Elections in Lambeth
Lambeth is in the Lambeth & Southwark constituency
for the London Assembly. The other borough in this constituency is
Southwark. Lambeth is the lead borough.
In the elections you will be voting for a candidate to represent
your constituency on the London Assembly. You will also be voting
for a London-wide Assembly Member and the Mayor of London.
The elections
On 1 May 2008 you will have three ballot papers. One to vote for
the Mayor of London on which you will have a first and second
choice, one to vote for your Constituency Assembly Member and one
to vote for a London-wide Assembly Member.
Find out more about:
Voting for the Mayor
Voting for the Assembly
Did you know?
132 languages are spoken in the borough and after English,
Yoruba and Portugese are most commonly spoken.
Lambeth has the largest Portuguese population outside Portugal
in "Little Portugal" near Vauxhall.
Vauxhall is home to a thriving gay village with many clubs and
bars.
| Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
Votes % |
Majority |
| Shawcross, Valerie |
Labour Party |
36,280 |
29.11% |
5,475 |
| Pidgeon, Caroline Valerie |
Liberal Democrats |
30,805 |
24.72% |
|
| Gentry, Bernard Arthur Roland |
Conservative Party |
17,379 |
13.95% |
|
| Collins, Shane William Barber |
Green Party |
11,900 |
9.55% |
|
| Maloney, Frank |
UK Independence Party |
8,776 |
7.04% |
|
| Noble, Janet |
Respect |
4,930 |
3.96% |
|
| Lawanson, Simisola Cherubim Olabisi |
Christian Peoples Alliance |
3,655 |
2.93% |
|
| Barburam, Navindh |
Independent |
608 |
0.49% |
|