Our Record and Our Promises

Southwark Labour's record of delivery

  1. Opened a brand new leisure centre
  2. Built 49 new council homes on the Rennie Estate
  3. Opened award-winning social housing for older people at Appleby Blue
  4. Launched the new Bakerloop Bus
  5. Refurbished Walworth Town Hall and opened a new square
  6. Opened a brand new library
  7. Removed and prevented graffiti in hotspot areas
  8. Installed a new zebra crossing on Evelina Road, with 100 installed since 2022
  9. Invested in community-owned energy, saving community organisations up to £10,000 per year
  10. Planted 600 trees in Peckham Rye, with 100,000 now on council land.
  11. Installed 400 cycle hangar spaces in Goose Green
  12. Were independently awarded 30 Green Flags for our parks
  13. Upgraded the Kingswood Library
  14. Opened Camberwell Lodge care home
  15. Rebuilt Peckham Rye Adventure Playground
  16. New pedestrian crossing at Dulwich Common & Lordship Lane
  17. 96 new council homes at Flaxyard
  18. Opened three “Library of Things” locations
  19. Rebuilt and expanded Burgess Park Sports Centre
  20. Upgraded Camberwell Leisure Centre
  21. Upgraded Dulwich Leisure Centre
  22. Revamped Dulwich Park playground including accessible equipment
  23. Working to tackle anti-social behaviour on Brimmington Estate

 

…and much, much more!

And our plans for Southwark's future

  1. Open a new LGBTQ+ cultural centre
  2. Restore nature in Albion Channel
  3. Build rent-controlled homes for key workers
  4. Open a Latin American Community Centre in Elephant & Castle
  5. 29. 30. 31. Invest £250 million to upgrade council homes
  6. Invest in CCTV to deter fly-tipping
  7. Rebuild Peckham Rye Park toilets
  8. Build a brand new care home
  9. Help 2,000 people with complex needs to get good jobs
  10. Open up Peckham Rye Station Square
  11. Build our first permanently affordable community-owned homes, with values forever tied to local incomes
  12. Tackle graffiti and fly-tipping in problem areas
  13. Improve road safety outside schools
  14. Refurbish Dulwich Library
  15. Build 1,500 new social rent homes
  16. Invest in refurbishing Dog Kennel Hill Adventure Playground
  17. Double the number of community wardens
  18. Better street lighting and more CCTV to tackle crime and anti-social behaviour
  19. Complete over 400 new council homes on the Tustin Estate
  20. Introduce a free Culture Pass

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