Eltham Town and Avery Hill (ward)

Eltham Town and Avery Hill is an electoral ward in the Royal Borough of Greenwich. The ward was first used in the 2022 elections. It returns three councillors to Greenwich London Borough Council.

Eltham Town and Avery Hill
Electoral ward
for the Greenwich London Borough Council
Map
Eltham Town and Avery Hill ward boundaries since 2022
BoroughGreenwich
CountyGreater London
Population15,535 (2021)[a]
Electorate10,904 (2022)
Area5.012 square kilometres (1.935 sq mi)
Current electoral ward
Created2022
Number of members3
Councillors
  •   Lauren Dingsdale
  •   Pat Greenwell
  •   Charlie Davis
Created fromEltham North, Eltham South
GSS codeE05014079

List of councillors

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Term Councillor Party
2022–present Lauren Dingsdale Labour
2022–2024 Sammy Backon Labour
2022–present Pat Greenwell Conservative
2024–present Charlie Davis Conservative

Greenwich council elections

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2024 by-election

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The by-election took place on 17 October 2024, following the resignation of Sammy Backon.[1]

2024 Eltham Town and Avery Hill by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Charlie Davis 1,522
Labour Chris McGurk 981
Reform UK Ruth Handyside 290
Liberal Democrats Kieran Edwards 132
Green Mark Williams 123
Independent Arnold Tarling 70
Turnout
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

2022 election

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The election took place on 5 May 2022.[2]

2022 Greenwich London Borough Council election: Eltham Town and Avery Hill (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lauren Dingsdale 1,921 48.5
Labour Sammy Backon 1,870 47.2
Conservative Pat Greenwell 1,763 44.5
Conservative Nigel Fletcher 1,740 43.9
Labour Raja Zeeshan 1,678 42.3
Conservative Malcolm Reid 1,528 38.6
Green Mark Williams 573 14.5
Liberal Democrats Martha Parkhurst 340 8.6
Liberal Democrats Michael Chuter 312 7.9
Reform UK Tom Bright 164 4.1
Turnout 38.1
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Notes

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  1. ^ 2021 Census data reported for 2022 ward boundaries

References

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  1. ^ Chamberlain, Darryl (13 September 2024). "Greenwich Labour face tough by-election after Eltham councillor quits". The Greenwich Wire. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  2. ^ Heywood, Joe; Loftus, Caitlin (March 2023). "London Borough Council Elections: May 2022" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 14 September 2023.