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2018 Lewisham Council election
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All 54 seats to Lewisham London Borough Council
28 seats needed for a majority
  First party
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Party Labour
Last election 53 seats, 50.7%
Seats won 54
Seat change Increase1
Popular vote 120,263
Percentage 60.2%
Swing Increase9.5%
Map of the results.
Council control before election

Labour

 Council control after election

Labour

Elections for Lewisham London Borough Council were held on 3 May 2018, the same day as for other London Boroughs. All 54 seats were up for election. The Labour Party won all 54 seats in a landslide victory, winning 60% of the popular vote.[1] The Green Party lost their sole council seat, leaving the party without representation on Lewisham Borough Council for the first time in 16 years.

Overall results

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Lewisham Local Election Result 2018
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 54 1 0 +1 100.0 60.2 120,263 +9.5
  Conservative 0 0 0 0 13.9 27,752 +1.5
  Liberal Democrats 0 0 0 0 12.0 23,935 +2.7
  Green 0 0 1 -1 11.6 23,142 -4.8
  Women's Equality 0 0 0 0 1.1 2,158 New
  TUSC 0 0 0 0 0.3 483 -1.6
  Duma Polska 0 0 0 0 0.2 392 New
  Independent 0 0 0 0 0.2 348 N/A
  UKIP 0 0 0 0 0.2 343 -2.5
  CPA 0 0 0 0 0.1 281 New
  Democrats and Veterans 0 0 0 0 0.1 221 New
  Alliance for Green Socialism 0 0 0 0 0.1 209 New
  BNP 0 0 0 0 0.0 98 New

Results by ward

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Asterisk denotes the sitting councillor.[2]

Bellingham

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Bellingham (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Alan Hall* 1,810 60.2
Labour Co-op Sue Hordijenko 1,772 58.9
Labour Co-op Jacq Paschoud* 1,598 53.1
Conservative Andrew Chang 500 16.6
Conservative Alex Gill 461 15.3
Conservative Tom Spier 451 15.0
Green Mary McGeown 401 13.3
Liberal Democrats Peter George 246 8.2
Liberal Democrats Sarah Morris 238 7.9
Liberal Democrats Kate Polling 227 7.5
CPA Katherine Hortense 151 5.0
Majority
Turnout 29
Labour Co-op hold Swing
Labour Co-op hold Swing
Labour Co-op hold Swing

Blackheath

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Blackheath (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Juliet Campbell 2,069 46.8
Labour Kevin Bonavia 1,978 44.8
Labour Amanda De Ryk 1,855 42.0
Liberal Democrats Chris Maines 1,117 25.3
Liberal Democrats Nadya Phoenix 889 20.1
Conservative Nicola Peers 884 20.0
Conservative Simon Nundy 882 20.0
Conservative Jonathan Lee 881 19.9
Green Abigail Phillips 862 19.5
Liberal Democrats Anthony Crowther 810 18.3
Majority
Turnout 44
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Brockley

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John Coughlin was the sole Opposition councillor (2014-2018) and subsequently lost his seat.

Brockley (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sophie McGeevor 2,606 55.3
Labour Jimi Adefiranye 2,448 51.9
Labour Stephen Penfold 2,040 43.3
Green John Coughlin 1,457 30.9
Green Clare Lorraine 1,260 26.7
Green Harvir Sangha 911 19.3
Women's Equality Kate Vang 542 11.5
Liberal Democrats Marcus Mayers 322 6.8
Conservative Fraser Archer 318 6.7
Conservative John O'Connor 302 6.4
Liberal Democrats Brenda Murray 295 6.3
Conservative Christopher Wilford 242 5.1
Liberal Democrats Martin Passande 202 4.3
TUSC Ellen Peers 74 1.6
Majority
Turnout 38
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Green Swing

Catford South

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In June 2019, Smith left the Labour Party in opposition to Jeremy Corbyn, the then Leader of the party. He now sits as an Independent.[3]

