Election of a borough councillor for Shooters Hill ward

Result of the poll of 26 June 2025

Tamasin Rhymes was declared the winner having received 869 votes.

Tamasin will be one of 2 councillors for Shooters Hill ward, joining Councillor Raja Zeeshan who was elected in November 2024.

  • Turnout for the by-election was 32.6%.
  • 2,518 ballots were cast.
  • Rejected votes: 4 (all void for uncertainty)

The full results, in alphabetical order, are:

Name of candidateDescriptionNumber of votes

BANKS

Paul

Reform UK402

DAWODU

Jummy

Labour Party756

RHYMES

Tamasin

The Green Party869

SHEDDEN

Kirstie

Liberal Democrats128

TARLING

Arnold Edwin

Independent9

TINGAY

Nazia Atif

Independent57

WATERS

Tim

Local Conservative288

2024 by-election results

West Thamesmead by-election results, 19 December

Jahdia Spencer, Labour Party, was declared the winner having received 464 votes.

  • Turnout: 14.9%
  • Ballot papers issued: 1,032
  • Electorate: 6,927
Candidate nameDescriptionNumber of votes
Steve DayLiberal Democrats336
Siama Gulnar QadarLocal Conservatives82
Ruth HandysideReform UK92
Anji Melanie PetersenThe Green Party55
Jahdia SpencerLabour Party464

Rejected ballots

Being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty: 2

Shooters Hill by-election results, 14 November

Raja Zeeshan, Labour Party, was declared the winner having received 1,043 votes.

  • Turnout: 22.51%
  • Ballot papers issued: 1,811
  • Electorate: 8,045
Name of candidatePolitical partyVotes
Aydin Ezra Local Conservatives237
Cecil AlanReform UK179
Rhymes TamasinThe Green Party185
Shedden KirstieLiberal Democrats158
Zeeshan RajaLabour Party1043

Rejected ballots

  • Voting for more candidates than voter was entitled to: 4
  • Being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty: 5

Total: 9

Eltham Town and Avery Hill by-election results, 17 October

Charlie Davis, Conservative, was declared the winner having received 1,522 votes.

  • Turnout: 27.95%
  • Ballot papers issued: 3,121
  • Electorate: 11,166
Name of candidatePolitical partyVotes
Charlie DavisLocal Conservatives1522
Kieran EdwardsLiberal Democrats132
Ruth HandysideReform UK290
Chris McGurkLabour Party981
Arnold TarlingIndependent69
Mark WilliamsThe Green Party123

Rejected ballots

  • Voting for more candidates than voter was entitled to: 3
  • Being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty: 1

Total: 4

Mottingham, Coldharbour and New Eltham by-election results

Roger Tester, Conservative, was declared the winner having received 1,359 votes.  

  • Turnout: 27.34%
  • Ballot papers issued: 2,888
  • Electorate: 10,564
Name of candidatePolitical partyVotes
Ulysse AbbateLiberal Democrat90
Mark SimpsonReform232
Matt StratfordGreen101
Roger TesterLocal Conservative1359
Nikki ThurlowLabour1101 

Rejected ballots

  • Voting for more candidates than voter was entitled to: 3
  • Being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty: 2

Total: 5

View past election results