Rye Lane (ward)
| 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 |
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.
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
[edit]2024 by-election
[edit]The 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
[edit]The 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
[edit]The 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.