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\t\tCity AM is previewing local election votes taking place in every London borough.\t<\/p>\n\t\t\tThursday 23 April 2026 1:15 am
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\t\tCity AM is previewing local election votes taking place in every London borough.\t<\/p>\n
As voters head to the polls in Greenwich, the Labour stronghold is set to see a rise in Green support amidst a hike in council tax and a cut in central government funding of the local authority.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Back in 2022 Labour secured an overwhelming majority on the Council with 51 seats, with just three seats going to the Conservatives.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Since those elections, Labour have lost four Council seats. One by-election was lost to the Greens, another to the Conservatives and two others now sit as independents.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In this latest set of local elections<\/a> in May, results for Greenwich are expected at 4pm on 8th May.\u00a0<\/p>\n Council tax for Greenwich residents is expected to rise by \u00a396 for the average Band D home, in a 4.8 per cent increase.\u00a0<\/p>\n Housing minister Matthew Pennycook<\/a> is the MP for Greenwich and Woolwich. He picked up support at the 2024 general election, as did Eltham and Chislehurst MP Clive Efford.\u00a0<\/p>\n Sir Keir Starmer\u2019s<\/a> parliamentary private secretary Abena Oppong-Asare is also an MP in the borough, representing Erith and Thamesmead. Her majority was marginally smaller in 2024.\u00a0<\/p>\n The Borough is home to former PM Liz Truss and former Chancellor of the Exchequer Kwasi Kwarteng. Truss was a councillor for Eltham South between 2006 and 2010.\u00a0<\/p>\n Greenwich Council expecting financial troubles ahead\u00a0<\/p>\n As part of the national \u2018Fair Funding Review\u2019, the government is set to reduce funding for the South-East London local authority by around \u00a325m.\u00a0<\/p>\n The Labour-run Council has said that the funding squeeze will lead to a roughly \u00a345m funding gap in 2025\/26.\u00a0<\/p>\n Matt Hartley, the Conservative leader on the Council, said of the funding cut: \u201cNow it has been confirmed that the Labour government is planning to cut \u00a325 million from Greenwich Council\u2019s budget in the next 3 years \u2013 and yet the Labour councillors here in Greenwich are silent about it.\u201d<\/p>\n City AM is previewing local election votes taking place in every London borough. Click here<\/a> for a full overview of May 7.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\tRead more<\/p>\n