2014_Greenwich_London_Borough_Council_election

2014 Greenwich London Borough Council election

2014 Greenwich London Borough Council election

2014 local election in England

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.

Map of the results of the 2014 Greenwich council election. Conservatives in blue and Labour in red.

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]

2014-2018 by-elections

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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.

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

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

References

  1. [1]
    "England council results". BBC News. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
  2. [2]
    "Ward-by-ward results breakdown - Results of the 2014 local elections - Greenwich". royalgreenwich.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 24 May 2014.
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    Greenwich, Royal Borough of. "2015 elections results". www.royalgreenwich.gov.uk.
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    "Glyndon Ward by-election result - Greenwich". royalgreenwich.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 22 August 2016.
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    "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.
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    Greenwich, Royal Borough of. "2016 by-election results for Eltham North Ward". www.royalgreenwich.gov.uk.


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