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2002 Greenwich London Borough Council Election
Elections to Greenwich Council were held in May 2002. The whole council was up for election for the first time since the 1998 election. Greenwich local elections are held every four years. The next election was in 2006. Election result Ward results References {{DEFAULTSORT:Greenwich Council Election, 2002 2002 The effects of the September 11 attacks of the previous year had a significant impact on the affairs of 2002. The war on terror was a major political focus. Without settled international law, several nations engaged in anti-terror operation ... 2002 London Borough council elections May 2002 in the United Kingdom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greenwich London UK Local Election 2002 Map
Greenwich ( , , ) is an area in south-east London, England, within the ceremonial county of Greater London, east-south-east of Charing Cross. Greenwich is notable for its maritime history and for giving its name to the Greenwich Meridian (0° longitude) and Greenwich Mean Time. The town became the site of a royal palace, the Palace of Placentia, from the 15th century and was the birthplace of many Tudors, including Henry VIII and Elizabeth I. The palace fell into disrepair during the English Civil War and was demolished, eventually being replaced by the Royal Naval Hospital for Sailors, designed by Sir Christopher Wren and his assistant Nicholas Hawksmoor. These buildings became the Royal Naval College in 1873, and they remained a military education establishment until 1998, when they passed into the hands of the Greenwich Foundation. The historic rooms within these buildings remain open to the public; other buildings are used by the University of Greenwich and Trinity Laba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Borough Of Greenwich
The Royal Borough of Greenwich (, , or ) is a London borough in southeast Greater London, England. 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 of Greenwich and most of the Metropolitan Borough of Woolwich to the east. The local council is Greenwich London Borough Council which meets in Woolwich Town Hall. Greenwich is the location of the Greenwich prime meridian, on which all Coordinated Universal Time is based. The prime meridian running through Greenwich, and the Greenwich Observatory is where the designation Greenwich Mean Time, or GMT began, and on which all world times are based. In 2012, Greenwich was listed as a top ten global destination by Frommer's – the only UK destination to be listed. To mark the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II, Greenwich became a Royal Borough on 3 February 2012, due in part to its historic links with the royal family, but also to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998 Greenwich Council Election
1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently shadowed craters near the Moon's poles. * January 11 – Over 100 people are killed in the Sidi-Hamed massacre in Algeria. * January 12 – Nineteen European nations agree to forbid human cloning. * January 17 – The ''Drudge Report'' breaks the story about U.S. President Bill Clinton's alleged affair with Monica Lewinsky, which will lead to the House of Representatives' impeachment of him. February * February 3 – Cavalese cable car disaster: A United States military pilot causes the deaths of 20 people near Trento, Italy, when his low-flying EA-6B Prowler severs the cable of a cable-car. * February 4 – The 5.9 Afghanistan earthquake shakes the Takhar Province with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (''Very strong''). With up to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greenwich Local Elections
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 change ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 Greenwich London Borough Council Election
Elections to Royal Borough of Greenwich, Greenwich Council were held on 4 May 2006. The whole council was up for election for the first time since the 2002 Greenwich Council election, 2002 election. Greenwich local elections are held every four years, with the next due in 2010. Election result Ward results Abbey Wood Blackheath Westcombe Charlton Coldharbour and New Eltham Eltham North Eltham South Eltham West Glyndon Greenwich West Kidbrooke with Hornfair Middle Park and Sutcliffe Peninsula Plumstead Shooters Hill Thamesmead Moorings Woolwich Common Woolwich Riverside References {{DEFAULTSORT:Greenwich Council Election, 2006 Council elections in the Royal Borough ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liz Truss
Mary Elizabeth Truss (born 26 July 1975) is a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party (UK), Leader of the Conservative Party from September to October 2022. On her fiftieth day Premiership of Liz Truss, in office, she stepped down amid October 2022 United Kingdom government crisis, a government crisis, making her the List of prime ministers of the United Kingdom by length of tenure, shortest-serving prime minister in British history. The Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), member of Parliament (MP) for South West Norfolk from 2010 to 2024, Truss held various Cabinet of the United Kingdom, Cabinet positions under three prime ministersDavid Cameron, Theresa May and Boris Johnsonlastly as Foreign Secretary (United Kingdom), foreign secretary from 2021 to 2022. Truss studied philosophy, politics and economics at Merton College, Oxford, and was the president of the Oxford University Liberal Democrats. In 1996 she ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Council Elections In The Royal Borough Of Greenwich
A council is a group of people who come together to consult, deliberate, or make decisions. A council may function as a legislature, especially at a town, city or county/shire level, but most legislative bodies at the state/provincial or national level are not considered councils. At such levels, there may be no separate executive branch, and the council may effectively represent the entire government. A board of directors might also be denoted as a council. A committee might also be denoted as a council, though a committee is generally a subordinate body composed of members of a larger body, while a council may not be. Because many schools have a student council, the council is the form of governance with which many people are likely to have their first experience as electors or participants. A member of a council may be referred to as a councillor or councilperson, or by the gender-specific titles of councilman and councilwoman. In politics Notable examples of types of counc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
