Labour has kept hold of Greenwich Council after the most dramatic council election in many years – but its majority was slashed in what the party leader admitted was a “bruising day”. The Greens won 13 seats and the Tories went from four to six councillors. Reform UK won just one seat, in Eltham Page, […]
Greenwich Council election 2026
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As it happened: Greens surge, Tories gain but Labour win majority in Greenwich
It’s all over in Woolwich after the most dramatic Greenwich Council election count for some years. DARRYL CHAMBERLAIN and RASHMEE ROSHAN LALL were live from the count providing updates on what happened. The final results were declared at about 7pm after counts for 23 wards and 55 seats. A party needs 28 seats to win […]
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Labour’s £150 bike vouchers will transform lives, Greenwich councillor says
Greenwich Labour’s election pledge to give every child in the borough a £150 voucher to buy a new bike is an “incredible policy” that will transform children’s lives, one of the party’s councillors has said. Aidan Smith, who is seeking re-election in Greenwich Park, spoke out as the flagship policy came under criticism from rival […]
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Traffic and housing raise hackles at busy Blackheath hustings
Traffic and housing were the hottest topics at a packed hustings for Blackheath Westcombe ward, held with a week to go until the Greenwich Council elections. Candidates from Labour, the Greens, Tories and Liberal Democrats responded to voters’ questions in front of more than 100 people at Mycenae House, while Reform stayed away. Mariam Lolavar, […]
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Reform UK candidate criticised for already being a councillor in Kent
A Reform UK candidate in next week’s Greenwich Council elections has been criticised for standing in Woolwich when he is already a councillor in Kent. Alan Cecil, who is chair of Reform’s Greenwich branch, was elected to represent Wilmington, south of Dartford, on Kent County Council last year. He is now also on the ballot […]
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Thousands of election leaflets scrapped after Labour included Lib Dem candidate
Greenwich Labour has been forced to scrap local election leaflets targeting thousands of voters after including a photo of a Liberal Democrat candidate without his permission. The leaflet, which has been delivered to wards across the borough, summarises the party’s manifesto for the poll on May 7. But a man seen laughing alongside Greenwich Council […]
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Greenwich Council denies sharing confidential info with Labour candidates
Greenwich Council has denied giving Labour candidates confidential information after details of what appeared to be plans to ease traffic congestion in Charlton featured in a campaign leaflet. Another candidate has also claimed that the Army is close to a deal to take over the Olympic legacy equestrian centre at Shooters Hill, which the council […]
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Greenwich local elections: Labour pledges £150 bike vouchers for children
Greenwich Labour would offer every child in the borough a £150 voucher to help them buy a bike if it wins next month’s council election. The party, which has ruled the borough since 1971, is also pledging to deliver 6,000 social and “low-rent” homes over the next decade, a crackdown on crime and antisocial behaviour […]
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