Here are the candidates for the Greenwich Council election on May 5, 2022.
There are 55 council seats across 23 wards – a change from the previous election. Most wards are very different from last time, and some have two councillors while others have three.
Candidates do not pay a deposit, but must be nominated by 10 electors in the ward where they wish to stand. Visit beacouncillor.org.uk for more details on how this works.
Each councillor gets a basic allowance of £10,415 each year, many are paid more for taking on special responsibilities such as chairing committees or sitting on the cabinet.
Labour has controlled Greenwich since 1971. There are currently 42 Labour councillors and nine Conservative councillors. In 2018, Labour got 51.7% of the vote, the Conservatives 22.3%, the Greens 11.8% and the Liberal Democrats 8.4%.
You can vote for two or three different candidates depending on your ward.
Polling stations are open from 7am to 10pm.
- Not sure what new ward you are in? Look up your road on Greenwich Council’s website.
Not registered to vote? Visit www.gov.uk/register-to-vote now.- Need
a postal vote ora proxy vote? Visit Greenwich Council’s website for info. - Your polling station may have changed – check your polling card for info or visit Democracy Club.
Here’s the full list of candidates with social media links where available.
| Ward | Labour Party | Conservatives | Green Party | Liberal Democrats | Others |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbey Wood (3 cllrs) | Peter Baker Anne-Marie Cousins Denise Hyland |
David Brinson Brenda Lobo Brian Weller | James Brandon Arhun Galieva Roberto Mirabella | Anthony Durham | – |
| Blackheath Westcombe (3 cllrs) | Leo Fletcher Mariam Lolovar Christine St Matthew-Daniel | Geoff Brighty Daniel McGinley Naveed Mughal |
Philip Malivoire Victoria Rance George Edgar |
Pierce Chalmers Lee Coppack Roger Spence | Trevor Allman (Loony) Stewart McGill (Communist) |
| Charlton Hornfair (2 cllrs) | Clare Burke-McDonald Lakshan Saldin | Rupert Fienes Alan O’Kelly | Cole Pemberton Ann Brown | Sam Burridge | – – |
| Charlton Village & Riverside (2 cllrs) | Gary Dillon Jo van den Broek | Lucy Woodruff James Worron | Philip Connolly Clare Loops | Stuart Watkin | – |
| East Greenwich (3 cllrs) | Rowshan Hannan Maisie Richards Cottell Majid Rahman | Andrea Borberly Andrew Bell Elliot Whittingham | Matt Browne Stacy Smith Karin Tearle | Rupert Wainwright | – |
| Eltham Page (2 cllrs) | Sarah Merrill Miranda Williams | Angie Begollari Philip Russell | Matt Stratford | Matthew Huntbach | Nick Scanlon (BF) |
| Eltham Park & Progress (2 cllrs) | Linda Bird Simon Peirce | Charlie Davis Spencer Drury | Luke Hawkins | Alistair Mills | Wendy Beaumont (Reform) |
| Eltham Town & Avery Hill (3 cllrs) |
Sammy Backon Lauren Dingsdale Raja Zeeshan |
Nigel Fletcher Pat Greenwell Malcolm Reid | Mark Williams |
Michael Chuter Martha Pankhurst | Tom Bright (Reform) |
| Greenwich Creekside (2 cllrs) | Majella Anning Calum O’Byrne Mulligan | Ben Crompton Christopher Swift | Sem Longhurst | Anthony Austin Victoria Harris | – |
| Greenwich Park (2 cllrs) | Pat Slattery Aidan Smith | Daniel Smith Ariadna Vilalta | Hayley Jeffery Mike Sixsmith | Andrew Smith Rhian O’Connor | – |
| Greenwich Peninsula (3 cllrs) | David Gardner Denise Scott-McDonald Nick Williams | Godwin Amaefula James Cowling Anthonia Ugo | Roger Bailey John Holmes Laura Sessions | Ulysse Abbate Richard Chamberlain Greg Mulligan | Terry Wheeler (Reform) |