Catford South (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Skip Amrani 2,548 61.3
Labour Eva Stamirowski 2,444 58.8
Labour Alan Smith 2,204 53.0
Green Rosie Downes 906 21.8
Conservative Mark Hanlon 638 15.3
Conservative Adam Lake 540 13.0
Liberal Democrats Diana Cashin 526 12.6
Conservative Sylbourne Sydial 516 10.0
Liberal Democrats Julian Hawkins 330 7.9
Liberal Democrats Peter Hoskin 266 6.4
Majority
Turnout 39
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Crofton Park

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Crofton Park (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Tauseef Anwar 2,445 53.6
Labour Pauline Morrison 2,418 53.0
Labour Chris Barnham 2,353 51.6
Green Alison Pick 916 20.1
Green Julia Rendall 817 17.9
Green Alan Greenwood 708 15.5
Liberal Democrats Rosalind Huish 613 13.4
Liberal Democrats Bobby Dean 607 13.3
Liberal Democrats Bunmi Wajero 513 11.3
Conservative James Clark 466 10.2
Conservative Scott Bell 455 10.0
Conservative Karen Sunderland 408 9.0
Majority
Turnout 42
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Downham

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Downham (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Andre Bourne 1,838 59.5
Labour Coral Howard 1,594 51.6
Labour Timi Ogunbadewa 1,572 50.9
Conservative Alexandra Burr 544 17.6
Conservative David Davis 487 15.8
Conservative Adam Thomas 390 12.6
Liberal Democrats Danny Dignan 350 11.3
Green Hanna Hewins 313 10.1
Liberal Democrats Joan Labrom 241 7.8
UKIP Paul Oakley 180 5.8
Liberal Democrats Simon Thorley 117 3.8
BNP Tess Culnane 98 3.2
Democrats and Veterans Will Donnelly 86 2.8
Democrats and Veterans Matt Jenkins 75 2.4
Democrats and Veterans Massimo Dimambro 60 1.9
Majority
Turnout 30
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Evelyn

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Evelyn (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Caroline Kalu 2,278 59.4
Labour Alex Feis-Bryce 2,257 58.9
Labour Silvana Kelleher 2,221 57.9
Green James Braun 680 17.7
Liberal Democrats Marie Belsey 406 10.6
Conservative Oliver Kay 395 10.3
Independent Joyce Jacca 348 9.1
Conservative Robert Taylor 346 9.0
Conservative Lynn Walker 309 8.1
Liberal Democrats Peter Wells 308 8.0
Liberal Democrats Gary Williams 307 8.0
Duma Polska Anna Wasylkiewicz 53 1.4
Majority
Turnout 30
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Forest Hill

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Forest Hill (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sophie Davis 2,308 51.5
Labour Leo Gibbons 2,146 47.9
Labour Peter Bernards 2,079 46.4
Liberal Democrats Ed Veasey 923 20.6
Liberal Democrats Margot Wilson 906 20.2
Liberal Democrats Mark Bennett 868 19.4
Green Martin Cox 604 13.5
Green Keith Chambers 572 12.8
Conservative Liam Gilgar 569 12.7
Conservative Eleanor Reader-Moore 538 12.0
Green Mark Cunningham 521 11.6
Conservative Andrew McMurtrie 509 11.4
Majority
Turnout 42
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Grove Park

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Grove Park (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Suzannah Clarke 2,094 52.3
Labour Hilary Moore 1,808 45.2
Labour Colin Elliott 1,661 41.5
Conservative Ross Archer 1,390 34.7
Conservative Ethan Brooks 1,164 29.1
Conservative Karen Lowe 1,076 26.9
Green Petroc Ap Seisyllt 511 12.8
Liberal Democrats Linda Hawkins 303 7.6
Liberal Democrats Ben Brooks 278 6.9
UKIP Peter Lello 163 4.1
Liberal Democrats Peter Ramrayka 163 4.1
Majority
Turnout 38
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Ladywell

