Sydenham (ward)

Not to be confused with Sydenham Ward.

Sydenham
Electoral ward for the Lewisham London Borough Council
Borough	Lewisham
County	Greater London
Population	16,975 (2021) [1]
Major settlements	Sydenham, London
Area	1.803 km²
Current electoral ward
Created	2002
Councillors	3

Sydenham is an electoral ward in the Borough of Lewisham. ^[2] The ward was first used in the 2002 elections and elects three councillors to Lewisham London Borough Council.

Geography

The ward is named after the Sydenham, London area.

Councillors

Election	Councillors
2022		Chris Best [3] (Labour)		Liam Curran [4] (Labour)		Jack Lavery [5] (Labour)

Elections

2022

Sydenham (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Chris Best*	2,456	63.2
	Labour	Liam Curran*	2,132	54.9
	Labour	Jack Lavery	2,026	52.2
	Green	Sue Austin	1,267	32.6
	Green	Nick Lee	858	22.1
	Conservative	Ross Archer	625	16.1
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Bachmann	534	13.8
	Liberal Democrats	Margot Wilson	495	12.7
	Conservative	Dickon Prior	475	12.2
	Conservative	Raymond Squires	446	11.5
	Liberal Democrats	Adam Bull	336	8.7
Turnout				34.8
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

References

1. "Sydenham (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 Chris Best". councilmeetings.lewisham.gov.uk. 27 April 2025. Archived from the original on 27 April 2025. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
4. "Councillor details - Councillor Liam Curran". councilmeetings.lewisham.gov.uk. 28 April 2025. Archived from the original on 28 April 2025. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
5. "Councillor details - Councillor Jack Lavery". councilmeetings.lewisham.gov.uk. 12 May 2025. Archived from the original on 12 May 2025. Retrieved 19 December 2025.

See also

• List of electoral wards in Greater London