Labour tightened its grip on Greenwich politics today with a record win in the council elections, leaving the Conservatives with just three seats out of 55. Tory leader Nigel Fletcher was among the casualties as Labour won two seats in Eltham Town & Avery Hill, previously thought to have been the party’s strongest seat. But […]
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Greenwich Council election 2022: What to watch for as counting begins
Looking for the result? The story’s here. Read on for Friday morning’s story, written before the results came in… Ballot papers will be counted today at the Waterfront Leisure Centre in Woolwich after yesterday’s Greenwich Council election. Results for each ward are due to arrive from the early afternoon onwards, and the final counts should […]
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‘Vote Jasmine’: Rejected candidate’s billboard ad shocks Greenwich Tories
853 election exclusive – updated: Greenwich’s Conservatives have had a billboard ad promoting a rejected council election candidate taken down after a bank holiday weekend when it would have been seen by thousands of people. The ad, on Bugsby’s Way in Greenwich, implored locals to “Vote Jasmine 5th May 2022 For Greenwich Conservatives”, alongside the […]
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Former Lewisham leader in running for 2022 Greenwich Council elections
A former leader of Lewisham Council is among the candidates standing in next month’s Greenwich Council elections, it was confirmed today. Labour’s Dave Sullivan is making his return to SE London politics, two decades after he quit Lewisham after failing to be picked as the party’s candidate to be the borough’s elected mayor. Sullivan, who […]
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