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Where your council tax goes in Lewisham

A Band D home pays £2,237.33 this year, up 4.8%. Council tax covers about 19% of what the council spends on day-to-day services; government grants pay 68%, including the money passed straight to schools, and business rates 12%.

Band D bill£2,237up 4.8% on last year
Council budget£872mday-to-day, including schools
Paid by council tax19%of the budget
Run by an elected mayorGreenLiam Shrivastava

Your bill

Pick your band. The council keeps 77% of it; the rest goes to the Mayor of London.

Band D, 2026/27
£2,237.33
£223.73 a month over 10 instalments, or £186.44 over 12
Lewisham Council£1,726.82Mayor of London (GLA)£510.51
Police£334.13
Fire brigade£76.85
Transport£77.09
City Hall and the London Assembly£22.44
At Band D the Mayor’s share went up £20.13 this year: £15.00 more for police and £5.13 more for the fire brigade.
sourcedBand D bill for 2026/27approxMayor's share by body (MD3472)

Your £1,726.82 to the council pays for

Care for older and disabled adults£488
Children's services£430
Schools and education£203
Housing and homelessness£182
Streets, waste and transport£161
Running the council£88
Debt costs and levies£79
Parks, libraries and leisure£53
Planning and the local economy£26
Community safety and regulation£17
Show your bill as a table
Band D, 2026/27: where your council tax goes
Your billShare
Care for older and disabled adults£487.6921.8%
Children's services£429.6319.2%
Schools and education£202.739.1%
Housing and homelessness£182.188.1%
Streets, waste and transport£161.317.2%
Running the council£87.653.9%
Debt costs and levies£79.463.6%
Parks, libraries and leisure£52.542.3%
Planning and the local economy£26.341.2%
Community safety and regulation£17.280.8%
Lewisham Council, all services£1,726.8277.2%
Mayor of London: police£334.1314.9%
Mayor of London: the fire brigade£76.853.4%
Mayor of London: transport£77.093.4%
Mayor of London: City Hall and the London Assembly£22.441.0%
Mayor of London (GLA), all£510.5122.8%
Your bill£2,237.33100%

Split in proportion to the £501m the council pays for itself, after schools and public health, which have their own ring-fenced grants. Council tax pays about 32p of every £1 of that; government grants and business rates pay the rest.

sourcedSplit by service, 2026/27 budget return

The council’s budget

What the council spends on day-to-day services after fees and charges, and where the money comes from, including grants that can only be spent on schools or public health. It must balance by law.

FundingReserves (one-off)Services
Council tax to Net budgetRevenue Support Grant to Net budgetBusiness rates kept locally to Net budgetSchools grants (ring-fenced) to Net budgetPublic health grant (ring-fenced) to Net budgetOther government grants to Net budgetDrawn from schools reserves to Net budgetDrawn from public health reserves to Net budgetDrawn from council reserves to Net budgetNet budget to Schools and educationNet budget to Care for older and disabled adultsNet budget to Children's servicesNet budget to Housing and homelessnessNet budget to Streets, waste and transportNet budget to Public healthNet budget to Running the councilNet budget to Debt costs and leviesNet budget to Parks, libraries and leisureNet budget to Planning and the local economyNet budget to Community safety and regulationSourced from a published documentCouncil tax£161.9m, 19%Sourced from a published documentRevenue Support Grant£113.0m, 13%Sourced from a published documentBusiness rates kept locally£102.8m, 12%Sourced from a published documentSchools grants (ring-fenced)£332.2m, 38%Sourced from a published documentPublic health grant (ring-fenced)£33.4mSourced from a published documentOther government grants£111.1m, 13%Sourced from a published documentDrawn from schools reserves£5.0mSourced from a published documentDrawn from public health reserves£1.0mSourced from a published documentDrawn from council reserves£13.1mSourced from a published documentSchools and education£396.0m, 45%Sourced from a published documentCare for older and disabled adults£141.4m, 16%Sourced from a published documentChildren's services£124.6m, 14%Sourced from a published documentHousing and homelessness£52.8mSourced from a published documentStreets, waste and transport£46.8mSourced from a published documentPublic health£34.4mSourced from a published documentRunning the council£25.4mSourced from a published documentDebt costs and levies£23.0mSourced from a published documentParks, libraries and leisure£15.2mSourced from a published documentPlanning and the local economy£7.6mSourced from a published documentCommunity safety and regulation£5.0m£872m

Not drawn in the flow, because they are below zero: Council tax surplus and other (−£1.4m). They are in the tables.

