Lambeth and Southwark (London Assembly constituency)

Lambeth and Southwark

Territorial constituency for the London Assembly
Lambeth and Southwark shown within London
Created	2000 (2000)
Number of members	One
Member	Valerie Shawcross
Party	Labour
Last election	2016
Next election	2020

Lambeth and Southwark is a constituency represented in the London Assembly.

It consists of the London Borough of Lambeth and London Borough of Southwark.

Since the first assembly elections in 2000 it has been represented by Valerie Shawcross of the Labour Party

Assembly Members

Year		Member	Party
	2000	Valerie Shawcross	Labour

Election results

London Assembly election, 2012: Lambeth and Southwark

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Val Shawcross	83,239	52.8	+16.4
	Conservative	Michael Mitchell	30,537	19.4	-0.3
	Liberal Democrat	Rob Blackie	18,359	11.7	-10.5
	Green	Jonathan Bartley	18,144	11.5	+0.7
	UKIP	James Fluss	4,395	2.8	+1.0
	Socialist (GB)	Daniel Lambert	2,938	1.9	+0.9
Majority			52,702	33.4	+19.2
Total formal votes			157,612
Informal votes			2,446
Turnout			160,058	37.3	-4.8
	Labour hold		Swing

London Assembly election, 2008: Lambeth and Southwark

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Valerie Shawcross	60,601	36.4	+7.3
	Liberal Democrat	Caroline Pidgeon	36,953	22.2	–2.5
	Conservative	Shirley Houghton	32,835	19.7	+5.8
	Green	Shane Collins	18,011	10.8	+1.3
	Christian (Christian Peoples)	Geoff Macharia	4,432	2.7	-0.2
	UKIP	Jens Wilton	3,012	1.8	–5.2
	Left List	Katt Young	1,956	1.2	N/A
	English Democrats	Janus Polencues	1,867	1.1	N/A
	Animals Count	Jasmijn de Boo	1,828	1.1	N/A
	Socialist (GB)	Daniel Lambert	1,588	1.0	N/A
Majority			23,648	14.2	+9.8
Turnout			166,328	42.1	+8.7
	Labour hold		Swing

London Assembly election, 2004: Lambeth and Southwark

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Valerie Shawcross	36,280	29.1	–4.9
	Liberal Democrat	Caroline Pidgeon	30,805	24.7	+4.6
	Conservative	Bernard Gentry	17,379	13.9	–3.3
	Green	Shane Collins	11,900	9.5	–2.3
	UKIP	Frank Maloney	8,776	7.0	N/A
	Respect	Janet Noble	4,930	4.0	N/A
	Christian Peoples	Simisola Lawanson	3,655	2.9	N/A
Majority			5,475	4.4	–9.5
Turnout			124,622	33.38	+1.4
	Labour hold		Swing

London Assembly election, 2000: Lambeth and Southwark

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Valerie Shawcross	37,985	37.6	N/A
	Liberal Democrat	Peter Facey	22,492	22.3	N/A
	Conservative	Irene Kimm	19,238	19.0	N/A
	Green	Storm Poorun	13,242	9.5	N/A
	London Socialist	Theresa Bennett	6,231	6.2	N/A
	Humanist	Tony Robinson	1,261	1.3	N/A
	Communist League	Jonathan Silberman	536	0.5	N/A
Majority			15,493	15.3	N/A
Turnout				29.0	N/A
	Labour hold		Swing