# Lewisham Central (ward)

Lewisham Central is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Lewisham. The ward was created for the 2002 election. The boundaries of the ward were significantly redrawn in 2022 and the number of councillors elected to Lewisham London Borough Council reduced from three to two.

## Lewisham council elections since 2022

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Lewisham in 2022. The ward was significantly reduced in size with territory removed from the east and the south.

### 2022 election

The election took place on 5 May 2022.
2022 Lewisham London Borough Council election: Lewisham Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Edison Huynh | 876 | 62.5 | |
| | Labour | Aliya Sheikh | 791 | 56.4 | |
| | Green | Mia Spencer | 455 | 32.4 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Josh Curtis-Hale | 190 | 13.5 | |
| | Conservative | Julie Marionneau | 181 | 12.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter George | 180 | 12.8 | |
| | Conservative | Joshua O'Connor | 132 | 9.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 29.4 | |
| | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) |
| | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) |

## 2002–2022 Lewisham council elections

The ward created in 2002 covered Lewisham town centre including the station, as well as Hither Green (west of the railway line) and part of Ladywell and St John's.

### 2018 election

The election took place on 3 May 2018.
2018 Lewisham London Borough Council election: Lewisham Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Aisling Gallagher | 2,821 | 56.4 |
| | Labour | Patrick Codd | 2,776 | 55.5 |
| | Labour | Joani Reid | 2,607 | 52.2 |
| | Green | Eugenia Barnett | 776 | 15.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Katie Anderson | 653 | 13.1 |
| | Green | Claire Cooper | 642 | 12.8 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Hughes | 619 | 12.4 |
| | Conservative | Joshua O'Connor | 490 | 9.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Williamson | 485 | 9.7 |
| | Conservative | Gareth Milner | 478 | 9.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Marc Postle | 468 | 9.4 |
| | Women's Equality | Mandu Reid | 428 | 8.6 |
| | Green | Charles Guille | 415 | 8.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### 2014 election

The election took place on 22 May 2014.

### 2010 election

The election on 6 May 2010 took place on the same day as the United Kingdom general election.

### 2006 election

The election took place on 4 May 2006.
2006 Lewisham London Borough Council election: Lewisham Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Milton | 1,340 | 41.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Edgerton | 1,033 | |
| | Labour | Edward Mark | 988 | 30.3 |
| | Labour | Anthony Kendall | 962 | |
| | Labour | James Stevenson | 957 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Akbar Aghamiri | 949 | |
| | Green | Diana Birch | 523 | 16.0 |
| | Green | Andrew Smith | 491 | |
| | Conservative | Maria McInnes | 414 | 12.7 |
| | Conservative | David Gold | 391 | |
| | Green | Trottie Kirwan | 387 | |
| | Conservative | Hans Hansen | 363 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 31.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### 2002 election

The election took place on 2 May 2002.