Southwark (London County Council constituency)
# Southwark (London County Council constituency)

Southwark was a constituency used for elections to the London County Council between 1949 and the council's abolition, in 1965. The seat shared boundaries with the UK Parliament constituency of the same name.

## Councillors

| Year | Name | Party | Name | Party | Name | Party |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1949 | John Keen | Labour | Albert Bernard Kennedy | Labour | James Hyndman MacDonnell | Labour |
| 1955 | John Keen | Labour | Henry Stillman | Labour | Leonard Styles | Labour |
| 1961 | John Keen | Labour | Henry Stillman | Labour | Albert Gates | Labour |

## Election results

1949 London County Council election: Southwark :

| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - |
| Labour | Albert Bernard Kennedy | 13,250 |
| Labour | John Keen | 13,040 |
| Labour | James Hyndman MacDonnell | 12,569 |
| Conservative | G. H. Kirby-Smith | 6,865 |
| Conservative | A. Hendries | 6,808 |
| Conservative | A. I. Robin | 6,375 |

1952 London County Council election: Southwark :

| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - |
| Labour | Albert Bernard Kennedy | 16,372 |
| Labour | John Keen | 15,885 |
| Labour | James Hyndman MacDonnell | 15,328 |
| Conservative | James Greenwood | 3,719 |
| Conservative | G. H. Kirby-Smith | 3,065 |
| Conservative | H. Russell | 2,247 |
| Communist | T. C. Fuller | 841 |
| Communist | Joe Bent | 741 |
| Communist | J. Mills | 611 |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

1955 London County Council election: Southwark :

| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - |
| Labour | Henry Stillman | 10,819 |
| Labour | John Keen | 10,751 |
| Labour | Leonard Styles | 10,747 |
| Conservative | James Greenwood | 2,394 |
| Conservative | H. Golding | 1,891 |
| Conservative | R. Cummins | 1,835 |
| Communist | T. C. Fuller | 604 |
| Independent | W. Field | 551 |
| Communist | Nell Vyse | 511 |
| Communist | Joe Bent | 443 |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

1958 London County Council election: Southwark :

| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - |
| Labour | John Keen | 11,721 |
| Labour | Henry Stillman | 11,702 |
| Labour | Leonard Styles | 11,643 |
| Conservative | R. Cummins | 1,210 |
| Conservative | H. Golding | 1,205 |
| Conservative | J. Harrison | 1,125 |
| Communist | Joe Bent | 605 |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

1961 London County Council election: Southwark :

| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - |
| Labour | John Keen | 11,807 |
| Labour | Albert Gates | 11,742 |
| Labour | Henry Stillman | 11,546 |
| Conservative | R. Cummins | 2,861 |
| Conservative | J. E. Pound | 2,849 |
| Conservative | H. Golding | 2,822 |
| Communist | Joe Bent | 1,320 |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
