Forest Hill (ward)

Forest Hill
Electoral ward
for the Lewisham London Borough Council
Forest Hill ward boundaries since 2022
BoroughLewisham
CountyGreater London
Population15,174 (2021)[a][1]
Electorate10,903 (2022)
Major settlementsForest Hill
Area1.828 square kilometres (0.706 sq mi)
Current electoral ward
Created1965
Number of members
  • 1965–1978: 3
  • 1978–2002: 2
  • 2002–present: 3
Councillors
  •   Peter Bernards
  •   Billy Harding
  •   Vacancy
ONS code00AZGL (2002–2022)
GSS code
  • E05000444 (2002–2022)
  • E05013722 (2022–present)

Forest Hill is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Lewisham. The ward has existed since the creation of the borough on 1 April 1965 and was first used in the 1964 elections. It returns councillors to Lewisham London Borough Council. The ward was redrawn in 1978 and 2002 with completely new territory. The number of councillors was reduced from three to two between 1978 and 2002.

List of councillors

Election Councillors
2022 Peter Bernards[2]

(Labour)

Sophie Davis[3]

(Labour)

Billy Harding[4]

(Labour)

Lewisham council elections since 2022

There was a revision in ward boundaries in Lewisham in 2022.[5] The boundaries of the Forest Hill ward were unchanged.

2026 election

Sophie Davis resigned in January 2026, with the by-election deferred until May 2026.[b]

2022 election

The election took place on 5 May 2022.[7]

2022 Lewisham London Borough Council election: Forest Hill (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sophie Davis 2,395 61.4
Labour Peter Bernards 2,044 52.4
Labour Billy Harding 1,797 46.1
Green Julia Rendall 1,156 29.6
Green Martin Cox 840 21.5
Green Mike Peters 757 19.4
Liberal Democrats Mark Bennett 535 13.7
Liberal Democrats John Russell 496 12.7
Conservative Anthony Bays 480 12.3
Liberal Democrats Krish Brown 458 11.7
Conservative Aimee Henderson 401 10.3
Conservative Paul Mahoney 340 8.7
Turnout 35.4
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

2002–2022 Lewisham council elections

There was a revision in ward boundaries in Lewisham in 2002. The new Forest Hill ward contained none of the territory of the previous ward and was a completely new constituency.

2018 election

The election took place on 3 May 2018.[8]

2018 Lewisham London Borough Council election: Forest Hill (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sophie Davis 2,308 51.5 +9.2
Labour Leo Gibbons 2,146 47.9 +9.1
Labour Peter Bernards 2,079 46.4 +10.3
Liberal Democrats Ed Veasey 923 20.6 −4.7
Liberal Democrats Margot Wilson 906 20.2 +4.2
Liberal Democrats Mark Bennett 868 19.4 +2.9
Green Martin Cox 604 13.5 −2.2
Green Keith Chambers 572 12.8 −2.5
Conservative Liam Gilgar 569 12.7 +0.6
Conservative Eleanor Reader-Moore 538 12.0 +0.6
Green Mark Cunningham 521 11.6 −0.7
Conservative Andrew McMurtrie 509 11.4 +1.5
Majority
Turnout 42
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

2014 election

The election took place on 22 May 2014.[9]

2014 Lewisham London Borough Council election: Forest Hill (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Milena Hilton 1,869 42.3 +9.5
Labour Peter Bernards 1,718 38.8 +8.1
Labour Paul Upex 1,595 36.1 +5.5
Liberal Democrats Alexander Feakes 1,118 25.3 −22.6
Liberal Democrats George Crozier 732 16.5 −20.1
Liberal Democrats Margot Wilson 707 16.0 −14.7
Green Oliver Taylor 693 15.7 +4.9
Green Peter Jones 676 15.3 +7.4
Green Helen Thompson 545 12.3 +5.8
Conservative Christopher Ferguson 537 12.1 −4.4
Conservative Raymond Squires 506 11.4 −7.8
Conservative Paul Tebble 437 9.9 −3.7
People Before Profit Ruth Cain 378 8.5 +3.2
UKIP Paul Oakley 378 8.5 N/A
Turnout 4,423 41.5
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Labour hold Swing

2010 election

The election on 6 May 2010 took place on the same day as the United Kingdom general election.[10]

2010 Lewisham London Borough Council election: Forest Hill (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Alex Feakes 3,144 47.9
Liberal Democrats Philip Peake 2,405 36.6
Labour Anne Affiku 2,154 32.8
Labour Jacqueline Paschoud 2,019 30.7
Liberal Democrats John Russell 2,014 30.7
Labour Patrick McMorrow 2,009 30.6
Conservative Raymond Squires 1,262 19.2
Conservative André Bourne 1,084 16.5
Conservative Kenneth Lemeh 893 13.6
Green Anne Scott 712 10.8
Green Ronald Bullman 522 7.9
Green Alexandra Rae 424 6.5
People Before Profit Nathalia Richards 345 5.3
Turnout 6,570 64.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

2006 election

The election took place on 4 May 2006.[11]

2006 Lewisham London Borough Council election: Forest Hill (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Alexander Feakes 1,439 39.7
Liberal Democrats Arthur Peake 1,434
Liberal Democrats John Russell 1,176
Labour Katherine Holtman 846 23.4
Labour David Whiting 754
Labour David Michael 719
Green Regina Purrmann 631 17.4
Conservative David Hart 536 14.8
Conservative Raymond Squires 436
Conservative Neil Tritschler 410
Lewisham Peoples Alliance Sinna Mani 169 4.7
Turnout 32.9
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

