Eltham Town and Avery Hill (ward)
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Eltham Town and Avery Hill is an electoral ward in the Royal Borough of Greenwich. The ward was first used in the 2022 elections. It returns three councillors to Greenwich London Borough Council.
| Eltham Town and Avery Hill | |
|---|---|
| Electoral ward for the Greenwich London Borough Council | |
 Eltham Town and Avery Hill ward boundaries since 2022 | |
| Borough | Greenwich |
| County | Greater London |
| Population | 15,535 (2021)[a] |
| Electorate | 10,904 (2022) |
| Area | 5.012 square kilometres (1.935 sq mi) |
| Current electoral ward | |
| Created | 2022 |
| Number of members | 3 |
| Councillors |
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| Created from | Eltham North, Eltham South |
| GSS code | E05014079 |
List of councillors
| Term | Councillor | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022–present | Lauren Dingsdale | Labour | |
| 2022–2024 | Sammy Backon | Labour | |
| 2022–present | Pat Greenwell | Conservative | |
| 2024–present | Charlie Davis | Conservative | |
Greenwich council elections
2024 by-election
The by-election took place on 17 October 2024, following the resignation of Sammy Backon.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Charlie Davis | 1,522 | |||
| Labour | Chris McGurk | 981 | |||
| Reform | Ruth Handyside | 290 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Kieran Edwards | 132 | |||
| Green | Mark Williams | 123 | |||
| Independent | Arnold Tarling | 70 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
2022 election
The election took place on 5 May 2022.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Lauren Dingsdale | 1,921 | 48.5 | ||
| Labour | Sammy Backon | 1,870 | 47.2 | ||
| Conservative | Pat Greenwell | 1,763 | 44.5 | ||
| Conservative | Nigel Fletcher | 1,740 | 43.9 | ||
| Labour | Raja Zeeshan | 1,678 | 42.3 | ||
| Conservative | Malcolm Reid | 1,528 | 38.6 | ||
| Green | Mark Williams | 573 | 14.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Martha Parkhurst | 340 | 8.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Chuter | 312 | 7.9 | ||
| Reform | Tom Bright | 164 | 4.1 | ||
| Turnout | 38.1 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Notes
- 2021 Census data reported for 2022 ward boundaries