Election Name: | 2018 Lewisham Council election |
Type: | Parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Party Colour: | yes |
Previous Election: | 2014 Lewisham Borough Council election |
Previous Year: | 2014 |
Next Election: | 2022 Lewisham Borough Council election |
Next Year: | 2022 |
Seats For Election: | All 54 seats to Lewisham London Borough Council |
Majority Seats: | 28 |
Election Date: | 3 May 2018 |
Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
Last Election1: | 53 seats, 50.7% |
Seats1: | 54 |
Seat Change1: | 1 |
Popular Vote1: | 120,263 |
Percentage1: | 60.2% |
Swing1: | 9.5% |
Map Size: | 300px |
Council control | |
Posttitle: | Council control after election |
Before Election: | Labour |
After Election: | Labour |
Elections for Lewisham London Borough Council were held on 3 May 2018, the same day as for other London Boroughs. All 54 seats were up for election. The Labour Party won all 54 seats in a landslide victory, winning 60% of the popular vote.[1] The Green Party lost their sole council seat, leaving the party without representation on Lewisham Borough Council for the first time in 16 years.
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Asterisk denotes the sitting councillor.[2]
John Coughlin was the sole Opposition councillor (2014-2018) and subsequently lost his seat.
In June 2019, Smith left the Labour Party in opposition to Jeremy Corbyn, the then Leader of the party. He now sits as an Independent.[3]
The by-election was called following the resignation of Councillor Alex Feis-Bryce.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Councillor Janet Daby.