Labour won all three Greenwich borough seats comfortably in the general election – with one of the winners warning the party must “restore people’s faith in politics”. Clive Efford overcame a Conservative challenge from former councillor Charlie Davis to claim the new Eltham & Chislehurst seat for Labour, winning by 20,069 votes to 11,640. His win […]
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Tories despondent as Labour sweeps to victory in Bexleyheath & Crayford
The Conservatives suffered a severe blow in Bexley after losing one of their seats to Labour – and holding on to the other by a narrow margin. Rishi Sunak’s party lost Bexleyheath & Crayford, a seat it had held since 2005, to Labour’s Daniel Francis. The winner’s five-minute victory speech had the losing Tory candidate […]
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Labour wins Lewisham seats easily but Green vote surges
All three Lewisham seats were easily held by Labour, with Vicky Foxcroft, Janet Daby and Ellie Reeves elected to Lewisham North, Lewisham East and Lewisham West & East Dulwich respectively, with healthy majorities of up to 18,000. But the Green Party achieved a major upswing in support across the borough, knocking the Conservative and Liberal […]
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Election 2024 in Greenwich, Lewisham and Bexley: the build-up to the results
Welcome to The Greenwich Wire‘s live coverage from the count for the three Greenwich seats – Greenwich & Woolwich, Erith & Thamesmead and Eltham & Chislehurst. We covered the build-up to the results in Lewisham (Lewisham North, Lewisham East, Lewisham West & East Dulwich) and Bexley (Bexleyheath & Crayford, Old Bexley & SIdcup) and trying […]
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Greenwich & Woolwich candidates face England clash as hustings announced
Candidates to be MP for Greenwich & Woolwich in the general election will face questions from voters next Tuesday night – but will be facing competition from what could be a vital England match in Euro 2024. The Blackheath & Greenwich United Nations Association, which has held general election hustings for many years, is behind […]
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Tories get poll boost after winning Greenwich Council by-election
The Conservatives won a Greenwich Council by-election last night – providing a shot in the arm for the beleaguered party’s general election hopes in the borough. Roger Tester won the Mottingham, Coldharbour & New Eltham poll with a majority of 258 – retaining it for the Tories. Tester picked up 1,359 votes, compared with 1,101 […]
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Greenwich’s general election candidates revealed after Tories leave it late
Candidates have been confirmed for all three of the borough’s seats in next month’s general election – with the Conservatives leaving it until just a few hours before nominations were due to announce their choice for Greenwich & Woolwich. New boundaries will be in place for the poll on July 4. They take into account […]
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The 2024 general election in Greenwich: check if your constituency has changed
Campaigning is getting under way for the general election – but thousands of SE Londoners will find themselves in new constituencies with a new range of candidates. Major changes to Britain’s political map were approved last year, with new constituencies created and others enlarged or shrunk. The changes were designed to make sure constituencies were […]
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