Riverside Ward By-Election
Thursday 13 December 2007
A by-election for a seat on Southwark Council in Riverside ward was held on Thursday 13 December as a result of the resignation of Liberal Democrat councillor Paul Baichoo.
Riverside ward runs from London Bridge in the west to Southwark Park Road in the east. Its northern boundary is the Thames and its southern boundary is the London Bridge to Greenwich railway line. The western part of the ward is in SE1; the eastern part in SE16.
Campaign literature comparison
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News
- Lib Dems win Riverside by-election - 14 December
- UKIP enters the fray in Riverside ward by-election - 20 November
- Amanda Penfold is Green candidate in Riverside by-election - 14 November
- Disillusioned Tory to stand as independent in Riverside by-election - 13 November
- Labour names Cormac Hollingsworth as Riverside ward candidate - 9 November
- Anood Al-Samerai to be Lib Dem candidate in Riverside - 9 November
- Tories name their Riverside by-election candidate - 7 November
- Riverside by-election puts Potters Fields meeting on hold - 2 November
- Paul Baichoo to resign - 1 November
The five candidates
- Anood Al-Samerai - Liberal Democrat
- Rahoul Bhansali - Conservative Party
- Fernando Grace - UK Independence Party
- Cormac Hollingsworth - Labour Party
- Amanda Penfold - Green Party
Past election results in Riverside ward
May 2006
- Liberal Democrat 1080, 1027, 988 [elected]
- Labour 652, 540, 533
- Conservative 488, 480, 437
- Green 399
May 2002
- Liberal Democrat 1136, 1122, 1096 [elected]
- Labour 374, 350, 347
- Conservative 174, 166, 166
- Green 152