London Borough of Southwark Facts for Kids

Quick facts for kids Geography
London Borough of Southwark
Shown within Greater London
Official website	http://www.southwark.gov.uk/
Status	London borough
Area — Total	Ranked 340th 28.85 km²
ONS code	00BE
Admin HQ	Peckham Road, Camberwell
Demographics
Population — Total (2005 est.) — Density	Ranked 32nd (of 354) 257,700 8,932 / km²
Ethnicity	63.0% White 25.9% African-Caribbean 5.0% Mixed Race 4.1% South Asian 1.8% Chinese
Politics
Leadership	Leader & Cabinet
Mayor	—(non-political)
Executive	Liberal Democrats / Conservative
MPs	Harriet Harman Simon Hughes Tessa Jowell
London Assembly — Member	Lambeth and Southwark Valerie Shawcross

The London Borough of Southwark is a London Borough. It is in south east London.

Greater London • London • City of London
London Boroughs: Barking and Dagenham • Barnet • Bexley • Brent • Bromley • Camden • Croydon • Ealing • Enfield • Greenwich • Hackney • Hammersmith and Fulham • Haringey • Harrow • Havering • Hillingdon • Hounslow • Islington • Kensington and Chelsea • Kingston • Lambeth • Lewisham • Merton • Newham • Redbridge • Richmond • Southwark • Sutton • Tower Hamlets • Waltham Forest • Wandsworth • Westminster Sui generis: City of London (Exclaves: Inner Temple • Middle Temple) See also: Greater London Authority • London Assembly • Mayor of London

Images for kids

The rebuilt Globe Theatre
City Hall, taken from the high walkway on Tower Bridge
John Keats Primary School on Rotherhithe New Road opened in 2018
160 Tooley Street, the headquarters of the London Borough of Southwark
Tea Trade Wharf, Shad Thames
The Tabard Inn, around 1850
Borough Market, circa 1860
Borough Market, Southwark Street entrance
Areas of Southwark
London Borough of Southwark Blue Plaque awarded to famous motorcycle designer Edward Turner unveiled in 2009 at his former residence, 8 Philip Walk, Peckham, London SE15