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July 3, 2021 · 2:10 pm

More changes proposed to councillor wards

Proposed ward changes

The Boundary Commission is consulting on new proposals for changing wards in West Norwood – deadline 29th July . There are now three wards  propose each with three councillors.

The current Thurlow Park ward is expanded to include St Martins estate and named West Dulwich & St Martins.

Gipsy Hill ward expands a few streets north of the cemetery and  keeps its name. Knights Hill takes in the area around Harpenden Rd and is renamed West Norwood.

For more details see: https://www.lgbce.org.uk/all-reviews/greater-london/greater-london/lambeth

To comment email  reviews@lgbce.org.uk  by Thursday 29th July

See our earlier posts:

5/3/21

27/7/20

The deadline for commenting on moving residents of Knights Hill & Gipsy Hill wards into the east part of Croydon North constituency currently represented by Steve Reed MP is 2nd August 2021. See our post 17/6/21

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June 6, 2021 · 2:52 pm

London Election Results

Labour’s Sadiq Khan was re-elected as London Mayor last month and Marina Ahmed was elected as our representative for Lambeth & Southwark on the London Assembly.

We can contact Marina at Marina.Ahmad@london.gov.uk on twitter  @LabourMarina or facebook https://www.facebook.com/LabourMarina/

For more information on the London Assembly see: https://www.london.gov.uk/

The London wide turnout for this lockdown election on 3/5/21 was 42%. Of the 25 London Assembly representatives 11 are taken by Labour.

Details of the election result are at:  https://www.londonelects.org.uk/im-voter/election-results/results-2021

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May 24, 2021 · 10:07 pm

Thames Water delays

Pyrmont Grove and Ivymount Road closure

Thames Water started  replacing water mains in the streets around Royal Circus SE27 from 25th January 2021 by closing Broxholm Road. Unfortunately  the works at Broxholm Road took twice as long as planned. The road was finally due to be re-opened to through-traffic last weekend 23/5/21 after 4 months of closure.

Sections of Canterbury Grove have been closed since 15th February.  The 315 bus is now diverted the long way round via Knights Hill, Crown Lane and Leigham Court Road whilst the section between Pyrmont Grove  and Ivymount Road (pictured) remains closed till  20tH June.

In addition:  St Julians Farm Road closed on 26th April for emergency works by Thames Water – with no date yet for completion. (pictured)

St.Julians Farm Road closure

Having three through-routes from Leigham Court Road to Knights Hill/Norwood Road closed at the same time is having a major impact on traffic at busy times.

Knollys Road, Glennie Road and Egremont Road have all been severely impacted. And there is increased traffic on Leaf Grove, Cheviot Road, Roxburgh Road and Lakeview Road.    

Thames Water is a key utility company and is permitted to do what is required to invest in our local  infrastructure. Your local councillors have requested the council only gives permission for one planned road closure at a time.

Please look out for a new letter, requested by your local councillors,  from Thames Water outlining the changes to their plans. Their last letter was delivered in January and talked about a five month programme of works . Residents will be living with disruption for another few months at least – as  clearly Thames Water will take much longer to finish.

See our earlier posts: 27/2/21, 16/1/21

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February 6, 2021 · 2:37 pm

Check your right to vote on May 6th

Lambeth council has just written to every household with details of everyone with a right to vote. If any names are missed off the list there is time to get registered at https://www.gov.uk/register-to-vote

The elections this year are on Thursday May 6th for the Mayor of London and the Greater London Assembly members.The government said on 5th February that the local elections will also go ahead see: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-55938380

British Citizens age 18 or over, Irish & EU citizens and most Commonwealth citizens living here are entitled to register & vote in these elections.

So why not be safe and vote early in this election and avoid any socially distanced queuing at the polling station? Apply to vote early by downloading this form:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/apply-for-a-postal-vote

If you have no access to a printer to print off the form please phone the Lambeth Election team at 020 7926 2254 option 3 during office hours.

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December 22, 2019 · 10:28 am

Lambeth’s 3 Labour women MPs

3 lbl MPs

Helen Hayes MP, Florence Eshalomi MP and Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP

Helen Hayes was joined by two new women MPs when Lambeth voters elected three women Labour MPs ( pictured) on 12th December: Helen Hayes MP for Dulwich and West Norwood, Florence Eshalomi MP for Vauxhall  &  Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP for Streatham. See details of the election results: https://moderngov.lambeth.gov.uk/mgElectionElectionAreaResults.aspx?EID=43&RPID=39559453

Our MP in Dulwich & West Norwood, Helen Hayes was re-elected with 65.5% of the vote and a majority of 27,310.

