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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.

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:

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)
• 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)
• 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)

Borough result maps

• 2002 results map
• 2006 results map
• 2010 results map
• 2014 results map
• 2018 results map
• 2022 results map

By-election results

1964-1968

There were no by-elections.

1968-1971

1971-1974

1974-1978

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.

2014-2018

Greenwich West by-election, 7 May 2015

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mehboob Khan	3,430	39.3	12.0
	Conservative	Thomas Turrell	2,466	28.2	10.4
	Green	Robin Stott	1,452	16.6	4.7
	Liberal Democrats	Sonia Dunlop	756	8.6	1.3
	UKIP	Paul Butler	422	4.8	4.8
	BNP	Christina Charles	138	1.6	1.6
	TUSC	Sara Kasab	80	0.9	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.

Glyndon by-election, 5 May 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Tonia Ashikodi	2,583	57.1	0.0
	Conservative	Matt Browne	561	12.4	0.4
	Green	Robin Stott	402	8.9	5.8
	UKIP	Rita Dinsmore-Hamilton	380	8.4	8.4
	Liberal Democrats	Stewart Christie	376	8.3	2.2
	Independent	Ebru Ogun	157	3.5	3.5
	All People's Party	Abiola Olaore	64	1.4	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.

Eltham North by-election, 10 November 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Charlie Davis	1,335	42.2	10.6
	Labour	Simon Peirce	1,297	40.4	9.3
	Liberal Democrats	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.

2018-2022

Glyndon by-election, 6 May 2021

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sandra Bauer	2,520	59.4	0.4
	Conservative	Naveed Mughal	687	16.2	4.7
	Green	Leonie Barron	546	12.9	2.7
	Liberal Democrats	Stewart Christie	402	9.5	5.3
	TUSC	Lizzy Hedderly	87	2.1	2.1
Majority			1,833	43.2
Turnout			4,242
	Labour hold		Swing

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

Greenwich West by-election, 6 May 2021

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Pat Slattery	3,203	47.1	2.5
	Conservative	Ben Crompton	1,228	18.1	3.5
	Green	Matt Browne	1,135	16.7	5.3
	Liberal Democrats	Rhian O'Connor	1,121	16.5	7.9
	Monster Raving Loony	Trevor Allman	110	1.6	1.6
Majority			1,975	29.1
Turnout			6,797
	Labour hold		Swing

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

Kidbrooke with Hornfair by-election, 6 May 2021

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Odette McGahey	1,928	42.3	9.6
	Conservative	Andrea Borbely	1,519	33.4	11.9
	Green	Carol O'Toole	621	13.6	1.8
	Liberal Democrats	Pierce Chalmers	261	5.7	3.1
	Independent	Sharon Kent	225	4.9	4.9
Majority			409	9.0
Turnout			4,554
	Labour hold		Swing

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

Shooters Hill by-election, 6 May 2021

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Clare Burke-McDonald	2,479	54.2	0.3
	Conservative	Daniel McGinley	1,286	28.1	11.6
	Green	Tamasin Rhymes	548	12.0	0.7
	Liberal Democrats	Ulysse Abbate	262	5.7	1.2
Majority			1,193	26.1
Turnout			4,575
	Labour hold		Swing

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

2022-2026

Mottingham, Coldharbour and New Eltham by-election, 13 June 2024

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Roger Tester	1,359	47.1	3.6
	Labour	Nikki Thurlow	1,101	38.2	5.8
	Reform UK	Mark Simpson	232	8.0	4.6
	Green	Matt Stratford	101	3.5	3.5
	Liberal Democrats	Ulysse Abbate	90	3.1	6.1
Majority			258	8.9
Turnout			2,883
	Conservative hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr John Hills.

Eltham Town and Avery Hill by-election, 17 October 2024

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Charlie Davis	1,522	48.8	11.8
	Labour	Chris McGurk	981	31.5	8.8
	Reform UK	Ruth Handyside	290	9.3	5.9
	Liberal Democrats	Kieran Edwards	132	4.2	2.9
	Green	Mark Williams	123	3.9	8.1
	Independent	Arnold Tarling	69	2.2	2.2
Majority			541	17.4
Turnout			3,117
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Sammy Backon.

Shooters Hill by-election, 14 November 2024

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Raja Zeeshan	1,043	57.9	1.6
	Conservative	Ezra Aydin	237	13.2	0.7
	Green	Tamasin Rhymes	185	10.3	4.7
	Reform UK	Alan Cecil	179	9.9	7.1
	Liberal Democrats	Kirstie Shedden	158	8.8	0.1
Majority			806	44.7
Turnout			1,802
	Labour hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Danny Thorpe.

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Chris Lloyd, who was elected for the Labour Party but was sitting as a Liberal Democrat at the time of his resignation.

References

1. The Bexley and Greenwich (London Borough Boundaries) Order 1993
2. The Bromley and Greenwich (London Borough Boundaries) Order 1993
3. The Greenwich and Lewisham (London Borough Boundaries) Order 1993

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External links

• Greenwich Council

• Council elections in the Royal Borough of Greenwich