2014 Greenwich London Borough Council election explained

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]

2014–2018 by-elections

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.

The by-election was called following the resignation of Councillor Radha Rabadia of the Labour Party.^[3]

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: England council results . 23 May 2014 . BBC News.
2. Web site: Ward-by-ward results breakdown – Results of the 2014 local elections – Greenwich. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140524030548/http://www.royalgreenwich.gov.uk/elections2014. 2014-05-24. royalgreenwich.gov.uk.
3. Web site: 21 March 2016. Resignation at Glyndon ward sparks by-election. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160816074608/http://www.southlondonpress.co.uk/article.cfm?id=116841&headline=Resignation%20at%20Glyndon%20ward%20sparks%20by-election&sectionIs=news&searchyear=2016. 16 August 2016. 17 November 2017. southlondonpress.co.uk.