St Leonard's (ward)

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St Leonard's ward is an administrative division of the London Borough of Lambeth, United Kingdom. It is located in the south west of the borough and shares a border with Wandsworth. The ward comprises the western part of the Streatham town centre and is mostly to the west of the A23 Streatham High Road, with the exception of the Stanthorpe Triangle area immediately east of St Leonard's church in the historic village centre. The population of the ward at the 2011 Census was 14,550.[1]

St Leonard's ward is located in the Streatham Parliamentary constituency. The local Member of Parliament since 2019 is Bell Ribeiro-Addy of the Labour Party.

Future Speaker of the House of Commons John Bercow served as a councillor here from 1986 to 1990.

Councillors[]

Term Councillor Party
1968 F. Steere Conservative
1968 J. Westbury Conservative
1968–1974 R. Turtill Conservative
1968–1974 H. Jellie Conservative
1968–1982 Valerio Bogazzi Conservative
1974–1982 Peter Cary Conservative
1974–1982 Andrew Beadle Conservative
1982–1986 Iain Picton Conservative
1986–1990 John Bercow Conservative
1982–1994 Mary Leigh Conservative
1982–1998 Hugh Jones Conservative
1990–1998 David Griffiths Conservative
1994–1998 Nicholas McKay Conservative
1998–2014 Roger Giess Liberal Democrat
1998–2014 Brian Palmer Liberal Democrat
1998–2014 Clive Bennett Liberal Democrat
2014–2018 Saleha-Begum Jaffer Labour
2014–2018 Robert Hill Labour
2014–present Scott Ainslie Green
2018–present Nicole Griffiths Green
2018–present Jonathan Bartley Green

Lambeth Council elections[]

• * denotes the sitting councillor • bold denotes the winning candidate

Elections of the 2010s[]

2018[]

2018 Lambeth London Borough Council election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Scott Ainslie 2,141 48.2 Increase18.8
Green Jonathan Bartley 2,080 – –
Green Nicole Griffiths 2,006 – –
Labour Saleha Jaffer * 1,677 37.7 Increase7.6
Labour Rob Hill * 1,676 – –
Labour Stephen Donnelly 1,673 – –
Conservative Wendy Newall 439 9.9 Decrease0.8
Conservative Scott Simmonds 383 – –
Conservative Neil Salt 337 – –
Liberal Democrats Jennifer Keen 188 4.2 Decrease18.3
Liberal Democrats Fiona MacKenzie 159 – –
Liberal Democrats Richard Malins 108 – –
Majority 464 10.5 N/A
Registered electors 11,250
Turnout 4,461 39.7 Increase5.6
Rejected ballots 8 0.2 Decrease0.7
Green hold Swing Increase6.1
Green gain from Labour Swing –
Green gain from Labour Swing –

2014[]

St Leonard's ward election, 22 May 2014
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Robert Hill 1,218 30.1 Decrease1.2
Green Scott Ainslie 1,191 29.4 Increase19.7
Labour Saleha-Begum Jaffer 1,158 – –
Labour Michael Burke 1,125 – –
Green Jonathan Bartley 1,124 – –
Green Rachel Laurence 921 – –
Liberal Democrats Brian Palmer * 913 22.5 Decrease18.9
Liberal Democrats Roger Giess * 738 – –
Liberal Democrats Phillip Stanmer 695 – –
Conservative Felicity Newall 432 10.7 Decrease6.9
Conservative Charley Jarrett 415 – –
Conservative Wendy Newall 395 – –
UKIP Mark Trasenster 296 7.3 New
Majority 27 0.7 N/A
Registered electors 10,733
Turnout 3,754 35.0
Rejected ballots 32 0.9
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing Increase5.4
Green gain from Liberal Democrats Swing –
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing –

2010[]

St Leonard's ward election, 6 May 2010
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Clive Lionel Alex Bennett 2,582
Liberal Democrats Brian James Palmer * 2,197
Liberal Democrats Roger Joseph Giess * 2,031
Labour Catherine Harvey 1,948
Labour Henry Nathaniel Fergusson 1,904
Labour Richard Heingest Payne 1,689
Conservative Benjamin W Everitt 1,099
Conservative Wendy Newall 977
Conservative Alastair Stewart Hamilton 948
Green Rebecca Findlay 603
Green Ahmed Ismail Youssef Ibrahim 328
Green Michael John Mullins 288
Majority 83
Turnout 55.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Elections of the 2000s[]

2006[]

St Leonard's ward election, 4 May 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Clive Bennett * 1,454
Liberal Democrats Brian Palmer * 1,373
Liberal Democrats Roger Giess * 1,187
Labour Robert Hill 615
Labour Catherine Harvey 604
Green Rebecca Findlay 564
Labour Richard H Payne 502
Conservative Wendy Newall 435
Conservative John M Bellak 420
LEAP Michelle J Singleton 409
Conservative Stephen McMenamin 398
Majority 572
Turnout 28.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

2002[]

