| South Balham | |
|---|---|
| Electoral ward for the Wandsworth London Borough Council | |
| Borough | London Borough of Wandsworth |
| County | Greater London |
| Population | 9,830 (2021) |
| Major settlements | Balham |
| Area | 1.200 km² |
| Current electoral ward | |
| Created | 2022 |
| Seats | 2 |
South Balham is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Wandsworth. The ward was first used in the 2022 elections and elects two councillors to Wandsworth London Borough Council.
The ward is based on the suburb of Balham. It contains the Heaver Estate and Tooting Commons, which includes Tooting Bec Lido.
| Election | Councillors | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Clare Fraser
(Labour) |
Norman Marshall
(Labour) | ||
| 2026 | Toby Hopkins
(Labour) |
Elizabeth Simos
(Labour) | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Toby Hopkins | 1,634 | 20 | ||
| Labour | Elizabeth Simos | 1,617 | 20 | ||
| Conservative | Robert Hughes | 1285 | 16 | ||
| Conservative | Luke Mathers | 1249 | 16 | ||
| Green | Nina Kratky | 741 | 9 | ||
| Green | Roy Vickery | 647 | 8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | John Pindar | 256 | 3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Julian Ware | 205 | 3 | ||
| Reform | Vanessa Holtham | 188 | 2 | ||
| Reform | Charlie Robinson | 176 | 2 | ||
| Turnout | 7,998 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Clare Fraser | 1,850 | 52.3 | |
| Labour | Norman Marshall | 1,518 | 42.9 | |
| Conservative | Tom Mytton | 1,425 | 40.3 | |
| Conservative | Nabi Toktas | 1,271 | 36.0 | |
| Green | Roy Vickery | 451 | 12.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Arminel Fennelly | 230 | 6.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | David Lane | 175 | 5.0 | |
| Turnout | 3,535 | 46.4 | ||
| Labour win (new seat) | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | ||||