Mayor or council
Contact the borough council about housing services, rubbish, roads, planning, social care and most local services.
Lewisham & Southwark
Who represents you?
Find the borough mayors, Members of Parliament and the official ward directory for every local councillor. Use your postcode or ward to make sure you contact the right person.
Know who to contact
Different representatives handle different problems
Ward councillor
Your councillors can raise local council casework, question decisions and represent neighbourhood concerns.
Member of Parliament
Your MP deals mainly with national government matters, Parliament, immigration, tax, benefits and wider policy.
Borough leadership
Mayors
Lewisham has a directly elected executive mayor. Southwark’s mayor is a civic and ceremonial office.
LS
Mayor of LewishamLiam Shrivastava
Green Party
Directly elected in May 2026 to lead the council’s executive and political administration.
View official election information →CS
Mayor of SouthwarkCouncillor Claire Sheppard
Green Party · Nunhead & Queen’s Road
Southwark’s civic mayor for the 2026–27 municipal year and chair of Council Assembly.
View the official mayoral page →UK Parliament
Members of Parliament
Some parliamentary constituencies cross borough boundaries. Entering your full postcode on Parliament’s website is the safest way to confirm your MP.
Lewisham constituencies
JD
Lewisham EastJanet Daby MP
Labour
Official Parliament directory →VF
Lewisham NorthVicky Foxcroft MP
Labour
Official Parliament directory →ER
Lewisham West & East DulwichEllie Reeves MP
Labour
Official Parliament directory →Southwark constituencies
NC
Bermondsey & Old SouthwarkNeil Coyle MP
Labour
Official Parliament profile →MF
PeckhamMiatta Fahnbulleh MP
Labour (Co-op)
Official Parliament profile →HH
Dulwich & West NorwoodHelen Hayes MP
Labour
Official Parliament profile →FE
Vauxhall & Camberwell GreenFlorence Eshalomi MP
Labour (Co-op)
Official Parliament profile →ER
Lewisham West & East DulwichEllie Reeves MP
Labour · constituency crosses both boroughs
Official Parliament directory →Not certain which MP is yours?
Use Parliament’s postcode finder before sending casework because ward and constituency boundaries are different.
Find my MP by postcodeWard representatives
Find your local councillors
Search the ward list below, then open the council’s official directory for the current names, contact details, surgeries and committee roles.
Lewisham
Official councillor finder →20 wards · 54 councillors
BellinghamView councillors →BlackheathView councillors →BrockleyView councillors →Catford SouthView councillors →Crofton ParkView councillors →DeptfordView councillors →DownhamView councillors →EvelynView councillors →Forest HillView councillors →Grove ParkView councillors →Hither GreenView councillors →LadywellView councillors →Lee GreenView councillors →Lewisham CentralView councillors →New Cross GateView councillors →Perry ValeView councillors →Rushey GreenView councillors →SydenhamView councillors →Telegraph HillView councillors →WhitefootView councillors →
Southwark
Official councillor finder →23 wards · 63 councillors
Borough & BanksideView councillors →Camberwell GreenView councillors →Champion HillView councillors →ChaucerView councillors →Dulwich HillView councillors →Dulwich VillageView councillors →Dulwich WoodView councillors →FaradayView councillors →Goose GreenView councillors →London Bridge & West BermondseyView councillors →NewingtonView councillors →North BermondseyView councillors →North WalworthView councillors →Nunhead & Queen’s RoadView councillors →Old Kent RoadView councillors →PeckhamView councillors →Peckham RyeView councillors →RotherhitheView councillors →Rye LaneView councillors →South BermondseyView councillors →St George’sView councillors →St GilesView councillors →Surrey DocksView councillors →
No ward matched that search. Check the spelling or use the official postcode finder.
Information checked: 29 July 2026. Elected offices can change following elections, resignations or by-elections. Always confirm details on the linked official website before contacting someone.