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Where your council tax goes in Southwark

A Band D home pays £1,967.26 this year, up 4.8%. Council tax covers about 24% of what the council spends on day-to-day services; government grants pay 69%, including the money passed straight to schools, and business rates 17%.

Band D bill£1,967up 4.8% on last year
Council budget£684mday-to-day, including schools
Paid by council tax24%of the budget
Council controlNo overall controlno party has more than half the seats

Your bill

Pick your band. The council keeps 74% of it; the rest goes to the Mayor of London.

Band D, 2026/27
£1,967.26
£196.73 a month over 10 instalments, or £163.94 over 12
Southwark Council£1,456.75Mayor of London (GLA)£510.51
Police£334.13
Fire brigade£76.85
Transport£77.09
City Hall and the London Assembly£22.44
At Band D the Mayor’s share went up £20.13 this year: £15.00 more for police and £5.13 more for the fire brigade.
sourcedBand D bill for 2026/27approxMayor's share by body (MD3472)

Your £1,456.75 to the council pays for

Care for older and disabled adults£440
Children's services£388
Streets, waste and transport£210
Housing and homelessness£171
Running the council£120
Parks, libraries and leisure£71
Planning and the local economy£46
Community safety and regulation£30
Public health£1
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Band D, 2026/27: where your council tax goes
Your billShare
Care for older and disabled adults£440.2222.4%
Children's services£388.3319.7%
Streets, waste and transport£210.1110.7%
Housing and homelessness£171.418.7%
Running the council£120.106.1%
Parks, libraries and leisure£71.463.6%
Planning and the local economy£46.172.3%
Community safety and regulation£29.691.5%
Public health£1.330.1%
Southwark Council, all services£1,456.7574.0%
Mayor of London: police£334.1317.0%
Mayor of London: the fire brigade£76.853.9%
Mayor of London: transport£77.093.9%
Mayor of London: City Hall and the London Assembly£22.441.1%
Mayor of London, all£510.5126.0%
Your bill£1,967.26100%

Split in proportion to the £409m the council pays for itself, after schools and public health, which have their own ring-fenced grants. Council tax pays about 40p of every £1 of that; government grants and business rates pay the rest.

sourcedSplit by service, 2026/27 budget return

The council’s budget

What the council spends on day-to-day services after fees and charges, and where the money comes from, including grants that can only be spent on schools or public health. It must balance by law.

FundingReserves (one-off)Services
Council tax to Net budgetRevenue Support Grant to Net budgetBusiness rates kept locally to Net budgetSchools grants (ring-fenced) to Net budgetPublic health grant (ring-fenced) to Net budgetOther government grants to Net budgetCouncil tax surplus and other to Net budgetDrawn from schools reserves to Net budgetDrawn from council reserves to Net budgetNet budget to Schools and educationNet budget to Care for older and disabled adultsNet budget to Children's servicesNet budget to Streets, waste and transportNet budget to Housing and homelessnessNet budget to Public healthNet budget to Running the councilNet budget to Parks, libraries and leisureNet budget to Planning and the local economyNet budget to Community safety and regulationNet budget to Debt costs and leviesSourced from a published documentCouncil tax£162.4m, 24%Sourced from a published documentRevenue Support Grant£151.3m, 22%Sourced from a published documentBusiness rates kept locally£114.2m, 17%Sourced from a published documentSchools grants (ring-fenced)£234.3m, 34%Sourced from a published documentPublic health grant (ring-fenced)£37.8mSourced from a published documentOther government grants£50.1m, 7%Sourced from a published documentCouncil tax surplus and other−£84.7mSourced from a published documentDrawn from schools reserves£2.9mSourced from a published documentDrawn from council reserves£15.5mSourced from a published documentSchools and education£231.1m, 34%Sourced from a published documentCare for older and disabled adults£123.6m, 18%Sourced from a published documentChildren's services£109.0m, 16%Sourced from a published documentStreets, waste and transport£59.0m, 9%Sourced from a published documentHousing and homelessness£48.1mSourced from a published documentPublic health£38.2mSourced from a published documentRunning the council£33.7mSourced from a published documentParks, libraries and leisure£20.1mSourced from a published documentPlanning and the local economy£13.0mSourced from a published documentCommunity safety and regulation£8.3mSourced from a published documentDebt costs and levies£0.0m£684m
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Where the money comes from, 2026/27
£mShare of the net budget
Council tax£162.4m23.7%
Revenue Support Grant£151.3m22.1%
Business rates kept locally£114.2m16.7%
Schools grants (ring-fenced)£234.3m34.3%
Public health grant (ring-fenced)£37.8m5.5%
Other government grants£50.1m7.3%
Council tax surplus and other−£84.7m−12.4%
Drawn from schools reserves (one-off)£2.9m0.4%
Drawn from council reserves (one-off)£15.5m2.3%
Net budget£684.0m100%
What it pays for, 2026/27
£mShare of the net budget
Schools and education£231.1m33.8%
Care for older and disabled adults£123.6m18.1%
Children's services£109.0m15.9%
Streets, waste and transport£59.0m8.6%
Housing and homelessness£48.1m7.0%
Public health£38.2m5.6%
Running the council£33.7m4.9%
Parks, libraries and leisure£20.1m2.9%
Planning and the local economy£13.0m1.9%
Community safety and regulation£8.3m1.2%
Debt costs and levies£0.0m0.0%
Net budget£684.0m100%

