Greenwich London Borough Council elections explained

Greenwich London Borough Council is the local authority for the Royal Borough of Greenwich in London, England. The council is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2022, 55 councillors have been elected from 23 wards.^[1]

Political control

The first elections to the council were held in 1964, ahead of the new system coming into full effect in 1965. Political control of the council since 1964 has been held by the following parties:^[2]

Election	Overall Control		Labour	Conservative	Lib Dem	SDP
		49	11	-	-
		22	38	-	-
		55	5	-	-
		52	8	-	-
		45	17	-	-
		43	16	3	-
		44	12	6	-
		44	12	2	4
		47	8	3	4
		52	8	2	-
		38	9	4	-
		36	13	2	-
		40	11	-	-
		43	8	-	-
		42	9	-	-
		52	3	-	-

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)
• 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
• 2022 Greenwich London Borough Council election (boundary changes increased the number of seats by four)^[6]

By-election results

1964-1968

There were no by-elections.^[7]

1978-1982

Resignation of James S. Foreman-Peck (CON)

Resignation of Joseph Stanyer (LAB)

Resignation of John Dunbar (LAB)

Resignation of Anthony J. Newman (LAB)

Resignation of William H. White (LAB)

1982-1986

Resignation of Francis E. Smith (LAB)

Resignation of David Crowther (LAB)

Resignation of Raymond G. Hatter (CON)

1986-1990

Resignation of Smith, Nicholas (LAB)Resignation of Jeffrey, Mervyn A. (LAB)Resignation of Morgan, Steven J. (LAB)

1990-1994

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Giles J. Brennand.The by-election was called following the disqualification of Cllr. Kenneth L. Kear.The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Roger J. Taylor.

1994-1998

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Adele Gordon-Peiniger.The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Annette F. Barratt.The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Sabiha Shahzad.The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Claude D. Ramsey.

1998-2002

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Sidney T. Nicholson.The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Marian O. Moseley. The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Leonard L. Duvall.

2002-2006

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Alistair T. Macrae.The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Michael A. Hayes.The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Douglas B. Ellison.

2006-2010

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Kantabai M. Patel.

2010-2014

There were no by-elections.^[8]

2014-2018

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.

The by-election was called following the resignation of Councillor Radha Rabadia of the Labour Party.^[9]

The by-election was called following the resignation of Councillor Wynn Davies of the Labour Party.

2018-2022

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Tonia Ashikodi.

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Mehboob Khan.

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr Christine Grice.

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Chris Kirby.

External links

• Greenwich Council

Notes and References

1. si. 2021. 1419. The Royal Borough of Greenwich (Electoral Changes) Order 2021. 9 July 2022.
2. News: Greenwich . English local election results, 2010 . 24 June 2012 . . 19 April 2009.
3. Web site: London Borough Council Elections 4 May 1978. London Datastore. Greater London Council. 25 February 2015.
4. News: Greenwich . Local elections 2002 . 24 June 2012 . BBC News Online.
5. Web site: London Borough Council Elections 2 May 2002. London Datastore. Greater London Authority. 25 February 2015.
6. Web site: 2021-08-03 . Election battle begins now as Greenwich's new ward boundaries unveiled . 2022-05-18 . 853 . en-GB.
7. Web site: London Borough Council Elections 9 May 1968. London Datastore. Greater London Council. 24 February 2015.
8. Web site: London Borough Council Elections 22 May 2014. London Datastore. Greater London Authority. 26 February 2015.
9. Web site: Resignation at Glyndon ward sparks by-election | News | South London Press . 2016-08-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160816074608/http://www.southlondonpress.co.uk/article.cfm?id=116841&headline=Resignation%20at%20Glyndon%20ward%20sparks%20by-election&sectionIs=news&searchyear=2016 . 2016-08-16 . dead .