Val Shawcross wins Southwark and Lambeth with big swing to Labour

Ken Livingstone loses London mayoralty

In the London elections on 1 May 2008, Val Shawcross (Labour) was re-elected as Southwark and Lambeth representative on the Greater London Assembly; the Labour Party won eight seats in total, up one. Sadly Ken Livingstone (Labour) was not re-elected Mayor of London.

In the Assembly elections the number of Labour votes was up sharply on the 2004 election: Val Shawcross saw her votes rise from 36,280 in 2004 to 60,601 in 2008. Ken Livingstone's number of votes also increased with his London-wide first preferences going from 685,541 to 893,877, maintaining his vote share on the higher turnout though in the event this was not enough to win this time.

Our thanks to everybody who voted for the Labour Party candidates.

The Liberal Democrats saw their vote share fall in the GLA elections despite (or perhaps because of) running Southwark council with the Tories and being the main opposition in Lambeth. Val's majority over the LibDem candidate increased from 5,475 to 23,648 representing a 5% swing from LibDem to Labour in the Southwark and Lambeth constituency seat.

Rotherhithe and Surrey Docks Labour Party meets ten times a year, usually on the second Thursday of every month (except August and December) at 8 pm at the Trinity Church Halls, Bryan Road SE16, near the southern junction of Rotherhithe Street and Salter Road. Meetings usually finish arround 9.30 pm so people still have time for a drink. All Labour Party members are welcome.

Some of our representatives:

Val Shawcross Member of London Assembly;
Claude Moraes MEP, Mary Honeyball MEP and Robert Evans MEP

Older pages:

What we stand for
Chase the logo
May 1999 Boat Trip
Labour wins in North Southwark and Bermondsey! June 1999 Euro elections
Guy Fawkes Dinner 1999
Policy Forum on the future of Southwark
New Labour, New Millennium, New Dockyard
Labour wins Lambeth and Southwark! May 2000:Valerie Shawcross elected
Cllr Steve Lancashire comes to Rotherhithe
Guy Fawkes Lunch 2000
Rotherhithe Rose Autumn 2000: Don't fill in Canada Water
NSB Christmas Social and Quiz
AGM 2001
The Labour Government in North Southwark and Bermondsey
Focus on the local NHS
Regeneration Forum
Party party 4 March 2001
Cllr Stephanie Elsy visits Rotherhithe
Budget 2001 good for Rotherhithe and Bermondsey
MPs rally for Kingsley Abrams 20 March 2001
100 Club
Newington Social 5 April 2001
Rotherhithe Rose Spring 2001: Saved! Canada Water here to stay!
Labour Landslide! General Election 2001
Cllr Steve Lancashire and more
Southwark Primary Health Care, plus Rotherhithe's parks with Cllr John Friary
Putting our money where our mouths are
Selection of prospective candidates for Southwark Council elections
Southwark votes for Leader and Cabinet in Mayoral referendum
Labour's Action Teams for Rotherhithe and Surrey Docks
Southwark Labour Rose Spring 2002
Southwark Council Elections May 2002: No overall control - no change
AGM 2002
Valerie Shawcross CBE MLA in Rotherhithe; Millwall FC; and a prize draw
Summer Soirée 2003
London elections June 2004: Val Shawcross, Ken Livingstone, Claude Moraes, Mary Honeyball and Robert Evans re-elected!
Labour wins historic third term in government! 6% swing to Labour locally! General Election 2005
Southwark Council Elections May 2006: Still no overall control; Labour vote up 38% and 75% locally
London elections May 2008: Val Shawcross re-elected to GLA with 5% swing to Labour!

The former Dockyard ward covered the Rotherhithe peninsula and former Surrey Commercial Docks and was the most northerly and easterly part of the London Borough of Southwark. The electoral ward was split in two for the elections in May 2002: Rotherhithe in the west and Surrey Docks in the east; the local Labour Party reorganised to reflect this.