Greenwich London Borough Council elections
Greenwich London Borough Council in London, England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2002, 51 councillors have been elected from 17 wards.[1]
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Political control
Since 1964 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2]
Election | Overall Control | Labour | Conservative | Lib Dem | SDP |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1964 | Labour | 49 | 11 | - | - |
1968 | Conservative | 22 | 38 | - | - |
1971 | Labour | 55 | 5 | - | - |
1974 | Labour | 52 | 8 | - | - |
1978 | Labour | 45 | 17 | - | - |
1982 | Labour | 43 | 16 | 3 | - |
1986 | Labour | 44 | 12 | 6 | - |
1990 | Labour | 44 | 12 | 2 | 4 |
1994 | Labour | 47 | 8 | 3 | 4 |
1998 | Labour | 52 | 8 | 2 | - |
2002 | Labour | 38 | 9 | 4 | - |
2006 | Labour | 36 | 13 | 2 | - |
2010 | Labour | 40 | 11 | - | - |
2014 | Labour | 43 | 8 | - | - |
2018 | Labour | 42 | 9 | - | - |
Council elections
- 1964 Greenwich London Borough Council election
- 1968 Greenwich London Borough Council election
- 1971 Greenwich London Borough Council election
- 1974 Greenwich London Borough Council election
- 1978 Greenwich London Borough Council election (boundary changes increased the number of seats by two)[3]
- 1982 Greenwich London Borough Council election
- 1986 Greenwich London Borough Council election
- 1990 Greenwich London Borough Council election
- 1994 Greenwich London Borough Council election (boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[n 1][n 2][n 3]
- 1998 Greenwich London Borough Council election
- 2002 Greenwich London Borough Council election (boundary changes reduced the number of seats by eleven)[4][5]
- 2006 Greenwich London Borough Council election
- 2010 Greenwich London Borough Council election
- 2014 Greenwich London Borough Council election
- 2018 Greenwich London Borough Council election
Borough result maps
- 2002 results map
- 2006 results map
- 2010 results map
- 2014 results map
- 2018 results map
By-election results
1964-1968
There were no by-elections.[6]
1968-1971
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | I. N. Smith | 1076 | |||
Conservative | D. C. Hammond | 548 | |||
Fellowship | R. S. Mallone | 124 | |||
Liberal | J. R. Hassall | 59 | |||
Turnout | 26.5% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | F. G. Burton | 894 | |||
Conservative | J. T. E. Tate | 493 | |||
Liberal | Miss L. M. Gregg | 198 | |||
Turnout | 44.2% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. E. Austin-Walker | 962 | |||
Conservative | Cdr. H. Hook | 263 | |||
National Front | R. S. Pritchard | 82 | |||
Liberal | R. S. Warwicker | 40 | |||
Turnout | 21.9% |
1971-1974
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | D. T. Cooper | 921 | |||
Conservative | S. P. Bertram | 329 | |||
Turnout | 29.2% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | S. G. Wayment | 982 | |||
Labour | Mrs I. E. Porter | 468 | |||
Liberal | J. R. Hassall | 167 | |||
Turnout | 30.4% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. D. Upson | 953 | |||
Conservative | R. W. Bartlett | 462 | |||
Independent | H. H. Wright | 36 | |||
Turnout | 25.8% |
1974-1978
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Woodrow L. Clachar | 1,547 | |||
Conservative | Stephanie H. Read | 783 | |||
Liberal | Michael L. Taylor | 286 | |||
National Front | Philip S. Hanman | 178 | |||
Turnout | 31.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Alan Brooks | 1,115 | |||
Conservative | Christopher J. Cook | 214 | |||
National Front | Alan D. Webb | 93 | |||
Liberal | Robert H. Smith | 90 | |||
Turnout | 25.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Catherine B. Jeffrey | 1,493 | |||
Conservative | Christopher P. Mead | 712 | |||
Liberal | Brian J. Woodcraft | 173 | |||
National Front | Ruth M. Robinson | 75 | |||
Turnout | 30.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Stephanie H. Read | 1,198 | |||
Labour | Ramanlal D. Naik | 1,013 | |||
Liberal | Anny Knight | 178 | |||
Turnout | 30.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | William H. White | 697 | |||
Conservative | James S. Foreman-Peck | 475 | |||
National Front | Helena M. Steven | 142 | |||
National Party | David McCalden | 123 | |||
Liberal | Geoffrey Jerrom | 109 | |||
Fellowship | Ronald Mallone | 13 | |||
Turnout | 28.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Colin J. Coulson-Thomas | 1,111 | |||
Labour | Allan J. H. D. MacCarthy | 1,019 | |||
Fellowship | Ronald S. Mallone | 320 | |||
