2026 Lewisham London Borough Council election
2026 English local government election
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The 2026 Lewisham London Borough Council election will take place on 7 May 2026, as part of the 2026 United Kingdom local elections. All 54 members of Lewisham London Borough Council will be elected; the 2026 Lewisham mayoral election will be held simultaneously to determine the council's leader. The election will take place alongside the local elections in the other London boroughs.[2][3]
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Background
History
The thirty-two London boroughs were established in 1965 by the London Government Act 1963. They are the principal authorities in Greater London and have responsibilities including education, housing, planning, highways, social services, libraries, recreation, waste, environmental health and revenue collection. Some of the powers are shared with the Greater London Authority, which also manages passenger transport, police and fire.[4]
Since its formation, Lewisham has generally had a Labour majority. The only exceptions have been the period between 1968 and 1971 when the Conservatives controlled the council and a period of no overall control from 2006 to 2010 (though under the mayoral system Labour still formed the administration). Labour regained control of the council in the 2010 election, winning 39 seats to the Liberal Democrats' twelve seats. The Conservatives won two seats and the Green Party won one seat. Labour extended its majority in the 2014 election, winning 53 seats with a single Green councillor being elected. In the 2018 and 2022 elections, Labour won all fifty-four seats to the council.
Council term
In 2025, two Labour councillors joined the Green Party, and make up the official opposition on Lewisham Council. This is the first time Lewisham Council has had an opposition group since 2010.[5]
Electoral process
Lewisham, as is the case all other London borough councils, elects all of its councillors at once every four years, with the previous election having taken place in 2022. The election takes place by multi-member first-past-the-post voting, with each ward being represented by two or three councillors. Electors will have as many votes as there are councillors to be elected in their ward, with the top two or three being elected.
Lewisham is one of five London councils led by a directly elected mayor; all voters across the borough vote to elect a mayor by first past the post system in addition to voting for their local councillor.
All registered electors (British, Irish, Commonwealth and European Union citizens) living in London aged 18 or over are entitled to vote in the election. People who live at two addresses in different councils, such as university students with different term-time and holiday addresses, are entitled to be registered for and vote in elections in both local authorities.[6] Voting in-person at polling stations takes place from 7:00 to 22:00 on election day, and voters are able to apply for postal votes or proxy votes in advance of the election.[6]
Previous council composition
Results
Bellingham
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Mario Bucolo | ||||
| Independent | James Evans | ||||
| Conservative | Belinda Giddings | ||||
| The Motoring Party | Jane Lawrence | ||||
| Labour Co-op | Gavin Frederick Moore | ||||
| Reform | Fabio Moro | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Sarah Frances Morris | ||||
| Green | Nadja Penfold | ||||
| Reform | John Frederick Pinfold | ||||
| Labour Co-op | George Mathew Ryan | ||||
| Green | Stuart Wood | ||||
Blackheath
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | Caroline Louise Attfield | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Jean Branch | ||||
| Reform | Charlotte Brooks | ||||
| Labour Co-op | Pauline Dall | ||||
| Reform | Iain Gordon | ||||
| Conservative | Christopher John Harding | ||||
| Green | Rebecca Jones | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Chris Maines | ||||
| Green | Tracey Martin | ||||
| Labour Co-op | Chris Membu | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Ramrayka | ||||
| Green | Ben Rand | ||||
| Conservative | Richard Miles Smith | ||||
| Labour Co-op | Luke Warner | ||||
| Conservative | Neil Cameron Weatherall | ||||
Brockley
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Ade Adewunmi | ||||
| Reform | Felicity Margaret Mary Benson | ||||
| Labour Co-op | Sian Eiles | ||||
| Green | El Fry | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Mawby | ||||
| Labour Co-op | Jay Morton | ||||
| Labour Co-op | Edward Parker Humphries | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Karen Pratt | ||||
| Conservative | Caitlin Pugh | ||||
| Conservative | Alfred Sesay | ||||
| Green | Rotimi Skyers | ||||
| Conservative | Iona Frances Stewart-Richardson | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Ben Walton | ||||
Catford South
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Thomas Dante Edward Adkin | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Diana Cashin | ||||
| Reform | Jonathan Peter Bell Crozier | ||||
