Elections to the Metropolitan Borough of Bermondsey were held in 1956.
The borough had 13 wards which returned between 3 and 5 members. Of the 13 wards 6 of the wards had all candidates elected unopposed. Labour won all the seats, the Conservatives only stood in 4 wards, the Liberal Party 1 ward and the Communist Party 1 ward.
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 45 | 100.0 | |||||||
Conservative | 0 | 0.0 | |||||||
Liberal | 0 | 0.0 | |||||||
Communist | 0 | 0.0 |
Preceded by 1953 Bermondsey Borough election |
Southwark local elections | Succeeded by 1959 Bermondsey Borough election |