| Kidbrooke Park (2 cllrs) | John Fahy Odette McGahey | Aileen Davis Kerrymarie West | Alexander Pemberton | Donald Reid | Sharon Kent (Reform) |
| Kidbrooke Village & Sutcliffe (2 cllrs) | Sandra Bauer Dave Sullivan | Kate Drury Lola Ojomola | Fiona Moore | Chris Milne | – |
| Middle Park & Horn Park (2 cllrs) | Christine May Rachel Taggart-Ryan | David Banks Rob Sayers | Pierre Davies | Mark Pattenden | – |
| Mottingham, Coldharbour & New Eltham (3 cllrs) | Don Austen Cathy Dowse Edward Jones | Matt Hartley John Hills Roger Tester | – | Paul Gentry | Mark Simpson (Reform) |
| Plumstead & Glyndon (3 cllrs) | Adel Khaireh Jit Ranabhat Sandra Thomas | Michael Dowd Alistair Green Kristian Turner | Benjamin Oram Duncan Platt | Millie Brown Richard Smith | – |
| Plumstead Common (3 cllrs) | Nas Asghar Issy Cooke Matt Morrow | Jim Davis Ashley Foord Dave Robinson | Leonie Barron Anji Petersen | Richard Shiel | – |
| Shooters Hill (2 cllrs) |
Danny Thorpe Ivis Williams | Paul Butler Christopher Anoty | Tamasin Rhymes | Kirstie Shedden | Ruth Handyside (Reform) |
| Thamesmead Moorings (2 cllrs) | Olu Babatola Averil Lekau | Paul Drake Peter Nutting | – | Judy Spence | – |
| West Thamesmead (2 cllrs) | Chris Lloyd ‘Lade Olugbemi | Jonathan Morris Colin Podmore | Julie Adams | Suzanne Miller | – |
| Woolwich Arsenal (3 cllrs) | Sam Littlewood Joshua Ayodele Jackie Smith | Pat Hills Marcelo Neves Tania Wilkinson-Bewick | Lindsay Evernden | Ramesh Perera Delcourt | Philip Onwuachi (Ind) Jimmy Wu (Reform) |
| Woolwich Common (2 cllrs) | Elizabeth Ige Anthony Okereke | Elaine Pooke Mike Rafferty | – | Matthew Glinsman | – |
| Woolwich Dockyard (2 cllrs) | Dominic Mbang Asli Mohammed | David Chunu Simon Gallie | – | Nichola Martin Matthew Rose | – |
The formal list of candidates can be found on the Greenwich Council website.
Note: Most Labour candidates – apart from in East Greenwich, Greenwich Creekside and Greenwich Park wards – are joint candidates with the Co-operative Party.
Abbreviations: Ind – Independent; Reform – Reform UK; Communist – Communist Party of Britain; Loony – Official Monster Raving Loony Party; BF – Britain First.
Are there manifestos?
Greenwich Labour manifesto 2022
Greenwich Conservative manifesto 2022
Have there been hustings?
In some wards, candidates faced questions from residents at meetings held by local groups.
Here are the ones we knew of.
East Greenwich: The Forum at Greenwich, Trafalgar Road SE10 9EQ, Wednesday 20 April
Was it recorded? Yes, watch what happened.
(Held by East Greenwich Residents Association and Christ Church East Greenwich.)
Charlton Village & Riverside: Charlton House, Wednesday 20 April
Was it recorded? No. (We asked the organisers and they didn’t respond.)
(Held by the Charlton Society and Charlton Central Residents Association.)
Charlton Hornfair: Charlton House, Saturday 23 April – was not recorded
Was it recorded. No (see above.)
(Held by the Charlton Society.)
Greenwich Peninsula: St Mary Magdalene School, Hendon Street SE10 0NF, Tuesday 26 April
Was it recorded? Yes, watch what happened.
(Held by East Greenwich Residents’ Association, Aldeburgh and Fearon Streets Neighbourhood Watch and Holy Trinity Greenwich Peninsula.)
Greenwich Park: St Mark’s Centre, Greenwich South Street SE10 8TY, Friday 29 April
Was it recorded? Yes, watch what happened.
(Held by the Greenwich Society.)
If you know of any hustings, please let us know – tell853something[at]gmail.com.
What about neighbouring boroughs?
Lewisham Council’s elections page
Bexley Council election page
Bromley Council candidates
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