Local Government Boundary Commission for England

Electoral Review of Southwark Council

Southwark Group of Labour Councillors Submission

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Introduction The Labour Party in Southwark welcomes the Local Government Boundary Commission for England’s review of the warding arrangements in Southwark and their decision that Southwark Council should retain 63 Members for future elections. We now welcome the opportunity to submit evidence to the Commission. Labour has 48 of the 63 councillors on Southwark Council, holds all three parliamentary seats and the GLA seat. This document sets out the thinking of the Southwark Labour Group of Councillors and its representatives from across Southwark. We have used our knowledge of working in communities in every part of the borough to set out our proposals for warding patterns and the communities which make up the details of this proposal. In this paper we set out our joint approach, how that meets the criteria set out in law and information to support these claims. We are very happy to discuss the details of this further with the Commission or provide any additional information that is required.

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Our approach

The Commission set out three statutory criteria to the Council’s Chief Executive in their letter of 8 September 2015.

1. To deliver electoral equality where each councillor represents roughly the same number of electors as others across the borough.

The LGBCE’s letter to the Chief Executive agrees the council’s own recommendation that the authority retains its current 63 members. The projected electorate figures mean that each councillor would represent 3,862 electors on average in 2021.

Our proposals seek to limit variations from that average to 5 percent in 2021. We believe that this parameter ensures electoral equality whilst providing sufficient flexibility to address the other two statutory criteria.

A significant challenge in achieving this, however, is the scale of development of new homes in the borough. This has already resulted in the disparities that the review seeks to address, but those disparities become even greater over the period to 2021. The figures provided on electorate projections show that four wards will have experienced an increase in their number of electors of greater than 30% by 2021 (Cathedrals, East Walworth, Faraday and Surrey Docks wards).

On the 2015 electorate figures provided, there are currently seven wards that deviate from the borough’s average number of electors per member by more than 10 percent and twelve that deviate by more than 5 percent. By 2021, the projections show that eleven of the current wards would deviate by more than 10 percent and seventeen (that is, all but four) by more than 5 percent.

The rate of this growth makes it impossible in some parts of the borough to achieve electoral equality both using the current electorate figures and the 2021 projections without using boundaries that ran counter to the other two statutory criteria in producing wards that looked gerrymandered. In Cathedrals ward, for example, the current electorate would justify 3.5 councillors whilst the 2021 projection would justify 4.9 councillors within that area.

Given the differences set out above, our proposals focus on achieving electoral equality in 2021 rather than in 2015.

2. That the pattern of wards should, as far as possible, reflect the interests and identities of local communities.

The ward boundary review conducted in 1998 sought to create a pattern of 21 three-member wards. This restriction to only have three-member wards meant that some of the resulting entities poorly reflected local communities. In particular, Livesey ward, Peckham Rye ward and South Camberwell ward divided natural communities and brought together communities that had little common interest.

Our proposals therefore use a combination of one-, two- and three-member wards to ensure that electoral equality constraints do not create similar problems through this review.

Our proposals use clear boundaries where possible. Whilst an urban area such as Southwark does not have communities separated by large stretches of open fields, it does have distinct communities divided by some of our large parks. All four of the borough’s large parks (Burgess Park, Dulwich Park, Peckham Rye and Southwark Park) have been utilised as boundaries in these proposals.

The railway lines that traverse the borough also provide boundaries that tend to divide communities in parts of the borough, as do major roads. We have therefore put more emphasis on these boundaries to divide wards than the current arrangements.

In other areas, boundaries are less clear but it is clear that in parts of some polling districts or wards the residents would describe themselves as being part of a different community to those living in

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other parts of the same district or ward. Our proposals put a greater emphasis on these identity distinctions than the current warding pattern and seek to have names that better describe the area that they represent.

For example, the current South Camberwell ward not only includes people who would consider themselves as living in Camberwell but also many that would describe themselves as living in either East Dulwich and Peckham. Our proposals seek to better meet local identities than the current arrangements.

3. That the electoral arrangements should provide for effective and convenient local government.

Whilst this criterion is often used for rural councils to ensure that wards do not become too far spread or illogical, our proposals take account of this criteria to ensure that wards are not too geographically diverse in size and to make improvements on the current arrangements.

The current ward boundaries often divide council estates and, in some cases, individual blocks of flats (in the case of Lucey Way in Grange and South Bermondsey wards and St Helena Way in Livesey and Rotherhithe wards. The latter has consequently also become a parliamentary constituency boundary dividing a block of flats).

Our proposals therefore seek as far as possible to keep council estates within a single ward. This should improve the effectiveness of local government by ensuring that residents of an estate are within a single ward and that when the council needs to consult with residents of one of its estates that it only needs to involve one set of local councillors rather than having toing-and-froing involving representatives from different wards.

Our proposals have used the current twenty one wards as a starting point, and each of those wards has an identifiable successor. However, given the three statutory criteria, in some cases these have been reduced from the current three-member arrangement to having two or a single representative.

This approach has therefore also resulted in the creation of two new wards, bringing the total number of wards to 23. Eighteen of these wards would have three members, four would have two members and one a single member. We have also addressed those wards which do not make community sense for example Peckham Rye, South Camberwell and Livesey, where we have kept those areas of common interest together.

We have also identified ease of travel around and across wards, and grouping areas which have common interests for matters such as consultation or the administration of shared community facilities.

Areas

Our proposals look at seven areas across the borough, each comprising a number of wards. This is based on the broad communities which exist. We have focused on the historic areas of the borough and within each of these areas proposed wards which group communities through housing estates, community activity and society as well as shared history and identity. We have considered factors such as commercial activity, schools, shopping centres and places of worship. We have then broken these areas down into wards which make up each area. These are, working roughly south to north:

• Dulwich • Camberwell and Herne Hill • Peckham and Nunhead • Walworth • Bermondsey and Old Kent Road • Rotherhithe • Borough and Bankside

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Proposed Boundaries

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Dulwich

Introduction

Dulwich covers the most southern part of the London Borough of Southwark. It is made up of a number of distinct areas including Dulwich Village: the traditional village centre, with East Dulwich and West Dulwich on either side, each with their own character and history. The Lambeth/Southwark boundary means that much of West Dulwich lies in Lambeth.

South of the village lies Dulwich College and then in the southern ‘point’, communities which border town centres in neighbouring boroughs – Sydenham (Lewisham), Crystal Palace (Croydon) and Gipsy Hill (Lambeth). These Dulwich communities around the Dulwich Woods are all in Southwark but share interests across the borough borders as well as with Dulwich itself.

The current Dulwich community council covers three wards: College, East Dulwich and Village wards. However, as a definition of ‘Dulwich’ this poses a number of problems: there are significant parts of what is often considered as East Dulwich that lie outside this boundary, in particular in Peckham Rye and South Camberwell wards, but also The Lane ward. Furthermore, Herne Hill also lies across the Southwark/Lambeth boundary and residents in the Herne Hill part of Village positively identify with Herne Hill in preference to Dulwich.

Dulwich has had less development than elsewhere in Southwark since the 1998 review, leaving its wards undersized in terms of its electorates. College ward currently has 11% fewer electors per member than the borough average, Village ward 10% fewer and East Dulwich ward 4% fewer.

Dulwich will also have less new development in the period up to 2021 than the rest of the borough. As a consequence, these disparities in the electorate per member in the three wards will become still greater over time. By 2021, the current College ward will have 21% fewer electors per member, Village ward 20% fewer and East Dulwich ward 12% fewer than the 2021 borough average.

Warding proposals

Given these issues with both electoral equality and community identity, our proposals transfer parts of wards to and from this area whilst also reducing the number of councillors from the current nine (3 for each ward) to eight.

Our proposals define Dulwich more clearly, bringing in parts of Peckham Rye ward which local people would consider as being part of East Dulwich, and losing parts of Village ward which local people identify as part of Herne Hill. This creates a new boundary for the Dulwich area to the west of the area along the length of the railway line from Peckham Rye to Tulse Hill: a far clearer boundary than the current arrangements.

The proposals also bring in those parts of East Dulwich that are currently within Peckham Rye, South Camberwell and The Lane wards.

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Name College Ward Number of Councillors 2 Forecast Electorate 2021 7,525 Forecast Electoral Variance in 2021 -3%

The existing College Ward combines the southern part of Southwark south of the South Circular, with the southern part of East Dulwich (COL5). The current College ward will have 21% fewer electors per member by 2021 than the borough average. There are two solutions to this: either to extend the boundaries of the ward to bring in new electors or to reduce its representation to two members and consequently redraw the boundaries.

Given that College ward is already geographically very large, taking the former approach is problematic. We considered extending the ward northwards into Village ward, but given the relatively low population density there this would require a ward that would lead to a new College ward that would be considerably larger than any other in the borough. Extending the ward to the northeast would require a smaller geographic area to be added, but it would result in a ward that stretched from Peckham Rye to Crystal Palace that would be administratively inconvenient and would have little sense of community cohesion bringing together very different and widely geographically dispersed areas into one ward.

Our proposals therefore takes all those parts of the current College ward south of the South Circular (polling districts COL1, COL2, COL3 and COL4), together with the parts of COL5 which sit either side of Lordship Lane. This area comprises those areas south of a line extending along the western and northern boundary of the Lordship Lane estate (the current ward boundary), Lordship Lane, Overhill Road, Belvoir Road, Underhill Road and Melford Road.

Whilst a line directly along Melford Road from Lordship Lane to the borough boundary might appear neater, this would achieve a worse level of electoral equality and would also divide Melford Court, a low rise housing estate which straddles both sides of Melford Court The proposed division of the COL5 polling district also has the benefit of being able to put parts of the current College ward that identify as East Dulwich within a new ward with that identity.

Prior to 2002 College ward consisted of the area of Southwark south of the South Circular. The current proposal therefore represents a midway point between the current College ward and the pre-2002 College ward.

Our proposal is hence to retain the College ward name as no new electors have been brought into the ward and Dulwich College would remain the most significant institution and most prominent landmark in the ward.

Key communal focal points within the proposed boundary include:

• The large Kingswood Estate is in the centre of the ward, smaller estates with their own identity also lie within ward including the Woodland Road Estate, College Road Estate, Croxted Road Estate, Lordship Lane Estate and Sydenham Hill Estate. These all remain complete. • Lordship Lane and Melford Court Estates have a joint TRA which would be kept together. • The southern tip of the borough has a number of communities which cross borough boundaries with Lambeth at Gipsy Hill, with Lewisham at Sydenham, and with Lambeth at West Dulwich. This ward brings these communities together who share the challenges of being communities which are split across borough boundaries. • Seeley Drive, in the middle of the ward has community facilities including a local community centre and a local community police base. Kingswood House which houses Kingswood Library is a strong focal community point in the centre of the ward. • Although larger than other wards in the borough, it is easy to navigate. The main roads which are the ward boundaries are all main bus routes connecting people north and south as 7

well as east and west. • Many of the residents commute from either West Dulwich of Sydenham Hill train stations in the ward. • Kingsdale School and Dulwich Wood Primary draw children from the local area. • There are a number of small shopping parades which act as a local focus in particular Park Hall Road/ Croxted Road, Seeley Drive and on Lordship Lane opposite the Lordship Lane Estate.

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Name Village Ward Number of Councillors 1 Forecast Electorate 2021 3,885 Forecast Electoral Variance in 2021 1%

As previously stated, the current Village ward boundaries would have 20% fewer electors per member by 2021 than the average ward.

But the current arrangement has further challenges. As well as Dulwich Village itself, the ward takes in surrounding parts of Herne Hill (polling districts VIL1 and VIL2) and East Dulwich (polling district VIL4). The boundary between Village ward and South Camberwell ward, to the north west, along Sunray Avenue is along a relatively narrow suburban street and divides the Sunray Estate as well as Red Post Hill. The boundary to the north with East Dulwich ward along Melbourne Grove cuts through parts of East Dulwich along a minor road.

Given the relatively low population density of Dulwich Village, any option that sought to address the electoral equality of the current three-member ward by taking in new areas would result in a disproportionately geographically large ward which lacked community cohesion.

Given these issues, our proposal is a single-member ward more tightly defined around Dulwich Village itself. This would comprise of the current VIL3 and VIL5 polling districts. Its boundaries would run clockwise from the borough boundary along the Peckham Rye-Tulse Hill railway line as far as the footbridge connecting the Charter School and James Allen’s Girls School, along the northern boundary of the latter school, then along the length of Townley Road to Lordship Lane, south along Lordship Lane to the northern boundary of the Lordship Lane Estate, follow that boundary westwards to the South Circular and then west along that road to the borough boundary.

The new boundaries established through these changes are along the railway and Townley Road. The former is an obvious the boundary and the latter works well given that it has open green space on one side or the other for most of its length.

Whilst it is slightly anomalous in our proposals to propose this as a single-member ward, we believe that the common identity and the geographical spread of the area justify this here. Any pattern which creates a multi-member ward has to either annex areas of East Dulwich or Herne Hill into Village ward or consume parts of Dulwich Village into a larger ward or wards, where it could lose its distinct identity.

Our proposal is to retain the current Village ward name as no new electors have been brought into the ward and the description describes well the area of Dulwich covered by the ward.

• Dulwich Village is a well defined area around the Turney Road, Dulwich Village and Court Lane area. It is dominated by Dulwich Village and Dulwich Park, and also has a number of local amenities associated with the Village including the Dulwich Picture Gallery. Dulwich Village forms part of the larger Dulwich Estate who is the major land owner in the area. The Dulwich Estate has established a Scheme of Management which requires freeholders living on the Estate to obtain prior written consent before undertaking any works to trees or alterations to the external appearance of a property or change of use. When combined with the Dulwich Estate’s major landholding this has preserved the appearance of the area and is the major contributory factor to the unique appearance of what we propose should form the new Village ward. • The local infant and primary school, Dulwich Village Infant School and Dulwich Hamlet draw heavily from the ward. • Dulwich Park has a local friends group, and is well used by local people and particularly families with children. The park is a major local amenity with all of its entrances being in the new Village ward. • Dulwich Village has a traditional village feel to it. The houses in the area are predominantly 9

varied, rather than one larger scale development which is usual in other parts of Southwark. • Belair Park in the south of the ward has an active ‘friends’ group and is a well used amenity by local people. • Dulwich Library is situated on the east of the ward. This is separate to East Dulwich Library in Goose Green Ward. • There are shops in the centre of the village which is the focal point of the ward, including restaurants and a well used local pub.