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Ladywell (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Liz Johnston-Franklin 2,420 53.5
Labour Carl Handley 2,125 47.0
Labour Bill Brown 1,850 40.9
Green Corin Ashwell 1,395 30.8
Women's Equality Rebecca Manson Jones 1,188 26.3
Green John Keidan 989 21.9
Green Matt Barker 898 19.9
Liberal Democrats Deborah Hudson 411 9.1
Conservative Catriona Archer 334 7.4
Liberal Democrats Richard Hebditch 290 6.4
Liberal Democrats Tony Lloyd 275 6.1
Conservative Camilla Kennedy Harper 257 5.7
Conservative Edmund Stewart 215 4.8
Majority
Turnout 45
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Lee Green

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Lee Green (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Octavia Holland 2,302 52.7
Labour Jim Mallory 2,184 50.0
Labour James Rathbone 1,850 42.4
Green Caroline Sandes 951 21.8
Liberal Democrats Grace Calder 895 20.5
Conservative Caroline Attfield 819 18.8
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Bostock 742 17.0
Conservative Matthew Arawwawala 712 16.3
Liberal Democrats Mark Rochell 647 14.8
Conservative Sam Thurgood 624 14.3
CPA Maureen Martin 130 3.0
Majority
Turnout 43
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Lewisham Central

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Lewisham Central (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Aisling Gallagher 2,821 56.4
Labour Patrick Codd 2,776 55.5
Labour Joani Reid 2,607 52.2
Green Eugenia Barnett 776 15.5
Liberal Democrats Katie Anderson 653 13.1
Green Claire Cooper 642 12.8
Conservative Andrew Hughes 619 12.4
Conservative Joshua O'Connor 490 9.8
Liberal Democrats David Williamson 485 9.7
Conservative Gareth Milner 478 9.6
Liberal Democrats Marc Postle 468 9.4
Women's Equality Mandu Reid 428 8.6
Green Charles Guille 415 8.3
Majority
Turnout 35
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

New Cross

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New Cross (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Brenda Dacres 2,808 71.1
Labour Co-op Joe Dromey 2,616 66.3
Labour Co-op Paul Maslin 2,100 53.2
Green Andrea Carey Fuller 968 24.5
Conservative Alatise Solape 340 8.6
Liberal Democrats Jerry Barnett 319 8.1
Conservative Isaac Sakey 315 8.0
Conservative Brian Chipps 261 6.6
Liberal Democrats Averil Leimon 257 6.5
Liberal Democrats Norval Scott 236 6.0
Majority
Turnout
Labour Co-op hold Swing
Labour Co-op hold Swing
Labour Co-op hold Swing

Perry Vale

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Perry Vale (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Susan Wise 2,581 58.2
Labour Co-op John Pashoud 2,548 57.5
Labour Co-op Sakina Sheikh 2,327 52.5
Green Ion Catuneanu 1,089 24.6
Liberal Democrats Alex Feakes 755 17.0
Conservative Martin Coombs 585 13.2
Liberal Democrats Katja Sarmiento-Mirwaldt 556 12.5
Conservative Bettina Lawrence 497 11.2
Liberal Democrats Bill Town 457 10.3
Conservative Ross French 430 9.7
Majority
Turnout 40
Labour Co-op hold Swing
Labour Co-op hold Swing
Labour Co-op hold Swing

Rushey Green

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Rushey Green (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Louise Krupski 2,285 63.4
Labour Co-op James-J Walsh 2,063 57.2
Labour Co-op John Muldoon 2,041 56.6
Green Cath Miller 529 14.7
Green Mike Keogh 429 11.9
Conservative Ian Stell 362 10.0
Liberal Democrats Heidi Degen 339 9.4
Duma Polska Jolanta Gut-Nidecka 339 9.4
Conservative John Sweeney 280 7.8
Conservative Neil Weatherall 275 7.6
Liberal Democrats George Crozier 253 7.0
TUSC Tracy Edwards 253 7.0
Liberal Democrats Andrew McIlwraith 233 6.5
Green Matt Hawkins 109 3.0
TUSC Andy Beadle 82 2.3
TUSC Steven Rumney 74 2.1
Majority
Turnout 35
Labour Co-op hold Swing
Labour Co-op hold Swing
Labour Co-op hold Swing