Show the budget as a table
Where the money comes from, 2026/27
£mShare of the net budget
Council tax£161.9m18.6%
Revenue Support Grant£113.0m13.0%
Business rates kept locally£102.8m11.8%
Schools grants (ring-fenced)£332.2m38.1%
Public health grant (ring-fenced)£33.4m3.8%
Other government grants£111.1m12.7%
Council tax surplus and other−£1.4m−0.2%
Drawn from schools reserves (one-off)£5.0m0.6%
Drawn from public health reserves (one-off)£1.0m0.1%
Drawn from council reserves (one-off)£13.1m1.5%
Net budget£872.3m100%
What it pays for, 2026/27
£mShare of the net budget
Schools and education£396.0m45.4%
Care for older and disabled adults£141.4m16.2%
Children's services£124.6m14.3%
Housing and homelessness£52.8m6.1%
Streets, waste and transport£46.8m5.4%
Public health£34.4m3.9%
Running the council£25.4m2.9%
Debt costs and levies£23.0m2.6%
Parks, libraries and leisure£15.2m1.7%
Planning and the local economy£7.6m0.9%
Community safety and regulation£5.0m0.6%
Net budget£872.3m100%

Where the money comes from

Council tax£161.9m
Revenue Support Grant£113.0m
Business rates kept locally£102.8m
Schools grants (ring-fenced)£332.2m
Public health grant (ring-fenced)£33.4m
Other government grants£111.1m
Council tax surplus and other−£1.4m
Drawn from schools reserves£5.0m
Drawn from public health reserves£1.0m
Drawn from council reserves£13.1m
Net budget£872.3m

What it pays for

Schools and education£396.0m
Care for older and disabled adults£141.4m
Children's services£124.6m
Housing and homelessness£52.8m
Streets, waste and transport£46.8m
Public health£34.4m
Running the council£25.4m
Debt costs and levies£23.0m
Parks, libraries and leisure£15.2m
Planning and the local economy£7.6m
Community safety and regulation£5.0m
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Council tax over the years

The council’s own share of a Band D bill went from £1,421.22 in 2022/23 to £1,726.82 in 2026/27, up 22%.

Band D council tax in Lewisham each year
YearThe council’s shareWhole bill, with the Mayor of London
2022/23£1,421.22£1,816.81
2023/24£1,492.13£1,926.27
2024/25£1,566.58£2,037.98
2025/26£1,644.75£2,135.13
2026/27£1,726.82£2,237.33

Councillors and how each ward voted

Green 40 and Labour 14 of the 54 councillors on the council’s list. The council is run by its elected mayor, Liam Shrivastava (Green), elected on 7 May 2026 with 35,265 votes (result). Green has more than half the seats. Only the councillors elected are named here; everyone else stood as their party’s candidate.

Bellingham

How Bellingham voted: turnout 30.6%
Votes for each candidate in Bellingham ward
PartyVotesElected
Labour and Co-operative Party838Gavin Moore
Green Party689Nadja Penfold
Labour and Co-operative Party681
Green Party590
Reform UK352
Reform UK333
Conservative and Unionist Party164
Conservative and Unionist Party161
Liberal Democrats155
Independent74
The Motoring Party31

2,313 people voted. 38 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Blackheath

How Blackheath voted: turnout 45.6%
Votes for each candidate in Blackheath ward
PartyVotesElected
Green Party1,890Rebecca Jones
Labour and Co-operative Party1,626Pauline Dall
Green Party1,624Tracey Martin
Green Party1,535
Liberal Democrats1,358
Labour and Co-operative Party1,341
Liberal Democrats1,331
Labour and Co-operative Party1,281
Liberal Democrats1,144
Reform UK416
Reform UK416
Reform UK398
Conservative and Unionist Party352
Conservative and Unionist Party318
Conservative and Unionist Party299

5,395 people voted. 90 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Brockley