Where the money comes from

Council tax£162.4m
Revenue Support Grant£151.3m
Business rates kept locally£114.2m
Schools grants (ring-fenced)£234.3m
Public health grant (ring-fenced)£37.8m
Other government grants£50.1m
Council tax surplus and other−£84.7m
Drawn from schools reserves£2.9m
Drawn from council reserves£15.5m
Net budget£684.0m

What it pays for

Schools and education£231.1m
Care for older and disabled adults£123.6m
Children's services£109.0m
Streets, waste and transport£59.0m
Housing and homelessness£48.1m
Public health£38.2m
Running the council£33.7m
Parks, libraries and leisure£20.1m
Planning and the local economy£13.0m
Community safety and regulation£8.3m
Debt costs and levies£0.0m
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Council tax over the years

The council’s own share of a Band D bill went from £1,198.95 in 2022/23 to £1,456.75 in 2026/27, up 22%.

Band D council tax in Southwark each year
YearThe council’s shareWhole bill, with the Mayor of London
2022/23£1,198.95£1,594.54
2023/24£1,258.78£1,692.92
2024/25£1,321.58£1,792.98
2025/26£1,387.52£1,877.90
2026/27£1,456.75£1,967.26

Councillors and how each ward voted

Labour 29, Green 22 and Liberal Democrats 12 of the 63 councillors on the council’s list. No party has more than half the seats. Only the councillors elected are named here; everyone else stood as their party’s candidate.

Borough & Bankside

  • Hellen BenavidesLiberal Democrats
  • Victor ChamberlainLiberal DemocratsDeputy Leader and Executive Member for Neighbourhoods, Strategic Planning, and Wellbeing
  • David WatsonLiberal DemocratsExecutive Member for Community Safety and Engagement
How Borough & Bankside voted: turnout 34.4%
Votes for each candidate in Borough & Bankside ward
PartyVotesElected
Liberal Democrats927Victor Chamberlain
Liberal Democrats864Hellen Benavides
Liberal Democrats804David Watson
Green Party573
Green Party549
Green Party531
Labour Party512
Labour Party496
Labour Party434
Reform UK278
Conservative and Unionist Party194
Conservative and Unionist Party193
Conservative and Unionist Party189

2,309 people voted. 4 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Camberwell Green

How Camberwell Green voted: turnout 36.5%
Votes for each candidate in Camberwell Green ward
PartyVotesElected
Labour and Co-operative Party2,038Dora Dixon-Fyle MBE
Labour and Co-operative Party1,785Jen Thornton
Labour and Co-operative Party1,764James Moyse
Green Party1,609
Green Party1,592
Green Party1,440
Liberal Democrats417
Reform UK303
Liberal Democrats291
Conservative and Unionist Party267
Liberal Democrats249
Conservative and Unionist Party238
Conservative and Unionist Party191

