Lewisham East is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since the by-election on 14 June 2018 by Janet Daby of the Labour Party.
Lewisham London Borough Council is the local authority for the London Borough of Lewisham,in London,United Kingdom. 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.
Claudia Naomi Webbe is a British former politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Leicester East from 2019 to 2024. Elected to Parliament as a Labour MP in 2019,she sat as an Independent from 2021 until she lost her seat at the 2024 General Election.
Whitefoot is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Lewisham. It is located 13 km (8.1 mi) south-east of Charing Cross,and is north of Downham,south of Catford,west of Grove Park,and east of Bellingham. It is long east to west following Whitefoot Lane,the local main road,making it about 3 km (1.9 mi) at its longest point. Whitefoot is also on the Prime Meridian.
Valerie Carol Marian Vaz is a British Labour politician and former solicitor who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Walsall and Bloxwich since 2024,and previously for Walsall South from 2010 to 2024. She served as Shadow Leader of the House of Commons from 2016 to 2021 in the Shadow Cabinets of Jeremy Corbyn and Keir Starmer.
Heidi Alexander is a British politician who has served as Minister of State for Courts and Legal Services since July 2024. A member of the Labour party,she has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Swindon South since 2024. In addition,she was also the MP for Lewisham East from 2010 to 2018,and served as Deputy Mayor of London for Transport from 2018 to 2021.
Catherine Malloy Hollern is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Blackburn between 2015 and 2024. She served as Leader of Blackburn with Darwen Council from 2004 to 2007 and 2010 to 2015.
Victoria Jane Foxcroft is a British Labour politician who is the Member of Parliament (MP) for Lewisham North;she was previously the MP for Lewisham Deptford from 2015 until the seat's abolition in 2024. She is a former trade union official and was a Member of Lewisham Council from 2010 to 2014.
Rachael Helen Maskell is a British politician serving as Member of Parliament (MP) for York Central since 2015. A member of the Labour and Co-operative parties,she was Shadow Environment Secretary from 2016 to 2017 and Shadow Employment Secretary in 2020.
Ruth Margaret Cadbury is a British Labour politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Brentford and Isleworth since 2015. She was Shadow Minister for Prisons,Parole and Probation from 2023 but was replaced by James Timpson after the 2024 general election. A former planning consultant,Cadbury previously served on the opposition front bench as Shadow Minister for Housing from 2016 to 2017,Shadow Minister for Planning in 2021 and Shadow Minister for International Trade from 2021 to 2023.
Eleanor Claire Reeves is a British politician and barrister who has served as Chair of the Labour Party and Minister without Portfolio since July 2024. A member of the Labour Party,she has been the Member of Parliament for Lewisham West and East Dulwich,formerly Lewisham West and Penge,since 2017. She previously served as Shadow Solicitor General from April 2020 to December 2021 and Shadow Minister for Prisons and Probation from 2021 to 2023.
Stephanie Louise Peacock is a British Labour politician who has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Barnsley South since 2024,and for Barnsley East from 2017 until then. She has served Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Sport,Media,Civil Society and Youth since July 2024.
Charalambos "Bambos" Charalambous is a British Labour politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Southgate and Wood Green since 2024. While in opposition he held a series of shadow ministry posts. He was suspended from the Labour Party during an investigation into a complaint against him between June 2023 and April 2024,but the complaint was not upheld.
Laura Smith is a British politician who served as the Labour Member of Parliament (MP) for Crewe and Nantwich from 2017 to 2019. In 2017,she defeated the incumbent Conservative Edward Timpson by 48 votes,before losing her seat at the 2019 general election.
Damien James Egan is a British Labour politician serving as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bristol North East,previously Kingswood,since 2024. He was previously the Mayor of Lewisham in Greater London from 2018 to 2024.
A by-election was held in the UK Parliament constituency of Lewisham East on 14 June 2018,following the resignation of Labour MP Heidi Alexander. It was the second by-election held during the 57th UK Parliament,which was elected in June 2017.
Feryal Demirci Clark is a British Labour Party politician who has served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for AI and Digital Government since July 2024 and Member of Parliament (MP) for Enfield North since 2019.
Rachel Louise Hopkins is a British Labour politician who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Luton South and South Bedfordshire,formerly Luton South,since 2019.
Peter Timothy Fortune is a British Conservative Party politician who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Bromley and Biggin Hill since the 2024 general election. He previously served as the member of the London Assembly (AM) for Bexley and Bromley from 2021 to 2024.
The 2022 Lewisham London Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2022. All 54 members of Lewisham London Borough Council were up for election. The elections took place alongside local elections in the other London boroughs and elections to local authorities across the United Kingdom.
