Greenwich London Borough Council elections
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: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
- 1982 Greenwich London Borough Council election
- 1986 Greenwich London Borough Council election
- 1990 Greenwich London Borough Council election
- 1994 Greenwich London Borough Council election
- 1998 Greenwich London Borough Council election
- 2002 Greenwich London Borough Council election
- 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
By-election results
1964-1968
There were no by-elections.1978-1982
Resignation of Cllr James Foreman-PeckResignation of Cllr Joseph Stanyer
Resignation of Cllr John Dunbar
Resignation of Cllr Anthony Newman
Resignation of Cllr William White
1982-1986
Resignation of Cllr Francis SmithResignation of Cllr David Crowther
Resignation of Cllr Raymond Hatter
1986-1990
Resignation of Cllr Nicholas SmithResignation of Cllr Mervyn Jeffrey
Resignation of Cllr Steven Morgan
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.