Bermondsey was an electoral division for the purposes of elections to the Greater London Council.

Revisions to ward boundaries in the London Borough of Southwark changed the area of the division to 927 hectares (9.27 km2) for the 1977 and 1981 elections.

[5] Reg Goodwin, who was elected from the constituency in 1973 and 1977, was Leader of the Greater London Council from 1973 to 1977.

The fourth election to the GLC (and first using revised boundaries) was held on 12 April 1973.

The councillor was elected for a four-year term, extended by an extra year by the Local Government (Interim Provisions) Act 1984, ahead of the abolition of the council.