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2002 Lewisham Council Election
Elections to Lewisham London Borough Council were held on 2 May 2002. The whole council was up for election for the first time since the 1998 election. Lewisham local elections are held every four years, with the next due in 2006. Election result References {{DEFAULTSORT:Lewisham Council Election, 2002 2002 File:2002 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 2002 Winter Olympics are held in Salt Lake City; Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and her daughter Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon die; East Timor gains East Timor independence, indepe ... 2002 London Borough council elections ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lewisham London UK Local Election 2002 Map
Lewisham () is an area of southeast London, England, south of Charing Cross. It is the principal area of the London Borough of Lewisham, and was within the historic county of Kent until 1889. It is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London, with a large shopping centre and street market. Lewisham was a small village until the development of passenger railways in the 19th century. Lewisham had a population of 60,573 in 2011. History The earliest written reference to Lewisham — or Saxon ''‘liofshema’ '' - is from a charter from 862 which established the boundaries with neighbouring Bromley Lewisham is sometimes said to have been founded, according to Bede, by a pagan Jute, Leof, who settled (by burning his boat) near St Mary's Church (Ladywell) where the ground was drier, in the 6th century, but there seems to be no solid source for this speculation, and there is no such passage in Bede's history. As to the etymology of the name, D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lewisham London Borough Council
Lewisham London Borough Council is the local authority for the London Borough of Lewisham in Greater London, England. It is a London borough council, one of 32 in the United Kingdom capital of London. The council is unusual in that its executive function is controlled by a directly elected mayor of Lewisham, currently Damien Egan. Lewisham is divided into 19 wards, each electing two or three councillors. There are currently 16 three member wards and 3 two member wards. Following the May 2018 election, Lewisham London Borough Council comprises 54 Labour Party councillors. The council was created by the London Government Act 1963 and replaced two local authorities: Deptford Metropolitan Borough Council and Lewisham Metropolitan Borough Council. History There have previously been a number of local authorities responsible for the Lewisham area. The current local authority was first elected in 1964, a year before formally coming into its powers and prior to the creation of the L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998 Lewisham Council Election
Elections to Lewisham London Borough Council Lewisham London Borough Council is the local authority for the London Borough of Lewisham in Greater London, England. It is a London borough council, one of 32 in the United Kingdom capital of London. The council is unusual in that its executi ... were held on 7 May 1998. The whole council was up for election for the first time since the 1994 Lewisham Council election, 1994 election. Lewisham local elections are held every four years, with the next due in 2002. Election result Ward results References {{DEFAULTSORT:Lewisham Council Election, 1998 Council elections in the London Borough of Lewisham, 1998 1998 London Borough council elections ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lewisham Local Elections
Lewisham London Borough Council is the local authority for the London Borough of Lewisham, in London, United Kingdom. Elections are held every four years using a Plurality-at-large voting, plurality bloc vote electoral system for the councillors and the Supplementary Vote, supplementary vote electoral system for the Elected mayors in the United Kingdom, elected mayor. Political control The first election to the council was held in 1964, initially operating as a shadow authority before the new system came into effect the following year. Political control of the council since 1964 has been held by the following parties: Leadership Prior to 2002, political leadership was provided by the leader of the council. The leaders from 1965 to 2002 were: In 2002 the council changed to having Mayor of Lewisham, directly-elected mayors. The mayors since 2002 have been: Council elections *1964 Lewisham London Borough Council election *1968 Lewisham London Borough Council election *1971 Lew ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Council Elections In The London Borough Of Lewisham
A council is a group of people who come together to consult, deliberate, or make decisions. A council may function as a legislature, especially at a town, city or county/shire level, but most legislative bodies at the state/provincial or national level are not considered councils. At such levels, there may be no separate executive branch, and the council may effectively represent the entire government. A board of directors might also be denoted as a council. A committee might also be denoted as a council, though a committee is generally a subordinate body composed of members of a larger body, while a council may not be. Because many schools have a student council, the council is the form of governance with which many people are likely to have their first experience as electors or participants. A member of a council may be referred to as a councillor or councilperson, or by the gender-specific titles of councilman and councilwoman. In politics Notable examples of types of coun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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