Who won the local elections in Greenwich?
Getty ImagesWhat happened in Greenwich in the 2026 council election, and who won?
Labour retained control of Greenwich but with a reduced majority in the election on 7 May.
The results were:
Labour: 35 seats (-17)
Green: 13 seats (+13)
Conservative: 6 seats (+3)
Reform UK: 1 seat (+1)
When were the 2026 local elections in London?
More than six million Londoners were eligible to vote in the council elections on Thursday 7 May 2026.
All 32 London boroughs were up for election.
There are also elections for the mayor in five boroughs: Croydon, Hackney, Lewisham, Newham and Tower Hamlets.
Getty ImagesWhere is Greenwich and who lives there?
The Royal Borough of Greenwich is located in south-east London, on the south bank of the River Thames. It is bordered by Lewisham, Bromley and Bexley.
What's it like? Greenwich is famous for its naval and military connections and its green spaces. The wider borough contains a mixture of different types of suburban housing.
Neighbourhoods: The borough comprises the areas and historic towns of Greenwich, Charlton, Woolwich, Plumstead, West Thamesmead, Shooters Hill, Kidbrooke, Eltham and Abbey Wood.
Places of interest: Greenwich Park, including the Royal Greenwich Observatory, the National Maritime Museum, and the Old Royal Naval College. Greenwich Pier has the tea clipper Cutty Sark.
Pub quiz fact: The UK's first McDonald's restaurant was opened on Powis Street in Woolwich in November 1974.
Population (2024 estimate): 289,100 people - of those 62.5% identify as white, 11.7% as Asian, 19.1% as black, 4.8% as mixed race and 1.9% as another ethnic group, according to the 2021 Census.
Average property price: According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), the average house price in Greenwich was £478,000.
Average monthly rent: The ONS reported private rents rose to an average of £1,943 in February 2026.
Transport:According to Transport for London, Greenwich has oneTube station, two Elizabeth line stations, four DLR stations and around 715 bus stops.
More information about Greenwich can be found here.
Getty ImagesWhat is Greenwich's local history?
Greenwich was recorded as Grenewic in the year 964, and it appears as Grenviz in Domesday Book (1086). Woolwich was written as Uuluuich in 918 and Hulviz in 1086.
Greenwich was a fishing village as well as a farming settlement.
It has historic associations with the Tudor dynasty. Three monarchs were born in Palace of Placentia, also known as Greenwich Palace - Henry VIII and his daughters Mary I and Elizabeth I.
In 1884 the meridian (the line running north to south) through Greenwich Observatory was chosen as the international meridian from which longitude is calculated. It divides the eastern and western hemispheres and serves as the reference point for Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
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