How Brockley voted: turnout 43.5%
Votes for each candidate in Brockley ward
PartyVotesElected
Green Party2,832Ade Adewunmi
Green Party2,724Rotimi Skyers
Green Party2,721El Fry
Labour and Co-operative Party1,861
Labour and Co-operative Party1,667
Labour and Co-operative Party1,516
Liberal Democrats298
Reform UK292
Liberal Democrats283
Liberal Democrats267
Conservative and Unionist Party229
Conservative and Unionist Party188
Conservative and Unionist Party171

5,395 people voted. 51 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Catford South

How Catford South voted: turnout 39.8%
Votes for each candidate in Catford South ward
PartyVotesElected
Green Party1,580Briony Edwards
Labour Party1,529Eva Stamirowski
Labour Party1,524Oliver Matejka
Green Party1,295
Labour Party1,295
Green Party1,233
Liberal Democrats1,077
Liberal Democrats944
Liberal Democrats921
Reform UK457
Reform UK447
Reform UK397
Conservative and Unionist Party342
Conservative and Unionist Party299
Conservative and Unionist Party283

4,778 people voted. 84 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Crofton Park

How Crofton Park voted: turnout 51.6%
Votes for each candidate in Crofton Park ward
PartyVotesElected
Green Party3,090No longer on the council’s list
Green Party2,991Natalie Thomas
Green Party2,907Aaron Regisford
Labour and Co-operative Party1,809
Labour and Co-operative Party1,804
Labour and Co-operative Party1,709
Liberal Democrats379
Conservative and Unionist Party325
Reform UK300
Liberal Democrats298
Conservative and Unionist Party268
Liberal Democrats252
Conservative and Unionist Party231

5,715 people voted. 51 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Deptford

How Deptford voted: turnout 39.2%
Votes for each candidate in Deptford ward
PartyVotesElected
Green Party2,313Heather Farnworth
Green Party2,184Hau-Yu Tam
Green Party2,082Daniel Jenkins
Labour and Co-operative Party1,554
Labour and Co-operative Party1,293
Labour and Co-operative Party1,069
Conservative and Unionist Party273
Reform UK265
Conservative and Unionist Party225
Conservative and Unionist Party223
Liberal Democrats219
Liberal Democrats185
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition99
Communist Party of Britain98

4,479 people voted. 80 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Downham

How Downham voted: turnout 31.4%
Votes for each candidate in Downham ward
PartyVotesElected
Labour Party1,291Andre Bourne
Labour Party1,200Gloria Lambert-Morris
Labour Party1,141Oana Olaru-Holmes
Green Party990
Green Party965
Reform UK894
Reform UK864
Green Party831
Reform UK792
Conservative and Unionist Party388
Conservative and Unionist Party323
Conservative and Unionist Party302
Liberal Democrats271
Liberal Democrats234
Liberal Democrats208

3,922 people voted. 63 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Evelyn

How Evelyn voted: turnout 35.4%
Votes for each candidate in Evelyn ward
PartyVotesElected
Green Party1,509Leni Candan
Green Party1,472Rudi Schmidt
Green Party1,378Dylan Cooper-Stubbs
Labour and Co-operative Party1,216
Labour and Co-operative Party1,098
Labour and Co-operative Party1,097
Reform UK325
Liberal Democrats272
Liberal Democrats248
Conservative and Unionist Party246
Conservative and Unionist Party225
Independent218
Conservative and Unionist Party205
Liberal Democrats196
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition64
Independent29

3,572 people voted. 120 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Forest Hill

How Forest Hill voted: turnout 48.4%
Votes for each candidate in Forest Hill ward
PartyVotesElected
Green Party2,762Annabelle Roberts
Green Party2,740Fergus Navaratnam-Blair
Labour and Co-operative Party2,001Peter Bernards
Labour and Co-operative Party1,819
Labour and Co-operative Party1,729
Liberal Democrats545
Liberal Democrats426
Conservative and Unionist Party399
Reform UK374
Liberal Democrats354
Reform UK349
Conservative and Unionist Party234
Conservative and Unionist Party215
Christian Peoples Alliance103

5,429 people voted. 90 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Grove Park

