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| London Borough of Lewisham | |
 Shown within Greater London |
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| Geography | |
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| Status | London borough |
| Area — Total |
Ranked 329th 35.15 km2 (13.6 sq mi) |
| ONS code | 00AZ |
| Admin HQ | Catford |
| Demographics | |
| Population — Total (2007 est.) — Density |
Ranked 33rd (of 354) 258,500 7,354 /km² (19,047 /sq mi) |
| Ethnicity White British White Irish Other White White & Black Caribbean White & Black African White & Asian Other Mixed Indian Pakistani Bangladeshi Other Asian Black Caribbean Black African Other Black Chinese Other |
(2005 estimates)[1] 55.7% 2.4% 7.1% 1.7% 0.7% 0.7% 1.1% 2.3% 0.7% 0.7% 1.6% 11.5% 9.0% 1.9% 1.4% 1.4% |
| Politics | |
| Lewisham London Borough Council | |
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| Leadership | Mayor & Cabinet |
| Mayor | Sir Steve Bullock |
| Executive | Labour mayor |
| MPs | Jim Dowd Bridget Prentice Joan Ruddock |
| London Assembly — Member |
Greenwich and Lewisham Len Duvall |
| Coat of Arms | |
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| Official website | http://www.lewisham.gov.uk/ |
The London Borough of Lewisham (pronunciation ) is a London borough in south east London, England and forms part of Inner London. The principal settlement of the borough is Lewisham and its council is based at Catford.
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The borough was formed in 1965, by the London Government Act 1963, as an amalgamation of the former area of the Metropolitan Borough of Lewisham and the Metropolitan Borough of Deptford, which had been created in 1900 as divisions of the County of London.[2]
Minor boundary changes have occurred since its creation with the most significant amendments in 1996 when the former area of the Royal Docks in Deptford was transferred from the London Borough of Greenwich.[3]
The borough is surrounded by the London Borough of Greenwich to the east, the London Borough of Bromley to the south and the London Borough of Southwark to the west. The River Thames forms a short section of northern boundary with the Isle of Dogs in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. Deptford Creek, Pool River, River Quaggy and River Ravensbourne pass through the borough. Major landmarks include All Saints Church in Blackheath, the Citibank Tower in Lewisham, Dietrich Bonhoeffer Church (Sydenham's German Church, technically located in Forest Hill) and the Horniman Museum in Forest Hill.
According to the 2001 census, Lewisham has a population of 248,922. Its population is 66% White, 12% Black Caribbean, and 9% Black African. Fifty percent of households are owner-occupiers.
The motto of the borough is "Salus Populi Suprema Lex" which means (roughly translated) "The Welfare of the People is the Highest Law".
The current Chief Executive is Barry Quirk. The borough is administered by the five directorates of the council: Children and Young People, Community Services, Customer Services, Resources, and Regeneration.
The borough is twinned with the following towns:
The borough has also signed a "friendship link" with Ekurhuleni, near Johannesburg, South Africa.
The honour of Freedom of the Borough has been awarded to:
The London Borough of Lewisham is divided into 18 wards, first used in the 2002 elections, they are:
Previously the borough was divided into 26 wards and 6 areas, used for elections from 1978 to 1998, some of these wards have the same names as the present wards but their borders where different, when the wards were revised for 2002 some wards became bigger and absorbed other wards that where abolished. The previous wards and areas were:
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Lewisham central
Lewisham North East
Lewisham North West
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Lewisham South
Lewisham South East
Lewisham South West
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Summary of council election results:
| Overall control | Labour | Lib Dem | Green | Conservative | Others | |
| 2006 | No overall control | 26 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 2002 | Labour | 45 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 1998 | Labour | 61 | 4 | - | 2 | - |
| 1994 | Labour | 63 | 3 | - | 1 | - |
| 1990 | Labour | 58 | 3 | - | 6 | - |
| 1986 | Labour | 50 | - | - | 17 | - |
| 1982 | Labour | 43 | - | - | 24 | - |
| 1978 | Labour | 44 | - | - | 23 | - |
| 1974 | Labour | 51 | - | - | 9 | - |
| 1971 | Labour | 55 | - | - | 5 | - |
| 1968 | Conservative | 19 | - | - | 41 | - |
| 1964 | Labour | 45 | - | - | 15 | - |
Unlike most English districts, its council is led by a directly-elected mayor. The system was established at the 2002 council elections and has now run for two mayoral elections, both of which Steve Bullock has won for the Labour party.
The borough includes the constituencies of Lewisham, Deptford, Lewisham West and Lewisham East
These are the MPs who have represented constituencies covered by the borough since its formation in 1964. Note that constituencies change their boundaries over time, even where names remain the same.
| MP | Party | Represented | Dates |
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| Christopher Chataway | Conservative | Lewisham North | 1964-66 |
| James Dickens | Labour | Lewisham West | 1966-70 |
| Jim Dowd | Labour | Lewisham West | 1992-present |
| John Selwyn Gummer | Conservative | Lewisham West | 1970-74(Feb) |
| Carol Johnson | Labour | Lewisham South | 1964-74(Feb) |
| Patrick McNair-Wilson | Conservative | Lewisham West | 1964-66 |
| John Maples | Conservative | Lewisham West | 1983-92 |
| Roland Moyle | Labour | Lewisham North Lewisham East |
1966-74(Feb) 1974(Feb)-79 |
| Colin Moynihan | Conservative | Lewisham East | 1983-92 |
| Bridget Prentice | Labour | Lewisham East | 1992-present |
| Christopher Price | Labour | Lewisham West | 1974(Feb)-79 |
| Joan Ruddock | Labour | Lewisham, Deptford | 1987-present |
| John Silkin | Labour | Deptford Lewisham, Deptford |
1964-74(Feb) 1974(Feb)-87 |
Lewisham station, once known as Lewisham Junction, is located at the junction of the lines to Dartford and Hayes and is also the terminus of the southern branch of the Docklands Light Railway. The East London Line currently terminates at New Cross and New Cross Gate. An extension, currently under construction, and to be known as the East London Railway when complete, will serve Brockley, Honor Oak Park, Forest Hill, and Sydenham. It will form part of the London Overground.
Railway Stations
DLR Stations
There are no Tube stations in the borough as the East London Line is turning into to National Rail.
Main Roads The South Circular Road passes through the centre of the borough from the border with Dulwich in the west to Eltham in the east. Except for a short section in Lee as it approaches Eltham, it is purely a one-lane-each-way road.
It includes the areas:
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Bromley, BR1 (part), Bromley, BR2 (small part), Beckenham, BR3 (part)
SE3 (part), SE4 (all), SE6 (all), SE8 (part), SE9 (small part), SE10 (part), SE12 (part), SE13 (all), SE14 (all), SE15 (part), SE16 (part), SE23 (part), SE26 (part),
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