Lewisham London Borough Council

Lewisham London Borough Council is the local authority for the London Borough of Lewisham in Greater London, England. It is a London borough council, one of 32 in the United Kingdom capital of London. The council is unusual in that its executive function is controlled by a directly elected mayor of Lewisham, currently Damien Egan. Lewisham is divided into 19 wards, each electing two or three councillors. There are currently 16 three member wards and 3 two member wards. Following the May 2018 election, Lewisham London Borough Council comprises 54 Labour Party councillors. The council was created by the London Government Act 1963 and replaced two local authorities: Deptford Metropolitan Borough Council and Lewisham Metropolitan Borough Council.

Lewisham London Borough Council
Executive mayor elected every four years Whole council elected every four years
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Type
Type	London borough council of the London Borough of Lewisham
Leadership
Speaker of Council	Tauseef Anwar, Labour since 2020/2021
Elected Mayor	Damien Egan, Labour since 3 May 2018
Deputy Mayor	Brenda Dacres, Labour
Chief Executive	Jennifer Daothong (acting) since March 2023
Structure
Seats	Elected mayor 54 councillors[1]
Political groups	Administration (54)   Labour (54) Opposition (0)
Elections
Voting system	First past the post
Last election	5 May 2022
Next election	7 May 2026
Meeting place
Town Hall, Catford Road
Website
Council Website