Crofton Park (ward)

Crofton Park
Brockley (1965–1973)
Electoral ward
for the Lewisham London Borough Council
Crofton Park ward boundaries since 2022
BoroughLewisham
CountyGreater London
Population15,429 (2021)[1][a]
Major settlementsCrofton Park
Area1.722 km²
Current electoral ward
Created1965
Number of members3
Councillors
  •   Natalie Thomas
  •   Aaron Regisford
  •   Esther Lie
GSS codeE05013718 (2022–present)

Crofton Park is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Lewisham.[2] The ward was first used in the 1964 elections and elects three councillors to Lewisham London Borough Council. The ward was renamed from Brockley to Crofton Park in 1973.

List of councillors

Election Councillors
2022 Tauseef Anwar[3]

(Labour)

 Chris Barnham[4]

(Labour)

 Carol Webley-Brown[5]

(Labour)

Summary

Councillors elected by party at each general borough election.

0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
1964
1968
1971
1974
1978
1982
1986
1990
1994
1998
2002
2006
2010
2014
2018
2022
2026
  •   Labour
  •   Conservative
  •   Liberal Democrats
  •   Green

Lewisham council elections since 2022

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Lewisham in 2022.

2026 by-election

The by-election took place on 18 June 2026, following the election of Liam Shrivastava as mayor of Lewisham.[6]

2026 Crofton Park by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Esther Lie 1,340 44.9 −7.5
Labour Alex Brooks 1,330 44.5 +13.9
Reform Paul Newman 127 4.3 −0.8
Liberal Democrats Richard Elliott 106 3.5 −2.9
Conservative Caitlin Pugh 73 2.4 −3.1
Independent Roger Mighton 10 0.3 N/A
Turnout
Green hold Swing

2026 election

The election took place on 7 May 2026.

2026 Lewisham London Borough Council election: Crofton Park (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Liam Shrivastava 3,090
Green Natalie Thomas 2,991
Green Aaron Regisford 2,907
Labour Co-op Anita Gibbons 1809
Labour Co-op Harcourt Alleyne 1804
Labour Co-op Alex Brooks 1709
Liberal Democrats Cheryl Baum 379
Conservative Craig Barrett 325
Reform Ralph Cockram 300
Liberal Democrats Richard Elliott 298
Conservative Robert Bywater 268
Liberal Democrats Stephen Locke 252
Conservative Christian Purefoy 231
Turnout
Green gain from Labour Swing
Green gain from Labour Swing
Green gain from Labour Swing

2022 election

The election took place on 5 May 2022.[7]

2022 Lewisham London Borough Council election: Crofton Park (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Tauseef Anwar 2,457 57.5
Labour Chris Barnham 2,411 56.4
Labour Carol Webley-Brown 2,147 50.2
Green Anna-Maria Cahalane 1,649 38.6
Green Alison Pick 1,148 26.9
Green John Keidan 933 21.8
Liberal Democrats Cheryl Baum 554 13.0
Conservative Paul Black 349 8.2
Liberal Democrats Stephen Locke 331 7.7
Conservative Jonathan Lee 319 7.5
Conservative Oliver Patey 286 6.7
Liberal Democrats Andrew McIlwraith 240 5.6
Turnout 41.2
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

2002–2022 Lewisham council elections

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Lewisham in 2002.

2018 election

The election took place on 3 May 2018.[8]

2018 Lewisham London Borough Council election: Crofton Park (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Tauseef Anwar 2,445 53.6 +13.6
Labour Pauline Morrison 2,418 53.0 +8.0
Labour Chris Barnham 2,353 51.6 +4.6
Green Alison Pick 916 20.1 +0.6
Green Julia Rendall 817 17.9 −3.7
Green Alan Greenwood 708 15.5 −2.7
Liberal Democrats Rosalind Huish 613 13.4 +5.5
Liberal Democrats Bobby Dean 607 13.3 +8.1
Liberal Democrats Bunmi Wajero 513 11.3 +7.9
Conservative James Clark 466 10.2 −1.2
Conservative Scott Bell 455 10.0 +1.4
Conservative Karen Sunderland 408 9.0 +0.5
Majority
Turnout 42
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

