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Lewisham.

Green Party of England and Wales-controlled london_borough. £381m net revenue. 19 wards across 3 parliamentary constituencies.

Typelondon_borough
Seats56 councillors · 19 wards
Last election7 May 2026
Websitelewisham.gov.uk ↗
Net revenue · 2025-26
£381m
Core spending power (MHCLG)
Band-D bill
£2,135
For the council slice (incl. precepts)
Composition
40/56
Green Party of England and Wales 71%
Westminster
3
constituencies overlap · 1 MP party
Dispatch
29 Jun 2026

Green Party of England and Wales chamber, opposed area.

Lewisham is a london_borough controlled by Green Party of England and Wales (40 of 56 seats). Net revenue is £381m for 2025-26. It covers 19 wards spanning 3 parliamentary constituencies.

§ 01Composition.56 seats · last contested 7 May 2026

Who sits in the chamber.

Green 40Lab 16

Green Party of England and Wales 71% · last contested 7 May 2026

Councillors — the people.

CouncillorWardElected
Gavin Frederick MooreLabBellingham2026
Nadja PenfoldGrnBellingham2026
Rachel OnikosiLabBellingham2022
Pauline DallLabBlackheath2026
Rebecca JonesGrnBlackheath2026
Tracey MartinGrnBlackheath2026
Ade AdewunmiGrnBrockley2026
El FryGrnBrockley2026
Rotimi SkyersGrnBrockley2026
Briony EdwardsGrnCatford South2026
Eva Alina StamirowskiLabCatford South2026
Oliver Joseph MatejkaLabCatford South2026
Showing 12 of 56·All 56 councillors
§ 02Revenue mix & Band-D bill.MHCLG — Final LGFS 2025-26 Core Spending Power table

Where revenue comes from.

39%
Council tax
£148.9m · median 47%
43%
Central grants
£162.9m · median 38%
18%
Business rates
£69.4m · median 16%

This is a grant-heavy councils (london_borough): 39% from council tax vs the cohort median of 47%.

Source · MHCLG — Final LGFS 2025-26 Core Spending Power table · derived (CT exact; grants/rates split from SFA baseline)

Band-D bill.

Council slice£1,645
County / upper-tier£490
Police£0
Fire & rescue£0
GLA precept£0
Total Band-D£2,135

Parish precepts apply on top, vary by parish

For household tax breakdown

Use the income slider on My place to see income tax, NI, VAT and council tax against your earnings.

§ 03Service spend, ranked against peers.10 buckets · vs 32 other councils (london_borough)

How does Lewisham split its revenue across services, compared with peer councils (london_borough)-class councils? Each row is one of the ten standard service buckets. The vertical line at the centre is the cohort median share; the coloured square is where this council sits. Squares to the right of centre mean a bigger share of revenue than the median peer; to the left, a smaller share.

Education45.3% of net spend · cohort median 42%
13 of 33+9% vs median
Adult Social Care17.2% of net spend · cohort median 22%
31 of 33-20% vs median
Children's Services15.2% of net spend · cohort median 13%
4 of 33+16% vs median
Housing & Homelessness6.8% of net spend · cohort median 6%
13 of 33+21% vs median
Waste & Recycling4.2% of net spend · cohort median 4%
18 of 33-1% vs median
Public Health3.9% of net spend · cohort median 3%
14 of 33+13% vs median
Corporate & Central3.0% of net spend · cohort median 3%
19 of 33-10% vs median
Planning & Economic Development1.8% of net spend · cohort median 1%
8 of 33+83% vs median
Culture & Leisure1.5% of net spend · cohort median 2%
25 of 33-17% vs median
Highways & Transport0.9% of net spend · cohort median 1%
14 of 33+48% vs median
How to read these bars

The subtitle on each row (“X% of net spend”) is what share of this council’s revenue goes to that service. The rank (“15 of 61”) is where this council sits within the cohort, sorted by that share descending. The delta (“+26% vs median”) is a relative reading: the council allocates 26% more of its revenue to that service than the median peer would. A small absolute difference can still be a big relative one.

Higher share doesn’t mean waste — it can reflect demographic need (more older residents), rurality, or a policy choice (e.g. keeping a service in-house). Lower share doesn’t mean efficiency — some councils move costs to fees, ringfenced accounts, or grants. £-per-head would be sharper than share-of-revenue; LAD population is pending ingest. Comparisons are within the same council type only.

§ 04Top suppliers.19,104 payments · £331.1m gross · 3 Dec 2025 – 31 Mar 2026

Every invoice over £500, published under the Local Government Transparency Code. Best-effort, not statutory — counts and totals net negatives (refunds/reversals).

Top by total — last 180 days

SupplierPaidSharePmts
HM REVENUE & CUSTOMS£26.95m8.1%105
REDACTED£18.08m5.5%5,482
WESTMINSTER HOMECARE LTD£11.39m3.4%9
CAREPOINT SERVICES LTD£10.80m3.3%27
BIRKETTS LLP£10.77m3.3%75
ELEANOR NURSING AND SOCIAL CARE LTD£10.27m3.1%78
MATRIX SCM LTD£9.77m3.0%15
TEACHERS PENSIONS£9.36m2.8%27
SUNDRY SUPPLIERS£7.51m2.3%536
REGENTER B3 LTD£6.90m2.1%4

By service area · top supplier

ServiceTop supplierPaid
Adult Social CareWESTMINSTER HOMECARE LTD£11.30m
Corporate And CentralBIRKETTS LLP£10.77m
Housing And HomelessnessCROWNSAVERS HOC ONLY£1.70m
EducationREDACTED£1.01m
Highways And TransportFAUN ZOELLER (UK) LIMITED£0.13m
§ 05Westminster constituencies — the overlap.19 wards split across 3 parliamentary seats
ConstituencyWards% of councilCurrent MP
Lewisham North842% Vicky FoxcroftLab
Lewisham East737% Janet DabyLab
Lewisham West and East Dulwich421% Ellie ReevesLab
Sources, methods & last update
Method The dispatch paragraphs are AI-generated from the public sources listed below. Every figure links to its source. If we’re wrong, please tell us — corrections within 48 hours.
CompositionDemocracy Club (live)
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (historic)
Net revenueMHCLG Final LGFS
Core Spending Power table · 2025-26
Service spendDerived from MHCLG CSP shares
vs 32 other councils (london_borough)
Band-DMHCLG CSP · precept schedules
Police, Fire, Parish on top
SuppliersCouncil publication under LGTC
19,104 payments · 3 Dec 2025 – 31 Mar 2026
Westminster overlapONS Open Geography Portal
2023 boundaries
PopulationONS mid-year estimates
Pending ingest at LAD level