Sydenham

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Sydenham (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Chris Best 2,757 62.2
Labour Co-op Tom Copley 2,291 51.7
Labour Co-op Liam Curran 2,226 50.2
Green Matt Freake 1,048 23.6
Liberal Democrats Jane Russell 737 16.6
Conservative Anthony Bays 725 16.3
Conservative Raymond Squires 686 15.5
Conservative William Stevenson 609 13.7
Liberal Democrats Arthur Peake 427 9.6
Liberal Democrats Owen Sharp 285 6.4
Majority
Turnout 39
Labour Co-op hold Swing
Labour Co-op hold Swing
Labour Co-op hold Swing

Telegraph Hill

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Telegraph Hill (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Joan Millbank 3,069 68.8
Labour Paul Bell 2,910 65.2
Labour Luke Sorba 2,643 59.2
Green Jess Wiles 1,168 26.2
Liberal Democrats Cheryl Baum 443 9.9
Liberal Democrats Ade Fatukasi 362 8.1
Liberal Democrats Jem Smith 316 7.1
Conservative Ben Blackmore 287 6.4
Conservative Rachel Joseph 273 6.1
Conservative Tristram Kennedy Harper 262 5.9
Alliance for Green Socialism John Lloyd 209 4.7
Majority
Turnout 39
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Whitefoot

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Whitefoot (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Janet Daby 2,094 65.8
Labour Mark Ingleby 1,947 61.2
Labour Jonathan Slater 1,578 49.6
Conservative Peter Buffham 519 16.3
Conservative Andrew Lee 474 14.9
Conservative Roger Lewis 383 12.0
Liberal Democrats Janet Hurst 324 10.2
Green Gerry Howell 297 9.3
Liberal Democrats Mark Morris 236 7.4
Liberal Democrats Vijay Naidu 163 5.1
Majority
Turnout 32
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

2018-2022 by-elections

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Evelyn by-election 2019
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lionel Openshaw 1,681 52.7 Decrease6.2
Green James Braun 702 22.0 Increase4.3
Conservative Eleanor Reader-Moore 231 7.2 Decrease3.1
Liberal Democrats Bunmi Wajero 200 6.3 Decrease4.3
People Before Profit Joyce Jacca 151 4.7 New
UKIP Dick Day 140 4.4 New
Women's Equality Nicke Adebowale 71 2.2 New
Democrats and Veterans Matt Jenkins 13 0.4 New
Labour hold Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Councillor Alex Feis-Bryce.

Whitefoot by-election 2019
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kim Powell 1,314 53.0 Decrease12.8
Liberal Democrats Max Brockbank 514 20.7 Increase10.5
Conservative Ben Blackmore 313 12.6 Decrease3.7
People Before Profit Gwenton Sloley 218 8.8 New
CPA Katherine Hortense 52 2.1 New
Women's Equality Cairis Grant-Hickey 41 1.7 New
Democrats and Veterans Massimo Dimambro 28 1.1 New
Labour hold Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Councillor Janet Daby.

New Cross by-election 6 May 2021
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Samantha Latouche 3,038 61.1 Decrease2.2
Green Andrea Carey Fuller 862 17.3 Increase4.5
Conservative Chris Wilford 526 10.6 Increase2.5
People Before Profit Dennis Sloley 219 4.3 New
Liberal Democrats Bunmi Wajero 214 4.3 Decrease2.9
TUSC Andy Beadle 111 3.0 New
Labour hold Swing

References

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  1. ^ "Mayoral and local councillor elections 2018". lewisham.gov.uk. Lewisham London Borough Council. 4 May 2018. Archived from the original on 8 May 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Election results 2018: Local council election". lewisham.gov.uk. Lewisham London Borough Council. 4 May 2018. Archived from the original on 8 May 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Lewisham Labour councillor Alan Smith quits party in Corbyn protest". 19 June 2019.
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