Forest Hill (ward)

Forest Hill
Electoral ward for the Lewisham London Borough Council
Borough	Lewisham
County	Greater London
Population	15,174 (2021) [1]
Major settlements	Forest Hill, London
Area	1.828 km²
Current electoral ward
Created	1965
Councillors	3 (since 2002) 2 (1978-2002) 3 (until 1978)

Forest Hill is an electoral ward in the Borough of Lewisham. ^[2] The ward was first used in the 1964 elections and elects three councillors to Lewisham London Borough Council.

Geography

The ward is named after the Forest Hill area.

Councillors

Election	Councillors
2022		Peter Bernards [3] (Labour)		Sophie Davis [4] (Labour)		Billy Harding [5] (Labour)

Elections

2022

Forest Hill (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sophie Davis*	2,395	61.4
	Labour	Peter Bernards*	2,044	52.4
	Labour	Billy Harding	1,797	46.1
	Green	Julia Rendall	1,156	29.6
	Green	Martin Cox	840	21.5
	Green	Mike Peters	757	19.4
	Liberal Democrats	Mark Bennett	535	13.7
	Liberal Democrats	John Russell	496	12.7
	Conservative	Anthony Bays	480	12.3
	Liberal Democrats	Krish Brown	458	11.7
	Conservative	Aimee Henderson	401	10.3
	Conservative	Paul Mahoney	340	8.7
Turnout				35.4
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

References

1. "Forest Hill (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 Peter Bernards". councilmeetings.lewisham.gov.uk. 2025-04-27. Archived from the original on 2025-04-27. Retrieved 2025-12-19.
4. "Councillor details - Councillor Sophie Davis". councilmeetings.lewisham.gov.uk. 2025-05-12. Archived from the original on 2025-05-12. Retrieved 2025-12-19.
5. "Councillor details - Councillor Billy Harding". councilmeetings.lewisham.gov.uk. 2025-03-17. Archived from the original on 2025-03-17. Retrieved 2025-12-19.

See also

• List of electoral wards in Greater London