Dulwich Wood (ward)

Dulwich Wood
Electoral ward
for the Southwark London Borough Council
BoroughLondon Borough of Southwark
CountyGreater London
Population10,314 (2021)[1]
Major settlementsKingswood Estate
Area3.033 km²
Current electoral ward
Created2018
Seats2

Dulwich Wood is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Southwark.[2] The ward was formed from the former College ward, being first used in the 2018 elections, and elects two councillors to Southwark London Borough Council.[3]

Geography

The ward covers the Kingswood Estate and its surrounding areas, and is named after Dulwich Wood.

Councillors

Election Councillors
2026 Ruth Bannister[4]

(Labour Party)

Sean Hannigan[5]

(Labour Party)|

Elections

Dulwich Wood (2)[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ruth Bannister 1,496 43.1 −15.0
Labour Sean Hannigan 1,274 36.7 −16.1
Green Anna Crowley 1,065 30.7 +16.1
Green Ralph Smyth 816 23.5 +3.6
Conservative Lewis Jones 523 15.1 −7.9
Conservative Guy Matthews 506 14.6 −7.4
Liberal Democrats Andrew MacKay 306 8.8 −1.0
Reform James Lucas 290 8.4 N/A
Liberal Democrats Aiken Furlong 289 8.3 −1.4
Reform John Whiteford 267 7.7 N/A
Rejected ballots 10
Turnout 3,471 46.17 +3.77
Registered electors 7,528
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Dulwich Wood (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Catherine Rose* 1,783 58.1 Decrease1.0
Labour Andy Simmons* 1,621 52.8 Decrease5.7
Conservative Lindsay Chathli 706 23.0 Increase0.8
Conservative Peter Heaton-Jones 675 22.0 Increase1.5
Green Guy Fairbairn 449 14.6 Increase5.6
Green Vincent Matley 303 9.9 Increase2.2
Liberal Democrats Iain Johncock 300 9.8 Decrease1.2
Liberal Democrats Aiken Furlong 299 9.7 Increase0.4
Turnout 3,120 42.40 +1.85
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Following ward boundary changes, this ward was made up from the former ward of college, but is significantly smaller.

Dulwich Wood (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Catherine Rose* 1,802 59.1
Labour Andy Simmons* 1,782 58.5
Conservative Lindsay Chathli 678 22.2
Conservative John Cope 626 20.5
Liberal Democrats Andrew Mackay 335 11.0
Liberal Democrats Steven Gauge 282 9.3
Green Christopher Glenn 275 9.0
Green Dale Rapley 235 7.7
Majority
Turnout 3,048 40.55
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Notes

References

  1. ↑ "Dulwich Wood (Ward, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location".
  2. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The London Borough of Southwark (Electoral Changes) Order 2019. Retrieved on 13 March 2019.
  3. ↑ "New Ward Boundaries". Dulwich Society. 29 July 2016.
  4. ↑ "Councillor Ruth Bannister". Southwark Council. gov.uk. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
  5. ↑ "Councillor Sean Hannigan". Southwark Council. gov.uk. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
  6. ↑ "DECLARATION OF RESULT OF POLL" (PDF). Southwark Council.

See also