Greenwich London Borough Council elections


Council in London, England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2002, 51 councillors have been elected from 17 wards.

Political control

Since 1964 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:

Council elections

By-election results

1964-1968

There were no by-elections.

1968-1971

1971-1974

1974-1978

1978-1982

Resignation of James S. Foreman-Peck
Resignation of Joseph Stanyer
Resignation of John Dunbar
Resignation of Anthony J. Newman
Resignation of William H. White

1982-1986

Resignation of Francis E. Smith
Resignation of David Crowther
Resignation of Raymond G. Hatter

1986-1990

Resignation of Smith, Nicholas
Resignation of Jeffrey, Mervyn A.
Resignation of Morgan, Steven J.

1990-1994

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Giles J. Brennand.
The by-election was called following the disqualification of Cllr. Kenneth L. Kear.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Roger J. 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 F. Barratt.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Sabiha Shahzad.
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Claude D. Ramsey.

1998-2002

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Sidney T. Nicholson.
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Marian O. Moseley.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Leonard L. Duvall.

2002-2006

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Alistair T. Macrae.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Michael A. Hayes.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Douglas B. Ellison.

2006-2010

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Kantabai M. 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.