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Name Dulwich Hill Ward Number of Councillors 2 Forecast Electorate 2021 7,516 Forecast Electoral Variance in 2021 -3%

The East Dulwich area is comprised of parts of a number of current wards including East Dulwich, College, Village, Peckham Rye and The Lane wards. The proposed changes to College and Village wards, together with bringing in those parts of Peckham Rye ward (the PKR2 and PKR3 polling districts) South Camberwell ward (most of the SCA4 polling district) and The Lane ward (part of the TLN4 polling district) that identify as East Dulwich result in a larger East Dulwich area that would contain 19,149 electors by 2021: sufficient to justify five members.

Our proposals split the East Dulwich area into a two-member ward and a three-member ward. Given that population density is greater at the northern end of this area; our proposal is that the southern ward (Dulwich Hill) should be the two-member entity.

The boundary of the southern ward which we propose to be called Dulwich Hill would run clockwise from the borough boundary west along Melford Road as far as Underhill Road, north along Underhill Road to Belvoir Road, west along Belvoir Road to Overhill Road, then south along that road to Lordship Lane (this boundary is described above under College ward). The boundary would then follow Lordship Lane (the A2216) northwards as far as Crystal Palace Road, then north along that road as far as Underhill Road, then east along that road to Barry Road. At this point, it follows Barry Road (the B219) to its northern end, and then runs southeast along the B238 (Peckham Rye and then Forest Hill Road) to the borough boundary. For most of its length, this B238 stretch also runs along the western edge of Peckham Rye Park, which marks a clear boundary between East Dulwich and Nunhead.

One naming option for this ward would be East Dulwich South ward. However, this looks rather cumbersome, and so our proposal is to name it Dulwich Hill ward, in reference to the geographical feature at the southern end of the ward that is topped by Dawson’s Heights Estate and that has inspired local street names such as Overhill Road, Underhill Road and Upland Road. A variation on this would be to name it Dawson’s Hill ward (Dawson’s Hill is another name for the hill). As both this ward and our proposed Goose Green Ward consider themselves East Dulwich, we propose neither having the name “East Dulwich” and instead propose names for both wards which reflect their geographical area of East Dulwich.

• The ward is on the hill leading out of East Dulwich and Peckham Rye towards Forest Hill and Honor Oak. There is one large Housing Association estate in the south of the ward, Dawson’s Heights which is at the top of the hill. The ward also includes the smaller Friern Road Estate. • The area to the west of Peckham Rye is locally thought of as East Dulwich. The community splits between those in the town centre towards the top end of Lordship Lane, and those on the hill who would walk down into East Dulwich or could walk down into Forest Hill. • Barry Road is a major bus route through the ward which links east with west. • Lordship Lane has a minor parade of shops at the end of Crystal Palace Road • There is also a small parade of shops around Piermont Green and Forest Hill Road, including a local pub. • Goodrich Primary School is in the middle of the ward and St Anthony’s Primary School is closer to the Lordship Lane border with both schools drawing their pupils primarily from the local area. • There is a green community area by Dawson’s Heights called Dawson’s Hill. Camberwell Old Cemetery is also an historic local cemetery which has community value.

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Name Goose Green Ward Number of Councillors 3 Forecast Electorate 2021 11,251 Forecast Electoral Variance in 2021 -3%

As described above, the remainder of the Dulwich area comprises a three-member ward covering the northern part of East Dulwich. This ward would encompass Goose Green and the principal shopping area along Lordship Lane and Grove Vale, as far northwest as the railway line and East Dulwich station. This brings in parts of the East Dulwich area which residents strongly feel have been misclassified as Camberwell or Peckham leaning, being parts of Camberwell Community Council (South Camberwell ward) or Peckham and Nunhead Community Council (Peckham Rye, The Lane). The new Goose Green ward therefore brings in parts of the PKR2 polling district from Peckham Rye ward, TLN4 polling district from The Lane ward and SCA4 poling district from South Camberwell ward, together with the entirety of the VIL4 polling district from Village ward.

Our proposed boundary through the SCA4 and TLN4 polling districts delineates the parts of that area that look towards East Dulwich from those that look towards Peckham. We have achieved this by following an arc approximately 250m from Grove Vale and Goose Green, both of which clearly identify with East Dulwich: Grove Vale is the location of both East Dulwich railway station and East Dulwich library, whilst East Dulwich leisure centre is across the road from Goose Green.

The proposed boundaries run clockwise from the Peckham Rye-Tulse Hill railway line, east along the boundary between 104 and 106 Copleston Road (a divide that splits the Peckham-orientated north of that road from the East Dulwich-orientated south, including the new developments at Hayes Grove and Besant Place) and south along that road as far as Oxenford Street. The boundary then follows that street to Oglander Road, then runs to the rear of properties on the west side of Marsden Road, to the rear of the properties on the north side of Ondine Road, then turns north for a short distance up Adys Road at its junction with Ondine Road before turning east along Amott Road, then along that road to Gowlett Road.

The boundary then runs the length of Gowlett Road to East Dulwich Road, which it follows eastward to the B219 (Peckham Rye), then south along Peckham Rye to Barry Road. It turns south along that road, and then turns westward along Underhill Road and then south along Crystal Palace Road. It follows that road to its end, turning north along Lordship Lane as far as Townley Road. The boundary then runs the length of Townley Road (much of which runs through open land) and then runs along the northern edge of James Allen’s Girls School to the Peckham Rye-Tulse Hill railway line.

The section of the existing Peckham Rye ward lies to the west of Peckham Rye Common, which along with Peckham Rye Park forms a clear boundary between East Dulwich and Nunhead. Whilst the current boundaries divide the community around Goose Green between four wards, our proposal unites them into this ward. All the area covered within this proposed ward identify as part of East Dulwich.

Given that the name East Dulwich North ward feels clumsy, we are proposing the name Goose Green ward to reflect the most significant feature within the ward.

• Goose Green ward would contain much of the East Dulwich town centre including the shops on both sides of Lordship Lane and Grove Vale and a market on Northcross Road. • Local services such as the East Dulwich Library and East Dulwich Picturehouse (Cinema) are in the ward. • There is an active local community including the widely used East Dulwich Forum, a web community used throughout the ward and beyond. • There are relatively few council estates in the ward, but these boundaries keep those that there are completely within the ward such as the East Dulwich Grove Estate which have an active TRA. 12

• East Dulwich Leisure Centre provides services to the local community • East Dulwich has a post office on Lordship Lane. • There was a strong community campaign for a new secondary school in East Dulwich on the Dulwich Hospital site in Goose Green Ward. This school’s catchment area is likely to draw significantly from Goose Green.

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Camberwell and Herne Hill

Camberwell is a long established community, tracing its history back over 1,000 years. The area’s shared history and culture help it to retain its strong community identity to this day. Camberwell is a mix of Georgian, Victorian and 20th Century housing including a large number of pre and post ward social housing. Camberwell is intersected by a number of major transport routes travelling north to south and east to west.

Camberwell is on the edge of the Thames flood plane. To the south is Denmark Hill: other hills, such as Dog Kennel Hill, Champion Hill and Herne Hill form part of this same grouping.

Camberwell is a centre for health and learning housing the Maudsley, Kings College Hospital and the Institute of Psychiatry. Medical students from Kings rub shoulder with arts students studying at the Camberwell Campus of the London College of the Arts. Other arts facilities such as the South London Gallery and the Blue Elephant Theatre serve residents across Camberwell and Herne Hill.

Following the border of Lambeth, most of Camberwell is in Southwark, with a small part in Lambeth. Similarly most of Herne Hill is in Lambeth with a small part in Southwark. As such many of the groups representing these two areas cross the borough boundary and add to the feeling of shared community.

Groups like the Camberwell Society help promote and unite the area. Whilst groups like the SE5 Forum and the Herne Hill Forum draw their membership from both sides of the borough border and unite people around areas of common interest.

The secondary schools in the area, Sacred Heart, the Charter School and ARK All Saints all draw from the local Camberwell population as do the many primary schools. The area contains a large number of council estates most of which have well established TRAs. Likewise in areas with more street properties there are many active residents associations which our proposal draws together.

Camberwell covers much of the central west portion of the borough, and is broadly comprised of the current Brunswick Park, Camberwell Green and South Camberwell wards. However, a significant part of the latter ward does not identify itself as ‘Camberwell’ but instead as East Dulwich or Peckham. To address this, our proposals transfer those parts of that ward that lie to the east of the Peckham Rye-Tulse Hill railway line to those areas as the residents of that polling district (SCA4) would not consider themselves as living in Camberwell.

Even without that change, ‘Camberwell’ would be over-represented in 2021. Whilst new developments around Camberwell Green and along Camberwell Road mean that Camberwell Green ward would have 7 percent more electors per member than the borough average by that year, this is more than offset by the figures for Brunswick Park ward (12 percent less than the average) and South Camberwell ward (14 percent less). These three wards would justify 8.4 members between them rather than the current nine. The removal of the SCA4 (which lies in East Dulwich) polling district reduces that tally to 30,404 electors, sufficient for only 7.9 members.

Warding proposals

However, as described above, we have also considered the current poor ward boundary between South Camberwell and Village wards, which divides the Sunray Avenue Estate and its conservation area along a relatively minor residential road. Our proposals therefore seek to both address this electoral imbalance and this somewhat deficient boundary by bringing the Herne Hill area (polling districts VIL1 and VIL2 from Village ward) together with Camberwell rather than Dulwich. This, along with the addition of electors from the over-large The Lane ward, brings the electorate for the area up to 36,040, sufficient to retain nine members.

Whilst retaining nine councillors, we are also proposing two new ward names to better reflect local community interests.

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Name Denmark Hill Ward Number of Councillors 3 Forecast Electorate 2021 11,722 Forecast Electoral Variance in 2021 +1%

With the removal of the SCA4 polling district that is clearly not part of Camberwell and the addition of Herne Hill, we have created a coherent three-member ward using those two Herne Hill polling districts and the remainder of South Camberwell ward.

This new entity has very clearly defined boundaries formed by railway lines: from the borough boundary it follows the London Overground Clapham High Street to Peckham Rye line, then runs south along the Peckham Rye-Tulse Hill line to the borough boundary. Whilst improving the boundaries, it also unites the Sunray Avenue Estate into one ward.

Given that the previous ward was only ever partly “South Camberwell” and the new Herne Hill area would not identify with Camberwell either, we propose the new name of Denmark Hill ward.

Denmark Hill runs through the current South Camberwell ward into the Herne Hill section and so ties the ward together. The Denmark Hill Estate at the top of that hill lies in the centre of this proposed ward.

Denmark Hill is the hill to the south of Camberwell, names after the husband of Queen Anne who lived here in the eighteenth century. Various smaller hills form part of Denmark Hill such as Dog Kennel Hill, Campion Hill and Red Post Hill are part of the same topographical feature. Historically an area between Camberwell and Dulwich has developed with its own identify and shared communities.

• Railways act as a natural barrier around most of the ward, with relatively few crossing points. The borough line is the remaining boundary. • Dog Kennel Hill is flanked by a number of estates with their own TRAs and community centres including the East Dulwich Estate, Champion Hill Estate and Denmark Hill Estate. • Greendale is a natural area in the middle of the ward. It is a walk way which joins the four parts of the ward together. The Council plans to further improve Greendale making is more of a central point in the future. • There are three main bus routes through the ward – Dog Kennel Hill, Denmark Hill and Half Moon Lane. These connect residents together north/south and east/west. In addition there are local bus routes cutting through the middle of the ward connecting Half Moon Lane and Denmark Hill. • These boundaries reunite estates which are currently split between South Camberwell and Village wards. Sunray Gardens, which includes the area around Sunray Avenue, Casino Avenue, Red Post Hill and Blanchdown. This is one community. • Primary Schools at St Saviours, Bessemer Grange and St Faiths largely draw from this area, and those church schools have church parishes which also draw in from the new Denmark Hill ward. • There is a large Sainsbury’s on Dog Kennel, a gym and a football club which draws from the local area. There are commercial centres along Half Moon Lane and Railton Road (Lambeth) which people living off Denmark Hill and Half Moon Lane would share and use.

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Name St Giles Ward Number of Councillors 3 Forecast Electorate 2021 12,041 Forecast Electoral Variance in 2021 +4%

St Giles reflects much of the existing Brunswick Park ward. This ward is largely the east side of Camberwell, with Camberwell Green reflecting the west. The proposed name change focuses the ward on St Giles Church which is in the middle of the ward –the actual Brunswick Park is small and not well known to many people living in the area.

Whilst the southern boundary of the current Brunswick Park ward, along the London Overground railway line, is well defined, other boundaries are not. In particular, the current boundary with Camberwell Green divides the relatively small D’eynsford Estate in two and runs oddly behind properties on Benhill Road at its junction with Southampton Way and its boundary with Peckham ward weaves between neighbouring houses on Peckham Grove and divides the cul-de-sac Tower Mill Road.

To address the electoral inequality, our proposal is to transfer in part of the current The Lane ward, which currently has significantly more electors than the borough average and will remain in that position in 2021. The current ward boundary along Bushey Hill Road is a fairly arbitrary boundary along a residential street and so we are proposing to use that part of Lyndhurst Way to the north of the railway as part of the eastern boundary of the ward.

