2014 Greenwich London Borough Council election

The 2014 Greenwich Council election took place on 22 May 2014 to elect members of Greenwich London Borough Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

At the 2014 elections, Labour won 43 seats (+3) and the Conservatives won 8 (-3). An Eltham North by-election on 10 November 2016 saw the Conservatives gain a seat from Labour with an 11% swing in their favour. This meant the opposition on the council increased to 9 seats.

Turnout across the borough was 37.25%.[2]

Ward Results

Abbey Wood

Abbey Wood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Denise Hyland 2,058 57.7
Labour Clive Mardner 2,031 56.9
Labour Steve Offord 1,810 50.7
UKIP Michael Glenister 978 27.4
Green Gerard Briody 486 13.6
Conservative Graham Brinkhurst 436 12.2
Conservative Barbara Couper 390 10.9
Conservative Frank Salmon 311 8.7
Liberal Democrats Tom Headon 246 6.9
Liberal Democrats Mark Bryceland 241 6.8
Liberal Democrats Samson Iriajen 169 4.7
Turnout 3,569 33.8
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Blackheath Westcombe

Blackheath Westcombe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Cherry Parker 2,185 47.6
Labour Paul Morrissey 2,028 44.2
Conservative Geoff Brighty 1,797 39.2
Labour Damien Welfare 1,725 37.6
Conservative Thomas Turrell 1,518 33.1
Conservative Laela Pakpour Tabrizi 1,459 31.8
Green Trevor Allman 1,098 23.9
Liberal Democrats Michael O'Keefe 477 10.4
Liberal Democrats Lee Coppack 458 10.0
Turnout 4,588 47.7
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Charlton

Charlton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Allan MacCarthy 2,193 57.9
Labour Miranda Williams 2,112 55.8
Labour Gary Parker 1,890 49.9
Green Jack Wheeler 798 21.1
UKIP Gary Port 664 17.5
Conservative Della Averley 589 15.6
Conservative James Worron 497 13.1
Conservative Miki Rodrigues-Hale 441 11.6
Liberal Democrats Paul Chapman 395 10.4
Liberal Democrats Ian Gerrard 318 8.4
Liberal Democrats Richard Mbogga 195 5.1
Turnout 3,787 37.8
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Coldharbour and New Eltham

Coldharbour and New Eltham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Hills 1,739 44.2
Conservative Mandy Brinkhurst 1,636 41.6
Conservative Matt Hartley 1,501 38.1
UKIP Peter Whittle 1,137 28.9
Labour Robert Carr 1,112 28.3
Labour Sandra Bauer 1,108 28.2
Labour John Slater 1,016 25.8
BNP Clifford Adams 401 10.2
Green David Sharman 398 10.1
Liberal Democrats Emma Lewis 180 4.6
Liberal Democrats Paul Gentry 158 4.0
Liberal Democrats Michael Lewis 125 3.2
Turnout 3,935 40.5
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Eltham North

Eltham North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Spencer Drury 1,975 40.4
Labour Linda Bird 1,946 39.8
Labour Wynn Davies 1,942 39.7
Conservative Nigel Fletcher 1,823 37.3
Labour Simon Peirce 1,556 31.8
Conservative Adam Thomas 1,519 31.1
UKIP Paul Butler 1,221 25.0
Green Rob Stead 591 12.1
BNP Roberta Woods 307 6.3
Liberal Democrats Yvonne Nicholls 207 4.2
Liberal Democrats Patrick Early 205 4.2
Turnout 4,892 50.3
Conservative hold Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Eltham South

Eltham South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Matt Clare 1,394 38.4
Conservative Mark Elliott 1,298 35.8
Conservative Nuala Geary 1,183 32.6
Labour Simon Christie 1,115 30.8
UKIP John Evans 1,069 29.5
Labour John Galloway 1,016 28.0
Labour Jagir Kaur Sekhon 839 23.1
Independent Eileen Glover 440 12.1
Green David Turner 402 11.1
BNP Thelma Peete 248 6.8
Liberal Democrats Michael Chuter 208 5.7
Liberal Democrats Eileen Cox 206 5.7
Liberal Democrats Mark Pattenden 181 5.0
Turnout 3,626 41.4
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Eltham West

