David Watson: councillor for Borough & Bankside, London Borough of Southwark
David Watson is a Liberal Democrats councillor for the Borough & Bankside ward on London Borough of Southwark, according to the council's own published list. David Watson is also Executive Member for Community Safety and Engagement. Their current term began on 5 May 2022.
- Council
- London Borough of Southwark
- Ward
- Borough & Bankside
- Party
- Liberal Democrats
- Posts
- Executive Member for Community Safety and Engagement
- Term began
- 5 May 2022
- Official profile
- moderngov.southwark.gov.uk
- Source
- London Borough of Southwark: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 3 November 2026 (saved copy)
How to contact David Watson
These are the details London Borough of Southwark publishes for David Watson, exactly as published on 3 November 2026:
- Email: David.Watson@southwark.gov.uk
- Phone: 020 7525 7611
- Post: Executive Office, 160 Tooley Street, London, SE1 2QH
- Official profile: moderngov.southwark.gov.uk
Who else represents Borough & Bankside
- Hellen Benavides Liberal Democrats
- Victor Chamberlain Liberal Democrats Deputy Leader and Executive Member for Neighbourhoods, Strategic Planning, and Wellbeing
Liberal Democrats on London Borough of Southwark
Liberal Democrats holds 12 of the 63 seats on London Borough of Southwark. The largest group is Labour, with 29. Seats by party: Labour 29, Green 21, Liberal Democrats 12, Independent 1.
Leaders and post holders on London Borough of Southwark
- Victor Chamberlain Deputy Leader and Executive Member for Neighbourhoods, Strategic Planning, and Wellbeing
- James McAsh Leader of the Council
- Patrickson Amechi Obanya Deputy Mayor of Southwark
- Claire Sheppard The Mayor of Southwark
All 63 councillors of London Borough of Southwark, by ward and party.
Who has power over Borough & Bankside
David Watson sits on London Borough of Southwark, at level 3 of the ten levels of power. These are the bodies above Southwark, each with its own page:
- Greater London Authority
- Metropolitan Police Service led by Kaya Comer-Schwartz, Mark Rowley
- Bermondsey and Old Southwark: Neil Coyle (Labour) MP
- Dulwich and West Norwood: Helen Hayes (Labour) MP
- Lewisham West and East Dulwich: Ellie Reeves (Labour) MP
- Peckham: Miatta Fahnbulleh (Labour (Co-op)) MP
- Vauxhall and Camberwell Green: Florence Eshalomi (Labour (Co-op)) MP
- UK government and all 650 MPs
- United Nations, IMF, G7 and G20
The full ladder of power over Southwark, from residents' groups to the G20.
Where this comes from
London Borough of Southwark: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 3 November 2026 (saved copy). Published by London Borough of Southwark. The page is rebuilt from the official list each time it is read again, so anything the council changes or removes changes here too. Name or seat out of date? Tell us.