This not only improves the electoral equality of both wards but it also makes a clearer boundary, as much of Lyndhurst Way’s eastern edge is formed by the Peckham Academy School (without a main entrance of that school facing that road). Further south, the western edge of Lyndhurst Way runs along Warwick Gardens park. Therefore, unlike Bushey Hill Road, most of the section of Lyndhurst Way north of the railway line does not have residential housing on both sides and is therefore a better boundary than current arrangements.

The other proposed changes address community identity more than electoral equality. The proposed boundary runs from the borough boundary along the previously mentioned Overground railway line and then north along Lyndhurst Way to Peckham Road. It then runs westward along that road (the A202) and then north along Southampton Way (the B217) as far as Peckham Grove.

One solution that we considered to the problem with the current boundary was to run the boundary the length of Coleman Road to Wells Way. However, we are mindful of the active Coleman Road residents’ association and so to keep that community united we are proposing a variation that keeps all the homes on that road in one ward.

As a consequence, our boundary from Peckham Grove runs along the rear of properties along Southampton Way, Coleman Road and Tilson Close to join Newent Close along the boundary of numbers 98 and 100. The boundary would then run west along Newent Close along Coleman Road to Wells Way, diverting briefly from this road to the northern boundaries of numbers 1 and 3 Coleman Road to keep all the residential properties along Coleman Road within this ward. The boundary would then run northwards along Wells Way to Burgess Park.

We are proposing to use a footpath through the park that runs westward from the pedestrian subway under Wells Way until a junction with another footpath leading to the junction of New Church Road and Southampton Way. This amendment to the current arrangements unites Parkhouse Street and the eastern side of Southampton Way as these have housing developments proposed that make these more residential in nature than they were at the last review. It also provides a stronger boundary through Burgess Park than the current arrangements, where the southern end of Faraday ward straddles the park.

The boundary would then run back south along Southampton Way before turning west at Benhill

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Road, then turning south along Harris Street then west along the southern edge of the playground there, then south along Coleby Path to Elmington Road, which it follows westward to Kimpton Road. Much of this section of the boundary from Southampton Way follows the current ward boundary, although we are proposing some rationalisation to define clearer boundaries than the current arrangements.

Our proposed boundary then runs the length of Kimpton Road south to Camberwell Church Street (A202), then west along that road to Denmark Hill (A215) to the borough boundary and then the Overground railway. This latter section improves the current boundary with Camberwell Green ward in two ways. Firstly, it unites the D’Eynsford Estate into a single ward (currently split along the Don Phelan Way estate road). Secondly, it replaces the boundary running along the residential Grove Lane and Daneville Road with a stronger one running along major A-roads.

Whilst the changes to Brunswick Park ward are not dramatic, the current name ill-defines the area - the park itself is small and most of the ward has little relationship with it. We considered the name East Camberwell ward, but are recommending the name St. Giles ward, recognising the borough’s largest church (excluding its cathedrals) which is the most significant landmark in the ward and has a central location. This was also a ward name that pre-dated the 1998 review and gives its name to a number of local streets and estates, as well as the former hospital site between St. Giles Road and Havil Street.

• The ward consists of the properties on either side of Peckham Road which houses the borough’s former town hall and civic buildings. A number of the borough’s key institutions are located along this road: the South London Gallery, the NHS children’s centre (Sunshine House) and, further west, Camberwell police station. • Peckham Road, Denmark Hill and Southampton Way are bus routes which people in the ward will use. • The streets to the south of Camberwell Church Street and Peckham Road are rows of similar Victorian terraces with similar characteristics. The Wilson Road’s Residents Association unites homes in the area, as do TRAs on the Lettsom Estate, and Pelican Estate. • Other large estates in the ward have their own TRAs including the D’Eynsford, Glebe, Southampton Way and Sceaux Gardens. The Brunswick Park and Coleman Road residents associations unite the streets around those areas. The proposed border in the north ensures that the whole of the Coleman Road association area remains in one ward, as it is currently split with Peckham. • Lyndhurst Primary School draws children from the local area. Oliver Goldsmith and Brunswick Park Primary are on the border but will draw from the homes around the area. • There are centres for shops, bars and restaurants on Southampton Way, Camberwell Church Street and Peckham Road which draw from St Giles ward. • The SE5 postcode largely follows the ward boundary to the east which splits Camberwell from Peckham. On the south of Peckham Road, the boundary takes in two SE15 streets using the school and park on Lyndhust Way as a more natural boundary. • St Giles Church is a focal point for the ward, and is the parish church for Camberwell. The St Giles Centre is used by various local community groups. The Church also runs a jazz club in its crypt which draws a local crowd. • University of the Arts London is in the middle of the ward, and the Kings College London has a campus in the south of the ward with the Institute of Psychiatry. The Maudsley Hospital is also located in the south of the ward. A lot of students live in the immediate vicinity.

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Name Camberwell Green Ward Number of Councillors 3 Forecast Electorate 2021 11,604 Forecast Electoral Variance in 2021 +0%

We are proposing the transfer of the 726 electors that live on the Brandon 3 estate to Newington ward, so joining the rest of the Brandon Estate.

As outlined in our proposal for the St Giles ward set out above, there are also some transfers with that ward to improve community identity by removing the division of the D’eynsford Estate and providing a clearer boundary where the A202 and A215 meet.

The proposed boundary would therefore run eastwards from the borough boundary where Warham Street meets Camberwell New Road, running along the former to Bath Passage, along that path across Farmers Road to run along the path dividing the southern edge of the flats on Laxley Close from Highshore School and Ark All Saints Academy, then north along the path to Sir John Kirk Close, then northwards along Bethwin Road to John Ruskin Street. This follows the edge of the Brandon 3 estate.

The boundary would then run east along John Ruskin Street to Camberwell Road (the current boundary) before turning south along that road as far as the path through Burgess Park that runs through the park entrance to the north of Addington Square. This brings the Addington Square area into this ward with which it has stronger ties, rather than having that area being linked across the park to the Walworth ward of Faraday as it is currently. Addington Square is part of SE5.

This path is then followed eastwards to the junction with another footpath running south to the junction of New Church Road and Southampton Way. As previously described, the boundary would then run south along that road to Benhill Road, then along Harris Street, Coleby Path, Elmington Road, Kimpton Road, Camberwell Church Street and Denmark Hill to the borough boundary.

We are proposing that this ward retains the name Camberwell Green ward.

Camberwell has a strong local identity as a town which can trace its heritage back over 1,000 years. The west of modern Camberwell is Camberwell Green, the area around the Green, and the central business area along Camberwell Church Street, Camberwell Road, Camberwell New Road and Denmark Hill. This ward retains much of the existing Camberwell Green ward but makes small adjustments to the boundary with the former Brunswick Park ward to better join whole communities together.

• The ward is dominated by a number of large estates: Crawford, Wyndham and Comber, Elmington, Camberwell Green (Peabody), Grosvenor, and Goschen. These estates have their own identity, community space and tenant and residents associations. • Many of the community facilities are estate based such as children’s play areas and sports courts. They then draw on residents from those estates and the surrounding area. • Camberwell Green is a major transport intersection connecting north/south with east/west routes. Residents from the ward can easily move around the ward and would use the town centre as their transport hub. • A number of local primary schools focus the local communities – Crawford, John Ruskin, Comber Grove, St Josephs and Brunswick Park. Brunswick Park and John Ruskin particularly will draw from across the boundaries, but both will serve a large part of Camberwell Green. • Burgess Park provides shared communities throughout Camberwell Green. • Addington Square is within SE5 and within the boundaries of the parish of Camberwell but was moved into Walworth at the last review. This proposal reunites it with the rest of Camberwell. • The loss of the southern corner of CAM4 is to improve administration as residents 18

currently have to cross large busy roads to vote – this unites these residents with their immediate neighbours to the south and east. • The new line unites the D’Eynsford Estate in one ward (St Giles) and also improves the split in the Elmington. The Elmington is a very large estate which is split into smaller groupings. This proposal follows those groupings. • There are two secondary schools in the ward. Both consider proximity to the school as one of their entry criteria. • There are events such as a farmers market on the Green and community facilities such as a playground and ping pong tables. The new library on the green, alongside doctor’s surgeries and the magistrate’s courts also makes this a focal point for the ward.

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Peckham and Nunhead

Peckham covers a large area from Burgess Park in the north to the borough boundary in the south. Within Peckham are some various areas: Nunhead, Peckham Rye, Rye Lane, Bellenden, Queens Road area and North Peckham. People across all of these areas would describe their home as either Peckham or Nunhead (both of which fall within the SE15 postcode), but each area has key differences.

Peckham has a number of organisations which unite the area such as the Peckham Society which promotes the area. It also has its own online forum and magazine, the Peckham Peculiar.

Unlike the Dulwich area and the Camberwell and Herne Hill area previously described, the Peckham and Nunhead area will not be significantly over-represented by 2021, due to developments in the centre of Peckham. The current four wards of Nunhead, Peckham, Peckham Rye and The Lane will total 45,609 electors by that year, sufficient for the current twelve councillors across those wards.

However, the clearer definition of the Dulwich and Camberwell borders (see previous sections), the resultant move of electorate, and the growth of The Lane ward and the slower growth of Nunhead and Peckham Rye wards do necessitate some adjustments of the current ward boundaries. These reduce the number of councillors for the area to eleven in our proposals.

Warding proposals

For the purpose of this section, we are excluding some parts of Livesey ward considered as Peckham which will be covered later in our section on Bermondsey and Old Kent Road. However, the most Peckham parts of Livesey ward, at its southern end, are considered here. The proposals below are therefore based around the current Peckham, Nunhead, Peckham Rye and The Lane wards.

These proposals also address some anomalies with the current warding arrangements. One of these is that the current Peckham Rye ward straddles the park and common of that name, creating a disjointed ward with an East Dulwich side and a Nunhead side. Another is Livesey ward, which currently stretches from Peckham’s main thoroughfare (the A202) to areas that are unmistakably Rotherhithe. A further issue is the dividing of the heart of Nunhead between the current Nunhead and The Lane wards.

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Name Peckham Rye Ward Number of Councillors 2 Forecast Electorate 2021 7,951 Forecast Electoral Variance in 2021 +3%

As stated above, the current Peckham Rye ward is a rather artificial entity, straddling the park and common of that name. It brings areas that most readily identify as either Nunhead or East Dulwich into one ward which for local people is two distinct areas. Our proposals for Dulwich transfer the area that is both to the west of this open space and the B219-B238 road (Peckham Rye-Forest Hill Road) to Goose Green and Dawson’s Hill wards, leaving 6,590 electors in the remainder of the ward. We propose adding electors from the current Nunhead ward to provide sufficient numbers to be represented by two councillors in the ward, which would now more neatly contain just the southern end of Nunhead (to the east of the park) and the Southwark parts of Honor Oak (to its south).

Our proposed boundary would run north from the borough boundary along the aforementioned B219-B238 Forest Hill Road and western arm of the road named Peckham Rye as far as the junction with the A2214 (East Dulwich Road – Nunhead Lane). The boundary would then follow the current ward boundary east along that road, as far as Linden Grove, turning south along that road as the current ward boundary does.

However, where the current ward boundary turns south at the edge of Nunhead cemetery, we are proposing that it continues along Linden Grove to its end. This will transfer the entirety of the NUN5 polling district from Nunhead ward to Peckham Rye ward. This amendment means that the cemetery becomes the ward’s northern boundary rather than its eastern one as it currently is. This change unites the area around Ivydale Road into a single ward, as it was prior to the 1998 review.

At the eastern end of Linden Grove we propose that, rather than following the slightly awkward current boundary between the NUN4 and NUN5 polling districts, the boundary runs a short way west along Oakdale Road before turning north at the western end of St Asaph Court. The boundary would then meet the borough boundary at the railway line there. This line would put all the homes on St Asaph Road into Peckham Rye ward and all those along Oakdale Road into Nunhead ward.

We are proposing that the current Peckham Rye ward name is retained.

• Peckham Rye is the southern part of Peckham, it identifiable as the housing around a number of parks and other green spaces such as Camberwell New Cemetery, One tree Hill, Peckham Rye Common and Nunhead Cemetery. • Ivydale Primary School draws children locally. • There are a number of estates including the Rye Hill Estate and Brenchley Gardens Estate which fall completely in this ward. • The housing in the ward is similar in type – largely Victorian suburban terrace housing. • The proximity to the Lewisham border means that people in the south of the ward may look to Honor Oak or Brockley as a town centre. They will share similar concerns living on the border and this ward unifies them around the Rye and other Peckham green spaces.

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Name Nunhead Ward Number of Councillors 3 Forecast Electorate 2021 11,414 Forecast Electoral Variance in 2021 -1%

The current ward boundary divides the two shopping areas of the ward. The heart of Nunhead village, around Nunhead Green, is currently divided between Nunhead and The Lane wards. To the north of the ward, the area around Queen’s Road station is divided between Nunhead and Livesey ward. Our proposals move the boundaries in these areas to end those divisions.

Our proposed boundary runs clockwise from the borough boundary from the railway line that runs from Nunhead to Lewisham along the northern boundary of St Asaph Court, southwards along Oakdale Road to Linden Grove, and then along the length of that road to the A2214. This boundary is described above under Peckham Rye ward.

At this point, rather than follow the current boundary with The Lane ward along Nunhead Lane- Nunhead Green-Evelina Road, we propose that it continue north along Consort Road as far as Monteagle Way, then turn east to take in all the properties on that road before passing to the north of Nunhead library onto Gordon Road. The boundary would then follow Gordon Road northwards a short way to the boundary between 187 Gordon Road and the properties of Barton Close, ensuring that all Barton Close is included in Nunhead ward. At Barton Close, the boundary would then run north separating the properties facing Gordon Road (including the small cul-de-sac of Habitat Close) and Kirkwood Road as far as the current ward boundary along the railway line that connects Nunhead and Peckham Rye stations. This revision unites all the shopping area around Nunhead Green and Evelina Road, as well as all of the residential Kirkwood Road and Kimberley Avenue, into a single Nunhead ward.