4,282 people voted. 17 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Champion Hill

How Champion Hill voted: turnout 44.0%
Votes for each candidate in Champion Hill ward
PartyVotesElected
Labour Party1,609Sarah King
Labour Party1,181Bill Williams
Green Party1,172
Green Party1,140
Liberal Democrats240
Conservative and Unionist Party185
Liberal Democrats179
Reform UK167
Conservative and Unionist Party157

3,114 people voted. 13 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Chaucer

How Chaucer voted: turnout 37.9%
Votes for each candidate in Chaucer ward
PartyVotesElected
Green Party1,465Felix Hamer
Green Party1,427Suzanne Wise
Green Party1,385Pascale Mitchell
Labour Party1,238
Labour Party1,194
Labour Party1,187
Liberal Democrats855
Liberal Democrats806
Liberal Democrats698
Conservative and Unionist Party299
Reform UK266
Conservative and Unionist Party246
Conservative and Unionist Party199
Independent46

3,941 people voted. 8 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Dulwich Hill

How Dulwich Hill voted: turnout 47.7%
Votes for each candidate in Dulwich Hill ward
PartyVotesElected
Labour Party1,442Tori Griffiths
Green Party1,306Janice White
Green Party1,253
Labour Party1,243
Liberal Democrats356
Liberal Democrats325
Conservative and Unionist Party263
Conservative and Unionist Party246
Reform UK220

3,466 people voted. 19 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Dulwich Village

How Dulwich Village voted: turnout 61.6%
Votes for each candidate in Dulwich Village ward
PartyVotesElected
Labour and Co-operative Party1,874Margy Newens
Labour and Co-operative Party1,629Richard Leeming
Liberal Democrats1,316
Liberal Democrats1,290
Conservative and Unionist Party911
Conservative and Unionist Party800
Green Party796
Green Party666
Reform UK216

4,858 people voted. 11 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Dulwich Wood

How Dulwich Wood voted: turnout 46.1%
Votes for each candidate in Dulwich Wood ward
PartyVotesElected
Labour and Co-operative Party1,496Ruth Bannister
Labour and Co-operative Party1,274Sean Hannigan
Green Party1,065
Green Party816
Conservative and Unionist Party523
Conservative and Unionist Party506
Liberal Democrats306
Reform UK290
Liberal Democrats289
Reform UK267

3,471 people voted. 10 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Faraday

How Faraday voted: turnout 35.6%
Votes for each candidate in Faraday ward
PartyVotesElected
Labour Party1,297Mohamed Deen
Labour Party1,296Felicia Johnston
Labour Party1,171Sasjkia Otto
Green Party1,017
Green Party1,009
Green Party936
Reform UK314
Reform UK303
Conservative and Unionist Party221
Conservative and Unionist Party206
Liberal Democrats203
Liberal Democrats186
Liberal Democrats171
Conservative and Unionist Party130

2,980 people voted. 11 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Goose Green

How Goose Green voted: turnout 50.8%
Votes for each candidate in Goose Green ward
PartyVotesElected
Green Party2,168Eloise Waldon-Day
Green Party2,108James McAsh
Green Party1,984George Grime
Liberal Democrats1,729
Labour Party1,447
Liberal Democrats1,383
Labour Party1,343
Liberal Democrats1,327
Labour Party1,271
Reform UK232
Reform UK223
Conservative and Unionist Party204
Reform UK201
Conservative and Unionist Party185
Conservative and Unionist Party168

5,399 people voted. 11 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

London Bridge & West Bermondsey

How London Bridge & West Bermondsey voted: turnout 36.5%
Votes for each candidate in London Bridge & West Bermondsey ward
PartyVotesElected
Labour Party1,431Sam Dalton
Liberal Democrats1,367David Noakes
Labour Party1,361Selena Gray
Green Party1,237
Liberal Democrats1,162
Labour Party1,110
Green Party1,024
Liberal Democrats991
Reform UK435
Conservative and Unionist Party306
Conservative and Unionist Party305
Conservative and Unionist Party272

