Greenwich London UK labelled ward map 2002

Greenwich London Borough Council Greenwich London Borough Council is the local authority for the Royal Borough of Greenwich in Greater London, England. It is a London borough council, one of 32 in the United Kingdom capital of London. Greenwich is divided into 23 wards, electing ...

is the local authority for the

Royal Borough of Greenwich The Royal Borough of Greenwich (, , or ) is a London borough in southeast Greater London. The London Borough of Greenwich was formed in 1965 by the London Government Act 1963. The new borough covered the former area of the Metropolitan Borough ...

London London is the capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary dow ...

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. The council is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2022, 55

councillor A councillor is an elected representative for a local government council in some countries. Canada Due to the control that the provinces have over their municipal governments, terms that councillors serve vary from province to province. Unl ...

s 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:

Leadership

The leaders of the council since 1965 have been:

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 The 1982 Greenwich Council election took place on 6 May 1982 to elect members of Greenwich London Borough Council in London London is the capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of England and the United Kingdo ...

1986 Greenwich London Borough Council election The 1986 Greenwich Council election took place on 8 May 1986 to elect members of Greenwich London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council. Backgroun ...

* 1990 Greenwich London Borough Council election *

1994 Greenwich London Borough Council election The 1994 Greenwich Borough Council election took place on 5 May 1994 to elect members of Greenwich London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council. Ba ...

(boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same) *

1998 Greenwich London Borough Council election The 1998 Greenwich Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Greenwich Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council. The election saw a numbe ...

* 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

File:Greenwich London UK local election 2002 map.svg, 2002 results map File:Greenwich London UK local election 2006 map.svg, 2006 results map File:Greenwich London UK local election 2010 map.svg, 2010 results map File:Greenwich London UK local election 2014 map.svg, 2014 results map File:Greenwich London UK local election 2018 map.svg, 2018 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

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr

Matthew Pennycook Matthew Thomas Pennycook (born 29 October 1982) is a British politician who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Greenwich and Woolwich since 2015. A member of the Labour Party, he has been Shadow Minister for Housing and Planning since ...

, who was elected as the Member of Parliament for the

Greenwich and Woolwich Greenwich and Woolwich is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2015 by Matthew Pennycook of the Labour Party. Constituency profile The seat is dominated in the south by expansive and panoramic Green ...

constituency the same night. The by-election was called following the resignation of Councillor Radha Rabadia of the Labour Party. The by-election was called following the resignation of Councillor Wynn Davies of the Labour Party.

References

External links

Greenwich Council
{{Greater London elections