Local Government
Crofton Park electoral ward includes the Honor Oak Park area and is one of 18 wards in the London Borough of Lewisham. It is currently represented by two Labour councillors and one Liberal Democrat who were elected on 6 May 2010 when the General Election and London Borough elections took place on the same day.
Across Lewisham Labour gained heavily from the other parties, taking the council from no overall control to a Labour majority of 24 seats. The Liberal Democrats lost a net of five seats, Crofton Park ward being the party’s only gain from Labour anywhere in London. This change was put down to the rapid gentrification of the local area.
| Local election results for Crofton Park Ward, Lewisham Borough Council 2002, 2006 and 2010. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % 2002 | Votes 2006 | % 2006 | Votes 2010 | % 2010 | |
| TURNOUT | 25.56% | 30.05% | 64.8% | ||
| Candidates for the Labour Party | 49.46% | 2,897 | 35.00% | 6,404 | 35.77% |
| Candidates for the Liberal Democrats | 15.78% | 1,670 | 20.18% | 5,833 | 32.58% |
| Candidates for the Green Party | 13.31% | 2,062 | 24.92% | 2,793 | 15.60% |
| Candidates for the Conservative Party | 15.81% | 1,647 | 19.90% | 2,589 | 14.46% |
| Candidate for Lewisham For People Not Profit | n/a | n/a | n/a | 282 | 1.58% |
| Candidate for Local Education Action by Parents | 5.60% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
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