Next May’s Greenwich Council election battle began today after boundary commissioners tore up the borough’s wards to bring in a whole new political map for the area. The borough will gain four new councillors, taking the total up to 55. After early proposals were put out to consultation in March, the final recommendations have been […]
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Tories get revenge as Greenwich Labour’s plans for new council boundaries rejected
Greenwich borough’s political map faces being torn up and redrawn under new proposals to change where residents elect their councillors – which largely follow a Tory proposal rather than the council’s own plans. At present, Greenwich borough is split into 18 wards, which each elect three councillors. But with the area’s population rising fast, the […]
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Have your say: Greenwich gets four new councillors in boundary shake-up
Greenwich borough is in line for four new councillors under a shake-up of its ward boundaries – and the public can have their say on where the new wards should be. The borough is currently divided into 17 wards, which elect three councillors each by the first-past-the-post system. Each is paid £10,415 for what is […]
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MPs on the move? How proposed boundary changes will (or won’t) affect Greenwich borough
Your MP might change at the next general election – and it won’t be down to your votes. A new map of parliamentary boundaries has been published this week after two years of consultations. Even though they don’t directly affect locals councils, these changes will have a big impact on the way the area is […]
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Will Matt Pennycook be the last MP for Greenwich and Woolwich?
It’s just like 1992 all over again, with a Tory victory nationally and a shiny new Labour MP locally in Greenwich & Woolwich. So it’s congratulations to Matt Pennycook, who scored 24,384 votes – 52.2% of all cast, a little up on predecessor Nick Raynsford five years back. Pennycook was by far the most impressive […]
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