title: Southwark (London County Council constituency)
text: # Southwark (London County Council constituency)
  
  Southwark was a constituency used for elections to the London County Council between 1949 and the council's abolition, in 1965. The seat shared boundaries with the UK Parliament constituency of the same name.
  
  ## Councillors
  
  | Year | Name | Party | Name | Party | Name | Party |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1949 | John Keen | Labour | Albert Bernard Kennedy | Labour | James Hyndman MacDonnell | Labour |
  | 1955 | John Keen | Labour | Henry Stillman | Labour | Leonard Styles | Labour |
  | 1961 | John Keen | Labour | Henry Stillman | Labour | Albert Gates | Labour |
  
  ## Election results
  
  1949 London County Council election: Southwark :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - |
  | Labour | Albert Bernard Kennedy | 13,250 |
  | Labour | John Keen | 13,040 |
  | Labour | James Hyndman MacDonnell | 12,569 |
  | Conservative | G. H. Kirby-Smith | 6,865 |
  | Conservative | A. Hendries | 6,808 |
  | Conservative | A. I. Robin | 6,375 |
  
  1952 London County Council election: Southwark :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - |
  | Labour | Albert Bernard Kennedy | 16,372 |
  | Labour | John Keen | 15,885 |
  | Labour | James Hyndman MacDonnell | 15,328 |
  | Conservative | James Greenwood | 3,719 |
  | Conservative | G. H. Kirby-Smith | 3,065 |
  | Conservative | H. Russell | 2,247 |
  | Communist | T. C. Fuller | 841 |
  | Communist | Joe Bent | 741 |
  | Communist | J. Mills | 611 |
  | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
  
  1955 London County Council election: Southwark :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - |
  | Labour | Henry Stillman | 10,819 |
  | Labour | John Keen | 10,751 |
  | Labour | Leonard Styles | 10,747 |
  | Conservative | James Greenwood | 2,394 |
  | Conservative | H. Golding | 1,891 |
  | Conservative | R. Cummins | 1,835 |
  | Communist | T. C. Fuller | 604 |
  | Independent | W. Field | 551 |
  | Communist | Nell Vyse | 511 |
  | Communist | Joe Bent | 443 |
  | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
  
  1958 London County Council election: Southwark :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - |
  | Labour | John Keen | 11,721 |
  | Labour | Henry Stillman | 11,702 |
  | Labour | Leonard Styles | 11,643 |
  | Conservative | R. Cummins | 1,210 |
  | Conservative | H. Golding | 1,205 |
  | Conservative | J. Harrison | 1,125 |
  | Communist | Joe Bent | 605 |
  | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
  
  1961 London County Council election: Southwark :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - |
  | Labour | John Keen | 11,807 |
  | Labour | Albert Gates | 11,742 |
  | Labour | Henry Stillman | 11,546 |
  | Conservative | R. Cummins | 2,861 |
  | Conservative | J. E. Pound | 2,849 |
  | Conservative | H. Golding | 2,822 |
  | Communist | Joe Bent | 1,320 |
  | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
  