Southwark London Borough Council

Local authority area: London Borough of Southwark

London Borough of Southwark is a london borough, in the Greater London region of England. It covers 28.9 km² and had 311,913 residents in 2022 — about 10,808 people per km². The authority dates from 1965. The council is based in Southwark.

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Town hall in the administrative centreBermondsey Municipal Offices And Attached Railing And Brackets, Southwark

People

Population

Estimates recorded for London Borough of Southwark, 2012–2022.

Residents, 2022311,913+6.3% since 2012

Land area28.9km²11.1 sq mi

Density10,808/ km²people per square kilometre

Rank by population#71of 382 UK councils · #64 in England

Population estimates4 data points

293.5K308.9K317.3K311.9K

2012201520182022

History

How the council came to be

1965
Created
Formed from Metropolitan Borough of Bermondsey, Metropolitan Borough of Southwark, Metropolitan Borough of Camberwell.

Abroad

Twinned with

ClichyLangenhagen

Same region, same type

Other london boroughs in London

All councils in London

London Borough of Croydon392,224 London Borough of Barnet389,101 London Borough of Ealing369,937 London Borough of Newham358,645 London Borough of Brent341,221 London Borough of Bromley329,578 London Borough of Wandsworth329,035 London Borough of Enfield327,224 London Borough of Tower Hamlets325,789 London Borough of Lambeth316,812 London Borough of Redbridge310,911 London Borough of Hillingdon310,681

Elections

23 electoral wards

Census 2021: 307,638 residents in 130,813 households across the wards; 8.4% aged 65+, 28.9% of homes owned, 60.3% of households without a car.

1Old Kent Road7,437 households · 7.9% aged 65+19,037 2South Bermondsey6,902 households · 7.9% aged 65+15,945 3St Giles6,431 households · 8.2% aged 65+15,945 4North Walworth7,161 households · 6.2% aged 65+15,844 5Rotherhithe6,922 households · 7.7% aged 65+15,626 6Nunhead & Queen's Road6,644 households · 9.4% aged 65+15,555

All wards of London Borough of Southwark

Visit

Council offices

Offices, town halls and local council offices in the area.

CSouthwark CouncilCouncil office · London SE1 2QH · hours listed

Westminster

Constituencies

Bermondsey and Old Southwark · 8 wards Peckham · 7 wards Dulwich and West Norwood · 3 wards Lewisham West and East Dulwich · 3 wards Vauxhall and Camberwell Green · 2 wards

Source: Wikidata Q730706 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.