4,061 people voted. 16 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Newington

How Newington voted: turnout 37.3%
Votes for each candidate in Newington ward
PartyVotesElected
Labour Party1,809John Batteson
Labour Party1,760Natasha Ennin
Labour Party1,478Leigh Richman
Green Party1,378
Green Party1,332
Green Party1,169
Reform UK389
Reform UK372
Liberal Democrats370
Reform UK368
Liberal Democrats278
Liberal Democrats254
Conservative and Unionist Party211
Conservative and Unionist Party194
Conservative and Unionist Party181
Independent47

3,965 people voted. 15 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

North Bermondsey

How North Bermondsey voted: turnout 37.2%
Votes for each candidate in North Bermondsey ward
PartyVotesElected
Liberal Democrats1,786Rachel Bentley
Liberal Democrats1,360Francesco Guerrieri
Liberal Democrats1,179Patrickson Amechi Obanya
Green Party1,063
Labour and Co-operative Party944
Green Party922
Green Party892
Labour and Co-operative Party883
Labour and Co-operative Party787
Reform UK695
Conservative and Unionist Party556
Conservative and Unionist Party425
Conservative and Unionist Party361

4,339 people voted. 16 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

North Walworth

How North Walworth voted: turnout 34.5%
Votes for each candidate in North Walworth ward
PartyVotesElected
Green Party1,697Rebecca Corn
Green Party1,585Sam Foster
Green Party1,524Vanessa Threadgold
Labour Party1,450
Labour Party1,404
Labour Party1,282
Liberal Democrats484
Liberal Democrats471
Liberal Democrats440
Reform UK392
Conservative and Unionist Party330
Conservative and Unionist Party266
Conservative and Unionist Party231
Independent109

4,144 people voted. 21 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Nunhead & Queen's Road

How Nunhead & Queen's Road voted: turnout 40.3%
Votes for each candidate in Nunhead & Queen's Road ward
PartyVotesElected
Green Party2,683Catherine Dawkins
Green Party2,672Claire Sheppard
Green Party2,328Richard Taylor
Labour Party1,713
Labour Party1,649
Labour Party1,623
Reform UK276
Conservative and Unionist Party223
Conservative and Unionist Party190
Liberal Democrats184
Liberal Democrats167
Conservative and Unionist Party127
Liberal Democrats116

4,879 people voted. 14 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Old Kent Road

How Old Kent Road voted: turnout 33.1%
Votes for each candidate in Old Kent Road ward
PartyVotesElected
Labour and Co-operative Party1,907Evelyn Akoto
Labour and Co-operative Party1,576Richard Livingstone
Green Party1,525Alexandra Austin
Labour and Co-operative Party1,494
Green Party1,316
Reform UK555
Liberal Democrats437
Southwark Independent Socialists394
Liberal Democrats353
Conservative and Unionist Party316
Liberal Democrats313
Conservative and Unionist Party311
Conservative and Unionist Party232
Communist League Election Campaign81

4,120 people voted. 20 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Peckham

How Peckham voted: turnout 32.3%
Votes for each candidate in Peckham ward
PartyVotesElected
Green Party1,597Ryan Cox
Labour Party1,570Sabina Emmanuel
Green Party1,538Dean Peters
Green Party1,473
Labour Party1,462
Labour Party1,418
Conservative and Unionist Party213
Conservative and Unionist Party203
Reform UK203
Conservative and Unionist Party191
Liberal Democrats175
Liberal Democrats173
Liberal Democrats164

3,662 people voted. 21 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Peckham Rye

How Peckham Rye voted: turnout 51.5%
Votes for each candidate in Peckham Rye ward
PartyVotesElected
Labour Party1,702Victoria Mills
Labour Party1,689Renata Hamvas
Green Party1,550
Green Party1,461
Reform UK279
Conservative and Unionist Party251
Conservative and Unionist Party188
Liberal Democrats178
Liberal Democrats164

