New Cross Gate (ward)

New Cross Gate
Electoral ward
for the Lewisham London Borough Council
BoroughLewisham
CountyGreater London
Population11,077 (2021)[1]
Major settlementsNew Cross Gate
Area1.018 km²
Current electoral ward
Created2022
Number of members2
Councillors
  •   Aisha Malik-Smith
  •   Liam Shrivastava

New Cross Gate is an electoral ward in the Borough of Lewisham.[2] The ward was first used in the 2022 elections and elects two councillors to Lewisham London Borough Council.

Geography

The ward is named after the New Cross Gate area.

Councillors

Election Councillors
2022 Aisha Malik-Smith[3]

(Labour)

Liam Shrivastava[4]

(Labour)

(Green since 2025)[5]

Elections

New Cross Gate (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Aisha Malik-Smith 1,410 82.4
Labour Liam Shrivastava 890 52.0
Green Hudson Rolfe 473 27.6
Conservative Alexander Gill 166 9.7
Liberal Democrats Linda Hawkins 165 9.6
TUSC Jay Coward 132 7.7
Conservative Wendy Statham 100 5.8
Liberal Democrats Richard Hebditch 86 5.0
Turnout 29.3
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Notes

References

  1. ^ "New Cross Gate (Ward, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location".
  2. ^ "The London Borough of Lewisham (Electoral Changes) Order 2020". gov.uk. 5 November 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Councillor details - Councillor Aisha Malik-Smith". councilmeetings.lewisham.gov.uk. 28 April 2025. Archived from the original on 28 April 2025. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
  4. ^ "Councillor details - Councillor Liam Shrivastava". councilmeetings.lewisham.gov.uk. 27 March 2025. Archived from the original on 27 March 2025. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
  5. ^ "Liam Shrivastava resignation statement". Lewisham Green Party. 25 July 2025. Retrieved 19 December 2025.