2014 election

The election took place on 22 May 2014.[9]

2014 Lewisham London Borough Council election: Crofton Park (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Christopher Barnham 2,057 47.0 +12.5
Labour Pauline Morrison 1,969 45.0 +12.9
Labour Roy Kennedy 1,753 40.0 +11.0
Green Alice Casey 948 21.6 +5.4
Green Alison Pick 856 19.5 +5.7
Green Anne Scott 797 18.2 +6.6
People Before Profit Nik Antoniades 603 13.8 +9.6
Conservative Catherine Allen 501 11.4 −3.1
Conservative Michael Baker 375 8.6 −3.8
Conservative Karen Lowe 371 8.5 −3.3
Liberal Democrats Paul Murphy 346 7.9 −25.8
UKIP Elizabeth Simpson 330 7.5 N/A
Liberal Democrats Catherine Pluygers 226 5.2 −22.6
Liberal Democrats William Town 151 3.4 −22.2
Democratic Reform Party Phillip Badger 59 1.3 N/A
Turnout 4,380 40.6
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Labour hold Swing

2010 election

The election on 6 May 2010 took place on the same day as the United Kingdom general election.[10]

2010 Lewisham London Borough Council election: Crofton Park (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jackie Addison 2,309 34.5
Liberal Democrats John Bowen 2,256 33.7
Labour Pauline Morrison 2,151 32.1
Labour Sylvia Scott 1,944 29.0
Liberal Democrats Michélé McClarren 1,863 27.8
Liberal Democrats Barrie Hall 1,714 25.6
Green Hatice Gunes 1,087 16.2
Conservative Kate Allen 969 14.5
Green Jim Jepps 927 13.8
Conservative Michael Rutherford 831 12.4
Conservative David Furze 789 11.8
Green Roger Sedgley 779 11.6
People Before Profit Karl Thomas 282 4.2
Turnout 6,696 64.8
Labour hold Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
Labour hold Swing

2006 election

The election took place on 4 May 2006.[11]

2002 election

The election took place on 2 May 2002.[12]

1978–2002 Lewisham council elections

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Lewisham in 1978.

1998 election

The election on 7 May 1998 took place on the same day as the 1998 Greater London Authority referendum.[13]

1998 Lewisham London Borough Council election: Crofton Park (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Fiona Crichlow 1,576 58.58 Decrease 7.43
Labour Gurbakhsh Garcha 1,390
Labour Ruth Watt 1,380
Green Neil Cole-Fennel 530 21.43 New
Conservative Amanda Graham 523 19.99 Increase 1.49
Conservative Matthew Sutcliffe 493
Conservative Derek Turner 467
Registered electors 7,800 Decrease 72
Turnout 2,438 31.26 Decrease11.52
Rejected ballots 8 0.33 Decrease 0.03
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

1994 election

The election took place on 5 May 1994.[14]

1994 Lewisham London Borough Council election: Crofton Park (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sally Lovett 2,212 66.01 Increase15.07
Labour Nicholas Taylor 2,187
Labour Gurbakhsh Garcha 2,070
Conservative Pamela Barnes 682 18.50 Decrease 9.73
Conservative Kate Hurley 593
Conservative David Furze 538
Liberal Democrats Robin Altwarg 506 15.49 New
Registered electors 7,872 Decrease 347
Turnout 3,368 42.78 Decrease 4.01
Rejected ballots 12 0.36 Increase 0.10
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

1990 election

The election took place on 3 May 1990.[15]

1986 election

The election took place on 8 May 1986.[16]

1982 election

The election took place on 6 May 1982.[17]

1978 election

The election took place on 4 May 1978.[18]

1978 Lewisham London Borough Council election: Crofton Park (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative G. Elvin 1,841 50.2
Conservative C. Nicklin 1,805
Conservative D. Stone 1,774
Labour J. Britton 1,515 41.3
Labour A. Patterson 1,475
Labour D. Waters 1,453
Community N. Fierz 308 8.4
Community K. Pullinger 267
Community L. Kemp 240
Total votes 44.2
Registered electors 8,732
Conservative win (new boundaries)
Conservative win (new boundaries)
Conservative win (new boundaries)

1964–1978 Lewisham council elections

External image
image icon Map showing Brockley/Crofton Park ward boundaries from 1965 to 1978

1974 election

The election took place on 2 May 1974.[19]

1971 election

The election took place on 13 May 1971.[20] The Brockley ward was renamed Crofton Park in 1973 without change of boundaries.

