Business Improvement District (BID) renewals

Business Improvement Districts focus on improving the trading environment for businesses within a local area. 

Find more information about the 7 BIDs in Lambeth.

Most UK BIDs are established for 5-year terms. On completion of the 5-year term a new ballot is held to see if the eligible businesses within the BID area would like to continue with the BID. The BID proposer will provide a proposal when announcing the ballot. The proposal will detail the arrangement the BID is proposing to establish and will detail their plan and levy arrangements.

A successful vote is one that has a majority both in votes cast and in rateable value of votes cast. Each business entitled to vote in a Business Improvement District ballot is allowed one vote in respect of each property occupied or, if unoccupied, owned by them in the geographical area of the Business Improvement District.

Recent BID ballot results 

South Bank BID

Date of ballot: Thursday 22 February 2024

Total number of eligible businesses in the BID area 305
Total number of returned ballot papers154
Total number of valid votes received 151
Total number of rejected ballot papers3
Turnout 50.49%
Total number of valid votes in favour of the BID 150
Total rateable value of valid votes cast £98,994,500
Total rateable value of votes cast in favour of the BID £98,547,000
Percentage of votes cast in favour of the BID 99.34%
Percentage of total rateable value of votes cast in favour of the BID 99.55%

This is Clapham BID

Date of ballot: Thursday 8 February 2024

Total number of eligible businesses in the BID area 442
Total number of returned ballot papers201
Total number of valid votes received 200
Total number of rejected ballot papers1
Turnout 45.48%
Total number of valid votes in favour of the BID 154
Total rateable value of valid votes cast £12,382,500
Total rateable value of votes cast in favour of the BID £10,632,500
Percentage of votes cast in favour of the BID 76.62%
Percentage of total rateable value of votes cast in favour of the BID 85.87%

Brixton BID 

Date of ballot: Wednesday 18 October 2023

Total number of eligible businesses in the BID area 531
Total number of returned ballot papers298
Total number of valid votes received 274
Total number of rejected ballot papers24
Turnout 56.12%
Total number of valid votes in favour of the BID 238
Total rateable value of valid votes cast £18,233,750
Total rateable value of votes cast in favour of the BID £15,822,500
Percentage of votes cast in favour of the BID 79.87%
Percentage of total rateable value of votes cast in favour of the BID 86.78%

InStreatham BID 

Date of ballot: Thursday 9 February 2023

Total number of eligible businesses in the BID area 492
Total number of returned ballot papers181
Total number of valid votes received 176
Total number of rejected ballot papers5
Turnout 36.79%
Total number of valid votes in favour of the BID 144
Total rateable value of valid votes cast £7,928,450
Total rateable value of votes cast in favour of the BID £6,898,650
Percentage of votes cast in favour of the BID 79.56%
Percentage of total rateable value of votes cast in favour of the BID 87.01%

Vauxhall One BID

Date of ballot: Thursday 4 November 2021

Total number of eligible businesses in the BID area 358
Total number of returned ballot papers106
Total number of valid votes received 103
Total number of rejected ballot papers3
Turnout 29.61%
Total number of valid votes in favour of the BID 90
Total rateable value of valid votes cast £18,373,200
Total rateable value of votes cast in favour of the BID £17,366,200
Percentage of votes cast in favour of the BID 87.38%
Percentage of total rateable value of votes cast in favour of the BID 94.52%

Station to Station BID

Date of ballot: Wednesday 29 September 2021

Total number of eligible businesses in the BID area 447
Total number of returned ballot papers220
Total number of valid votes received 202
Total number of rejected ballot papers18
Turnout 49.22%
Total number of valid votes in favour of the BID 179
Total rateable value of valid votes cast £4,725,050
Total rateable value of votes cast in favour of the BID £4,088,200
Percentage of votes cast in favour of the BID 88.61%
Percentage of total rateable value of votes cast in favour of the BID 86.52%

We Are Waterloo BID

Date of ballot: Thursday 18 February 2021

Total number of eligible businesses in the BID area 610
Total number of returned ballot papers264
Total number of valid votes received 249
Total number of rejected ballot papers15
Turnout 43.28%
Total number of valid votes in favour of the BID 230
Total rateable value of valid votes cast £43,617,950
Total rateable value of votes cast in favour of the BID £42,022,350
Percentage of votes cast in favour of the BID 92.37%
Percentage of total rateable value of votes cast in favour of the BID 96.34%