- Lewisham local elections
The
London Borough of Lewisham is aLondon borough , in theUnited Kingdom , established in1964 . Elections are held every four years using a plurality bloc vote electoral system for the councillors and the supplementary vote electoral system for the elected mayor.Civic Mayors and Chairs of the Council
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Leaders of the Council
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1998 Council:
Labour 61; Lib Dem 4; Conservative 2"'
1994 Council:
Labour 63; Lib Dem 3; Conservative 1"'
1990 Council:
Labour 58; Conservative 6; Lib Dem 3"'
1986 Council:
Labour 50; Conservative 17"'
1982 Council:
Labour 43; Conservative 24"'
1978 Council:
Labour 44; Conservative 23By-elections in the 1998 council
(winning party shown)
8 Nov 2001 - Bellingham (Labour)8 Feb 2001 - Marlowe (Labour)23 Nov 2000 - Pepys (Socialist)15 Jul 1999 - Churchdown (Labour)10 Jun 1999 - Pepys (Socialist)8 Apr 1999 - Downham (Lib Dem)25 Nov 1998 - Grinling Gibbons (Labour)Election results 1964-1974
Between
1964 and1974 the council was elected on wards created before the borough was created: 18 councillors in 6 wards from theMetropolitan Borough of Deptford and 42 councillors in 17 wards from theMetropolitan Borough of Lewisham . The election of the first council in 1964 constituted the practical creation of theLondon Borough of Lewisham . It operated in 'shadow' form and did not take over administration of services until a year later. Whilst the term of a council at that time was three years, the Government extended the life of all the London Boroughs in order to de-synchronize the timetabling of elections with those of theGreater London Council .However, the 1968 council elections were a disaster for the Labour Party who were in national government at the time, and this was reflected in this borough - the three year period 1968-1971 remains the only time in the borough's existence that Labour has not formed the administration. Non-Labour governance didn't take - the 1971 election saw the Conservative Party unable to defend its gains, as - now in national government itself - it was crushed in turn.
1974 Council:
Labour 49; Conservative 111971 Council:
Labour 55; Conservative 51968 Council:
Conservative 41; Labour 191964 Council:
Labour 45; Conservative 15
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