The ward boundary would then continue west along the railway line before turning north along Consort Road as far as Queen’s Road (the current ward boundary). At this point, it would then run north along the length of Meeting House Lane to Asylum Road, before continuing eastwards along Culmore Road to the railway line running north from Queen’s Road station. The boundary then runs north along that railway line to the borough boundary at the Old Kent Road.

This part of the boundary brings in the southern end of Livesey ward, to unite the area around Queen’s Road station into a single ward. This now makes more sense than the current arrangement, given the recent new entrance of the station onto Asylum Road and the newly flourishing night-time economy along this stretch of Queen’s Road. The northern boundary uses the best line along Meeting House Lane to define this area, and then amends the awkward current boundary between Nunhead and Livesey wards to the east of Asylum Road – the current boundary splits 51-54 Clifton Crescent from the rest of that crescent and puts 864 and 866 Old Kent Road (to the west of the railway) into Nunhead ward when these two properties would be better placed with other Old Kent Road homes west of the railway.

The resulting ward is more compact than the current arrangement, which is an elongated north- south ward, and more coherent, based around the dual hubs of the Nunhead village area and Queen’s Road.

We are proposing that the current name of Nunhead ward is retained.

• This ward connects the areas to the east of Rye Lane. It brings together distinct estates including the Acorn, Pomeroy, Brimmington, Brayards, Cossall and Brayards. • Two primary schools (John Donne and Holly Dale) both have active community involvement including from local parents who have campaigned around John Donne expansion. • There are two train stations, Queens Road and Nunhead, both serving the ward but with different routes into London. Queens Road is also a major bus route. 22

• There is a small shopping area on both sides Evelina Road, and a growing business centre around Queens Road station as previously outlined. • Nunhead Green has three pubs, a nursery and a newly-built community centre that face on to it. The Nunhead Library is also nearby. Our proposals bring this urban village green area, along with the aforementioned Evelina Road shops, into a single ward.

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Name Rye Lane Ward Number of Councillors 3 Forecast Electorate 2021 11,717 Forecast Electoral Variance in 2021 +1%

This is a renamed successor to the current The Lane ward. The Lane ward currently has 11,756 electors, almost 15 percent above the average number of electors per member in the ward. Planned development will increase that number to 13,327 electors by 2021, so that it would have 15 percent more electors per member than the average by that year. It is therefore necessary to remove electors to address this disparity.

The Lane ward is currently based around the south of Peckham, with its axis running along its busy shopping area of Rye Lane. Rye Lane and its station will be the focus of regeneration over future years and it is important to ensure that the interest of local councillors in the emerging issues from this redevelopment are not dissipated through dividing up this core of the ward. We are therefore proposing that Rye Lane remains the heart of the ward and that it continues to cover those parts of Peckham to the south of the Peckham High Street (the A202).

The electoral imbalance in the ward identified above is addressed through three measures.

Firstly, transferring the area to the west of Lyndhurst Way to our proposed St Giles ward (the successor to Brunswick Park ward). This boundary is a clearer break than the current boundary along the wholly residential Bushey Hill Road as the majority of this section of Lyndhurst Way is flanked by the western edge of Peckham Academy school and elsewhere it is flanked by Warwick Gardens park.

Secondly, the area around Nunhead Green, Evelina Road, Kirkwood Road and Kimberley Avenue is transferred to Nunhead ward to ensure that each of those streets is united.

Thirdly, the area around Goose Green is transferred to Goose Green ward to unite the area around that green.

The resulting ward boundary would therefore run clockwise from Peckham High Street, south along to Consort Road to the railway line, east along that railway to the rear of properties on Gordon Road and Kirkwood Road, south along that line to Barton Close, then west to Gordon Road, then follow that road south to turn west along the northern edge of Nunhead library, along the northern edge of Monteagle Close to Consort Road, and then south along that road to Nunhead Lane.

The boundary would then run westwards along the A2214 (Nunhead Lane and East Dulwich Road) as far as Gowlett Road, running north along the length of that street to Amott Road, where the boundary turns west before running northeast along Adys Road. As described in our section on East Dulwich North ward, the boundary would then run southwest along Oglander Road as far as Everthorpe Road, taking in all the properties on that road and on Oxenford Street before running north along Copleston Road as far as the break between 104 and 106 Copleston Road, following that boundary to the railway line connecting Peckham Rye and East Dulwich stations. This revised boundary ensures that the Peckham part of the current SCA4 polling district is placed within a Peckham-based ward, uniting the community around Bellenden Road.

The boundary would then run north along the railway line to Lyndhurst Way, then run northwards along that road back to Peckham High Street.

The current name of The Lane ward lacks some clarity on which “lane” it covers: many people in the borough refer to East Street market in Walworth as “The Lane”. We are therefore proposing the slight name change to Rye Lane ward to remove this confusion.

• To the south west of the ward is the Bellenden area which has its own town centre on 24

Bellenden Road. The streets surrounding Bellenden Road form a community which is sometimes referred to as ‘Bellenden’. This is one of the oldest parts of Peckham. • Rye Lane runs through the middle of the ward which has a range of shops, a supermarket and other local services including a multi-screen cinema. Similarly along Peckham High Street there are services such as a Job Centre as well as shops and foot outlets. • Peckham Rye Station just off Rye Lane is heavily used by local people connecting Peckham to the centre of London. Around the station are a number of arts businesses and also new bars and restaurants. The station is the hub of new regeneration plans, including a new square in front of the station that has been the focus of considerable local attention. Having all the area around the station in a single ward has significantly helped the consultation process to date. • Around the town centre are a number of large estates which use the centre including the Consort, Atwell, Moncrieff and Cliffton. • Local primary schools include Bellenden and Rye Oak both drawing heavily on the areas of Peckham within this proposed ward. • The Peckham Academy is a major secondary school which again draws heavily from Peckham for its intake. • In addition to the train service, buses run east to west along Peckham High Street and north to south along Rye Lane. The ward is compact and easy to navigate.

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Name Peckham Ward Number of Councillors 3 Forecast Electorate 2021 11,382 Forecast Electoral Variance in 2021 -2%%

Peckham ward currently has 10,424 electors, less than 2 percent above the average number of electors per member for the borough. By 2021, this is projected to increase to 11,042, still within the 5 percent tolerance that we have applied in these proposals. There is therefore little change required to this reasonably compact ward that currently all identifies as part of Peckham.

We are however proposing some slight revisions to improve the boundaries of the ward from the current arrangements. The current boundary between Peckham ward and Brunswick Park ward weaves between neighbouring terraced homes on Peckham Grove, divides the small residential street of Newent Close and then cuts through the Tower Mill Road cul-de-sac. We propose that a better boundary between the two is provided by using the rear of properties of Coleman Road, as described in our earlier section on the St. Giles ward proposal.

We also believe that a slightly clearer northern boundary through Burgess Park could be provided by running the boundary along the footpath that runs to the north of Wells Way church (from the pedestrian subway there) eastwards as far as Trafalgar Avenue. This second revision does not impact on any electors as Burgess Park is Metropolitan Open Land.

The revised boundary of Peckham ward would therefore run clockwise thus: Peckham High Street – Peckham Road – Southampton Way – Peckham Grove – rear of properties along Southampton Way, Coleman Road and Tilson Close – boundary between 98 and 100 Newent Close – Newent Close – Coleman Road (following the road and the boundary of numbers 1 and 3) - Wells Way – footpaths through Burgess Park from the northern edge of Wells Way church, across Trafalgar Avenue to Surrey Canal footpath – Surrey Canal footpath – Commercial Way – Naylor Road – Meeting House Lane – Peckham High Street.

We propose to retain the Peckham ward name.

• Peckham is made up of a number of large estates including Bells Gardens, Oliver Goldsmith, Willowbrook, North Peckham, Gloucester Grove and Pennack Road. • Much of the North Peckham Estate was demolished in the late nineties and early 2000’s and then rebuilt to provide modern housing for the community, mainly terraced or small blocks of flats. During this time, the young boy Damilola Taylor was tragically killed. There is now a community centre in his memory in the area providing services for local people. The demolished part of the estate is now redeveloped on the roads around Chandler Way which are part of one community. • Immediately to the north of Peckham High Street is Peckham Square, which sits in Peckham Ward. This includes a library, leisure centre and arts space. The former canal that ran to Peckham is now a park joining the Square with Burgess Park in the north of the ward, and running the length of the ward. • The ward is easy to navigate but also well connected with buses on Peckham Hill Street, Southampton Way and Peckham High Street. • There are business centres along Peckham High Street and Peckham Hill Street. • There are primary and nursery schools in the ward including Sumner Nursery, Angel Oak Academy and the Harris Academy primary school on Marmont Road with local catchments within the current and proposed ward boundaries. • There are a number of churches in the ward including Black Majority Churches which serve the much of the local community, including St Georges and St Luke’s and North Peckham Baptist Church. • The Bradfield Youth Club and Trinity College Youth Club and offer services to young people. • Other community facilities that serve the ward include the Wickway Community Centre 26

which is used by residents in the north part of the ward. • The ward has one of the largest populations of West African descent in the country, particularly from Nigeria and Sierra Leone. This creates a strong sense of identity in the area.

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Walworth

Walworth is the area between Kennington Park Road on the west and the Old Kent Road on the east, the New Kent Road on the North, and Burgess Park and John Ruskin Street on the South. Walworth Road runs down the centre of the area joining the Elephant and Castle with Camberwell. All of these roads are main bus routes.

The area comprises the entirety of the SE17 postcode, together with some surrounding streets..

The area contains a number of large housing estates, and some streets of Victorian housing. It is an area undergoing major regeneration with the Aylesbury and Heygate estates being demolished with new housing replacing them. The Walworth Road was home to the Walworth Town Hall, and the Council’s Cummings Museum. Both largely destroyed by fire, the council will build a new civic space which will be central to Walworth and the surrounding area.

The area has many active tenant and residents associations, in addition to the Walworth Society which aims to preserve the areas heritage. Burgess Park and Nursery Row Park have friends groups, and organisations like the Creation Trust are community lead charities which are working to bring residents together through the regeneration of the area.

Warding proposals

This redevelopment means that both East Walworth and Faraday wards are currently significantly below the average number of electors per member (16 percent and 21 percent respectively), as residents of those estates have been rehoused and buildings demolished. However, the projected electorate figures for 2021 demonstrate that many new homes and residents will have resulted from these projects by then: East Walworth ward would be only 1 percent below the borough average by then and Faraday ward would be 8 percent below that average.

In both cases, the regeneration projects will not have completed by 2021, and projections to later years would result in electorates in both wards that significantly exceed the borough averages. However, we are mindful of the LGCBE advice that is would not be able to take those further projections into account and so our proposals focus on the 2021 projections.

Newington ward currently has 17 percent more electors per member than the borough average, reducing to 7 percent more than the average by 2021.

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Name Newington Ward Number of Councillors 3 Forecast Electorate 2021 11,621 Forecast Electoral Variance in 2021 +0%

Given that no significant demolition has taken place or is planned in Newington ward, redevelopment since the 1998 review has resulted in that ward currently having 17 percent more electors per member than the borough average. Whilst the 2021 projections show this excess decreasing to 7 percent by that year, it still requires some amendment to reduce its electorate to fall within the 5 percent tolerance parameter.

In addition, the need to reduce the number of electors in Camberwell Green ward (see above) has resulted in our proposal to transfer some from that ward to Newington. This change not only improves the electoral equality in the former ward, it also unites the entirety of the Brandon Estate within a single ward. However, this does increase the current and projected disparities in numbers in the ward: with this addition, the projected electorate of Newington ward would be 13,130 voters in 2021, some 13 percent above the average number of electors per member for the borough.

To address this excess number of electors, our proposal is to remove those electors that live to the east of the railway viaduct that connects the Elephant and Castle station and Loughborough Junction, and in the area at the north of the ward facing towards the Elephant and Castle.

Our proposed boundary therefore runs clockwise from the borough boundary at Newington Butts westwards along Hampton Street until it meets the railway viaduct. The boundary then runs south along the railway as far as John Ruskin Street, following that road southwest (the current boundary) as far as Bethwin Road. The boundary then runs southeast along Bethwin Road, turning south at Sir John Kirk Close and then through the car park there to Kirwyn Way, following that path south to the path running westwards between the flats on Laxley Close to the north and the schools to the south. The boundary would then progress west along Bath Passage to Warham Street, at which point it runs west to re-join the borough boundary.

These proposals ensure that no estates in the area are subdivided and, as previously stated, unite the Brandon Estate into a single ward.

We are proposing to retain the current Newington ward name.

• The Brandon Estate in the south of the ward is split into three parts. This proposal brings ‘Brandon 3’ in from Camberwell Green ward and unites it with Brandon 1 and 2. They share a TRA hall and an estate Pensioners Centre as well as shared park and sports facilities. The Brandon Library is used across the estate. • The ward has a number of estates with their own community identity including the Alberta, Doddington, Newington, Pasley, Pelier, Penrose and Pullens estates. • The local housing area of west Walworth lies between the Walworth Road and Kennington Park Road. This ward keeps most of this area together, moving the eastern boundary to follow the train line parallel to the Walworth Road. • Buses run down either side of the ward and along Camberwell New Road in the south. There is a local bus service which joins the Brandon Estate to the Walworth Road and the Elephant and Castle. • Most of the ward is SE17, with a small part of SE11 along Kennington Park Road and a small part of SE5 along Camberwell New Road. Whilst SE5 is Camberwell, this area is between Oval, Camberwell and Walworth, and as it is part of the Brandon Estate sits better with the rest of the Brandon than unrelated estates in Camberwell. • Local primary schools including Keyworth, St Pauls and St Marys draw from the local area. Two are church schools matching the schools with the local parishes.