1971 Lewisham London Borough Council election: Brockley (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Wheeler 2,727 56.7 +25.6
Labour A. Theobald 2,675
Labour A. Kaye 2,666
Conservative M. Snowdon 2,084 31.1 −25.6
Conservative J. Bundock 2,040
Conservative M. Baker 2,038
Turnout 47.5 +8.8
Registered electors 10,279
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

1968 election

The election took place on 9 May 1968.[21]

1968 Lewisham London Borough Council election: Brockley (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative T. Pickup 2,713 68.9 +25.1
Conservative J. Hainsworth 2,704
Conservative I. Turner 2,665
Labour P. Forward 1,222 31.1 −14.5
Labour D. Cox 1,221
Labour T. Bradley 1,185
Turnout 38.7 −0.3
Registered electors 10,327
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

1964 election

The election took place on 7 May 1964.[22]

1964 Lewisham London Borough Council election: Brockley (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour P. Forward 1,852 45.6 N/A
Labour L. Moody 1,847 N/A
Labour J. Lynch 1,827 N/A
Conservative A. Wilkins 1,778 43.8 N/A
Conservative W. Church 1,771 N/A
Conservative R. Groves 1,739 N/A
Liberal S. Davies 427 10.5 N/A
Liberal J. Whale 417 N/A
Liberal D. Birtchnell 411 N/A
Turnout 4,081 39.0 N/A
Registered electors 10,465
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Notes

  1. ↑ 2021 Census data reported for 2022 ward boundaries

References

  1. ↑ "Crofton Park". City Population. 4 January 2026. Retrieved 16 May 2026.
  2. ↑ "The London Borough of Lewisham (Electoral Changes) Order 2020". gov.uk. 5 November 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  3. ↑ "Councillor details - Councillor Tauseef Anwar". councilmeetings.lewisham.gov.uk. 2025-04-27. Archived from the original on 2025-04-27. Retrieved 2025-12-19.
  4. ↑ "Councillor details - Councillor Chris Barnham". councilmeetings.lewisham.gov.uk. 2025-05-19. Archived from the original on 2025-05-19. Retrieved 2025-12-19.
  5. ↑ "Councillor details - Councillor Carol Webley-Brown". councilmeetings.lewisham.gov.uk. 2025-05-24. Archived from the original on 2025-05-24. Retrieved 2025-12-19.
  6. ↑ Daothong, Jennifer (13 May 2026). "Crofton Park by election – Thursday 18 June 2026". Lewisham Council. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
  7. ↑ Heywood, Joe; Loftus, Caitlin (March 2023). "London Borough Council Elections: May 2022" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 September 2025. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  8. ↑ Colombeau, Joseph (October 2018). "London Borough Council Elections: 3 May 2018" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 September 2025. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  9. ↑ Colombeau, Joseph (September 2014). "London Borough Council Elections: 22 May 2014" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 September 2025. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
  10. ↑ Piggott, Gareth (March 2011). "London Borough Council Elections: 6 May 2010" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 September 2025. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
  11. ↑ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (March 2007). "London Borough Council Elections: 4 May 2006" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 September 2025. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
  12. ↑ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (2002). "London Borough Council Elections: 2 May 2002" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 September 2025. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
  13. ↑ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (1998). "London Borough Council Elections: 7 May 1998" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 September 2025. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
  14. ↑ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (1994). "London Borough Council Elections: 5 May 1994" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 September 2025. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
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  16. ↑ "London Borough Council Elections: 8 May 1986" (PDF). London Datastore. London Residuary Body. August 1986. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 September 2025. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
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  19. ↑ "London Borough Council Elections: 2 May 1974" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. 1974. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2025. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
  20. ↑ "London Borough Council Elections: 13 May 1971" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. 1971. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 September 2025. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
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