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: ElectionOverall Control Labour Conservative Lib Dem SDP Green Reform 1964 49 11 - - - - 1968 22 38 - - - - 1971 55 5 - - - - 1974 52 8 - - - - 1978 45 17 - - - - 1982 43 16 3 - - - 1986 44 12 6 - - - 1990 44 12 2 4 - - 1994 47 8 3 4 - - 1998 52 8 2 - - - 2002 38 9 4 - - - 2006 36 13 2 - - - 2010 40 11 - - - - 2014 43 8 - - - - 2018 42 9 - - - - 2022 52 3 - - - - 2026 35 6 - - 13 1
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) 2026 Greenwich London Borough Council election
Borough result maps
By-election results 1964-1968 There were no by-elections.
1968-1971
1971-1974
1974-1978
1978-1982
Resignation of Cllr James Foreman-Peck (Conservative)
Resignation of Cllr Joseph Stanyer (Labour)
Resignation of Cllr John Dunbar (Labour)
Resignation of Cllr Anthony Newman (Labour)
Resignation of Cllr William White (LAB)
1982-1986
Resignation of Cllr Francis Smith (Labour)
Resignation of Cllr David Crowther (Labour)
Resignation of Cllr Raymond Hatter (Conservative)
1986-1990
Resignation of Cllr Nicholas Smith (Labour)
Resignation of Cllr Mervyn Jeffrey (Labour)
Resignation of Cllr Steven Morgan (Labour)
1990-1994
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Giles Brennand.
The by-election was called following the disqualification of Cllr Kenneth Kear.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Roger 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 Barratt.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Sabiha Shahzad.
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr Claude Ramsey.
1998-2002
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr Sidney Nicholson.
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr Marian Moseley.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Len Duvall.
2002-2006
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr Alistair Macrae.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Michael Hayes.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Douglas Ellison.
2006-2010
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr Kantabai Patel.
2010-2014 There were no by-elections.
2014-2018
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.
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