August 2021 Summary Report The full report and detailed maps: www.consultation.lgbce.org.uk www.lgbce.org.uk

Our Recommendations The Royal Borough of The table lists all the wards we are proposing as part of our final recommendations along with the number of voters in each ward. The table also shows the electoral variances for each of the proposed wards which tells Council you how we have delivered electoral equality. Finally, the table includes electorate projections for 2026 so you can see the impact of the recommendations for the future. Final Recommendations on the new electoral arrangements

Ward name Number Electorate Number of Variance Electorate Number of Variance of coun- (2020) electors from (2026) electors from cillors per average per average councillor % councillor % 1 3 11,360 3,787 7% 12,916 4,305 9% 2 Blackheath Westcombe 3 11,723 3,908 10% 12,195 4,065 3% 3 Charlton Hornfair 2 8,222 4,111 16% 8,579 4,290 8% 4 Charlton Village & 2 7,152 3,576 1% 7,516 3,758 -5% Riverside 5 East Greenwich 3 10,084 3,361 -5% 11,374 3,791 -4% 6 Page 2 6,888 3,444 -3% 7,176 3,588 -9% 7 Eltham Park & Progress 2 8,067 4,034 14% 8,451 4,226 7% 8 Eltham Town & Avery 3 11,342 3,781 7% 11,916 3,972 0% Hill 9 Greenwich Creekside 2 7,746 3,873 9% 8,194 4,097 4% 10 Greenwich Park 2 7,721 3,861 9% 8,008 4,004 1% Who we are Why Greenwich? 11 3 6,595 2,198 -38% 11,416 3,805 -4% ● The Local Government Boundary Commission ● Greenwich Borough Council currently has high for England is an independent body set up by levels of electoral inequality: some councillors 12 Park 2 7,375 3,688 4% 7,704 3,852 -3% Parliament. represent many more - or many fewer - voters 13 Kidbrooke Village & 2 3,848 1,924 -46% 7,208 3,604 -9% ● We are not part of government or any political than others. Sutcliffe party. ● Therefore the value of your vote, in Greenwich 14 Middle Park & 2 6,758 3,379 -5% 7,044 3,522 -11% ● We are accountable to Parliament through a Council elections, varies depending on where you 15 Mottingham, Cold- 3 10,739 3,580 1% 11,191 3,730 -6% committee of MPs chaired by the Speaker of the live in Greenwich. harbour & House of Commons. ● We are seeking to improve levels of electoral ● Our main role is to carry out electoral reviews of equality for local voters 16 & Glyndon 3 12,469 4,156 17% 12,901 4,300 9% local authorities throughout England. 17 Plumstead Common 3 10,830 3,610 2% 11,254 3,751 -5% Our proposals 18 Shooters Hill 2 8,150 4,075 15% 8,476 4,238 7% Electoral review ● Greenwich Borough Council currently has 51 19 Moorings 2 7,881 3,941 11% 8,183 4,092 3% An electoral review examines and proposes new councillors. Based on the evidence we received, 20 West Thamesmead 2 6,630 3,315 -7% 7,847 3,924 -1% electoral arrangements for a local authority, including: we recommend that 55 councillors should serve ● The total number of councillors representing the the council in the future. 21 Arsenal 3 8,307 2,769 -22% 11,362 3,787 -4% council’s voters (‘council size’). ● We believe our final recommendations meet our 22 2 7,751 3,876 9% 8,213 4,107 4% ● The names, number and boundaries of wards or statutory criteria to: 23 Woolwich Dockyard 2 7,574 3,787 7% 8,584 4,292 8% electoral divisions. 1. Deliver electoral equality for voters ● The number of councillors for each ward or 2. Reflect community interests and identities Totals 55 195,212 – – 217,708 – – division. 3. Promote effective and convenient local Averages – – 3,549 – – 3,958 – government Summary of our recommendations We have considered all the submissions we received Overview of final recommendations during our consultation on our draft recommendations.

The final recommendations propose that Greenwich should have 55 councillors, an increase of four. for The Royal Borough of Greenwich View this map online and explore it in more detail at: Greenwich should have 23 wards, an increase of 6. The consultation.lgbce.org.uk boundaries of all existing wards should change. Follow the review on Twitter: @LGBCE The 55 councillors should represent 9 three-councillor wards and 14 two-councillor wards across the borough. If you are viewing this page online, click on the map to go straight to our interactive consultation area. An outline of the proposals is shown in the map to the right. A detailed report on the recommendations and interactive mapping is available on our website at: www.lgbce.org.uk.

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Stage of Review Description

22 September 2020 - Public consultation on warding 30 November 2020 arrangments

02 March 2021 - Public consultation on draft

10 May 2021 recommendations

Publication of final 03 August 2021 recommendations

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