2005 by-election

The by-election took place on 17 March 2005.[11]

2005 Forest Hill by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Arthur Peake 1,011
Labour Erica Ballmann 789
Conservative Raymond Squires 522
Turnout
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

2002 election

The election took place on 2 May 2002.[12]

2002 Lewisham London Borough Council election: Forest Hill (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Joseph Dawson 1,406
Labour Susan Wise 1,308
Labour David Whiting 1,231
Conservative Raymond Squires 949
Green Regina Purrmann 932
Liberal Democrats Brenda Pooley 924
Conservative Neil Tritschler 832
Conservative Raymond Woolford 771
Turnout
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

1978–2002 Lewisham council elections

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Lewisham in 1978. The new Forest Hill ward contained none of the territory of the previous ward and was a completely new constituency.

1998 election

The election on 7 May 1998 took place on the same day as the 1998 Greater London Authority referendum.[13]

1998 Lewisham London Borough Council election: Forest Hill (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jacqueline Addison 1,029 73.49 0.91
Labour John Paschoud 956
Conservative Gaenor Elliott 360 26.51 0.91
Conservative Frederick Porter 356
Registered electors 4,964 25
Turnout 1,489 30.00 10.89
Rejected ballots 21 1.41 0.77
Labour hold
Labour hold

1994 election

The election took place on 5 May 1994.[14]

1994 Lewisham London Borough Council election: Forest Hill (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jacqueline Addison 1,430 72.58 8.92
Labour John Paschoud 1,295
Conservative Margaret Ball 546 27.42 8.92
Conservative Margaret Punyer 484
Registered electors 4,989 271
Turnout 2,040 40.89 3.44
Rejected ballots 13 0.64 0.13
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

1990 election

The election took place on 3 May 1990.[15]

1990 Lewisham London Borough Council election: Forest Hill (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour James Dowd 1,350
Labour Jacqueline Addison 1,330
Conservative Michael Woolacott 809
Conservative Andrew Mnguni 720
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

1986 election

The election took place on 8 May 1986.[16]

1982 Lewisham London Borough Council election: Forest Hill (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jacqueline Addison 1,145
Labour Graeme Sandell 1,029
Conservative Rosemary D'Cruze 756
Conservative Goggi Bestavachvili 751
Alliance (SDP) Margaret Bingham 316
Alliance (Liberal) Peter Vickers 275
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

1982 election

The election took place on 6 May 1982.[17]

1982 Lewisham London Borough Council election: Forest Hill (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jacqueline Addison 1,072
Labour Christopher Leeds 996
Conservative Richard Harris 823
Conservative Robert Senft 724
Alliance (Liberal) Frederick Brown 507
Alliance (SDP) John McDonald 479
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

1978 election

The election took place on 4 May 1978.[18]

1990 Lewisham London Borough Council election: Forest Hill (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jacqueline Addison 1,233
Labour Anthony Emerson 1,229
Conservative Brian Robson 1,050
Conservative George Daters 1,001
British United Party Edward Arthurton 111
British United Party Malcolm Dixon 102
Turnout
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

1964–1978 Lewisham council elections

External image
Map showing Forest Hill ward boundaries from 1965 to 1978

1974 election

The election took place on 2 May 1974.[19]

1974 Lewisham London Borough Council election: Forest Hill (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alan Humble 2,112
Conservative Rose Bartlett 2,074
Conservative Shirley Cannon 2,058
Labour William Simson 1,780
Labour B. Lake 1,690
Labour M. Toomey 1,668
Liberal A. Hunter 392
Liberal R. Murphy 368
Liberal T. Minahan 367
Turnout
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

1971 election

The election took place on 13 May 1971.[20]

1971 Lewisham London Borough Council election: Forest Hill (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. Mooney 2,484 52.1 +27.8
Labour William Simson 2,443
Labour K. Thomas 2,412
Conservative Rose Bartlett 2,284 47.9 −15.5
Conservative N. Banks 2,262
Conservative D. Dear 2,256
Turnout 46.0 +2.9
Registered electors 10,565
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

1968 election

The election took place on 9 May 1968.[21]

1968 Lewisham London Borough Council election: Forest Hill (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Rose Bartlett 2,758 63.4 +20.3
Conservative N. Banks 2,756
Conservative C. Costello 2,712
Labour R. Mooney 1,059 24.3 −19.0
Labour Roger Godsiff 1,024
Labour R. White 999
Liberal H. Beecher 422 9.7 −2.3
Liberal F. Shine 388
Liberal B. Small 373
Communist R. Bowden 111 2.6 +1.0
Turnout 43.1 +1.1
Registered electors 9,968
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative hold Swing

1964 election

The election took place on 7 May 1964.[22]

1964 Lewisham London Borough Council election: Forest Hill (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. Mooney 1,925 43.3 N/A
Labour H. Brett 1,921 N/A
Conservative Rose Bartlett 1,917 43.1 N/A
Labour Harry West 1,911 N/A
Conservative C. Costello 1,907 N/A
Conservative N. Banks 1,895 N/A
Liberal H. Beecher 534 12.0 N/A
Liberal B. Small 521 N/A
Liberal L. Marchant 486 N/A
Communist R. Bowden 69 1.6 N/A
Turnout 4,429 42.0 N/A
Registered electors 10,555
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Notes

  1. ^ 2021 Census data reported for 2022 ward boundaries
  2. ^ Casual vacancies occurring within six months of scheduled elections are not filled.[6]

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