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Name Faraday Ward Number of Councillors 3 Forecast Electorate 2021 11,189 Forecast Electoral Variance in 2021 -3%

As a result of the regeneration of the Aylesbury Estate (once the largest council estate in Europe) electorate figures have declined in the ward as a result of households moving out in preparation for demolition of parts of the estate. As the Aylesbury Estate comprises a majority of the electors in the ward, this means that the ward now has 21 percent fewer electors than the borough average. Whilst new homes will have been built by 2021, the process of demolition and new build will be far from complete by then, resulting in the ward having 8 percent fewer electors per member by that year, assuming that it retains three councillors.

As set out in our section on Camberwell, we are also proposing to remove the sections of this ward that lie south of Burgess Park, as these areas are more properly considered part of Camberwell. These transfers reduce the projected 2021 electorate to 10,212, 12% below the borough average and are otherwise cut off from the rest of the ward by Burgess Park.

Our proposal to address this is two-fold. First, the ward should be extended to the east to take in the EWL4 polling district from East Walworth ward. That polling district is centred on the Kinglake Estate and the current Faraday ward already contains one block of flats from that estate (Faversham House). Extending the ward in this direction therefore enables the whole of the estate to be contained within a single ward.

Secondly, we are proposing an addition to the current area of the ward that lies to the west of Walworth Road. Rather than the northern boundary of this area being formed by Fielding Street, we propose moving this to Macleod Street. This change therefore makes the current area west of Walworth Road larger and less anomalous within the ward.

These changes make the new ward too large and neighbouring East Walworth too small. This is addressed through transferring the area around the Kingston, Nelson and Portland Estates to the latter, which also unites the area around East Street market into a single ward.

The resulting boundary would therefore run clockwise from the main east-west path through Burgess Park to run north along Camberwell Road, west along John Ruskin Street, then north along the railway to turn east along Sutherland Square and Macleod Street before crossing Walworth Road to run along Liverpool Grove until the first turn in that street. The boundary would then follow the northern boundary of St. Peter’s churchyard, continuing east along the line formed by this, the school grounds and the boundary of Faraday Gardens to Portland Street.

The boundary would then run the length of Trafalgar Street, turning north at Dawes Street and east along East Street. It follows East Street to its end at Old Kent Road, turning southeast along that road to the junction of Albany Road. It turns southwest along Albany Road to Bagshot Street, where it turns south along the footpath through Burgess Park. It then runs over the footbridge across Burgess Park Lake, west briefly along the south side of the lake and then southwards along the eastern flank of the large mound there to join the park’s main east-west footpath.

We are proposing to retain the Faraday ward name, named after Michael Faraday who grew up in the area.

• The Aylesbury Estate dominates Faraday ward, stretching along both sides of Thurlow Street and along the length of Albany Road between Bagshot Street and Bradenham Close and stretching back from Albany Road almost as far as Merrow Street. • It has active community groups and associations on the estate and as part of the regeneration the Creation Trust is working with the community and developers to retain and further build the strong community that live here. 30

• Given the on-going regeneration of the estate, it is important to have this area united to ensure that consultation works as effectively as possible and that community interests are maintained. It is also important to keep the estate together to ensure that the number of homes that generate the electorate projections for 2021 are accurate: whilst most of this growth has been put in the FAR3 polling district in the projections, some may in fact be delivered in the FAR2 district. To ensure accuracy, it is therefore important to keep the Aylesbury Estate area united in a single ward. • Other council estates in the ward are clearly defined areas including the Elizabeth Estate, the Kinglake Estate and the Gateway Estate. • Michael Faraday School in the west of the ward and Surrey Square in the east will serve most of this ward. St Peter’s Church parish covers a similar area, and the school draws from the SE17 area. • The homes around Portland Street are part of the Octavia Hill Estate, homes built by the Victorian philanthropist and until recently owned by the Church Commission further strengthening the link between St Peters and the area. They have an active TRA. • Faraday also has a community centre at InSpire (the crypt at St Peter’s church) which serves the community in Faraday. • There are a number of pubs in the ward, including two (Queen Elizabeth and the Hour Glass) which draw very local crowds. • The Walworth Academy is in this ward. • The Walworth Road is a main shopping street and has restaurants, shops, bars and services which residents on both sides of the Walworth Road will use. • As well as key bus routes along the Old Kent Road and Walworth Road, there are bus services along Albany Road, Thurlow Street and East Street cutting through the middle of the ward and connecting the east and west sides. • On the Aylesbury there are youth facilities, as well as children’s play areas and other well used community space.

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Name North Walworth Ward Number of Councillors 3 Forecast Electorate 2021 11,431 Forecast Electoral Variance in 2021 -1%

As a result of the demolition of the former Heygate Estate, East Walworth ward currently has 16 percent fewer electors registered than the average ward in the borough. New developments to replace this housing are already on the way – since the register was compiled, new residents have already moved into the first homes on the site at Trafalgar Place and the homes to the south of Heygate Street are already being built. By 2021, the ward is projected to have increased its number of electors to being only 1 percent short of the borough average.

However, for reasons covered in more detail later, we are also proposing to remove the EWL5 polling district from the ward (transferring it to our proposed Old Kent Road ward). That part of the ward is separated from the rest of the ward by Burgess Park and does not consider itself part of Walworth. This removal reduces the projected 2021 electorate to 10,601, 8 percent less than the average for a three-member ward.

This disparity is increased further with our proposed transfer of the EWL4 polling district to Faraday ward (see above). This inequality is addressed through transferring in most of the area removed from Newington ward (see above) together with the Nelson and Portland Estates. These amendments mean that most of Walworth’s key shopping areas would lie within the ward: Elephant and Castle shopping centre, most of the Walworth Road shops and the famous and historic East Street market.

The boundary would therefore run clockwise from the Elephant and Castle roundabout east along the length of New Kent Road, southeast along Old Kent Road to East Street, west along East Street to Dawes Street, south along that road to Trafalgar Street, then east along that road and the boundary of Faraday Gardens, St. Peter’s school and St. Peter’s church grounds, then south along the western boundary of that churchyard before turning west along Liverpool Grove.

The boundary would then cross Walworth Road and west along Macleod Street to the railway viaduct. It then follows that viaduct north to Hampton Street, running west along that road to Newington Butts before running north along that road back to return to the Elephant and Castle roundabout.

With the loss of the most eastern parts of the current ward and the move north and west, we are proposing to amend the ward name to North Walworth ward.

• The Walworth Road is the main commercial district in the ward, with shops, restaurants and services. Using the railway line as the border means that residents on either side of the Walworth Road are united around this as the community centre. • East Street has a popular daily market, used largely by local people. • The 343 runs through the middle of the ward. The Walworth Road, Old and New Kent Roads are all major bus routes. • The New Kent Road is the edge of the congestion zone. Moving the boundary north would make it difficult for residents to drive between one part of the ward and another. • There are a number of active churches including Crossways, St Johns and Victory House. • There are a number of local primary schools including Victory, Townsend, St Johns and English Martyrs. • Pembroke House in the ward provides an active space for the local community. • The ward has well established estates with their own identity and associations. These include the Nelson, Portland, Rodney Road, Bricklayers Arms, Draper House, Congrove and Barlow, and Browning estates. • The Heygate estate has been demolished and will have new housing built over the coming few years. This will have a range of community and commercial space . 32

• A new civic centre is being built on the Walworth Road to replace the one destroyed recently by fire. This will also be central to the ward. • The local park is a community park with an active friends group. • This proposal puts the East Street market into one ward rather than dividing wards, to reflect it as a community and business hub in the area.

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Bermondsey and Old Kent Road

Bermondsey is the area along the river in the north of Southwark. It has Rotherhithe to the east and Borough to the west. The Old Kent Road divides Bermondsey from Walworth and Peckham. Bermondsey has developed a range of neighbourhoods with different characteristics. Across the area, as across most of Southwark there is a mix of housing with social and privately owned.

This section considers the arrangements for the four wards covering the Bermondsey and Old Kent Road areas: Grange, Livesey, Riverside and South Bermondsey wards. Grange, Riverside parts of Livesey and most of South Bermondsey wards are traditionally part of Bermondsey and part of the borough of that name before the formation of the London borough of Southwark. Most of Livesey ward and the southern part of South Bermondsey ward were previously part of the old borough of Camberwell and look towards the Old Kent Road. Given that split of South Bermondsey ward, we consider the four wards together in this section.

Development has been rapid in the northern and western parts of this area: Grange ward currently has 20 percent more electors per member than the borough average and this will increase to 31 percent above the average by 2021. Riverside currently has 5 percent more electors and is projected to stay at that level until 2021.

In contrast, there is less development in the other two wards. Livesey currently has 5 percent fewer electors per member than the borough average and this is projected to become 11 percent fewer by 2021. Similarly, South Bermondsey has 5 percent fewer electors per member on the current role, but this becomes 15 percent fewer by 2021.

Warding proposals

As detailed in the section on Peckham and Nunhead, we are proposing to transfer that part of Livesey ward that lies to the south of Meeting House Lane to Nunhead ward and realign the boundary with that ward to address current anomalies. In the section on Rotherhithe (see later) we also transfer the LIV1 polling district from Livesey to Rotherhithe ward and parts of the ROT1 and ROT5 polling districts from Rotherhithe to Riverside ward to better meet the three statutory criteria. Finally, we are also transferring in the EWL5 polling district from East Walworth as this area is better placed for community identity reasons with an Old Kent Road focused ward rather than a Walworth one.

The resulting area from these changes would have a total electorate of 47,131 by 2021, sufficient to be represented by 12 councillors. We are therefore proposing to retain four three-member wards in this area.

Bermondsey and Old Kent Road has four distinct shopping areas: the Old Kent Road itself, “The Blue” area around Market Place on Southwark Park Road, Jamaica Road and Tower Bridge Road. Each of our four proposed wards is focused around one of these shopping centres.

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Name Old Kent Road Ward Number of Councillors 3 Forecast Electorate 2021 11,301 Forecast Electoral Variance in 2021 -2%

This ward is based on the Old Kent Road, pulling together the parts of Peckham which look to the Old Kent Road rather than Queens Road, and the parts of Bermondsey that would look south to the Old Kent Road. As described above, it is proposed to transfer the parts of this ward that lie to the south of Meeting House Lane and to the north of the main railway line from London Bridge station to other wards for reasons of community identity. These changes improve the cohesion of the current Livesey ward which appeared as one of the least coherent wards from the 1998 review, as it took in areas that either end of the ward that were clearly ‘Peckham’ or ‘Rotherhithe’.

We have combined these parts of Livesey that focus on the Old Kent Road with the EWL5 polling district from the current East Walworth ward. This polling district has no relationship with Walworth, it sits outside SE17, is separated from Walworth by Burgess Park and appears to have been added to Walworth the 2002 boundaries for the sake of electoral equality rather than community cohesion. We have also added the southern part of South Bermondsey ward. The impact of these changes is to have a ward with a greater focus on the Old Kent Road than Livesey ward currently does which runs from Queens Road Peckham, through Bermondsey and into Rotherhithe.

This makes sense in terms of both community identity and effective local government. The Old Kent Road area has been identified as a key Opportunity Area by the Mayor of London, and so the area will be the focus of considerable regeneration planning over the forthcoming years. It is desirable therefore, for effective local government reasons, to have a ward where much of this activity takes place rather than the area being at the periphery of a number of wards to ensure an effective focus on the emerging issues and the needs of the community.

The area also has a number of tenants and residents associations that work closely together through the Big Local south Bermondsey Partnership. This partnership currently includes three estates from Livesey ward (the Bonamy, Caroline Gardens and Ledbury estates) and two from South Bermondsey ward (Avondale Square and Coopers Road). Encompassing all of these estates in a single ward, as we propose, therefore makes strong community sense.

Our proposed boundary runs clockwise from the borough’s eastern boundary along the railway line from London Bridge to Queen’s Road stations, running west along Culmore Road and then along Meeting House Lane before turning north along Naylor Road, then west along Commercial Way to the Surrey Canal footpath. Our proposed boundary then runs north along that footpath to Burgess Park. This section from Meeting House Lane to this point follows the current ward boundary with Peckham ward.

Our proposed boundary then runs west along the raised path through Burgess Park (the route of the old canal) to a point just east of the raised mound that lies to the south of the park’s lake. The boundary then runs along the eastern flank of this mound before running along the footbridge over that lake and then turns east along Albany Road to the Old Kent Road. This therefore transfers the EWL5 polling district and unites the residential Glengall Road and the area around the Cantium retail park on the Old Kent Road in the process.

The boundary then follows the Old Kent Road eastwards to Coopers Road, then north to Rolls Road. The boundary then runs east along Rolls Road, Catlin Street and Rotherhithe New Road before turning southeast along the railway viaduct at Jarrow Road and then following the borough boundary. The section transferred in by this change not only includes the big local estates mentioned previously but it also has a strong northern boundary formed by the brick wall running along its length that once formed the boundary of the old Bricklayers Arms rail yards.

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Given that the current Livesey name has little local recognition, and that the Livesey museum that it was named after closed in 2008, we are proposing that this ward is named Old Kent Road ward as a clearer reflection of the local community.

