Blackheath (Lewisham ward)

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Blackheath
Electoral ward
for the Lewisham London Borough Council
Blackheath (Lewisham ward)
Blackheath ward boundaries since 2022
Borough Lewisham
County Greater London
Population16,429 (2021) [lower-alpha 1]
Electorate11,259 (2022)
Area2.459 square kilometres (0.949 sq mi)
Current electoral ward
Created1978
GSS code E05013715 (2022–present)

Blackheath is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Lewisham. It returns councillors to Lewisham London Borough Council.

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Lewisham council elections since 2022

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Lewisham in 2022.

2024 by-election

The by-election on 4 July 2024 took place on the same day as the United Kingdom general election. It followed the resignation of Juliet Campbell. [1]

2024 Blackheath by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Pauline Dall 2,959
Green Matt Barker1,472
Liberal Democrats Chris Maines1,360
Conservative Hugh Rees-Beaumont970
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

2022 election

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

2022 Lewisham London Borough Council election: Blackheath (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Juliet Campbell 2,035 48.3
Labour Amanda de Ryk 1,884 44.7
Labour Luke Warner 1,565 37.2
Liberal Democrats Chris Maines1,35632.2
Liberal Democrats Benedict Maguire1,21128.7
Liberal Democrats Helen Steel1,20228.5
Green Matt Barker70816.8
Green Anne Caron-Delion69616.5
Conservative Caroline Attfield62714.9
Green John Wood46711.1
Conservative Nicola Peers45110.7
Conservative Ian Bentinck43510.3
Turnout 38.7
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)

2002–2022 Lewisham council elections

Blackheath (Lewisham ward)
Blackheath ward boundaries from 2002 to 2022

There was a revision in ward boundaries in Lewisham in 2002.

2018 election

The election took place on 3 May 2018. [3]

2018 Lewisham London Borough Council election: Blackheath (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Juliet Campbell 2,069 46.8
Labour Kevin Bonavia 1,978 44.8
Labour Amanda De Ryk 1,855 42.0
Liberal Democrats Chris Maines1,11725.3
Liberal Democrats Nadya Phoenix88920.1
Conservative Nicola Peers88420.0
Conservative Simon Nundy88220.0
Conservative Jonathan Lee88119.9
Green Abigail Phillips86219.5
Liberal Democrats Anthony Crowther81018.3
Majority
Turnout 44
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

2014 election

The election took place on 22 May 2014. [4]

2010 election

The election on 6 May 2010 took place on the same day as the United Kingdom general election. [5]

2006 election

The election took place on 4 May 2006. [6]

2002 election

The election took place on 2 May 2002. [7]

1978–2002 Lewisham council elections

1998 election

1994 election

1990 election

1986 election

1982 election

1978 election

Notes

  1. 2021 Census data reported for 2022 ward boundaries

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References

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