Eltham West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mick Hayes 1,479 52.6
Labour Bill Freeman 1,453 51.7
Labour Ray Walker 1,283 45.6
UKIP Ryan Acty 856 30.4
Conservative Charles Davis 452 16.1
Conservative John Nichols 451 16.0
Green Mark Stevenson 377 13.4
Conservative James Shipp 353 12.5
BNP Paul Ramsey 314 11.2
Liberal Democrats Harry Potter 158 5.6
Liberal Democrats Lester Shubert 145 5.2
Turnout 2,813 34.9
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Glyndon

Glyndon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Donald Austen 2,212 63.8
Labour Peter Brooks 2,064 59.5
Labour Radha Rabadia 1,995 57.5
Green Janine Wilson 568 16.4
Conservative Gillian Lee 494 14.2
Conservative Bhaval Patel 440 12.7
Conservative Sheila Stirling 416 12.0
TUSC Lynne Chamberlain 359 10.4
TUSC Sian Stringer 285 8.2
Liberal Democrats Jo Heap 238 6.9
TUSC Sara Kasab 212 6.1
Liberal Democrats Edward Ottery 150 4.3
Liberal Democrats Eva Nabukeera-Mbogga 127 3.7
Turnout 3,468 31.8
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Greenwich West

Greenwich West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Maureen O'Mara 2,665 59.4
Labour Matthew Pennycook 2,448 54.6
Labour Aidan Smith 2,159 48.1
Green Robin Stott 1,108 24.7
Conservative Patricia Gillard 977 21.8
Conservative Andrew Corstorphine 905 20.2
Conservative Louis McLean-Wait 824 18.4
Liberal Democrats Suzanne Miller 557 12.4
Liberal Democrats Andrew Smith 497 11.1
Liberal Democrats Mark Rotchell 438 9.8
Turnout 4,485 38.0
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Kidbrooke with Hornfair

Kidbrooke with Hornfair
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Norman Adams 1,770 50.7
Labour Christine Grice 1,686 48.3
Labour David Stanley 1,495 42.8
UKIP Barbara Ray 949 27.2
Conservative Toni Hale 773 22.1
Conservative Gold Emmanuel 721 20.7
Green Arthur Hayles 590 16.9
Conservative Semo Serroukh 541 15.5
Liberal Democrats Frances Hunter 301 8.6
Turnout 3,491 35.0
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Middle Park and Sutcliffe

Middle Park and Sutcliffe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Christine May 1,709 44.1
Labour Mark James 1,658 42.8
Labour Clare Morris 1,624 41.9
Conservative Elizabeth Drury 1,026 26.5
UKIP Raymond Adams 913 23.6
Conservative David Goss 886 22.9
Conservative Ben Mawji 781 20.2
Green Roger Brand 568 14.7
Liberal Democrats Mary Green 366 9.5
Liberal Democrats David Beaumont 343 8.9
BNP Nick Scanlon 313 8.1
Liberal Democrats Paul Webbewood 273 7.1
Turnout 3,872 40.1
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Peninsula

Peninsula
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Stephen Brain 1,926 48.7
Labour Denise Scott-McDonald 1,771 44.8
Labour Chris Lloyd 1,614 40.8
Green Jan King 789 20.0
Green Philip Connolly 757 19.1
Conservative Harry Methley 749 18.9
Conservative Maya Mann 730 18.5
Conservative Piers Tweddell 665 16.8
Green Tim Wilson 609 15.4
UKIP Gillian Radcliffe 540 13.7
Liberal Democrats Christopher Brand 296 7.5
Liberal Democrats Anthony Durham 219 5.5
Liberal Democrats George McFarlane 205 5.2
Independent Terry Wheeler 177 4.5
Majority
Turnout 3,954 38.0
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Plumstead

Plumstead
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Angela Cornforth 2,441 67.7
Labour Matthew Morrow 2,033 56.4
Labour Rajinder Sehmar 1,850 51.3
UKIP Ronie Johnson 924 25.6
Green Jo Lawbuary 522 14.5
Conservative Sheila Frost 421 11.7
Conservative Martin Riley 408 11.3
Conservative Gemma Robinson 371 10.3
Liberal Democrats Sylvia Derrick-Reeve 336 9.3
Turnout 3,606 35.1
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Shooters Hill

