Council · London borough

London Borough of Lewisham

Green Party majority after May 7 2026. (Majority gained, previously Labour)

What happened on May 7

Seats won and overall control

After May 7

Green Party majority

Council size: 54 seats · 54 up on May 7

Reform UK

0 of 54 seats

Won 0 on May 7 · had 0 before

Next election

May 2030

Whole council every 4 years (London cycle).

Post-May 7 composition

Every party's seat count on the new council

Green Party
40
Labour
14

Pre-May-7 composition is the latest OCD snapshot of who held each seat; post is pre minus seats up plus actual winners.

How accurate was the model here?

Our 7 May 2026 forecast for London Borough of Lewisham

55% 11 / 20 winners called correctly across this council's wards
8.49pp major-party MAE, average gap between predicted and actual share
+13.71pp Reform UK signed bias, positive = predicted hot, negative = predicted cold

Locked, sha256-witnessed forecast scored against the actual count. See the full national accuracy audit →

Our locked May 7 forecast

The pre-election prediction

Labour
19
Reform UK
16
Green Party
16
Lib Dem
3

This is the seats-on-the-ballot projection we published before polls opened, used here for accuracy comparison only.

All wards

Per-ward forecast vs actual

Ward Our top pick Actual winner Predicted share Confidence
Bellingham Labour Labour 39.4% medium
Blackheath Labour Green Party 33.2% medium
Brockley Labour Green Party 30.4% medium
Catford South Labour Labour 27.4% medium
Crofton Park Green Party Green Party 28.4% medium
Deptford Labour Green Party 40.5% medium
Downham Labour Labour 34.9% medium
Evelyn Labour Green Party 29.0% medium
Forest Hill Labour Labour 27.2% medium
Grove Park Labour Labour 32.1% medium
Hither Green Labour Labour 35.2% medium
Ladywell Green Party Green Party 32.6% medium
Lee Green Labour Labour 29.4% medium
Lewisham Central Labour Green Party 35.3% medium
London Borough of Lewisham Labour Green Party 37.1% low
New Cross Gate Labour Green Party 33.6% medium
Perry Vale Labour Green Party 32.8% medium
Rushey Green Labour Green Party 36.5% medium
Sydenham Labour Green Party 30.7% medium
Telegraph Hill Labour Green Party 35.0% medium

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