Lambeth London Borough Council elections
Lambeth London Borough Council is elected every four years. Since boundary changes in 2022, the council has 63 councillors representing 25 wards, with each ward electing two or three councillors. Elections take place every four years.
Wards and councillor numbers have changed over time. Today there are 25 wards, and since 2022 the council has 63 councillors.
By-elections happen when a councillor resigns, dies, or is disqualified. A number of by-elections have occurred over the years, including Lib Peck’s resignation in 2019 to become director of the Mayor of London’s Violence Reduction Unit.
Lambeth has a history of political activity and controversy. In 1979, Edward “Red Ted” Knight led the borough in a public demonstration against the Thatcher government. In 1985 the Labour council faced government rate-capping; the administration protested by not setting a budget, and several councillors were ordered to repay money and were disqualified. In 1991, under Joan Twelves, the council opposed the poll tax and the Gulf War; Twelves and 12 other councillors were suspended from the local Labour group in 1992 for those actions.
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