

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.

External links

• Lambeth Borough Council profile for the ward
• Streatham South election results on Lambeth website
• Statement of persons nominated for the 2014 election of Councillors for Streatham South

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