| Conservative | Jessica Daniels-Roberts | ||||
| Green | Briony Edwards | ||||
| Green | Rashid Irshad | ||||
| Green | Miki Kathleen Jablkowska | ||||
| Labour | Oliver Joseph Matejka | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Josh Matthews | ||||
| Reform | Adam Newman | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Kate Richardson | ||||
| Reform | James Jebachandran Samuel | ||||
| Labour | Eva Alina Stamirowski | ||||
| Conservative | Ian Michael Stell | ||||
| Labour | Robert Williams | ||||
Crofton Park
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Co-op | Harcourt Alleyne | ||||
| Conservative | Craig Barrett | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Cheryl Baum | ||||
| Labour Co-op | Alex Brooks | ||||
| Conservative | Robert Bywater | ||||
| Reform | Ralph Cockram | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Elliott | ||||
| Labour Co-op | Anita Gibbons | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Locke | ||||
| Conservative | Christian Purefoy | ||||
| Green | Aaron Regisford | ||||
| Green | Liam Shrivastava | ||||
| Green | Natalie Thomas | ||||
Deptford
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Co-op | Dawn Atkinson | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Abraham Peter Crabb | ||||
| Conservative | James Oliver Dowling | ||||
| Green | Heather Farnworth | ||||
| Conservative | Stephen Hayes | ||||
| Green | Daniel Jenkins | ||||
| TUSC | Chloe Rae Leslie | ||||
| Reform | Edwin John Marsden | ||||
| Conservative | Maria Martinez | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Christopher Morris | ||||
| Labour Co-op | Rosie Parry | ||||
| Communist | Oliver Snelling | ||||
| Green | Hau-Yu Tam | ||||
| Labour Co-op | David Walker | ||||
Downham
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Kwame Asabere | ||||
| Reform | Teresa Mary Bentinck | ||||
| Labour | Andre Bourne | ||||
| Conservative | David Davis | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Heidi Degen | ||||
| Labour | Gloria Lambert-Morris | ||||
| Conservative | Daniele Lucia | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Vanessa MacNaughton | ||||
| Green | Dan May | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Ryan David McMichael | ||||
| Reform | Paul Francis Newman | ||||
| Labour | Oana Olaru-Holmes | ||||
| Reform | Peggy Lilian Roberts | ||||
| Green | Jocelyn Stockbridge | ||||
| Green | Olly Tyler | ||||
Evelyn
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No party description | Kim Allenby | ||||
| Independent | Malcolm Cadman | ||||
| Green | Leni Candan | ||||
| Labour Co-op | Pat Codd | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Henry Compson | ||||
| Labour Co-op | Will Cooper | ||||
| Green | Dylan Cooper-Stubbs | ||||
| Labour Co-op | Samantha Dias | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Janet Rosemary Hurst | ||||
| Conservative | Yan Jiang | ||||
| Conservative | George John Nixon | ||||
| Conservative | Russ Robertson | ||||
| TUSC | Steven Paul Rumney | ||||
| Green | Rudi Schmidt | ||||
| Reform | Nobin Thomas | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Robert Wills | ||||
Forest Hill
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour Co-op | Peter Bernards | ||||
| Conservative | Flora Coleman | ||||
| Reform | Wayne Paul Dickenson | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Chris Hogben | ||||
| CPA | Katherine Susan Hortense | ||||
| Green | Fergus Navaratnam-Blair | ||||
| Conservative | Favour Obi | ||||
| Labour Co-op | Jacq Paschoud | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Viji Ravindra | ||||
| Green | Annabelle Roberts | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | John Russell | ||||
| Conservative | Savith Sadanandan Vijayam | ||||
| Reform | Brian Scanlon | ||||
| Labour Co-op | Fergal Sharpe | ||||
Grove Park
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No party description | Raymond Allenby | ||||
| Labour Co-op | Suzannah Clarke | ||||
| Conservative | Oliver Cliff | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Christopher James Friar | ||||
| Green | Samantha Gower | ||||
| Green | Cormac Hollingsworth | ||||
| Labour Co-op | Marc David Jackson | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Eric Kentley | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Joan Mary Labrom | ||||
| Conservative | Sergiy Lesyk | ||||
| Labour Co-op | Hilary Clare Moore | ||||
| Reform | Peter Phillipe Newman | ||||
| Reform | David Plumb | ||||
| Conservative | Sylbourne Sydial | ||||
| Green | Rory Young | ||||
Hither Green
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Eleonora Aiello | ||||
| Labour | Yemisi Anifowose | ||||
| Reform | Charles Christopher Bass | ||||
| Green | Dejean Broderick | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Julian Alexander Hawkins | ||||
| Conservative | Arron Hovingham | ||||
| Labour | Mark Ingleby | ||||
| Reform | Elizabeth Mackenzie Marsden | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Fern Shannon McLurg | ||||
| Independent | Roger Mighton | ||||
| Climate | Karen Miller | ||||
| Reform | Terry Millett | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Lawrence Milton | ||||
