Elections to Southwark Council were held in May 1994. The whole council was up for election. Turnout was 36.5%.
In the years between this election an the previous one there was only one by-election called to replace a councillor who had died, which resulted in the seat changing hands from the Labour Party to the Liberal Democrats. In addition, 2 Labour councillors became either members of third parties or independents and 1 seat held by the Liberal Democrats became vacant without enough time before the next election to hold a separate by-election. This meant the composition of the council just before the election was as follows:
After the election the composition of the council was as follows:
(*) - Indicates an incumbent candidate
(â ) - Indicates an incumbent candidate standing in a different ward
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Munday.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Lee.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Denton.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Murison.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Kirov.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Bayne.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Cheesman.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Sheilds.