Rye Lane is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Southwark. The ward was first used in the 2018 elections. It returns three councillors to Southwark London Borough Council.
| Rye Lane | |
|---|---|
| Electoral ward for the Southwark London Borough Council | |
 Rye Lane ward boundaries since 2018 | |
| Borough | Southwark |
| County | Greater London |
| Population | 14,471 (2021)[a] |
| Electorate | 10,791 (2022) |
| Area | 1.283 square kilometres (0.495 sq mi) |
| Current electoral ward | |
| Created | 2018 |
| Councillors | 3 |
| GSS code | E05011113 |
List of councillors
edit| Term | Councillor | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018–present | Jasmine Ali | Labour | |
| 2018–2022 | Peter Babudu | Labour | |
| 2018–2022 | Nick Dolezal | Labour | |
| 2022–present | Esme Dobson | Labour | |
| 2022–2024 | Chloe Tomlinson | Labour | |
| 2024–present | David Parton | Labour | |
Southwark council elections
edit2024 by-election
editThe by-election on 4 July 2024 took place on the same day as the United Kingdom general election. It followed the resignation of Chloe Tomlinson.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | David Parton | 3,349 | |||
| Green | Claire Sheppard | 2,015 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Max Shillam | 458 | |||
| Conservative | Peter Felix | 438 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
2022 election
editThe election took place on 5 May 2022.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Jasmine Ali | 2,343 | 68.0 | −3.5 | |
| Labour | Esme Dobson | 2,123 | 61.6 | −2.7 | |
| Labour | Chloe Tomlinson | 2,008 | 58.3 | +0.4 | |
| Green | Peter Reder | 943 | 27.4 | +10.8 | |
| Green | Alexander van Vliet | 653 | 18.9 | +2.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Amy Glover | 451 | 13.1 | +2.6 | |
| Conservative | Peter Felix | 268 | 7.8 | −0.5 | |
| Conservative | Alys Denby | 259 | 7.5 | −0.5 | |
| Conservative | Barry Joseph | 243 | 7.1 | −0.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Andras Juhasz | 243 | 7.1 | −2.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | James Kean | 238 | 6.9 | −0.5 | |
| TUSC | Beth Powell | 114 | 3.3 | N/A | |
| Turnout | 3,446 | 31.93 | −1.19 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
2018 election
editThe election took place on 3 May 2018.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Jasmine Ali | 2,543 | 71.5 | ||
| Labour | Peter Babudu | 2,287 | 64.3 | ||
| Labour | Nick Dolezal | 2,060 | 57.9 | ||
| Green | Jagan Devaraj | 589 | 16.6 | ||
| Green | Kirsty Lothian | 580 | 16.3 | ||
| Green | David Evans | 492 | 13.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Veronica Hunt | 375 | 10.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Al Scott | 325 | 9.1 | ||
| Conservative | Robert Clarke | 294 | 8.3 | ||
| Conservative | Damian Fox | 283 | 8.0 | ||
| Conservative | Barry Joseph | 275 | 7.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Thomas Rogers | 262 | 7.4 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 3,558 | 33.12 | |||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Notes
edit- ^ 2021 Census data reported for 2022 ward boundaries
References
edit- ^ "Notice of Election" (PDF). Southwark Council. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
- ^ Heywood, Joe; Loftus, Caitlin (March 2023). "London Borough Council Elections: May 2022" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- ^ Colombeau, Joseph (October 2018). "London Borough Council Elections: 3 May 2018" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.