Councillors
Find out how to contact your councillor, how they are paid, and how to make a complaint.
Allowances
Councillors get an allowance of £13,766 per annum. This is based on guidance decided by London Councils, and updated annually at council assembly in March.
Councillors who take on extra roles are also entitled to a Special Responsibility Allowance (SRA). The SRAs are in 7 bands and range from £3,235 for roles including deputy leader of the opposition, to £58,427 which is paid to the Leader of the Council.
We have to publish details of any allowances paid to councillors for the last financial year, along with details of the allowances scheme which applied at that time. This also includes details of subsistence, travel and carer's allowance.
You can download the last 7 years' records of allowances:
2024 to 2025
2022 to 2023
2021 to 2022
2020 to 2021
2019 to 2022
2018 to 2019
2017 to 2018
2016 to 2017
Email constitutional.team@southwark.gov.uk for older records.