| Labour | Kim Amanda Powell | ||||
| Green | Andy Stevens | ||||
| Conservative | Keene Sydial | ||||
| Conservative | Nadia Weir | ||||
Ladywell
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Shireen Asaw | ||||
| Labour Co-op | Collet Hunter | ||||
| Labour Co-op | Nick Kelly | ||||
| Labour Co-op | Ayesha Lahai-Taylor | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Tony Lloyd | ||||
| Conservative | Ben Mascall | ||||
| Green | Robin McGhee | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew McIlwraith | ||||
| Conservative | Noel Pellicano | ||||
| Reform | Wendy Statham | ||||
| Green | Ed Sutton | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Bunmi Wajero | ||||
| Conservative | Gregory Paul Williams | ||||
Lee Green
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | Michael Boscic | ||||
| Labour Co-op | David John Cornelius | ||||
| Labour Co-op | Ese Erheriene | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | James David Foulkes | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Lizzie Fox | ||||
| Green | Felix Ganser | ||||
| Green | Samuel Goggins | ||||
| Reform | Jack Laffan | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Josh Lucas Mitte | ||||
| Labour Co-op | James Alexander Rathbone | ||||
| Green | Laura Sessions | ||||
| Conservative | Ronnie Taylor | ||||
| Conservative | Adam Michael Thomas | ||||
| Conservative | Sam Thurgood | ||||
Lewisham Central
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Hibaaq Aden | ||||
| Your Party | Daniel Liam Robert Ansell | ||||
| Conservative | Ethan Bradshaw | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Tim Burnell | ||||
| Reform | Abigail Elizabeth Gollicker | ||||
| Labour | Edison Huynh | ||||
| Green | Mark Kowalski | ||||
| Conservative | Junior Anthony Leachman | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Martin Passande | ||||
| Labour | Aliya Sheikh | ||||
| Your Party | Davis St Marthe | ||||
New Cross Gate
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | Gary Kevin Caramedon | ||||
| TUSC | Jay Delaney Coward | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | George Crozier | ||||
| Labour Co-op | Rosie Dempsey | ||||
| Green | Wellington Gil | ||||
| Conservative | Adam Lewitt | ||||
| Labour Co-op | Jamie Luke | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Jo Perkins | ||||
| Green | Ruth Persian | ||||
| Conservative | Caroline Peters | ||||
Perry Vale
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | Penelope Jane Bower | ||||
| TUSC | Alan Barri Bristow | ||||
| Green | Justin Calcutt Cheadle | ||||
| Conservative | Robin Campbell-Burt | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Alex Feakes | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Peter George | ||||
| Reform | John Edward Gill | ||||
| Green | Maria McKenna | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Alan Shan Muhammed | ||||
| Labour Co-op | John Paschoud | ||||
| Reform | Jonai Lopes Pinfold | ||||
| Green | Mike Podmore | ||||
| Labour Co-op | Sakina Sheikh | ||||
| Conservative | Bettina Skeen | ||||
| Conservative | Alexandra Squires | ||||
| Labour Co-op | Susan Wise | ||||
Rushey Green
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Co-op | Judith Mary Barrett | ||||
| Your Party | Callum Paton Carter | ||||
| Green | Daniel Dream | ||||
| Green | Samantha Gardiner | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Joseph Benjamin Harmer | ||||
| Conservative | Clare Hartnell | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Linda Frances Hawkins | ||||
| Conservative | Kevin David Lilley | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | David Philip Marshall | ||||
| Labour Co-op | John Michael Muldoon | ||||
| Reform | Craig Newell | ||||
| Conservative | Huw Leslie Shooter | ||||
| Labour Co-op | James-J Walsh | ||||
| Green | Claire Wills | ||||
Sydenham
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Corin Ashwell | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Bachmann | ||||
| Labour Co-op | Chris Best | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Quaid Combstock | ||||
| Labour Co-op | Liam Curran | ||||
| Green | Tanya Dunne | ||||
| Conservative | Aimee Camilla Henderson | ||||
| Labour Co-op | Jack Lavery | ||||
| Green | Markus Michelucci | ||||
| Reform | Armando Manuel Pardo | ||||
| Reform | Dela Quist | ||||
| Conservative | Timothy Edward Michael Smith | ||||
| Conservative | Raymond Squires | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Margot Wilson | ||||
Telegraph Hill
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Brendan Almqvist | ||||
| Conservative | Ulric Almqvist | ||||
| Green | Kate Anderson | ||||
| TUSC | Andy Beadle | ||||
| Labour | Paul Bell | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Bennett | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Nichola Martin | ||||
| Conservative | Isaac Sackey | ||||
| Green | Becky Sanders | ||||
| Labour | Laura Seabright | ||||
| Labour | Luke Sorba | ||||
| Reform | Kevin Anthony Stearns | ||||
| Green | Nick Torry | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Turley | ||||
| Reform | Jonathan William Wren | ||||