Greenwich London Borough Council elections
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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]
Political control
Since 1964 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2]
Party in control | Years |
---|---|
Labour | 1964 - 1968 |
Conservative | 1968 - 1971 |
Labour | 1971–present |
Council elections
- Greenwich London Borough Council election, 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 (boundary changes increased the number of seats by two)[3]
- Greenwich London Borough Council election, 1982
- Greenwich London Borough Council election, 1986
- Greenwich London Borough Council election, 1990
- Greenwich London Borough Council election, 1994 (boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[n 1][n 2][n 3]
- Greenwich London Borough Council election, 1998
- Greenwich London Borough Council election, 2002 (boundary changes reduced the number of seats by eleven)[4][5]
- Greenwich London Borough Council election, 2006
- Greenwich London Borough Council election, 2010
- Greenwich London Borough Council election, 2014
Borough result maps
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2002 results map
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2006 results map
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2010 results map
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2014 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 | ||||
1990-1994
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Hugh R. Harris | 956 | 44.7 | ||
Labour | Keith J. Scott | 756 | 35.3 | ||
Liberal Democrat | 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 Democrat | 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 Democrat | 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 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Thomas J. A. Headon | 749 | |||
Conservative | Frances C. A. Stephens | 770 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Adele Gordon-Peiniger.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Alistair T. Macrae | 972 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Thomas J. Headon | 343 | |||
Conservative | Stephen G. Tough | 207 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Annette F. Barratt.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John A. Cove | 775 | |||
Conservative | Raymond Maisey | 674 | |||
Fellowship | Ronald S. Mallone | 757 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Anthony C. H. Durham | 737 | |||
Socialist Labour | Peter N. Pierce | 33 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Sabiha Shahzad.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Peter J. Brooks | 611 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Bonnie C. Soanes | 702 | |||
Turnout | |||||
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 Democrat | 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 Democrat | 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 Democrat | 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 Democrat | 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 Democrat | Edward Ottery | 483 | |||
UKIP | Arnold E. Taring | 142 | |||
Christian Peoples | 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 Democrat | Leonard G. Tostevin | 289 | |||
UKIP | Jeremy C. Elms | 193 | |||
Christian Peoples | 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 Democrat | 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.[13]
2014-2018
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mehboob Khan | 3430 | 39% | -12% | |
Conservative | Thomas Turrell | 2466 | 28% | +10% | |
Green | Robin Scott | 1452 | 17% | -5% | |
Liberal Democrat | Sonia Dunlop | 756 | 9% | -1% | |
UKIP | Paul Butler | 422 | 5% | N/A | |
BNP | Christina Charles | 138 | 1% | N/A | |
TUSC | Sara Kasab | 80 | 1% | N/A | |
Turnout | 64.18% | ||||
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 | -0.4 | |
Green | Robin Scott | 402 | 8.9 | -5.8 | |
UKIP | Rita Dinsmore Hamilton | 380 | 8.4 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrat | Stewart Christie | 376 | 8.3 | +2.2 | |
Independent | Christina Charles | 157 | 3.5 | N/A | |
All People's Party | Abiola Olaore | 64 | 1.4 | N/A | |
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.[16]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Charlie Davis | 1,335 | 42.2 | +10.6 | |
Labour | Simon Warwick Peirce | 1,297 | 40.4 | +9.3 | |
Liberal Democrat | Sam Macaulay | 279 | 8.8 | +5.5 | |
UKIP | Barbara Ray | 160 | 5.1 | -14.5 | |
Green | Matt Browne | 110 | 3.5 | -6.0 | |
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.
References
- ↑ "Wards". Royal Borough of Greenwich website. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
- ↑ "Greenwich". English local election results, 2010. BBC News Online. 19 April 2009. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "London Borough Council Elections 4 May 1978" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
- ↑ "Greenwich". Local elections 2002. BBC News Online. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
- 1 2 3 4 "London Borough Council Elections 2 May 2002" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
- ↑ "London Borough Council Elections 9 May 1968" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
- 1 2 3 "London Borough Council Elections 13 May 1971" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
- 1 2 3 "London Borough Council Elections 2 May 1974" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
- 1 2 3 "London Borough Council By-elections May 1990 to May 1994" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 "London Borough Council Elections 7 May 1998 including the Greater London Authority Referendum results" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- 1 2 3 "London Borough Council Elections 4 May 2006" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ↑ "London Borough Council Elections 6 May 2010" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ↑ "London Borough Council Elections 22 May 2014" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
- ↑ "Election Results 7 May 2015".
- ↑ http://www.royalgreenwich.gov.uk/news/article/676/glyndon_ward_by-election_result
- ↑ http://www.southlondonpress.co.uk/article.cfm?id=116841&headline=Resignation%20at%20Glyndon%20ward%20sparks%20by-election§ionIs=news&searchyear=2016
- ↑ http://www.royalgreenwich.gov.uk/info/1000/elections_-_results/1858/by-election_results_for_eltham_north_ward_2016