Helen says: “ I am honoured and delighted to have been re-elected to serve as MP for Dulwich & West Norwood. Thank you to everyone who voted, it is a privilege to represent our amazing communities.”

To follow Helen online see:

https://www.helenhayes.org.uk/

Twitter: @helenhayes_

Instagram: helenhayes_

Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/helenhayes4DaWN/

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May 10, 2018 · 6:03 pm

Labour’s record 4th term

Labour councillors outside Lambeth Town Hall

Lambeth’s Labour party candidates won an unprecedented 4th term of office following their record breaking victory in 2014 . Labour won  57 of the 63 seats in the council elections on the 3rd May 2018.

For details see:

https://moderngov.lambeth.gov.uk/mgElectionResults.aspx?ID=35&RPID=33201035

To find your councillors see:

https://moderngov.lambeth.gov.uk/mgMemberIndex.aspx?FN=WARD&VW=LIST&PIC=0

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April 4, 2018 · 9:22 am

Council elections 3rd May

Check out the Labour Party’s manifesto for Lambeth council elections on Thursday 3rd May at https://lambeth-labour-manifesto.org/

This manifesto has been drawn up with hundreds of local people to create a positive and ambitious vision for a better, fairer Lambeth that aims to improve the lives of all Lambeth residents.

It builds on Labour’s strong record over the last four years – including building the first new council homes in a generation, protecting our 23 fantastic children’s centres and paying every Lambeth employee at least the London Living Wage.

Labour promises are:

  1. Tackling Lambeth’s housing crisis – by completing our ambitious programme of 1,000 council homes and introducing a new private renters charter
  2. A cleaner and greener Lambeth – by keeping a full weekly bin collection, boosting recycling and improving air quality
  3. Delivering value for money – by keeping council tax one of the lowest in London
  4. A safer Lambeth – by tackling youth violence and fighting Tory police cuts
  5. A more equal Lambeth – by creating 1,500 apprenticeships and encouraging every Lambeth business to pay the London Living Wage
  6. Fighting against a Tory Hard Brexit – by campaigning to defend the rights of our EU friends and neighbours

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February 28, 2018 · 10:48 am

Register to vote

To make sure every adult in your household is registered to vote check the names  on the letter from Lambeth Electoral Register team. If you didn’t get  a letter or are not listed in the letter its easiest to register online at  https://www.gov.uk/register-to-vote

All British, Commonwealth & European citizens are entitled to register to vote.

Having your name on the electoral roll also helps with things such as credit checks. So even if you move frequently its worth registering to vote at your new address. And be ready for any sudden general election!

The next elections are on Thursday 3rd May 2018 for the council

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September 15, 2017 · 10:35 am

Register to vote

Letters from Lambeth council are going out to every household in the borough about the electoral register. If there are no change to the people listed it’s still important to confirm the details –easiest online or by text using the security codes in your letter. If you don’t confirm the names will come off the register after a while. People who are British, European, Commonwealth or Irish citizens are entitled to register to vote. Being on the electoral register also helps getting credit eg a credit card.

Any people new to the property or reaching age 17 must register individually – the easiest way is online at: https://www.gov.uk/register-to-vote

You can register to by post – but this is a slower two stage process.

The government has tightened up the rules making it harder for many people in Lambeth – especially those who move house a lot. This year a million people only just registered in time to vote in the general election in June. Many left it too late.

See our earlier post 15/5/17

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June 9, 2017 · 4:56 pm

Helen Hayes re-elected

Following the June 8th general election our Labour MP for Dulwich & West Norwood is again Helen Hayes who received 39,096 votes, a massive 28,156 ahead of her nearest rivals. The Tories got 10,940, the Lib Dems 4,475 , the Greens 1,408 and two independents 121 & 103 votes. Candidates who get less than 5% of the total votes lose a £500 deposit.

In 2015 Helen was first elected to parliament with 27,772 votes and since then has gained an excellent reputation as hard working local MP.

More election results are at: http://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/general-election-2017-live-results-constituency-by-constituency-as-they-come-in-a3560616.html

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