Shooters Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sarah Merrill 2,027 51.4
Labour Chris Kirby 1,940 49.2
Labour Danny Thorpe 1,894 48.0
UKIP Les Price 933 23.6
Conservative Mo Burgess 820 20.8
Green Michael Westcombe 716 18.1
Conservative Pat Greenwell 684 17.3
Conservative Amit Tiwari 482 12.2
Liberal Democrats Stewart Christie 390 9.9
Liberal Democrats Anthony Austin 269 6.8
Liberal Democrats Bonnie Soanes 249 6.3
Turnout 3,947 41.0
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Thamesmead Moorings

Thamesmead Moorings
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Olu Babatola 2,201 63.8
Labour Averil Lekau 1,991 57.7
Labour Sizwe James 1,931 56.0
Conservative David Brinson 555 16.1
Independent Femi Solola 546 15.8
Conservative Thomas Ralph 475 13.8
Green Susan Haroutunian 427 12.4
Independent Freda McEwen 348 10.1
Liberal Democrats Paul West 341 9.9
Conservative Alka Stannard 333 9.6
Turnout 3,451 29.6
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Woolwich Common

Woolwich Common
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Gardner 2,289 69.9
Labour Harry Singh 2,208 67.4
Labour Ambreen Hisbani 2,048 62.6
Green Purnendu Roy 469 14.3
UKIP David Warwicker 467 14.3
Conservative Patricia Hills 350 10.7
Conservative Jennifer Jones 336 10.3
Conservative Janet Wainwright 269 8.2
Liberal Democrats Peter Gwizdala 238 7.3
Turnout 3,274 31.8
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Woolwich Riverside

Woolwich Riverside
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Barbara Barwick 2,426 62.3
Labour Jackie Smith 2,215 56.9
Labour John Fahy 2,162 55.5
Green Elizabeth Angas 652 16.7
UKIP John Gill 621 15.9
Conservative Michael Davidson 612 15.7
Conservative David Couper 514 13.2
Conservative Abdoulaye Diallo 419 10.8
Liberal Democrats Rachael Clarke 307 7.9
Liberal Democrats Sally Hooker 263 6.8
Independent Hamsa Yusuf 203 5.2
Liberal Democrats Matthew Horrox 177 4.5
Turnout 3,896 31.4
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

2014–2018 by-elections

Greenwich West by-election, 7 May 2015[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mehboob Khan 3,430 39.3 12.0
Conservative Thomas Turrell 2,466 28.2 10.4
Green Robin Scott 1,452 16.6 4.7
Liberal Democrats Sonia Dunlop 756 8.6 1.3
UKIP Paul Butler 422 4.8 4.8
BNP Christina Charles 138 1.6 1.6
TUSC Sara Kasab 80 0.9 0.9
Turnout 3,717 64.1
Labour hold Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Matthew Pennycook, who was elected as the Member of Parliament for the Greenwich and Woolwich constituency the same night.

Glyndon by-election, 5 May 2016[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Tonia Ashikodi 2,583 57.1 0.0
Conservative Matt Browne 561 12.4 0.4
Green Robin Scott 402 8.9 5.8
UKIP Rita Dinsmore-Hamilton 380 8.4 8.4
Liberal Democrats Stewart Christie 376 8.3 2.2
Independent Ebru Ogun 157 3.5 3.5
All People's Party Abiola Olaore 64 1.4 1.4
Majority 2,022 44.7
Turnout 41.5
Labour hold Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Councillor Radha Rabadia of the Labour Party.[5]

Eltham North by-election, 10 November 2016[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Charlie Davis 1,335 42.2 10.6
Labour Simon Peirce 1,297 40.4 9.3
Liberal Democrats Sam Macaulay 279 8.8 5.5
UKIP Barbara Ray 160 5.1 14.5
Green Matt Browne 110 3.5 6.0
Majority 38 1.8
Turnout 3,186 31.33
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Councillor Wynn Davies of the Labour Party.

References

  1. ^ "England council results". BBC News. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
  2. ^ "Ward-by-ward results breakdown – Results of the 2014 local elections – Greenwich". royalgreenwich.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 24 May 2014.
  3. ^ Greenwich, Royal Borough of. "2015 elections results". www.royalgreenwich.gov.uk.
  4. ^ "Glyndon Ward by-election result – Greenwich". royalgreenwich.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 22 August 2016.
  5. ^ "Resignation at Glyndon ward sparks by-election". southlondonpress.co.uk. 21 March 2016. Archived from the original on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  6. ^ Greenwich, Royal Borough of. "2016 by-election results for Eltham North Ward". www.royalgreenwich.gov.uk.


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