Election Name: | 1994 Southwark London Borough Council election |
Type: | parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Party Colour: | Labour Party (UK) |
Previous Election: | 1990 Southwark London Borough Council election |
Previous Year: | 1990 |
Next Election: | 1998 Southwark London Borough Council election |
Next Year: | 1998 |
Seats For Election: | All 64 seats up for election to Southwark London Borough Council |
Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
Seats1: | 34 |
Seat Change1: | 3 |
Popular Vote1: | 75,944 |
Percentage1: | 47.56% |
Party2: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
Seats2: | 27 |
Seat Change2: | 6 |
Popular Vote2: | 62,543 |
Percentage2: | 39.16% |
Council Control | |
Before Party: | Labour Party (UK) |
Posttitle: | Council Control |
After Party: | Labour Party (UK) |
Party3: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Seats3: | 3 |
Seat Change3: | 3 |
Popular Vote3: | 20,074 |
Percentage3: | 12.57% |
Swing1: | 2.33 |
Swing2: | 12.87 |
Swing3: | 7.84 |
Seats Before2: | 21 |
Last Election2: | 21 seats, 26.29% |
Seats Before1: | 37 |
Last Election1: | 37 seats, 49.89% |
Seats Before3: | 6 |
Last Election3: | 6 seats, 20.41% |
Country: | London |
Registered: | 176,850[1] |
Turnout: | 66,373, 37.53% (3.01) |
Majority Seats: | 33 |
Leader1: | Jeremy S. Fraser |
Leader Since1: | 1993 |
Leaders Seat1: | Newington |
Leader2: | Unknown |
Leader Since2: | Unknown |
Leaders Seat2: | Unknown |
Leader3: | Unknown |
Leader Since3: | Unknown |
Leaders Seat3: | Unknown |
Elections to Southwark Council were held on 5 May 1994, on the same day as other local elections happening around the country. The whole council was up for election. Turnout was 37.53%.
Despite losing 3 net seats, Labour remained in control of the council with a 2-seat majority.
(*) - Indicates an incumbent candidate
(†) - Indicates an incumbent candidate standing in a different ward