Elections to the Metropolitan Borough of Southwark were held in 1956.
The borough had ten wards which returned between 3 and 8 members. Labour won all the seats and no other party stood a full set of candidates.
Election result
edit| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 60 | 100.0 | |||||||
| Conservative | 0 | 0.0 | |||||||
| Liberal | 0 | 0.0 | |||||||
References
edit- ^ Willis, Alan; Woollard, John (2000). Twentieth Century Local Election Results Volume 2: Election Results For London Metropolitan Boroughs (1931–1962). Plymouth: Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre.
| Preceded by 1953 Southwark Borough election |
Southwark local elections | Succeeded by 1959 Southwark Borough election |