National Front | Robert Holden | 216 | |||
National Party | David McCalden | 104 | |||
Turnout | 35.1 |
1978-1982
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Patrick J. P. Jiggins | 1005 | 16.1 | ||
Labour | Glyn Williams | 577 | 37.0 | ||
Fellowship | Ronald D. Mallone | 163 | 46.9 | ||
United Democrat | Jonathan D. Savage | 15 | 46.9 | ||
Turnout | 1760 | 32.4 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Resignation of James S. Foreman-Peck (CON)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Glyn Williams | 957 | 85.5 | ||
Conservative | Walter J. Cox | 86 | 7.5 | ||
Liberal | Maureen F. K. Hall | 80 | 7.0 | ||
Turnout | 1141 | 26.2 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Resignation of Joseph Stanyer (LAB)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Francis E. Smith | 1307 | 85.5 | ||
Conservative | Roy H. Mapes | 584 | 7.5 | ||
Liberal | Peter J. Churchill | 241 | 7.0 | ||
Turnout | 2132 | 38.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Resignation of John Dunbar (LAB)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | James P. B. Coughlan | 667 | 47.3 | ||
Liberal | Edward J. Randall | 395 | 28.0 | ||
Conservative | Dingle Clark | 348 | 24.7 | ||
Turnout | 1410 | 50.4 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Resignation of Anthony J. Newman (LAB)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ephron B. T. Williams | 1474 | 76.2 | ||
Conservative | Michael J. Niblock | 460 | 23.8 | ||
Turnout | 1934 | 38.1 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Resignation of William H. White (LAB)
1982-1986
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Julius T. B. D. Evaristo | 974 | 38.3 | ||
SDP | Terence A. J. Malone | 821 | 32.3 | ||
Conservative | Margaret Mendez | 715 | 28.1 | ||
United Democrat | Daniel Hussey | 31 | 1.2 | ||
Turnout | 2541 | 46.4 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Resignation of Francis E. Smith (LAB)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Serena M. V. Lovelace | 824 | 47.8 | ||
Alliance | Timothy G. Ford | 503 | 29.2 | ||
Conservative | John G. C. Antcliffe | 396 | 23.0 | ||
Turnout | 1723 | 33.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Resignation of David Crowther (LAB)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John G. C. Antcliffe | 1105 | 7.5 | ||
Alliance | Vivienne W. Stone | 855 | 29.2 | ||
Labour | Annette F. Barratt | 636 | 85.5 | ||
Ecology | Kim Castle | 66 | 7.0 | ||
Turnout | 2662 | 50.5 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Resignation of Raymond G. Hatter (CON)
1986-1990
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alliance | Michael V. Slavin | 997 | 46.9 | ||
Labour | Carol A. Hibberd | 785 | 37.0 | ||
Conservative | Anthony R. Salter | 342 | 16.1 | ||
Turnout | 2124 | 24.77 | |||
Alliance gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Resignation of Smith, Nicholas (LAB)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Robert J. C. Callow | 1268 | 58.6 | ||
Conservative | Gerard P. Fergus | 582 | 26.9 | ||
Alliance | Myrtle E. Bibby | 313 | 14.5 | ||
Turnout | 2163 | 37.55 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Resignation of Jeffrey, Mervyn A. (LAB)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
SDP | David Hadden | 1066 | 14.5 | ||
Labour | Nicholas C. McShee | 760 | 58.6 | ||
Conservative | Christopher J. Wagstaff | 114 | 26.9 | ||
Turnout | 1940 | 34.28 | |||
SDP gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Resignation of Morgan, Steven J. (LAB)
1990-1994
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Hugh R. Harris | 956 | 44.7 | ||
Labour | Keith J. Scott | 756 | 35.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Michael W. Smart | 235 | 11.0 | ||
Fellowship | Ronald S. Mallone | 193 | 9.0 | ||
Turnout | 45.1 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Giles J. Brennand.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Dermot D. Poston | 1,239 | 47.1 | ||
Labour | Michael Yates | 770 | 29.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | John Hagyard | 483 | 18.4 | ||
Independent | Eileen W. Guthrie | 140 | 5.3 | ||
Turnout | 50.1 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the disqualification of Cllr. Kenneth L. Kear.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Marian O. Moseley | 844 | 60.4 | ||
Conservative | John H. Vickery | 284 | 20.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Stuart J. Davis | 269 | 19.3 | ||
Turnout | 27.7 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Roger J. Taylor.
