Eltham Town and Avery Hill (ward)
| 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 |
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.
List of councillors
[edit]| 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
[edit]2024 by-election
[edit]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 UK | Ruth Handyside | 290 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Kieran Edwards | 132 | |||
| Green | Mark Williams | 123 | |||
| Independent | Arnold Tarling | 70 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
2022 election
[edit]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 UK | Tom Bright | 164 | 4.1 | ||
| Turnout | 38.1 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Notes
[edit]- ^ 2021 Census data reported for 2022 ward boundaries
References
[edit]- ^ Chamberlain, Darryl (13 September 2024). "Greenwich Labour face tough by-election after Eltham councillor quits". The Greenwich Wire. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ Heywood, Joe; Loftus, Caitlin (March 2023). "London Borough Council Elections: May 2022" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 14 September 2023.