Lambeth London Borough Council elections

A map showing the wards of Lambeth since 2002

Lambeth London Borough Council is elected every four years.

Political control

Since the first election to the council in 1964 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:

Council elections

• Lambeth London Borough Council election, 1964
• Lambeth London Borough Council election, 1968
• Lambeth London Borough Council election, 1971
• Lambeth London Borough Council election, 1974
• Lambeth London Borough Council election, 1978 (boundary changes increased the number of seats by four)^[1]
• Lambeth London Borough Council election, 1982
• Lambeth London Borough Council election, 1986
• Lambeth London Borough Council election, 1990
• Lambeth London Borough Council election, 1994 (boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^{[n 1][n 2][n 3]}
• Lambeth London Borough Council election, 1998
• Lambeth London Borough Council election, 2002 (boundary changes reduced the number of seats by one)^[2]
• Lambeth London Borough Council election, 2006
• Lambeth London Borough Council election, 2010
• Lambeth London Borough Council election, 2014

Borough result maps

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  2002 results map
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  2006 results map
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  2010 results map
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  2014 results map

By-election results

1964-1968

There were no by-elections.^[3]

1968-1971

1971-1974

There were no by-elections.^[5]

1974-1978

1990-1994

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Dick J. F. Sorabji.

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Susan T. B. Smith.

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Colin Mason.

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Ian R. Mallett.

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Kenneth J. Sharvill.

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. John Tuite.

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Graham P. Nicholas.

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Gloria Hutchens.

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Joseph Singh.

1994-1998

The by-election was called following the resignations of Cllrs. Denis E. Cooper-King and John E. Harrison.

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Roger J. Liddle.

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Peter J. Evans.

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Joseph Callinan.

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Margaret E. Jones.

1998-2002

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Alan M. White.

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Michael D. Cruickshanks.

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Paul Connolly.

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Anthony P. Hewitt.

2002-2006

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Gabriel Fernandes.

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Tim Sargeant.

2006-2010

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Liz Atkinson.

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Sam J. Townend.

2010-2014

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Toren Smith.

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Steve Reed.

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Ms. Ruth Ling.

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Kingsley J. Abrams.

2014-2018

Lambeth's recent political history

In 1979 the administration of Edward "Red Ted" Knight organised the borough’s first public demonstration against the Thatcher government.^[11]

In 1985, the left-wing Labour administration of Ted Knight was subjected to 'rate-capping' with its budget restricted by the Government. Knight and most of the Labour councillors protested by refusing to set any budget. This protest resulted in 32 councillors being ordered to repay to the council the interest the council had lost as a result of budgeting delays, and also being disqualified from office.

1991 saw Joan Twelves’s regime both failed to collect the poll tax and openly opposed the war in the Persian Gulf.^[11] Joan Twelves, and 12 other councillors were subsequently suspended from the labour party’s local group by regional officials for advocating non- payment of the poll tax and other radical ideas in 1992.^[12]

Joan's equily militant deputy leader in this era was John Harrison.^[13]

References

External links

• Lambeth Council
• Electionmemory.com - manifestos, candidates and voters opinions on the 2006 Lambeth local elections

Council elections in Greater London
Barking and Dagenham	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014
Barnet	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014
Bexley	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014
Brent	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014
Bromley	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014
Camden	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014
Croydon	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014
Ealing	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014
Enfield	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014
Greenwich	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014
Hackney	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014
Hammersmith and Fulham	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014
Haringey	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014
Harrow	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014
Havering	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014
Hillingdon	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014
Hounslow	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014
Islington	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014
Kensington and Chelsea	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014
Kingston upon Thames	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014
Lambeth	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014
Lewisham	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014
Merton	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014
Newham	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014
Redbridge	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014
Richmond upon Thames	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014
Southwark	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014
Sutton	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014
Tower Hamlets	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014
Waltham Forest	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014
Wandsworth	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014
Westminster	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014
Greater London	1964 1967 1970 1973 1977 1981 Abolished
See also: London-wide elections Wards Boundary changes