Newington is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Southwark.

The ward has existed since the creation of the borough on 1 April 1965 and was first used in the 1964 elections.

The by-election was held on 29 June 2023, following the resignation of Alice Macdonald.

[2] There was a revision of ward boundaries in Southwark in 2002.

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Southwark in 1978.