Shooters Hill (ward)

Shooters Hill
Electoral ward for the Greenwich London Borough Council
Shooters Hill ward boundaries since 2022
Borough	Greenwich
County	Greater London
Population	11,891 (2021) [a]
Electorate	7,846 (2022)
Area	3.059 square kilometres (1.181 sq mi)
Current electoral ward
Number of members	1965–1978: 2 2002–2022: 3 2022–present: 2
Councillors	Raja Zeeshan   Tamasin Rhymes
GSS code	E05014089

Shooters Hill is an electoral ward in the Royal Borough of Greenwich. The ward was originally created in 1965 and abolished in 1978. It was created again in 2002 and was revised in 2022. It returns councillors to Greenwich London Borough Council.

Greenwich council elections since 2022

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Greenwich in 2022. The number of councillors representing the ward was reduced from three to two.

2025 by-election

The by-election took place on 26 June 2025, following the resignation of Ivis Williams. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

2025 Shooters Hill by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Tamasin Rhymes	869	34.8
	Labour	Jummy Dawodu	756	30.2
	Reform UK	Paul Banks	402	16.1
	Conservative	Tim Waters	288	11.5
	Liberal Democrats	Kirstie Shedden	128	5.1
	Independent	Nazia Tingay	57	2.3
	Independent	Arnold Tarling	9	0.4
Turnout				32.6
	Green gain from Labour		Swing

2024 by-election

The by-election took place on 14 November 2024, following the resignation of Danny Thorpe. ^[4]

2024 Shooters Hill by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Raja Zeeshan	1,043	57.9
	Conservative	Ezra Aydin	237	13.2
	Green	Tamasin Rhymes	185	10.3
	Reform UK	Alan Cecil	179	9.9
	Liberal Democrats	Kirstie Shedden	158	8.8
Turnout				22.5
	Labour hold		Swing

2022 election

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

2022 Greenwich London Borough Council election: Shooters Hill (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Danny Thorpe	1,878	70.5
	Labour	Ivis Williams	1,757	66.0
	Green	Tamasin Rhymes	475	17.8
	Conservative	Paul Butler	440	16.5
	Conservative	Christopher Anoty	413	15.5
	Liberal Democrats	Kirstie Shedden	275	10.3
	Reform UK	Ruth Handyside	89	3.3
Turnout				35.7
	Labour win (new boundaries)
	Labour win (new boundaries)

2002–2022 Greenwich council elections

Shooters Hill ward boundaries from 2002 to 2022

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Greenwich in 2002. Shooters Hill was recreated as a two member ward.

2018 election

The election took place on 3 May 2018. ^[6]

2018 Greenwich London Borough Council election: Shooters Hill (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Chris Kirby	2,359	58.3
	Labour Co-op	Sarah Merrill	2,340	57.9
	Labour Co-op	Danny Thorpe	2,218	54.9
	Conservative	Maureen Burgess	712	17.6
	Conservative	Steve Adamson	697	17.2
	Conservative	David Runham	591	14.6
	The Plumstead Party	Laura Conwell-Tillotson	572	14.1
	Green	Ann Brown	491	12.1
	The Plumstead Party	John Nichols	465	11.5
	The Plumstead Party	Stuart Lyons	449	11.1
	Liberal Democrats	Heather Heiner	193	4.8
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Shiel	193	4.8
	Liberal Democrats	Jane Hermiston	174	4.3
Turnout				41.33
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing

Notes

1. 2021 Census data reported for 2022 ward boundaries

References

1. Chamberlain, Darryl (9 May 2025). "Labour councillor quits after facing sanction for defending residents". The Greenwich Wire. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
2. "Greenwich local election: The 7 candidates in Shooters Hill". Who Can I Vote For?. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
3. Chamberlain, Darryl (26 June 2025). "Green Party's Tamasin Rhymes wins Shooters Hill by-election". The Greenwich Wire.
4. Chamberlain, Darryl (15 November 2024). "Labour's Raja Zeeshan wins Shooters Hill by-election". The Greenwich Wire.
5. Heywood, Joe; Loftus, Caitlin (March 2023). "London Borough Council Elections: May 2022" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
6. Colombeau, Joseph (October 2018). "London Borough Council Elections: 3 May 2018" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 27 June 2025.