London Borough of Greenwich

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Geography
London Borough of Greenwich
Shown within Greater London
Status	London borough
Area — Total	Ranked 302nd 47.35 km²
ONS code	00AL
Admin HQ	Woolwich
Demographics
Population — Total (2005 est.) — Density	Ranked 48th (of 354) 228,100 4,817 / km²
Ethnicity	77.1% White 11.1% Afro-Caribbean 6.8% South Asian 1.2% Chinese
Politics
Leadership	Leader & Cabinet
Mayor	Cllr Harry Singh
Executive	Labour
MPs	John Austin Clive Efford Nick Raynsford
London Assembly — Member	Greenwich and Lewisham Len Duvall
Coat of Arms

Official website	http://www.greenwich.gov.uk/

The London Borough of Greenwich is a London borough in southeast London, England.

Greenwich is one of five host boroughs for the 2012 London Olympics with events due to be held at the Royal Artillery Barracks (Shooting), Greenwich Park (Equestrianism) and the O₂-former Millennium Dome (Gymnastics; Basketball).

1 History
2 Settlements
3 Transport
4 Greenwich Council
5 External links
6 See also

[edit] History

It was formed in 1965 by merging the former area of the metropolitan boroughs of Greenwich and most of Woolwich (with the exception of North Woolwich, north of the river, which became part of the London Borough of Newham).

The name 'Charlton' was briefly considered for the borough. <ref>Names for Nine New Boroughs of London. The Times. September 14, 1963</ref>.

[edit] Settlements

It includes the following areas:

Abbey Wood,
Blackheath (divided between the London boroughs of Lewisham and Greenwich),
Charlton,
Eltham,
Greenwich,
Kidbrooke,
Plumstead,
Shooter's Hill,
Thamesmead (divided between the London boroughs of Bexley and Greenwich),
Woolwich.

The borough also includes parts of Deptford, Lee and Mottingham, along with small areas of Chislehurst, Sidcup, and Lewisham.

[edit] Transport

Within the borough are the following railway stations:

And the following London Underground/Docklands Light Railway stations:

[edit] Greenwich Council

Greenwich is administered by 51 councillors. The Labour Party currently has an overall majority on the council, holding 36 seats, with the Conservatives holding 13, and the Liberal Democrats 2. Labour has had a majority on the council since 1971.

The borough is divided into 17 electoral wards, each electing three councillors apiece. These were elected on 4th May 2006 for a four year term:

Abbey Wood: Clive Mardner (Lab), Stephen Offord (Lab), Jagir Sekhon (Lab)
Blackheath Westcombe: Geoff Brighty (Con), Alex Wilson (Con), Alex Grant (Lab)
Charlton: Janet Gillman (Lab), Allan MacCarthy (Lab), Gary Parker (Lab)
Coldharbour and New Eltham: John Hills (Con), Mandy Brinkhurst (Con), Chris Taylor (Con)
Eltham North: Spencer Drury (Con), Dermot Poston (Con), Nigel Fletcher (Con)
Eltham South: Peter King (Con), Eileen Glover (Con), Elizabeth Truss (Con)
Eltham West: Michael Hayes (Lab), William Freeman (Lab), Raymond Walker (Lab)
Glyndon: Don Austen (Lab), Paul Tyler (Lab), John Wakefield (Lab)
Greenwich West: Maureen O'Mara (Lab), David Grant (Lab), Margaret Mythen (Lab)
Kidbrooke with Hornfair: Graeme Coombes (Con), Norman Adams (Lab), Andy Jennings (Con)
Middle Park and Sutcliffe: Brian Woodcraft (LibDem), Clare Morris (Lab), Paul Webbewood (LibDem)
Peninsula: Mary Mills (Lab), Richard Quibell (Lab), Chris Roberts (Lab)
Plumstead: Angela Cornforth (Lab), Kanta Patel (Lab), Sajid Jawaid (Lab)
Shooters Hill: John Kelly (Lab), Danny Thorpe (Lab), Denise Hyland (Lab)
Thamesmead Moorings: Peter Brooks (Lab), Jackie Smith (Lab), Peter Kotz (Lab)
Woolwich Common: Beverley Jones (Lab), Rajwant Sidhu (Lab), Harpinder Singh (Lab)
Woolwich Riverside: Barbara Barwick (Lab), Terry Hales (Lab), John Fahy (Lab)

At these elections the Conservatives gained three seats from Labour (two in Kidbrooke with Hornfair and one in Blackheath Westcombe) and one from the Liberal Democrats (Eltham South). Labour gained one seat from the Liberal Democrats (Middle Park and Sutcliffe) and one from an Independent (Abbey Wood).