• The Mayor of London has announced the Old Kent Road Opportunity Area and the council have established an Old Kent Road Community Forum to ensure that the interests of local residents and businesses are fully consulted in developments. Our proposed Old Kent Road ward falls within the boundaries of this Opportunity Area. It will become increasingly important for the council to work in close partnership with the forum as plans for redevelopment proceed and it will improve administrative efficiency if this area is kept together in a ward. • The ward contains some large council estates: the Bonamy, Ledbury, Lindley, Tustin and Unwin & Friary estates, all with active tenants’ and residents associations’ (TRAs). • Avondale Estate is a large housing estate managed by the Corporation of London, which also has an active residents association. • Caroline Gardens in the south of the ward, now council housing for older people, was originally built in the nineteenth century as a victuallers’ asylum (a retirement home for former publicans). Its Regency architecture, including its chapel, makes it a conservation area. The residents here also have an active TRA that works in close partnership with the Ledbury, Bonamy, Avondale and Coopers Road estates. • As mentioned above, five of these estates work in close partnership as part of the Big Local lottery-funded project. As a result, they co-ordinate events together and regularly attend functions arranged by each other. • There are a number of places of worship including Peckham Mosque and over thirty evangelical churches located along the Old Kent Road and the industrial estates in the ward. • Local primary schools include Coburg, Camelot, Ilderton, Phoenix, Pilgrim’s Way and St Francis all with local catchment areas within the proposed boundary. Ilderton (on Varcoe Road) and Phoenix (on Marlborough Grove) schools together form the Mayflower school federation, sharing facilities. • The Old Kent Road has a number of shops including a large Asda which local people will use. There are plans to redevelop the Old Kent Road increasing its role as a community hub. • The Old Kent Road itself has numerous bus routes along it. Bus routes that run north to south through the ward include the 78 (Old Kent Road and Peckham Park Road), 381 (Catlin Street, Rotherhithe New Road and Peckham Park Road) and P12 (Catlin Street, Rotherhithe New Road, Ilderton Road, Old Kent Road and Asylum Road).

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Name Blue Bermondsey Ward Number of Councillors 3 Forecast Electorate 2021 11,696 Forecast Electoral Variance in 2021 +1%

This ward is the successor to the current South Bermondsey ward. That ward would have 15 percent fewer electors per councillor by 2021. With parts of that ward transferred to the proposed Old Kent Road ward, that disparity is increased further.

Given the need to remove electors from neighbouring Grange ward, we are proposing to transfer electors from there. This area is based around the GRN4 and GRN5 polling districts that neighbour the current South Bermondsey ward, with some adjustments to provide a clearer boundary.

This addition unites the Rouel Road Estate within a single ward, including the long block of flats at Lucey Way that is currently divided between Grange ward and South Bermondsey ward – this boundary currently runs along the party wall between neighbouring flats.

Elsewhere, the proposals unite the Longfield Estate (currently in south Bermondsey ward) and the Setchell Estate (currently in Grange ward) that share community facilities, including their community hall.

Our proposed boundary runs clockwise from the main railway viaduct through Bermondsey that runs from London Bridge to Kent. The boundary turns southwest from that railway line at the point where Rotherhithe New Road meets Jarrow Road, following the former road as far as Catlin Street before turning west along that road, west along Rolls Road, south along Coopers Road to the Old Kent Road, then northwest to the junction to Mandela Way.

The boundary then runs northeast along Mandela Way before turning northwards along a line to the rear of properties on the east side of Pages Walk, continuing to Willow Walk. It then runs north along Crimscott Street and turns east along Grange Road, before turning northeast along Spa Road as far as the railway viaduct, then follows the railway to complete its circuit.

The western boundary of this ward, between the Old Kent Road and Grange Road, is formed by industrial land that forms a buffer area between residential areas.

Given the shift of the ward boundaries to the northwest this, ward is no longer truly just ‘South Bermondsey’, a confusing name in any case as areas that identified as South Bermondsey, including the station of that name, already fall outside of the current ward boundary. Instead, we are proposing to rename it Blue Bermondsey ward, a reference to the Bermondsey’s main shopping area, known locally as ‘The Blue’, which provides the focus for this ward.

• Bermondsey’s historic shopping area and market grew up in the nineteenth century along a stretch of Southwark Park Road that was then known as Blue Anchor Road, taking its name from the Blue Anchor public house. This pub still exists, as does a side street called Blue Anchor Lane, and locally the area is still referred to as ‘The Blue’. Recently, shopkeepers and market holders have established a local Business Improvement District, The Blue Bermondsey Business Improvement District. • Social housing predominates in the ward, with a number of council housing estates: Eveline Lowe Estate, Longfield Estate, Manor Estate, Rennie Estate, Rouel Road Estate, Setchell Estate and Thorburn Square estate. Some of these share facilities: the Manor and Rennie estates share a community centre on Galleywall Road, and the Longfield and Setchell estate share another (located on the Setchell Estate). • The Rouel Road Estate is currently split between two wards using a divide that splits one long block of flats along Lucey Way (this boundary uses a party wall between two neighbouring sets of flats). Our proposals unite the estate into a single ward, along with the Eveline Lowe Estate that shares its estate shopping area with parts of the Rouel Road Estate. 37

• The terraced housing around Fort Road forms a local conservation area, taking in Reverdy Road, Alma Road, Balaclava Road, Longley Road and Welsford Road, along with parts of Lynton Road. • Further south are a number of housing association estates. The Dover Flats, built around three courtyards on the Old Kent Road, were built by the Peabody association in Victorian times whilst a number of associations built homes in the 1980s around Stevenson Crescent and Abercorn Way. • Our proposed ward unites the developments built in the 1980s on the site of the old Bricklayers Arms railway depot and sidings, which stretched between Mandela Way-Rolls Road-Catlin Street and Willow Walk-Lynton Road. • Local primary schools with a catchment in the ward include Boutcher School and the proposed new school at Galleywall Road. The proposed ward also has two secondary schools which predominantly recruit locally: Harris Academy girls school and the City of London Academy. • The number 1 bus route runs through the ward along Galleywall Road, Southwark Park Road and Grange Road. The 78, 381 and P12 also run through the ward.

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Name Riverside Ward Number of Councillors 3 Forecast Electorate 2021 12,110 Forecast Electoral Variance in 2021 +5%

In the section below on Rotherhithe ward, we propose to transfer electors from that ward to Riverside to improve electoral equality in the north east of the borough. This brings in areas to the west of Southwark Park and Kings Stairs Gardens and uses those open spaces as a clearer boundary than the current arrangements.

These changes unite the Millpond Estate that straddles West Lane as well as taking in the Slippers and Kirby Estates, which are surrounded by housing in Riverside ward and Southwark Park and so are better placed with this ward. They also unite the shopping area around the junction of Jamaica Road, Southwark Park Road and West Lane.

However, it also increases the projected 2021 electorate to 13,138 electors, 13% above the average number of electors for the three councillors there.

To address this, it is proposed to remove the RIV1 polling district at the other end of the ward.

The boundaries of our proposed ward are therefore created by the River Thames to the north. The boundary turns south at King’s Stairs, through Kings Stairs Gardens and then traverses Jamaica Road to pass through Southwark Park, using the path starting at Christchurch Gate (opposite Cathay Street) south to the main carriageway that is a continuation of Gomm Road, then west through Jamaica Gate. The boundary then follows Southwark Park Road south and west to the railway viaduct, then follows that viaduct northwest as far as Tanner Street.

The boundary then turns north along Tanner Street to its end at Tooley Street, then turns west as far as Tower Bridge Road before turning north along that road to the river at Tower Bridge.

The proposed ward is centred on Jamaica Road, which provides the main shopping area for the northeast of Bermondsey and includes Bermondsey underground station. All of the shopping area, which also extends along West Lane, is included within the ward.

We propose to retain the Riverside ward name.

• The ward includes the council estates of the Arnold, Dickens Four Squares, Keetons, Kirby, Millpond, Pynfolds and Slippers Place estates. Areas around Cheery Gardens Lane have also recently formed a tenants and residents association which is wholly within the proposed ward. The Millpond tenants and residents association is currently split between Riverside and Rotherhithe wards but would be united through these proposals. • The shopping area around the eastern end of Jamaica Road runs from Southwark Park to St James’s Road. It is currently divided between two wards but would be united in these proposals. • The eastern boundary of our proposed ward is largely formed by parks (Southwark Park and Kings Stairs Gardens), a better boundary than along a residential street with housing on both sides. These parks form a boundary between area considered as ‘Bermondsey’ and ‘Rotherhithe’. • To the west, the Butlers Wharf area between Tower Bridge and St Saviours Dock is kept united in our proposals, and linked to similar residential converted wharfs on the east side of that dock. • The local primary schools of Riverside, St James and Southwark Park schools all predominantly recruit from within the area covered by the ward.

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Name Tower Bridge Ward Number of Councillors 3 Forecast Electorate 2021 12,024 Forecast Electoral Variance in 2021 +4%

This proposed ward is based on the current Grange ward. Grange ward currently has 20% more electors than the average for the borough, and this inequality is projected to increase to 31% by 2021. As outlined above, we propose to address this by transferring electors from the GRN4 and GRN5 polling districts to our proposed Blue Bermondsey ward.

As described above, we have needed to remove the RIV1 polling district from Riverside ward to achieve an acceptable degree of electoral equality in that ward. We propose to include those voters with the remainder of Grange ward to ensure that RIV1 electors remain in a Bermondsey ward.

Whilst this necessitates crossing the railway viaduct from London Bridge station, to achieve electoral equality it is necessary to have a ward that spans this railway at some point, as it does currently in Livesey ward. Crossing at this point has a number of advantages over the current arrangements. The first is that the current arrangement in Livesey ward separates the electors in the LIV1 polling district from the rest of Livesey ward by two separate railway viaducts rather than one here. Secondly, the railway viaduct at this point has more roads through it, granting greater connectivity – whilst LIV1 is only linked to the rest of Livesey by one road the area between Tanner Street and Borough High Street is linked by ten. Finally, the current redevelopment of London Bridge station will create greater permeability at this point.

These changes improve the current Grange ward, which spans east-west with little sense of community coherence (other than with identifying as part of Bermondsey) between the voters in the west (GRN1 polling district) and east (GRN4 and GRN5). The proposals orientate the ward on a north-south axis, with all parts of the revised ward relating strongly to the major thoroughfare of Tower Bridge Road.

The resulting boundary therefore runs from the River Thames south along Tower Bridge Road, turning east along Tooley Street, south along Tanner Street, southeast along the railway viaduct to Spa Road. The boundary then runs southwest along Spa Road, turning west along Grange Road and then south along Crimscott Street, crossing Willow Walk to continue along the rear of properties on the east side of Pages Walk to Mandela Way.

It then runs southwest along Mandela Way, northwest along Old Kent Road to the Bricklayers Arms roundabout, then north along Tower Bridge Road to the crossroads with Abbey Street, turning west along the latter and then along Long Lane, following that road to Crosby Row. It runs north along the length of that road and Great Maze Pond to then turn west along St Thomas Street to Borough High Street. It then follows that road north and on to London Bridge to the river.

Grange ward poorly describes this new ward, as parts of Grange Road would transfer to Central Bermondsey ward. We are therefore proposing the name Tower Bridge ward after the internationally known landmark that is on the edge of the ward which lends its name to the main road that connects the ward together.

• Like a number of other wards in the area, council estates predominate in the ward. Larger estates include the Harold, Kipling, Lockyer, Neckinger, Purbrook, St Johns, St Olaves, St Saviours, Tyers and Whites Grounds estates, but there are also a number of smaller estates comprising one or two blocks of flats. • A number of these estates have come together to form joint tenants and residents’ associations. These include St Saviours, Purbrook and Aylwin estates (SPAM TRA), Harold, Swan Mead and Creasy estates (SHACCA), Tyers and Whites Grounds estates (Bermondsey Street TRA) and Crosby, Lockyer and Hamilton TRA. • Another local feature is the strong role of Tenant Management Associations in the ward. 40

Leathermarket Joint Management Board manages the council estates between Tower Bridge Road and Crosby Row in the ward to the south of the railway whilst Fair Community Housing manages those around Fair Street to its north: St Johns and St Olaves estates, Devon Mansions, Lewes House and the Fair Street flats. • All of London Bridge Station and its immediate surrounds are within our proposed ward – an improvement on current arrangements. This is important now given the extensive regeneration that is happening to the station and around it as bringing the area into one ward should facilitate better consultation with local residents and businesses. • Tower Bridge Road is a local shopping area in the ward, with its own plans for a business improvement district. The ward also includes the More London development around City Hall and the cultural hub of Bermondsey Street. • There are three primary schools that recruitment is predominantly within this proposed ward: Grange, Snowsfields and Tower Bridge schools. • A number of bus routes run through the ward: the 1, 188, 47, 78 and C10 routes.

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Rotherhithe

Rotherhithe is the peninsular into the Thames in the north east of Southwark. Much of it was ports and dockyards, specialising in the timber trade with Scandinavia and Canada, which have now been redeveloped into commercial and residential uses. The area retains much of its maritime heritage.

Major regeneration is planned for Rotherhithe, transforming the centre around the current shopping centre, and building a new leisure centre. The area is bordered by the River Thames, with Lewisham to the south, and Bermondsey to the west.

Rotherhithe is currently split into an east and west ward (Surry Docks and Rotherhithe). Whilst the current Rotherhithe ward has good electoral equality and retains this on the projected 2021 projections, Surrey Docks ward is projected to grow significantly, so that it would exceed the average number of electors per member by 14 percent by 2021.

Warding proposals

In addition to redrawing the north south boundary between the two wards, we also propose to include the LIV1 polling district from Livesey ward to improve community identity and convenient local government. This polling district is separated from the rest of Livesey ward by two railway viaducts and a stretch of industrial estate, and the current ward boundary with Rotherhithe ward divides the St Helena Way block of flats and the blocks represented by the Silverlock Hall tenants and residents association (Silverlock Estate in Livesey ward, Tissington Court, Balman House and Haddonfield Estate in Rotherhithe ward).

The LIV1 polling district is also comparatively small in terms of its electorate compared to others in the borough, but its geographic separation from the rest of the ward make it difficult to extend the polling district or merge it with another in Livesey ward. This therefore creates inefficiency for the council in the costs of staffing this polling station at elections.

As Surrey Docks ward’s only boundary is with Rotherhithe ward, reducing the projected surplus of electors in the former can only be addressed by transferring its electors to the latter.

