Mottingham, Coldharbour and New Eltham
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Mottingham, Coldharbour and New Eltham 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.
| Mottingham, Coldharbour and New Eltham | |
|---|---|
| Electoral ward for the Greenwich London Borough Council | |
 Mottingham, Coldharbour and New Eltham ward boundaries since 2022 | |
| Borough | Greenwich |
| County | Greater London |
| Population | 14,532 (2021)[a] |
| Electorate | 10,466 (2022) |
| Area | 3.044 square kilometres (1.175 sq mi) |
| Current electoral ward | |
| Created | 2022 |
| Number of members | 3 |
| Councillors |
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| GSS code | E05014086 |
List of councillors
| Term | Councillor | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022–2026 | Cathy Dowse | Labour | |
| 2022–present | Matt Hartley | Conservative | |
| 2022–2024 | John Hills | Conservative | |
| 2024–present | Roger Tester | Conservative | |
| 2026–present | Luke Warren | Conservative | |
Greenwich council elections
2026 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Matt Hartley | 1,903 | |||
| Conservative | Roger Tester | 1,833 | |||
| Conservative | Luke Warren | 1,696 | |||
| Reform | Tom Bright | 1228 | |||
| Reform | Charles Case | 1178 | |||
| Labour | Tom Fielder | 1091 | |||
| Reform | Clara Rapley | 1074 | |||
| Labour | Angela Josiah | 1042 | |||
| Labour | Curtis Rulton | 900 | |||
| Green | Judy Delap | 643 | |||
| Green | Alex Pemberton | 601 | |||
| Green | Victoria Rance | 594 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Gentry | 172 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Judy Spence | 156 | |||
2024 by-election
The by-election took place on 13 June 2024, following the death of John Hills.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Roger Tester | 1,359 | |||
| Labour | Nikki Thurlow | 1,101 | |||
| Reform | Mark Simpson | 232 | |||
| Green | Matt Stratford | 101 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Ulysse Abbate | 90 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
2022 election
The election took place on 5 May 2022.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Cathy Dowse | 1,916 | 49.9 | ||
| Conservative | Matt Hartley | 1,894 | 49.3 | ||
| Conservative | John Hills | 1,846 | 48.1 | ||
| Labour | Donald Austen | 1,836 | 47.8 | ||
| Conservative | Roger Tester | 1,748 | 45.5 | ||
| Labour | Edward Jones | 1,734 | 45.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Graeme Gentry | 399 | 10.4 | ||
| Reform | Mark Simpson | 149 | 3.9 | ||
| Turnout | 38.2 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Notes
- 2021 Census data reported for 2022 ward boundaries