Greenwich Council election candidates 2018

Here are the candidates for the Greenwich Council election on 3 May 2018.

There are 51 council seats, three each in 17 wards. Candidates do not pay a deposit, but must be nominated by 10 electors in the ward where they wish to stand. Visit beacouncillor.org.uk for more details on how this works.

Labour has controlled Greenwich since 1971. There are currently 42 Labour councillors and nine Conservative councillors. Each councillor gets a basic allowance of £10,210 each year, many are paid more for taking on special responsibilities such as chairing committees or sitting on the cabinet.

You can vote for up to three individual candidates. Polling stations are open from 7am to 10pm.

Ward Labour Party Conservatives Liberal Democrats Green Party Others
Abbey Wood
(3 Lab)		 Ann-Marie Cousins
Denise Hyland
Clive Mardner		 David Burrowes
Roland Hogg
Janet Martin 		Gareth Clayfield
Tom Headon
Bonnie Soanes		 Arthur Hayles Bruce Jamieson (Ind)
Craig Jenkins (Ind)
Ronie Johnson (Ind)
Blackheath
Westcombe
(2 Lab, 1 Con)		 Leo Fletcher
Mariam Lolavar
Sabiha Shahzad		 Geoff Brighty
Malcolm Reid
Thomas Turrell		 Usha Badrinath
Suzanne Miller
Franklin Steves 		Jannet Mathers
Fiona Moore
Victoria Rance 		Trevor Allman (Loony)
Charlton
(3 Lab)		 Gary Dillon
Gary Parker
Linda Perks		 Catherine Latham
Macharia Gakuru
Maya Mann		 Ian Gerrard
Rebecca Ireland
Charlie Rome		 Clare Loops Pamela Ritchie (WEP)
Coldharbour &
New Eltham
(3 Con)		 Peter Baker
Cathy Dowse
Ivanhoe Norona		 Matt Hartley
John Hills
Roger Tester		 Martin Butcher
Paul Gentry
Emma Lewis

Philip Connolly Clifford Adams (BNP)
Peter Whittle (Ukip)
Eltham North
(2 Con, 1 Lab)		 Linda Bird
Steve Offord
Caroline Walsh		 Charlie Davis
Spencer Drury
Brenda Lobo		 Andrew Chamberlain
Mary Green
Michael O’Keefe		 Nuala McGreevy Earl Williamson (D&V)
Eltham South
(3 Con)		 Tom Atley
Susan Clinton
Pat Slattery		 Matt Clare
Nigel Fletcher
Pat Greenwell		 Michael Chuter
Michael Lewis
Mark Pattenden		 Helen Albrecht –
Eltham West
(3 Lab)		 Bill Freeman
Mick Hayes
Miranda Williams		 Jim Davis
Gemma Turrell
James Worron		 Eileen Cox
Matthew Huntbach
Alistair Mills

Matthew Stratford –
Glyndon
(3 Lab)		 Tonia Ashikodi
Peter Brooks
Adel Khairah		 Jonathan Carter
Gillian Lee
Sheila Stirling