3,873 people voted. 8 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Rotherhithe

How Rotherhithe voted: turnout 39.5%
Votes for each candidate in Rotherhithe ward
PartyVotesElected
Green Party1,345Colin Boyle
Labour and Co-operative Party1,317Stephanie Cryan
Green Party1,251Kath Whittam
Green Party1,179
Labour and Co-operative Party1,104
Labour and Co-operative Party1,101
Liberal Democrats956
Liberal Democrats908
Liberal Democrats848
Reform UK570
Reform UK568
Reform UK539
Independent315
Conservative and Unionist Party229
Conservative and Unionist Party211
Conservative and Unionist Party206

4,361 people voted. 13 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Rye Lane

How Rye Lane voted: turnout 45.0%
Votes for each candidate in Rye Lane ward
PartyVotesElected
Labour Party2,285Jasmine Ali
Labour Party2,249Esmé Dobson
Green Party2,123Reginald Popoola
Green Party2,075
Green Party2,045
Labour Party2,039
Liberal Democrats332
Liberal Democrats250
Conservative and Unionist Party214
Reform UK214
Liberal Democrats211
Conservative and Unionist Party197
Reform UK196
Reform UK193
Conservative and Unionist Party153

5,063 people voted. 15 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

South Bermondsey

How South Bermondsey voted: turnout 37.9%
Votes for each candidate in South Bermondsey ward
PartyVotesElected
Labour Party1,402Fatmata Bah
Labour Party1,400Andy Bates
Labour Party1,301Sunny Lambe
Liberal Democrats1,265
Green Party1,221
Liberal Democrats1,091
Liberal Democrats1,018
Green Party960
Green Party933
Reform UK725
Conservative and Unionist Party314
Conservative and Unionist Party251
Conservative and Unionist Party206

4,393 people voted. 13 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

St George's

  • Graham NealeLiberal Democrats
  • Lina UsmaLiberal DemocratsDeputy Executive Member for Voluntary, Community & Faith Sector
How St George's voted: turnout 37.0%
Votes for each candidate in St George's ward
PartyVotesElected
Liberal Democrats823Graham Neale
Liberal Democrats586Lina Usma
Green Party510
Green Party509
Labour Party505
Labour Party492
Reform UK188
Reform UK177
Conservative and Unionist Party128
Conservative and Unionist Party117

2,083 people voted. 4 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

St Giles

How St Giles voted: turnout 44.0%
Votes for each candidate in St Giles ward
PartyVotesElected
Green Party2,363Rachael Penny
Green Party2,240Callum Fowler
Green Party2,214Andy Higson
Labour and Co-operative Party2,149
Labour and Co-operative Party2,084
Labour and Co-operative Party2,040
Liberal Democrats304
Conservative and Unionist Party254
Reform UK249
Reform UK226
Conservative and Unionist Party203
Liberal Democrats191
Liberal Democrats173
Conservative and Unionist Party155

5,129 people voted. 17 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Surrey Docks

How Surrey Docks voted: turnout 40.1%
Votes for each candidate in Surrey Docks ward
PartyVotesElected
Liberal Democrats1,297Richard Macmillan
Liberal Democrats1,290Adam Hood
Liberal Democrats1,253Jane Salmon
Green Party1,226
Green Party1,086
Green Party1,050
Labour Party791
Labour Party743
Labour Party708
Reform UK583
Conservative and Unionist Party351
Conservative and Unionist Party333
Conservative and Unionist Party223
Build149

3,998 people voted. 17 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Still to come for Southwark

For Hammersmith & Fulham, Borough Book also tracks every party’s manifesto pledges, every council payment over £500, Cabinet and Full Council decisions, how this year’s budget gap was closed and a tool to balance next year. Those need the council’s own papers, read by hand, and come here next. See Hammersmith & Fulham.

sourcedBill, budget and history: government returns, checked against their own totals (11 Jun 2026)
Where every figure on this page comes from