1956 Southwark Borough election
Elections to the Metropolitan Borough of Southwark were held in 1956.
The borough had ten wards which returned between 3 and 8 members. Labour won all the seats and no other party stood a full set of candidates.
Election result
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 60 | 100.0 | |||||||
Conservative | 0 | 0.0 | |||||||
Liberal | 0 | 0.0 |
References
- ^ Willis, Alan; Woollard, John (2000). Twentieth Century Local Election Results Volume 2: Election Results For London Metropolitan Boroughs (1931–1962). Plymouth: Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre.
Preceded by 1953 Southwark Borough election | Southwark local elections | Succeeded by 1959 Southwark Borough election |
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1956 United Kingdom local elections (→ 1957)
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