Surrey Docks
We are Jane Salmon and Adam Hood, your Liberal Democrat councillors for Surrey Docks, and we are standing again this May alongside Richard MacMillan, who we hope will join the team on Southwark Council.
A bit about us. Richard is a lawyer working for a digital health organisation and lives locally on Rotherhithe Street. Jane has served as a councillor in Southwark for over 20 years and, alongside Adam, has led the fight to fix Labour’s mess on Lower Road while working to keep our area clean and safe. Adam has lived in Surrey Docks for over 10 years, has represented the area since 2022, is a trustee at Rotherhithe Consolidated Charities, and has campaigned to protect Russia Dock Woodland and secure more youth services locally.
This election matters because Southwark is run by a Labour council. Too many residents tell us they feel ignored until they chase repeatedly, and problems that should be dealt with quickly are left to drag on. Surrey Docks needs councillors who will keep pressure on the council and stick with issues until they are properly fixed, like we do day in, day out.
When it comes to the choice, it is a clear one. The real contest here is between the Liberal Democrats and Labour. Even at the 2024 General Election, the Greens and Reform combined received fewer votes than the Liberal Democrats, showing clearly who can beat Labour and who cannot.
If you want strong local representation in Surrey Docks and Labour held to account at the Town Hall, please vote Liberal Democrat.
Cllr Adam Hood
Adam has lived here in Surrey Docks for six years. He is disappointed with the Labour council administration ignoring the community here in Surrey Docks when it comes to consulting residents on local developments including the Canada Water Masterplan.
Adam is concerned about housing, planning and parking in Surrey Docks and wants to see the council do a better job of listening and engaging with local residents.
Contact Adam: adam.hood@southwark.gov.uk
Richard Macmillan
Richard is a lawyer for a digital health company, lives in Surrey Docks and has been campaigning alongside Surrey Docks councillors for safer streets, a better environment and an end to the traffic chaos on Lower Road. He is also passionate about housing, serving on a housing board and until recently was Vice-Chair of a LGBT youth homelessness charity. He is standing for Council in May.
Cllr Jane Salmon
Jane has lived in London for nearly 40 years, over 20 of them in the borough where she was first elected as a councillor in 2004. She has also been an active member of the resident’s association and school governor.
She is a member of several litter picking groups around the borough and is passionate about keeping our area tidy. Jane wants to ensure development money invested in Southwark is spent on improving our local area including investing in the Surrey Docks Farm and other local projects.
Contact Jane: jane.salmon@southwark.gov.uk
Cllr Nick Johnson
Nick is retiring from Southwark Council in May 2026.
Nick has lived in London for over 20 years and been a councillor in Surrey Docks for four years.
He has continuously campaigned for investment in the Surrey Docks community, including supporting investment in the Marina to make it one of the leading boatyards on the Thames.
Contact Nick: nick.johnson@southwark.gov.uk
Ward Surgery Details
Your Surrey Docks councillors can be contacted at any time by email for residents to raise issues of concern. They will hold mobile (roving) surgeries at different locations across Surrey Docks and letters will be sent to the relevant households in advance.