New Cross Gate (ward)

New Cross Gate
Electoral ward for the Lewisham London Borough Council
Borough	Lewisham
County	Greater London
Population	11,077 (2021) [1]
Major settlements	New Cross Gate
Area	1.018 km²
Current electoral ward
Created	2022
Councillors	2

New Cross Gate is an electoral ward in the Borough of Lewisham. ^[2] The ward was first used in the 2022 elections and elects two councillors to Lewisham London Borough Council.

Geography

The ward is named after the New Cross Gate area.

Councillors

Election	Councillors
2022		Aisha Malik-Smith [3] (Labour)		Liam Shrivastava [4] (Labour) (Green since 2025) [5]

Elections

2022

New Cross Gate (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Aisha Malik-Smith	1,410	82.4
	Labour	Liam Shrivastava	890	52.0
	Green	Hudson Rolfe	473	27.6
	Conservative	Alexander Gill	166	9.7
	Liberal Democrats	Linda Hawkins	165	9.6
	TUSC	Jay Coward	132	7.7
	Conservative	Wendy Statham	100	5.8
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Hebditch	86	5.0
Turnout				29.3
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

References

1. "New Cross Gate (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 Aisha Malik-Smith". councilmeetings.lewisham.gov.uk. 28 April 2025. Archived from the original on 28 April 2025. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
4. "Councillor details - Councillor Liam Shrivastava". councilmeetings.lewisham.gov.uk. 27 March 2025. Archived from the original on 27 March 2025. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
5. "Liam Shrivastava resignation statement". Lewisham Green Party. 25 July 2025. Retrieved 19 December 2025.

See also

• List of electoral wards in Greater London