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Name Surrey Docks Ward Number of Councillors 3 Forecast Electorate 2021 12,163 Forecast Electoral Variance in 2021 +5%

We propose to do this by transferring electors in the southwest of Surrey Docks ward, around two council estates – Osprey Estate and Chilton Grove Estate – as well as the Sutton Buildings housing association flats in between. This transfer unites all of Lower Road within a single ward and links the above social housing estates with the other council estates in Rotherhithe ward whilst separating them from the private residential developments that predominate in the rest of Surrey Docks ward.

The proposed ward boundary therefore runs west from the borough boundary along Plough Way from its junction with Yeoman Way to Trident Street, then runs north along that road to the footpath along the edge of Greenland Dock, following the dock edge and path to the subway under Redriff Road.

At this point, the boundary then follows the existing ward boundary east along Redriff Road, north along Surrey Quays Road, northeast along Canada Street, southeast along Quebec Way, northeast along Roberts Close and Archangel Street before running northwest along Dock Hill Avenue then across Surrey Water and north along the water channel at the northern end of that former dock to the River Thames.

We propose to retain the current Surrey Docks ward name.

• This is largely similar housing which was built as part of the docks redevelopment. Salter Road runs around the peninsular with housing off on either side. • Russia Dock Woods – a conversion of the old Russia dock to form a wooded park in the 1980s - are in the centre of the ward and used by the local community living in the housing off Salter Way. • There are two local primary schools, and the popular Bacons College. • Local organisations like Surrey Docks Farm provide leisure for local people, as do leisure facilities as the Surrey Docks Water Sport Centre. • Greenland Dock in the South is popular with the local community for walking and leisure. • A bus service around Salter Road joins the residential areas of the peninsular together. • There are very few council estates in the area other than the Downtown Estate which remains in tact in this proposal. Most of the ward is characterised by private housing built since the London Docklands Development Corporation started its work in the 1980s. • The Docklands Settlement in the east of the ward is a newly refurbished community facility offering services to the local community.

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Name Rotherhithe Ward Number of Councillors 3 Forecast Electorate 2021 11,960 Forecast Electoral Variance in 2021 +3%

Whilst the current Rotherhithe ward has good electoral equality and would retain this based on the projections provided until 2021, the need to transfer electors from Surrey Docks ward for electoral equality reasons necessitates amendments to Rotherhithe ward. In addition, as we have set out earlier, there are strong community and effective local government reasons to bring the LIV1 polling district into the ward as this area is part of Rotherhithe.

We also propose to transferring electors to Riverside ward. Rotherhithe ward currently stretches around Southwark Park and across Kings Stairs Gardens. The green corridor created by this open space provides a better boundary between communities than the current arrangement, where the boundary runs along Southwark Park Road and West Lane – the latter boundary dividing the Millpond Estate. As the housing to the southwest of Southwark Park more readily looks towards Rotherhithe New Road, we propose to use the part of Southwark Park to the north of Jamaica Gate and the Gomm Road carriageway and King’s Stairs Gardens to create the new boundary.

The revised boundary would therefore run clockwise from the River Thames along a route through the channel north of Surrey Water, along Surrey Water, the length of Dock Hill Avenue, Archangel Street, Roberts Close, Quebec Way, Canada Street, Surrey Quays Road and Redriff Road (that is, the current boundary between Rotherhithe and Surrey Docks wards). It would then run south along the western edge of Greenland Dock, then along Trident Street before turning east along Plough Way as far as the borough boundary at Yeoman Street.

The boundary would then run along the borough boundary as far west as the railway viaduct (between Corbett’s Passage and Jarrow Road), then follows that railway northwest to Southwark Park Road, then northeast along that road as far as Jamaica Gate. It passes through that gate into Southwark Park along its main carriageway (the extension of Gomm Road), turning north at the first footpath off that road and continues to Christchurch Gate on Jamaica Road. The boundary then crosses Jamaica Road to continue through King’s Stairs Gardens to return to the river at King’s Stairs.

We propose to retain the Rotherhithe ward name.

• This ward contains many more estates than Surrey Docks which is largely newer built private housing. Estates include the Abbeyfield, Canada, Mayflower, Osprey, Plough Way, Hawkstone, Silverlock, Haddonfield, Swan Road and Pedworth estates. • Our proposal unites the estates represented through the Silverlock Hall Tenants and Residents Association, which comprises the Haddonfield and Silverlock estates together with Tissington Court and Balman House. It also unites the block of flats along St Helena Way which are currently divided between two wards and Parliamentary constituencies. • It is well connected north to south with thee train stations linking parts of the ward with each other and also with the rest of London via the overground and underground network. • The east of the ward contains the shopping centre, Canada Water tube, overground and bus station and library. This commercial area forms the key hub for the local community and will be redeveloped in future years, significantly increasing the number of residents in the area. • The Seven Islands Leisure Centre serves Rotherhithe and Bermondsey. It is proposed for redevelopment with the new leisure centre as part of the town centre around the existing commercial district. • Southwark Park is well known and well used. It provides a natural boundary with Bermondsey to the west. The railway and the borough boundary provide a clear southern and community boundary. • The area retains a shared heritage that can be seen in local museums such as the Brunel 44

Museum and also in the names of facilities such as Alfred Salter School. • Lower Road is a busy bus route connecting the ward with the rest of Southwark and beyond. • Other groups such as Time and Talents and the London Bubble Theatre company operate locally, drawing on the local community. • The ward keeps the local shopping area of Albion Street together with the communities that shop there. Albion Street and the area along the Thames between Kings Stairs Gardens and Canon Beck Road are often referred to locally as ‘Rotherhithe Village’ and are kept together in these proposals. This area also includes the historic St Mary’s church and the Mayflower public house, from which The Mayflower first departed to take the Pilgrim Fathers to America (it subsequently stopped off at Plymouth). The captain of the Mayflower, Christopher Jones, is buried in the churchyard of St Mary’s. • As a legacy of the Scandinavian timber trade, there are a number of churches in the ward that relate to north European communities: there are both a Norwegian and a Finnish church on Albion Street and the street has a Scandinavian street market at Christmas and other times during the year.

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Borough and Bankside

The Borough and Bankside area, comprising Cathedrals and Chaucer wards, has seen the most rapid level of new development in the borough and this will continue in future years. The Elephant and Castle regeneration is transforming the area around the Elephant, and other major developments including Blackfriars Road will see Cathedrals on current estimates needing five members by 2021.

The Borough and Bankside area is an area of historic Southwark. It is the area along the river and south of London Bridge, Blackfriars Bridge and Southwark Bridge, before meeting Walworth at the Elephant and Castle and the New Kent Road.

Due to its location in the centre of London, much of the north of the area is very commercially developed, but still with a high number of flats and apartments. The area also has a large number of council estates and social housing.

Warding proposals

The area is currently represented by six councillors but the current electorate size could support seven councillors, based on the borough average number of electors per member, and this would increase to eight councillors based on the 2021 projections.

However, the already densely populated Chaucer ward has relatively little development planned over the period to 2021, and can therefore remain largely unaltered and still fit within a reasonable tolerance of the borough’s average number of electors per councillor by that year with three members. In contrast, Cathedrals has the fastest rate of growth projected in the borough: a 58 percent increase in its number of electors by 2021. The projected 18,906 electors would be sufficient to be represented by five councillors.

Our approach is therefore to make no changes to Chaucer ward whilst dividing Cathedrals ward into one two-member and one three-member ward.

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Name Chaucer Ward Number of Councillors 3 Forecast Electorate 2021 11,364 Forecast Electoral Variance in 2021 -2%

As described above, our approach is to make no changes to this ward. The proposed boundary would therefore run clockwise from the Elephant and Castle roundabout northwards along the A3 (Newington Causeway and Borough High Street) as far as St Thomas Street, turning east along that road before turning south along the length of Great Maze Pond and Crosby Row to Long Lane.

The boundary would then run east along the remainder of Long Lane into Abbey Street, turning south along Tower Bridge Road to the Bricklayers Arms roundabout. From that roundabout, the boundary would run westwards along the New Kent Road back to the Elephant and Castle roundabout.

We propose to retain the Chaucer ward name: a reference to the borough’s literary connections and the pilgrim’s route in The Canterbury Tales, which started at Tabard Inn in the ward.

• The ward is between Newington Causeway/Borough High Street and Tower Bridge Road. These two roads are natural boundaries for the area and help define the community area. • The ward is largely dense housing including Metro Central Heights at the Elephant and Castle and the large Rockingham Estate and Albert Barnes House behind it. Other estates include the Elim, Lawson, Meakin, Tabard Gardens and Haddonhall. There are also larger new private developments such as Empire Square and Bermondsey Square. • The Cluny, Elim and Meakin estates, together with the Bermondsey Street flats opposite the Cluny estate, form the Decima Street tenants and residents association. • Trinity Church Square and Merrick Square, together with surrounding streets, form both a residents’ association and a conservation area of homes built in the early nineteenth century. • The main commercial areas are on the edge of the ward at Borough High Street, Tower Bridge Road and Bermondsey Square and New Kent Road. • Guys Hospital in the north is a natural boundary between borough and Bermondsey. • Schools in the area draw from the local community in particular Ark Globe Academy and St Saviours and St Olaves.

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Name Elephant Ward Number of Councillors 2 Forecast Electorate 2021 7,681 Forecast Electoral Variance in 2021 -1%

As described earlier, we are proposing that Cathedrals ward is split into one two-member and one- three member ward. Having considered different options, we believe that the best balance of electoral equality and community identity can be achieved through having the two-member entity to the south, focused around St George’s Circus and the area to the west of the Elephant and Castle.

Our proposed ward would run clockwise from the borough boundary eastwards along Webber Street as far as the railway viaduct that crosses it. The boundary would then run south along this railway line to Newington Causeway, then follow the route of the A3 along that road and Newington Butts to the borough boundary.

This boundary ensures that no housing estates are divided by our proposals. Having considered the locations of developments in the area, our use of the projections show that this ward would have 7,681 electors by 2021, which with two members would be within a percentage point of the borough average number of electors per member.

Given the significant redevelopment focused around the Elephant and Castle, we are proposing that this ward should be named Elephant ward. An alternative name might be St George’s ward, given that the ward includes St George’s Circus, St George’s Roman Catholic Cathedral and St. George’s Road.

As the Elephant and Castle development progresses, it will increasingly become a town centre and go to destination for local people. It is designed so that new developments in this ward have and use a new town centre around the current Elephant and Castle roundabout.

We propose Elephant Ward as the Elephant and Castle is locally referred to simply as “The Elephant”.

• This area is the centre of a number of key road routes joining together and a very busy bus interchange. Residents live alongside these roads in a mix of housing types. • There are a number of key buildings and institutions which help shape the ward including St George’s Roman Catholic Cathedral and the Imperial War Museum. Two local parks are also used by local residents: Geraldine Mary Harmsworth Park at the Imperial War Museum and also St Mary’s Churchyard park in the south of the ward. • London South Bank University and the London College of Communications are in the ward, which attracts a high number of students. There are halls of residence in the ward and students living in private apartments. • Gaywood, Dodson, Webber Row and Lancaster Estates surround St George’s Circus in the centre of the ward, whilst Perronet House and the Hayles Estate lie between this area and the Elephant and Castle. Each has their own identity and community activity. • The old Elephant and Castle Leisure Centre has been demolished in the south of the ward and a new leisure centre, with a greater range of facilities, has been built in its place and will open in early 2016. It will serve as a focus for the community, including through health and fitness programmes for the local community. • Two local primary schools draw their intake predominantly from the ward: Charlotte Sharman and St Judes. The ward would also take in the main campus of Southbank University and Notre Dame Catholic Girls secondary school.

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Name Cathedral Ward Number of Councillors 3 Forecast Electorate 2021 11,225 Forecast Electoral Variance in 2021 -3%

Given the removal of the southern area to form Elephant ward, the remainder of Cathedrals ward would form a three-member entity that continues to cover much of historic Southwark, including Southwark Cathedral and the Bankside area.

The boundary would follow the borough boundary clockwise from Webber Street to the River Thames, and then east as far as London Bridge. The boundary would then follow the A3 southwards along London Bridge, Borough High Street and Newington Causeway to the point where the railway viaduct crosses Newington Causeway. The boundary would then follow this railway north to Webber Street and then run west along that road to return to the borough boundary.

Given that the ward would have lost one of its cathedrals (St George’s Roman Catholic cathedral) to Elephant ward, we are proposing that the ward name return to the singular Cathedral ward name that pre-existed the 1998 review.

• The area is well defined between a main road and the borough boundary. The area north of Southwark Street contains a number of tourist attractions, also well used locally such as Borough Market and Shakespeare’s Globe. Residents in this area share similar concerns and interests due to the area they live. • South of Southwark Street to the ward boundary is largely residential but with some large public buildings such as the Fire Brigade and the Crown Court. • There are a number of popular local parks such as Mint Street and Little Dorrit. • The borough has a number of council estates including Scovell, Nelson Square Gardens and Park Street. There are also housing association blocks such as Peabody on Southwark Street which also have active TRAs. • A number of local organisations promote the area and encourage shared community such as Better Bankside. Organisations like he Bankside Open Spaces Trust are promoting the green spaces in the area and Blackfriars Settlement working on building, strengthening and supporting the local community. • There are bus routes travelling north/south and east/west in the ward. The ward is also connected to the Elephant in the South on the overground train and on the tube between Southwark and Borough stations. • The ward is undergoing change, but the developments aim to build on the existing communities, adding to them rather than replacing them.

