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Local Elections 2026
Results in Borough & Bankside
These are the local election records for Borough & Bankside (Bermondsey and Old Southwark) on 7 May 2026.
Council-wide result
Southwark Council
Seat totals across the whole council, not ward-level candidate votes.
Declared63 of 63 seats declared
46.0%
34.9%
19.0%
Labour 29 (46.0%)(-23)Green Party 22 (34.9%)(+22)Liberal Democrats 12 (19.0%)(+1)
Current councillors in Borough & Bankside
David Watson, Hellen Benavides, Victor Chamberlain were elected in Borough & Bankside.
6,544 valid candidate votes were recorded across 13 candidates.
Turnout was 34.4%.
Filter by party
13 candidates across 5 parties
Victor ChamberlainElected
Liberal Democrats
14.17 %
927 votes
Hellen BenavidesElected
Liberal Democrats
13.2 %
864 votes
David WatsonElected
Liberal Democrats
12.29 %
804 votes
Samuel AureliusNot elected
Green Party
8.76 %
573 votes
Sam HillsNot elected
Green Party
8.39 %
549 votes
Alastair John RitchieNot elected
Green Party
8.11 %
531 votes
Jack GreenNot elected
Labour
7.82 %
512 votes
Ruth WilsonNot elected
Labour
7.58 %
496 votes
Hadi SharifiNot elected
Labour
6.63 %
434 votes
SV
Simon VardigansNot elected
Reform UK
4.25 %
278 votes
GD
Graham DavisonNot elected
Conservative
2.96 %
194 votes
RP
Richard John PackerNot elected
Conservative
2.95 %
193 votes
BJ
Barry Norman JosephNot elected
Conservative
2.89 %
189 votes
| Data | Value |
|---|---|
| Election date | 7 May 2026 |
| Seats contested | 3 |
| Candidates | 13 |
| Parties on ballot | 5 |
| Vote totals | Imported |
| Valid votes | 6,544 |
| Turnout | 34.4% |