# Whitefoot (ward)

Whitefoot was, until 2022, an electoral ward in the London Borough of Lewisham. Its area is 13 km (8.1 mi) south-east of Charing Cross, and north of Downham, south of Catford, west of Grove Park, and east of Bellingham. The ward was named after Whitefoot Lane, which formed much of its northern boundary.
Part of the South Eastern Main Line between Hither Green and Grove Park stations marked the whole eastern edge of the ward. The western boundary followed some of the Catford Loop Line, between Bellingham and Beckenham Hill stations, and small parts of two A-roads, South End Lane (A2218) and Bromley Road (A21).
The Whitefoot area is covered by two postcode districts, BR1 in the south and SE6 in the north; most of their common boundary follows Whitefoot Lane. Hither Green Cemetery is on the east side of the ward, and Forster Memorial Park in the west.
One of the ward's councillors from 2010 to 2019 was Labour's Janet Daby, who resigned to concentrate on her role as the MP for Lewisham East, which includes Whitefoot in its boundaries. She won the parliamentary seat at a 2018 by-election. In 2006, the Liberal Democrats won all three ward seats. Daby gained one in 2010, before the other two seats were gained by Labour in 2014. In 2021, all three seats were held by Labour.
From 2022, Whitefoot was replaced by the new Catford South, Hither Green and Downham wards.

## 2002–2022 Lewisham council elections

There was a revision in ward boundaries in Lewisham in 2002.

### 2019 by-election

The by-election took place on 2 May 2019, following the resignation of Janet Daby. It was held on the same day as the 2019 Evelyn by-election.
2019 Whitefoot by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Kim Powell | 1,314 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Max Brockbank | 514 |
| | Conservative | Ben Blackmore | 313 |
| | People Before Profit | Gwenton Sloley | 218 |
| | CPA | Katherine Hortense | 52 |
| | Women's Equality | Cairis Grant-Hickey | 41 |
| | Democrats and Veterans | Massimo Dimambro | 28 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### 2018 election

The election took place on 3 May 2018.
2018 Lewisham London Borough Council election: Whitefoot (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Janet Daby | 2,094 | 65.8 |
| | Labour | Mark Ingleby | 1,947 | 61.2 |
| | Labour | Jonathan Slater | 1,578 | 49.6 |
| | Conservative | Peter Buffham | 519 | 16.3 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Lee | 474 | 14.9 |
| | Conservative | Roger Lewis | 383 | 12.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Janet Hurst | 324 | 10.2 |
| | Green | Gerry Howell | 297 | 9.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Morris | 236 | 7.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Vijay Naidu | 163 | 5.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 32 |
| | 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.

### 2002 election

The election took place on 2 May 2002.

## 1978–2002 Lewisham council elections

There was a revision in ward boundaries in Lewisham in 1978.