Rye Lane (ward)

Rye Lane
Electoral ward
for the Southwark London Borough Council
Map
Rye Lane ward boundaries since 2018
BoroughSouthwark
CountyGreater London
Population14,471 (2021)[a]
Electorate10,791 (2022)
Area1.283 square kilometres (0.495 sq mi)
Current electoral ward
Created2018
Councillors3
GSS codeE05011113

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

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

2024 by-election

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]

2024 Rye Lane by-election
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

The election took place on 5 May 2022.[2]

2022 Southwark London Borough Council election: Rye Lane
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

The election took place on 3 May 2018.[3]

2018 Southwark London Borough Council election: Rye Lane
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

  1. ^ 2021 Census data reported for 2022 ward boundaries

References

  1. ^ "Notice of Election" (PDF). Southwark Council. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  2. ^ Heywood, Joe; Loftus, Caitlin (March 2023). "London Borough Council Elections: May 2022" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  3. ^ Colombeau, Joseph (October 2018). "London Borough Council Elections: 3 May 2018" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.