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Local Government Boundary Commission for England Electoral Review of Southwark Council Southwark Group of Labour Councillors Submission

Annex 1 – Ward Maps: Dulwich - College - Village - Dulwich Hill - Goose Green

November 2015

Local Government Boundary Commission for England Electoral Review of Southwark Council Southwark Group of Labour Councillors Submission

Annex II – Ward Maps: Camberwell and Herne Hill - Camberwell Green - Denmark Hill - St Giles

November 2015

Local Government Boundary Commission for England Electoral Review of Southwark Council Southwark Group of Labour Councillors Submission

Annex III – Ward Maps: Peckham and Nunhead - Nunhead - Peckham Rye - Peckham - Rye Lane

November 2015

Local Government Boundary Commission for England Electoral Review of Southwark Council Southwark Group of Labour Councillors Submission

Annex IV – Ward Maps: Walworth - Faraday - Newington - North Walworth

November 2015

Local Government Boundary Commission for England Electoral Review of Southwark Council Southwark Group of Labour Councillors Submission

Annex V – Ward Maps: Bermondsey and Old Kent Road - Blue Bermondsey - Old Kent Road - Riverside - Tower Bridge

November 2015

Local Government Boundary Commission for England Electoral Review of Southwark Council Southwark Group of Labour Councillors Submission

Annex VI – Ward Maps: Rotherhithe - Rotherhithe - Surrey Docks

November 2015

Local Government Boundary Commission for England Electoral Review of Southwark Council Southwark Group of Labour Councillors Submission

Annex VII – Ward Maps: Borough and Bankside - Cathedral - Chaucer - Elephant

November 2015

Borough average ward sizes 2015 electorate 2021 electorate Total electorate for Southwark 215,493 243,298 For one member: 3,421 3,862 For a two member ward: 6,841 7,724 For a three member ward: 10,262 11,586

College ward 2 members polling district (PD) 2015 electorate 2021 electorate description where PD is split COL1 967 967 COL2 2,255 2,257 COL3 619 619 COL4 2,400 2,412 COL5 (part) 1,257 1,270 South of line formed by Lordship Lane, Overhill Road, Belvoir Road, Underhill Road and Melford Road total electorate 7,498 7,525 variance from borough average +10% -3%

Village ward 1 member polling district (PD) 2015 electorate 2021 electorate description where PD is split VIL3 2,315 2,316 VIL4 1,557 1,569 total electorate 3,872 3,885 variance from borough average +13% +1%

Dulwich Hill ward 2 members polling district (PD) 2015 electorate 2021 electorate description where PD is split COL5 (part) 1,654 1,661 North of line formed by Lordship Lane, Overhill Road, Belvoir Road, Underhill Road and Melford Road EDL3 (part) 229 229 East of Crystal Palace Road EDL4 (part) 1,882 1,882 Areas south of Barry Road and east of Underhill Road EDL5 (part) 1,568 1,568 East of Crystal Palace Road PKR2 (part) 241 243 South east of Barry Road PKR3 1,928 1,933 total electorate 7,502 7,516 variance from borough average +10% -3%

Goose Green ward 3 members polling district (PD) 2015 electorate 2021 electorate description where PD is split EDL1 1,793 2,054 EDL2 2,551 2,608 EDL3 (part) 1,491 1,506 West of Crystal Palace Road EDL4 (part) 168 168 Area northwest of Barry Road and Underhill Road EDL5 (part) 126 126 West of Crystal Palace Road PKR2 (part) 1,926 1,949 North west of Barry Road SCA4 (part) 1,027 1,043 South of line: rear of north side of Ondine Road, rear of west side of Marsden Road, Oxenford Road and between 104 & 106 Copleston Road TLN4 (part) 305 307 Area southwest of Amott Road and Gowlett Road VIL4 1,490 1,490 total electorate 10,877 11,251 variance from borough average +6% -3% Denmark Hill ward 3 members polling district (PD) 2015 electorate 2021 electorate description where PD is split SCA1 2,291 2,606 SCA2 1,075 1,075 SCA3 1,440 1,526 SCA5 2,624 2,629 VIL1 2,188 2,188 VIL2 1,692 1,698 total electorate 11,310 11,722 variance from borough average +10% +1%

St. Giles ward 3 members polling district (PD) 2015 electorate 2021 electorate description where PD is split BPK1 (part) 2,226 2,513 Area southwest of rears of east side of Coleman Road and north side Southampton Way, plus 100-106 Newent Close and 1-3 Coleman Road BPK2 (part) 2,440 2,547 The area east of Kimpton Road and south of the section of Benhill Road between Edmund Street and Southampton Way BPK3 1,809 1,835 BPK4 2,882 2,889 CAM4 (part) 268 331 Area south of Camberwell Church Street and area east of Kimpton Road CAM5 (part) 71 71 Area east of Kimpton Road, plus Rill House FAR2 (part) 105 105 South of New Church Road TLN1 (part) 1,749 1,750 West of Lyndhurst Way total electorate 11,550 12,041 variance from borough average +13% +4%

Camberwell Green ward 3 members polling district (PD) 2015 electorate 2021 electorate description where PD is split BPK2 (part) 26 26 The area west of Kimpton Road, and the area north of the section of Benhill Road between Edmund Street and Southampton Way CAM1 (part) 1,472 1,475 Excluding Brandon 3 estate (i.e. excluding area west of Bethwin Road) CAM2 (part) 2,378 2,508 Excluding Brandon 3 estate (i.e. excluding area northwest of Bethwin Road, Sir John Kirk Close, Pitman Street and rear of south side of Laxley Close) CAM3 1,402 2,078 CAM4 (part) 2,052 2,202 CAM5 (part) 2,325 3,027 Areas west of Kimpton Road and north of Elmington Road, excluding Rill House FAR2 (part) 285 288 Addington Square area only: the area between Bowyer Place and the main east-west path through Burgess Park total electorate 9,940 11,604 variance from borough average -3% +0%

Peckham Rye ward 2 members polling district (PD) 2015 electorate 2021 electorate description where PD is split NUN4 (part) 106 106 Nunhead cemetery lodge, St Asaph Road and Bonita Mews only NUN5 1255 1255 PKR1 2653 2654 PKR4 1833 1833 PKR5 2072 2103 total electorate 7,919 7,951 variance from borough average +16% +3% Nunhead ward 3 members polling district (PD) 2015 electorate 2021 electorate description where PD is split LIV5 (part) 1,348 1,594 Area south of Meeting House Lane NUN1 (part) 2,274 2,274 Area south of Culmore Road and east of the railway NUN2 1,682 2,128 NUN3 2,689 2,720 NUN4 (part) 2,115 2,115 Excluding Nunhead cemetery lodge, St Asaph Road and Bonita Mews TLN5 (part) 560 583 South of line: Consort Road, Monteagle Close, north of library, Gordon Road, Barton Close and rear of western side of Kirkwood Road total electorate 10,668 11,414 variance from borough average +4% -1%

Rye Lane ward 3 members polling district (PD) 2015 electorate 2021 electorate description where PD is split SCA4 (part) 1,030 1,030 North of line: rear of north side of Ondine Road, rear of west side of Marsden Road, Oxenford Road and between 104 & 106 Copleston Road TLN1 (part) 231 231 East of Lyndhurst Way TLN2 1,679 2,641 TLN3 2,588 3,151 TLN4 (part) 2,262 2,262 Areas north of Amott Road and west of Gowlett Road TLN5 (part) 2,382 2,402 North of line: Consort Road, Monteagle Close, north of library, Gordon Road, Barton Close and rear of western side of Kirkwood Road total electorate 10,172 11,717 variance from borough average -1% +1%

Peckham ward 3 members polling district (PD) 2015 electorate 2021 electorate description where PD is split BPK1 (part) 332 340 Area northeast of rears of east side of Coleman Road and north side Southampton Way, excluding 100-106 Newent Close and 1-3 Coleman Road PEC1 2,683 2,691 PEC2 1,994 2,167 PEC3 2,354 2,360 PEC4 1,833 1,833 PEC5 1,560 1,991 total electorate 10,756 11,382 variance from borough average +5% -2%

Newington ward 3 members polling district (PD) 2015 electorate 2021 electorate description where PD is split CAM1 (part) 519 519 Brandon 3 estate only (area west of Bethwin Road) CAM2 (part) 207 207 Brandon 3 estate only (area northwest of Bethwin Road, Sir John Kirk Close, Pitman Street and rear of south side of Laxley Close) NEW1 (part) 1,676 1,693 Area that is both west of the railway viaduct and south of Hampton Street NEW2 2,699 2,738 NEW3 2,583 2,621 NEW4 2,115 2,125 NEW5 (part) 1,658 1,718 Area west of the railway viaduct total electorate 11,457 11,621 variance from borough average +12% +0% Faraday ward 3 members polling district (PD) 2015 electorate 2021 electorate description where PD is split EWL4 1,839 1,880 FAR1 (part) 1,123 1,123 Area south of Trafalgar Street, Faraday Gardens and the stretch of Liverpool Grove between Walworth Road and St Peter's Church FAR2 (part) 1,081 1,103 Area north of Burgess Park FAR3 2,031 4,361 FAR4 2,516 2,632 NEW5 (part) 72 90 Area that is both east of the railway viaduct and south of Macleod Street total electorate 8,662 11,189 variance from borough average -16% -3%

North Walworth ward 3 members polling district (PD) 2015 electorate 2021 electorate description where PD is split EWL1 2,031 4,095 EWL2 1,833 2,385 EWL3 2,216 2,241 FAR1 (part) 976 993 Area north of Trafalgar Street, Faraday Gardens and the stretch of Liverpool Grove between Walworth Road and St Peter's Church NEW1 (part) 1,237 1,418 Area north of Hampton Street, together with area east of railway viaduct NEW5 (part) 239 299 Area that is both east of railway viaduct and north of Macleod Street total electorate 8,532 11,431 variance from borough average -17% -1%

Old Kent Road ward 3 members polling district (PD) 2015 electorate 2021 electorate description where PD is split EWL5 739 851 LIV2 1,760 2,035 LIV3 1,980 1,984 LIV4 2,077 2,082 LIV5 (part) 1,055 1,055 Area north of Meeting House Lane LIV6 722 841 NUN1 (part) 103 103 Area that is both north of Culmore Road and west of railway viaduct only SBE3 (part) 1,881 2,002 Area that is both south of Rolls Road and east of Coopers Road SBE4 (part) 348 348 Area south of Catlin Street total electorate 10,665 11,301 variance from borough average +4% -2%

Blue Bermondsey ward 3 members polling district (PD) 2015 electorate 2021 electorate description where PD is split GRN3 (part) 284 299 Area that is both south of Grange Road and east of line formed by Crimscott Street and rear boundary of east side of Pages Walk south of Willow Walk GRN4 (part) 1,662 1,777 South of Spa Road GRN5 (part) 2,064 2,081 South of Spa Road SBE1 2,137 2,144 SBE2 2,761 2,763 SBE3 (part) 787 820 Areas north of Rolls Road and west of Coopers Road SBE4 (part) 1,812 1,812 Area north of Catlin Street total electorate 11,507 11,696 variance from borough average +12% +1% Riverside ward 3 members polling district (PD) 2015 electorate 2021 electorate description where PD is split RIV2 2,177 2,201 RIV3 2,732 2,749 RIV4 2,127 2,137 RIV5 2,710 4,046 ROT1 (part) 374 374 Area west of King's Stairs Gardens ROT5 (part) 603 603 Area west of Southwark Park that is also north of the carriageway through the park connecting Gomm Road and Banyard Road total electorate 10,723 12,110 variance from borough average +4% +5%

Tower Bridge ward 3 members polling district (PD) 2015 electorate 2021 electorate description where PD is split GRN1 2,664 4,223 GRN2 2,506 3,161 GRN3 (part) 1,947 2,163 Area north of Grange Road and area west of line formed by Crimscott Street and rear boundary of east side of Pages Walk south of Willow Walk GRN4 (part) 141 141 Area north of Spa Road GRN5 (part) 996 1,308 Area north of Spa Road RIV1 1,007 1,028 total electorate 9,261 12,024 variance from borough average -10% +4%

Surrey Docks ward 3 members polling district (PD) 2015 electorate 2021 electorate description where PD is split SDO1 2,377 2,378 SDO2 906 3,747 SDO3 (part) 1,931 1,789 Area that is both north of Plough Way and east of Trident Street and path from there along west side of Greenland Dock to Redriff Road SDO4 1,922 1,953 SDO5 2,013 2,296 total electorate 9,149 12,163 variance from borough average -11% +5%

Rotherhithe ward 3 members polling district (PD) 2015 electorate 2021 electorate description where PD is split LIV1 756 769 ROT1 (part) 1,585 1,597 Area east of King's Stairs Gardens ROT2 2,247 2,919 ROT3 2,859 2,959 ROT4 1,708 1,753 ROT5 (part) 873 909 All electors south of the carriageway through Southwark Park connecting Gomm Road and Banyard Road SDO3 (part) 1,046 1,054 Area south of Plough Way and area west of Trident Street and path from there along west side of Greenland Dock to Redriff Road total electorate 11,074 11,960 variance from borough average +8% +3% Chaucer ward 3 members polling district (PD) 2015 electorate 2021 electorate description where PD is split CHC1 2,411 2,626 CHC2 3,118 3,222 CHC3 1,693 1,711 CHC4 2,502 2,553 CHC5 1,252 1,252 total electorate 10,976 11,364 variance from borough average +7% -2%

Elephant ward 2 members polling district (PD) 2015 electorate 2021 electorate description where PD is split CAT2 (part) 118 118 Area that is both south of Webber Street and west of the railway viaduct CAT3 2,203 3,080 CAT4 (part) - 996 Area south west of railway viaduct - currently unpopulated but site of Eileen House development CAT5 2,417 3,487 total electorate 4,738 7,681 variance from borough average -31% -1%

Cathedral ward 3 members polling district (PD) 2015 electorate 2021 electorate description where PD is split CAT1 2,497 5,169 CAT2 (part) 2,625 3,374 Area that is north of Webber Street and area east of railway viaduct CAT4 (part) 2,104 2,682 Area north east of railway viaduct total electorate 7,226 11,225 variance from borough average -30% -3%