Historic election result for Lewisham. Council has been under Labour Party control since 1971. 40 Green councillors, 14 Labour councillors and a Green mayor. www.salamandernews.org/lewisham-ele...

Updated with full results and % vote share. Results for each of Lewisham's 19 wards coming tomorrow.

Historic win as Greens take Lewisham mayor www.salamandernews.org/we-made-lewi...

Live reporting: results for Lewisham mayor around 4pm today ward councillors tomorrow from 11.00 Follow us! www.salamandernews.org/lewisham-ele...

reporting live tomorrow and Saturday www.salamandernews.org/tag/local-el...

Salamander News will be reporting live as the results come in .. Lewisham's only independent news outlet www.salamandernews.org/lewisham-ele...

Happy election day! If you're still undecided, @salamandernews.org has been doing lots of coverage of Lewisham candidates and issues, includong indepth interviews with mayoral hopefuls: www.salamandernews.org/tag/local-el... Vote!

Our interview with Labour mayoral candidate Amanda De Ryk. Questions from our team and readers including housing crisis, Blackheath, Vision Zero, autobesity, Shabana Mahmoud's immigration policies .. and NEB briefing for climate and nature www.salamandernews.org/amanda-de-ry...

Independent councillor candidate Malcolm Cadman plans to bring Voice4Deptford into the Town Hall by @alice-devine.bsky.social www.salamandernews.org/malcolm-cadm...

1000 new social rent homes, green participatory budgeting .. and how to block government immigration raids on Lewisham Lucy Giles interviews Lewisham Green mayoral candidate @liamshrivastava.bsky.social www.salamandernews.org/liam-shrivas...

Ravensbourne Arms sold, but HMO plan withdrawn. Music co-op Sister Midnight point to gap in planning policy that is putting community assets at risk. www.salamandernews.org/eastfield-bu...

Labour councillor Sophie Davis quietly resigned in January Residents weren't told www.salamandernews.org/forest-hill-...

1000 new social rent homes, green participatory budgeting .. and how to block government immigration raids on Lewisham Lucy Giles interviews Lewisham Green mayoral candidate @liamshrivastava.bsky.social www.salamandernews.org/liam-shrivas...

Ravensbourne Arms sold, but HMO plan withdrawn. Music co-op Sister Midnight point to gap in planning policy that is putting community assets at risk. www.salamandernews.org/eastfield-bu...

Labour councillor Sophie Davis quietly resigned in January Residents weren't told www.salamandernews.org/forest-hill-...

Deptford hustings (one of only 2 hustings in Lewisham). Only Communist, Green and Liberal Democrat candidates showed up

Democratic deficit - what happened to Lewisham's hustings? www.salamandernews.org/democratic-d...

Affordability not supply is biggest factor in London's housing crisis rent controls part of the answer @centreforlondon.bsky.social www.salamandernews.org/london-housi...

@tbij.bsky.social investigation finds Lewisham pensions still invested in US oil and gas @drandrewboswell.bsky.social www.salamandernews.org/new-data-lew...

Missed the Deptford hustings? Catch up here: www.salamandernews.org/labour-no-sh...

@tbij.bsky.social investigation finds Lewisham pensions still invested in US oil and gas @drandrewboswell.bsky.social www.salamandernews.org/new-data-lew...

New Cross and Deptford Free Film festival - 10 days of completely free films www.salamandernews.org/new-cross-an...

The people of Lewisham are my boss, not Kemi www.salamandernews.org/sylbourne-sy...

A nearby housing co-op has launched a petition for safety improvements to Sanford Street in response to the history of accidents: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/pe... #VisionZeroLDN

Staff fear "worst-case scenario prediction of insolvency will become a self-fulfilling prophecy" @goldsmithsucu.bsky.social www.salamandernews.org/goldsmiths-u...

Road safety campaigners worst fears came true in fatal accident on Sanford Street, Deptford @tomilyn.bsky.social reports www.salamandernews.org/campaigners-...

North Lewisham's bike bus has its first outing @tomilyn.bsky.social joined www.salamandernews.org/north-lewish...

On Friday I got to ride with the newest #bikebus in Lewisham for @salamandernews.org, and it was absolutely joyous. At the start, a few kids held a sign reading 'streets for kids', and for the duration of the ride, that really came true! www.salamandernews.org/new-cross-ne... #schoolstreets

Staff fear "worst-case scenario prediction of insolvency will become a self-fulfilling prophecy" @goldsmithsucu.bsky.social www.salamandernews.org/goldsmiths-u...

Thank you @salamandernews.org for listening ahead of London's local elections in May! If there was ever a time bring people together, start politics from a place of kindness, and aim to be world-leading on tackling the climate emergency, it's now. www.salamandernews.org/josh-matthew...

Good interview with the @lewishamlibdems.bsky.social candidate for Mayor of Lewisham. Could be first competitive borough elections since 2010 (though Labour have run the borough continuously for more than 50 years). (Other mayoral candidates are also available...)

Josh Matthews, Liberal Democrat candidate for Lewisham Mayor talks citizens assemblies, one-stop shops, wellbeing economy .. and positive climate tipping points. Our final question is @nebriefing.bsky.social www.salamandernews.org/josh-matthew...

Revamped plans for the controversial Morden Wharf development on the Greenwich Peninsula have been rubber-stamped by councillors – but include less "affordable" housing after Sir Sadiq Khan cut targets for developers. greenwichwire.co.uk/2026/04/15/m...

Dinner on the Hill: Lewisham's one of a kind and completely free restaurant by Agatha Scaggiante www.salamandernews.org/dinner-on-th...

It fought section 28 but it couldn't survive today's hostile environment. Fears for young LGBTQ+ service users. www.salamandernews.org/it-was-a-lif...

Lewisham local elections: Who's standing for your ward? www.salamandernews.org/lewisham-loc...

@alice-devine.bsky.social reports

Convoy's Wharf, Deptford: London's new emergency housebuilding rules heighten local fears @alice-devine.bsky.social reports www.salamandernews.org/convoys-whar...

Should we be marching on the lot? new book charts Deptford's decades-long resistance www.salamandernews.org/convoys-whar...

Kayode Damali, 'tiktok mayor', launched his campaign .. www.salamandernews.org/independent-...

What happened to Lewisham council in 2006? during the Iraq war www.salamandernews.org/one-party-st...

My newest piece for Salamander covering the improvements to Brockley Road, and some dangerous roads not being covered. Was great to hear about the innovative approach campaigners taking, who purchased their own device to measure speeding on residential Sharedoles Road.

TfL funded 'quick win' at Harefield/ Coulgate/ Brockley Road Shardeloes, Drakefell and Gellatly campaigners want to join www.salamandernews.org/brockley-roa...

Lewisham council's surprising response to FOI suggests its announcement was premature www.salamandernews.org/more-questio...

Tell your MP that urgent action is needed to save Access to Work www.salamandernews.org/policy-desig...

Why are SUVs so dangerous? @cleancitiescampaign.org www.salamandernews.org/suv-prolifer...

'The Sword of Damocles has nothing on the DWP' It's time to reimagine Access to Work @inclusionlondon.bsky.social www.salamandernews.org/policy-desig...

'The Sword of Damocles has nothing on the DWP' It's time to reimagine Access to Work @inclusionlondon.bsky.social www.salamandernews.org/policy-desig...

PSC Bromley will address full council meeting Monday 23 March after Bromley council denies direct investments @pscupdates.bsky.social www.salamandernews.org/bromley-deni...