Jack Fletcher
Katharine Pons
Richard Smith

Leonie Barron Stewart Christie (PlumP)
Ebru Ogun (PlumP)
Kevin Sweeney (PlumP)
Greenwich West
(3 Lab)		 Mehboob Khan
Maureen O’Mara
Aidan Smith		 Jessica Goodrum
Gavin Harran
Chris Swift		 Anthony Austin
Rhian O’Connor
Edmond Rose		 Robin Stott
Dee Thomas
Isobel Whittaker		 –
Kidbrooke
with Hornfair
(3 Lab)		 Norman Adams
Christine Grice
David Stanley		 Graham Brinkhurst
Kerry-Marie West
Ralph Spence 		David Beaumont
Richard Mbogga
Timothy Snowball 		Jan King Barbara Ray (Ukip)
Middle Park
& Sutcliffe
(3 Lab)		 Ian Hawking
Mark James
Christine May		 Aileen Davis
Kate Drury
James Shipp		 Lee Coppack
Patrick Marshall
Chris Smith 		Syed Tarek Ray Adams (Ukip)
Peninsula
(3 Lab)		 Stephen Brain
Chris Lloyd
Denise Scott-McDonald		 Ben Green
Antony Higginbotham
Reece Smith		 Richard Chamberlain
Matthew Ferguson
Andrew Smith 		Matt Browne
Dan Garrun
Jenny Murphy		 –
Plumstead
(3 Lab)		 Angela Cornforth
Rajinder James
Matt Morrow		 Patricia Gillard
Andreas Heiner
Felix Parker-Smith		 Mark Smith
Dan Wallace		 Paul Roberts Mervyn Fernandez (PlumP)
Cheryl Levett (PlumP)
Alison Miller (PlumP)
Ese Adjekughele (Renew)
Shooters Hill
(3 Lab)		 Chris Kirby
Sarah Merrill
Danny Thorpe		 Steve Adamson
Mo Burgess
David Runham		 Heather Heiner
Jane Hermiston
Richard Shiel		 Ann Brown Laura Conwell-Tillotson (PlumP)
Stuart Lyons (PlumP)
John Nichols (PlumP)
Thamesmead
Moorings
(3 Lab)		 Olu Babatola
Sizwe James
Averil Lekau		 Elaine Hayzen
Joe Robertson
John Wainwright		 Anthony Durham
Claire Steves
Paul West 		Claudine Letsae –
Woolwich
Common
(3 Lab)		 Anthony Okereke
David Gardner
Ivis Williams		 Simon Gallie
Pat Hills
Janet Wainwright		 Matthew Glinsman
Matthew Rose
Martin Simons		 Keith Crowhurst Ziaur Rahman (Renew)
Woolwich
Riverside
(3 Lab)		 John Fahy
Dominic Mbang
Jackie Smith		 Tom Spiller
Tomas Thurogood-Hyde
Chris Van Roon		 Keiran Bradley
Andrew Newton
Ramesh Perera-Delcourt		 Caolan Byrne
Leonie Fleischmann
Sam Hefferman		 Mariusz Piotr (DP)

See the formal statement of persons nominated.
Abbreviations: Ind – Independent, D&V – Democrats & Veterans Party, DP – Duma Polska = Polish Pride, Loony – Official Monster Raving Loony Party, PlumP – Plumstead Party, WEP – Women’s Equality Party

Who won last time?
See 2014’s results.

Read the parties’ manifestoes
Greenwich Labour manifesto 2018
Greenwich Conservatives 2018 manifesto
Greenwich Green Party 2018 manifesto
Plumstead Party manifesto
Abbey Wood Independent Candidates manifesto (Facebook)

Why vote for any of these parties?
‘Why you should vote Labour in Greenwich on 3 May’
‘Why you should vote Plumstead Party on 3 May’
‘Why you should vote Green in Greenwich on 3 May’
‘Why you should vote Conservative in Greenwich on 3 May’
‘Why you should vote Liberal Democrat in Greenwich on 3 May’

What the candidates said at local hustings
A handful of wards had hustings, held by voluntary and residents’ groups.

Blackheath Westcombe: (here’s what happened) (video)
(Organised by Westcombe Society on 16 April)
Plumstead: (Here’s what happened) (video)
(Organised by Positive Plumstead Project on 23 April)
Peninsula: (here’s what happened) (video)
(Organised by East Greenwich Residents Association and Christ Church East Greenwich on 24 April)
Woolwich Common: (Here’s what happened) (video)
(Organised by Speak Out Woolwich on 27 April)
Charlton: (Here’s what happened) (video)
(Organised by Charlton Society on 28 April)
Woolwich Riverside: (Here’s what happened) (video)
(Organised by Charlton Parkside Community Hub and the Benefice of Charlton on 29 April)

Hustings were planned in Glyndon by the Positive Plumstead Project but were later cancelled. Greenwich Inclusion Project also held hustings, while the Greenwich branch of Citizens UK held an invite-only event with Labour and Conservative representatives – here’s its press release.

What’s happening down the road?
Lewisham mayor and council candidates
Bexley council candidates (election overview)
Bromley council candidates

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