🗳️
Find your electionBack to Streatham and Croydon NorthLocal elections are coming up — 7 May 2026
Enter your postcode to find the candidates standing in your ward.
Previous elections
Streatham Hill West & Thornton (2022)
Conservative and Unionist Party· Not elected
Streatham Wells (2018)
Conservative and Unionist Party· Not elected
Streatham St Leonard's Ward
Where Russell fits into things
Streatham and Croydon North
Constituency
Streatham St Leonard's
Ward
RJ
Russell John Henman
Candidate
Streatham St Leonard's
About the role
The responsibility of a councillor is to represent the people within a ward by making decisions on local services and other local issues.
What councillors do
- Make decisions on local services like housing, roads, and parks
- Represent residents' concerns at council meetings
- Help resolve local issues raised by constituents
- Set council budgets and local tax levels
How to influence
- Attend local council surgeries
- Write or email about local issues
- Attend public council meetings
- Join local community groups
Council
Lambeth