St Leonard's ward election, 2 May 2002
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Clive L A Bennett 1,517
Liberal Democrats Roger J Giess 1,422
Liberal Democrats Brian J Palmer 1,419
Labour Denese Clarke 841
Labour Matthew Salter 813
Labour Brian Whitington 706
Green Anne C Kenner 290
Conservative Alastair S Hamilton 284
Conservative Nicholas W Walles 280
Conservative Philip Murley 250
Majority 578
Turnout 28
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Elections of the 1990s[]

1998[]

St Leonard's ward election, 7 May 1998
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Clive L A Bennett 1,162
Liberal Democrats Brian J Palmer 1,103
Liberal Democrats Roger J Giess 1,092
Labour Sally A Bowdery 727
Labour Roger C J Bowdery 703
Labour Brycchan Carey 630
Conservative Joanna M Barker 618
Conservative Andrew W Burkinshaw 580
Conservative Glyn M Kyle 580
Green Hugh R Fraser 213
Majority 365
Turnout 32.1
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

1994[]

St Leonard's ward election, 5 May 1994
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David G Griffiths 1,448
Conservative Hugh B N Jones 1,378
Conservative Nicholas J McKay 1,339
Liberal Democrats Robert J Doyle 1,142
Liberal Democrats Jeremy W Halley 1,079
Liberal Democrats Rajnikant R Patel 1,022
Labour Nicola M Billington 741
Labour Peter Simpson 741
Labour Mohammed Z Abu-Bakr 663
Majority 197
Turnout 44.1
Conservative hold Swing

1990[]

St Leonard's ward election, 3 May 1990
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David G Griffiths 1,740
Conservative Mary D Leigh 1,726
Conservative Hugh B N Jones 1,670
Labour Robert A P Ballard 1,208
Labour Barbara J Cawdron 1,163
Labour Roger Marshall 1,103
Green Thomas H Bewley 339
Liberal Democrats Sheila Clarke 318
Liberal Democrats Pearl S Balachandran 277
Liberal Democrats Duncan M R Brack 269
Majority 462
Turnout 45.1
Conservative hold Swing

Elections of the 1980s[]

1986[]

St Leonard's ward election, 8 May 1986
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mary D Leigh 1,803
Conservative John S Bercow 1,753
Conservative Hugh B N Jones 1,714
Labour Amanda L Caulfield 995
Labour Raymond K Chant 948
Labour Elizabeth M White 924
Liberal Helen R Bailey 886
Liberal Sheila Clarke 843
Liberal Alan J Leaman 824
Majority 719
Turnout 47.7
Conservative hold Swing

1982[]

St Leonard's ward election, 6 May 1982
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mary D Leigh 2,066
Conservative Hugh B N Jones 2,014
Conservative Iain S Picton 2,009
SDP Lee T Hughes 804
Liberal Keren Lewin 797
Liberal Michael D Watson 770
Labour Roger C J Bowdery 521
Labour Winston W Taylor 517
Labour Sally A Bowdery 513
Providers Who Care Alf J Hollender 22
Majority 1,205
Turnout 44.6
Conservative hold Swing

Elections of the 1970s[]

1978[]

St Leonard's ward election, 4 May 1978
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andrew S Beadle 2,106
Conservative Peter C H Cary 2,058
Conservative Valerio Bogazzi 2,039
Labour Daniel A Black 874
Labour Andrew R Morton 735
Labour Bernard J Lynn 717
Liberal Sheila Clarke 202
Liberal Ian D Mason 169
Liberal Jeffrey P Taylor 144
Save London Alliance Martin C Gower 40
Majority 1,165
Turnout 36.4
Conservative hold Swing

1974[]

St Leonard's ward election, 2 May 1974
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative P C Cary 2,293
Conservative A S Beadle 2,279
Conservative V Bogazzi 2,274
Labour P Daley 1,031
Labour S J Dimmick 980
Labour S A Parry 933
Liberal A E Miller 282
Liberal E M Kininmonth 267
Liberal A Mitchell 251
Majority 1,243
Turnout 31.7
Conservative hold Swing

1971[]

St Leonard's ward election, 13 May 1971
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative H Jellie 2,563
Conservative R Turtill 2,517
Conservative V Bogazzi 2,515
Labour M Justice 1,316
Labour D F Easto 1,298
Labour N D Patel 1,215
Majority 1,199
Turnout 32.8
Conservative hold Swing

Elections of the 1960s[]

1968[]

St Leonard's ward election, 9 May 1968
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J Westbury 3,258
Conservative H Jellie 3,254
Conservative M F Steere 3,226
Labour B P Hargreaves 619
Labour G A Gold 600
Labour R W Eadie 597
Majority 2,607
Turnout 34.6

References[]

  1. ^ "Lambeth Ward population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Election results for St Leonards, 6 May 2010". 6 May 2010.

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Coordinates: 51°25′44″N 0°07′52″W / 51.429°N 0.131°W / 51.429; -0.131

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