London Borough of Southwark

This article is about the London borough. For the district within the wider borough, see Southwark.

London Borough of Southwark
London borough
Coat of arms of London Borough of Southwark
Coat of arms
Official logo of London Borough of Southwark
Council logo
Motto: 
United to Serve
Southwark shown within Greater London
Southwark shown within Greater London
Coordinates: 51°28′N 0°05′W / 51.467°N 0.083°W / 51.467; -0.083
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryEngland
RegionLondon
Ceremonial countyGreater London
Created1 April 1965
Admin HQTooley Street, Southwark
Government
 • TypeLondon borough council
 • BodySouthwark London Borough Council
 • London AssemblyMarina Ahmad (Labour) AM for Lambeth and Southwark
 • MPsMiatta Fahnbulleh (Labour Co-op)
Neil Coyle (Labour)
Helen Hayes (Labour)
Florence Eshalomi (Labour Co-op)
Area
 • Total
11.14 sq mi (28.85 km2)
 • Rank282nd (of 296)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total
311,913
 • Rank42nd (of 296)
 • Density28,000/sq mi (11,000/km2)
 • Ethnicity[1]
54.3% White
6.2% Mixed
9.5% Asian
26.8% Black
0.8% Arab
2.4% Other
Time zoneUTC (GMT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (BST)
Postcodes
SE
ISO 3166 codeGB-SWK
ONS code00BE
GSS codeE09000028
PoliceMetropolitan Police
Websitehttp://www.southwark.gov.uk/

The London Borough of Southwark (/ˈsʌðək/ ⓘ SUDH-ərk)[2][3] in South London forms part of Inner London and is connected by bridges across the River Thames to the City of London and the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It was created in 1965 when three smaller council areas were amalgamated under the London Government Act 1963. All districts of the area are within the London postal district. It is governed by Southwark London Borough Council.

The part of the South Bank within the borough is home to London Bridge terminus station and the attractions of The Shard, Tate Modern, Shakespeare's Globe and Borough Market that are the largest of the venues in Southwark to draw domestic and international tourism. Dulwich is home to the Dulwich Picture Gallery and the Imperial War Museum is in Elephant and Castle.

  1. ^ 2011 Census: Ethnic group, local authorities in England and Wales, Office for National Statistics (2012). See Classification of ethnicity in the United Kingdom for the full descriptions used in the 2011 Census.
  2. ^ "Southwark". Oxford Learner's Dictionaries.
  3. ^ "Southwark", in The Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World (1952), New York: Columbia University Press.