1994-1998
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Junior C. Boothe | 884 | 77.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Thomas J. A. Headon | 149 | 13.0 | ||
Conservative | Frances C. A. Stephens | 110 | 9.6 | ||
Turnout | 1143 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Adele Gordon-Peiniger.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Alistair T. Macrae | 972 | 63.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Thomas J. Headon | 343 | 22.5 | ||
Conservative | Stephen G. Tough | 207 | 13.6 | ||
Turnout | 1522 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Annette F. Barratt.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John A. Cove | 775 | 45.2 | ||
Conservative | Raymond Maisey | 614 | 35.8 | ||
Fellowship | Ronald S. Mallone | 157 | 9.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Anthony C. H. Durham | 137 | 8.0 | ||
Socialist Labour | Peter N. Pierce | 33 | 1.9 | ||
Turnout | 1716 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Sabiha Shahzad.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Peter J. Brooks | 611 | 85.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Bonnie C. Soanes | 102 | 14.3 | ||
Turnout | 713 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Claude D. Ramsey.
1998-2002
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Albert J. Hills | 930 | |||
Labour | Peter R. May | 760 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Michael J. Lewis | 115 | |||
Green | James K. Otter | 40 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Sidney T. Nicholson.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mary Mills | 936 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Christopher D. G. Le Breton | 654 | |||
Conservative | Douglas B. Ellison | 274 | |||
Independent | Richard A. Newton | 92 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Marian O. Moseley.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Harpinder Singh | 787 | |||
Conservative | Michael I. O’Loan | 185 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Thomas J. A. Headon | 172 | |||
Socialist Alliance | Paul W. Richardson | 60 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Leonard L. Duvall.
2002-2006
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Kanta M. Patel | 744 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Steven T. Toole | 365 | |||
Conservative | Jagvinder S. Mahil | 201 | |||
Independent | Susan Mitchell | 136 | |||
Green | James K. Otter | 103 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Alistair T. Macrae.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Danny L. Thorpe | 968 | |||
Conservative | Nigel M. Fletcher | 589 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Edward Ottery | 483 | |||
UKIP | Arnold E. Taring | 142 | |||
Christian Peoples Alliance | Stephen C. Hammond | 62 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Michael A. Hayes.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Nigel M. Fletcher | 1,326 | |||
Labour | Janice M. Marnham | 1,252 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Leonard G. Tostevin | 289 | |||
UKIP | Jeremy C. Elms | 193 | |||
Christian Peoples Alliance | Stephen C. Hammond | 20 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Douglas B. Ellison.
2006-2010
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Matthew Morrow | 1318 | |||
Conservative | Adetokunbo Bailey | 542 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Ms. Leonie K. Barron | 195 | |||
Green | Ms. Jessica Currie | 175 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Kantabai M. Patel.
2010-2014
There were no by-elections.[16]
2014-2018
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mehboob Khan | 3,430 | 39.3 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Thomas Turrell | 2,466 | 28.2 | ![]() | |
Green | Robin Scott | 1,452 | 16.6 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Sonia Dunlop | 756 | 8.6 | ![]() | |
UKIP | Paul Butler | 422 | 4.8 | ![]() | |
BNP | Christina Charles | 138 | 1.6 | ![]() | |
TUSC | Sara Kasab | 80 | 0.9 | ![]() | |
Turnout | 3,717 | 64.1 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Matthew Pennycook, who was elected as the Member of Parliament for the Greenwich and Woolwich constituency the same night.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Tonia Ashikodi | 2,583 | 57.1 | 0.0 | |
Conservative | Matt Browne | 561 | 12.4 | ![]() | |
Green | Robin Scott | 402 | 8.9 | ![]() | |
UKIP | Rita Dinsmore-Hamilton | 380 | 8.4 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Stewart Christie | 376 | 8.3 | ![]() | |
Independent | Ebru Ogun | 157 | 3.5 | ![]() | |
All People's Party | Abiola Olaore | 64 | 1.4 | ![]() | |
Majority | 2,022 | 44.7 | |||
Turnout | 41.5 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Councillor Radha Rabadia of the Labour Party.[19]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Charlie Davis | 1,335 | 42.2 | ![]() | |
Labour | Simon Peirce | 1,297 | 40.4 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Sam Macaulay | 279 | 8.8 | ![]() | |
UKIP | Barbara Ray | 160 | 5.1 | ![]() | |
Green | Matt Browne | 110 | 3.5 | ![]() | |
Majority | 38 | 1.8 | |||
Turnout | 3,186 | 31.33 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called following the resignation of Councillor Wynn Davies of the Labour Party.
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