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Greenwich London Borough Council Greenwich London Borough Council, also known as Greenwich Council or the Council of the Royal Borough of Greenwich, is the local authority for the Royal Borough of Greenwich in Greater London, England. It is a London borough council, one of 32 in ...

is the local authority for the

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 Metropolita ...

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

councillor A councillor, alternatively councilman, councilwoman, councilperson, or council member, is someone who sits on, votes in, or is a member of, a council. This is typically an elected representative of an electoral district in a municipal or re ...

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:

Council elections

1964 Greenwich London Borough Council election The 1964 Greenwich Council election took place on 7 May 1964 to elect members of Greenwich London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour party gained control of the council. Background These ele ...

* 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 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. Backgrou ...

* 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 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 ...

(boundary changes reduced the number of seats by eleven) *

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 fo ...

2010 Greenwich London Borough Council election Elections for Greenwich Council in London were held on 6 May 2010. The 2010 United Kingdom general election and other local elections took place on the same day. In London council elections, the entire council is elected every four years, un ...

* 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 File:Greenwich UK local election 2022 map.svg, 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

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr

Matthew Pennycook Matthew Thomas Pennycook (born 29 October 1982) is a British Labour Party (UK), Labour Party politician who was elected the Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) for Greenwich and Woolwich in 2015 United Kingdom genera ...

, 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. 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.

2022-2026

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr John Hills. The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Sammy Backon. 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. The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Ivis Williams.

References

External links

Greenwich Council
{{Greater London elections