Downham (ward)

Downham
Electoral ward for the Lewisham London Borough Council
Borough	Lewisham
County	Greater London
Population	18,359 (2021) [1]
Major settlements	Downham, London
Area	2.575 km²
Current electoral ward
Created	1978
Councillors	3

Downham is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Lewisham. ^[2] The ward was first used in the 1978 elections and elects three councillors to Lewisham London Borough Council.

Geography

The ward is named after the Downham Estate area.

Councillors

Election	Councillors
2022		Andre Bourne [3] (Labour)		Coral Howard [4] (Labour)		Oana Olaru-Holmes [5] (Labour)

Elections

2022

Downham (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Andre Bourne*	1,679	60.2
	Labour	Coral Howard*	1,621	58.1
	Labour	Oana Olaru	1,442	51.7
	Conservative	Kwame Asabere	713	25.6
	Conservative	Chris Wilford	546	19.6
	Conservative	Junior Leachman	510	18.3
	Green	Sue Luxton	398	14.3
	Liberal Democrats	Danny Dignan	335	12.0
	Green	Emily Woodhouse	309	11.1
	Green	Inke Schreiber	281	10.1
	Liberal Democrats	Joan Labrom	279	10.0
	Liberal Democrats	Mike Patel	251	9.0
Turnout				25.4
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

References

1. "Downham (Ward, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location".
2. "The London Borough of Lewisham (Electoral Changes) Order 2020". gov.uk . 5 November 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
3. "Councillor details - Councillor Andre Bourne". councilmeetings.lewisham.gov.uk. 2025-05-12. Archived from the original on 2025-05-12. Retrieved 2025-12-19.
4. "Councillor details - Councillor Coral Howard". councilmeetings.lewisham.gov.uk. 2025-05-12. Archived from the original on 2025-05-12. Retrieved 2025-12-19.
5. "Councillor details - Councillor Oana Olaru-Holmes". councilmeetings.lewisham.gov.uk. 2025-04-24. Archived from the original on 2025-04-24. Retrieved 2025-12-19.

See also

• List of electoral wards in Greater London