How Grove Park voted: turnout 38.7%
Votes for each candidate in Grove Park ward
PartyVotesElected
Labour and Co-operative Party1,555Suzannah Clarke
Green Party1,293Samantha Gower
Labour and Co-operative Party1,254Hilary Moore
Labour and Co-operative Party1,155
Green Party1,084
Green Party1,056
Reform UK792
Reform UK728
Conservative and Unionist Party576
Conservative and Unionist Party505
Conservative and Unionist Party409
Liberal Democrats315
Liberal Democrats271
Liberal Democrats243
Independent49

4,239 people voted. 84 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Hither Green

How Hither Green voted: turnout 39.7%
Votes for each candidate in Hither Green ward
PartyVotesElected
Labour Party2,105Yemisi Anifowose
Green Party1,994Eleonora Aiello
Labour Party1,909Kim Powell
Labour Party1,906
Green Party1,837
Green Party1,814
Reform UK464
Reform UK447
Reform UK427
Liberal Democrats407
Liberal Democrats367
Liberal Democrats336
Conservative and Unionist Party316
Conservative and Unionist Party304
Conservative and Unionist Party285
Independent104
Climate Party41

5,337 people voted. 96 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Ladywell

How Ladywell voted: turnout 48.9%
Votes for each candidate in Ladywell ward
PartyVotesElected
Green Party2,860Shireen Asaw
Green Party2,790Ed Sutton
Green Party2,752Robin McGhee
Labour and Co-operative Party1,700
Labour and Co-operative Party1,667
Labour and Co-operative Party1,639
Liberal Democrats302
Conservative and Unionist Party258
Conservative and Unionist Party245
Liberal Democrats244
Reform UK235
Conservative and Unionist Party211
Liberal Democrats186

5,359 people voted. 50 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Lee Green

How Lee Green voted: turnout 47.8%
Votes for each candidate in Lee Green ward
PartyVotesElected
Labour and Co-operative Party1,762Ese Erheriene
Green Party1,696Laura Sessions
Labour and Co-operative Party1,685James Rathbone
Labour and Co-operative Party1,642
Green Party1,484
Green Party1,471
Liberal Democrats1,021
Liberal Democrats856
Liberal Democrats689
Reform UK417
Reform UK404
Conservative and Unionist Party394
Conservative and Unionist Party330
Conservative and Unionist Party324

4,963 people voted. 54 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Lewisham Central

How Lewisham Central voted: turnout 38.4%
Votes for each candidate in Lewisham Central ward
PartyVotesElected
Green Party928Mark Kowalski
Green Party848Hibaaq Aden
Labour Party812
Labour Party663
Reform UK173
Conservative and Unionist Party142
Liberal Democrats126
Conservative and Unionist Party103
Liberal Democrats93
Your Party65
Your Party45

2,202 people voted. 36 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

New Cross Gate

How New Cross Gate voted: turnout 38.3%
Votes for each candidate in New Cross Gate ward
PartyVotesElected
Green Party1,188Ruth Persian
Green Party1,123Wellington Gil
Labour and Co-operative Party877
Labour and Co-operative Party722
Reform UK214
Conservative and Unionist Party136
Conservative and Unionist Party111
Liberal Democrats101
Liberal Democrats90
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition73

2,535 people voted. 43 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Perry Vale

How Perry Vale voted: turnout 47.0%
Votes for each candidate in Perry Vale ward
PartyVotesElected
Green Party2,880Maria McKenna
Green Party2,785Justin Calcutt Cheadle
Green Party2,621Mike Podmore
Labour and Co-operative Party1,997
Labour and Co-operative Party1,973
Labour and Co-operative Party1,969
Reform UK471
Reform UK467
Reform UK433
Liberal Democrats352
Conservative and Unionist Party318
Conservative and Unionist Party296
Liberal Democrats291
Liberal Democrats291
Conservative and Unionist Party278
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition122

6,189 people voted. 57 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Rushey Green

How Rushey Green voted: turnout 41.4%
Votes for each candidate in Rushey Green ward
PartyVotesElected
Green Party2,436Samantha Gardiner
Green Party2,400Daniel Dream
Green Party2,245Claire Wills
Labour and Co-operative Party1,842
Labour and Co-operative Party1,602
Labour and Co-operative Party1,420
Reform UK343
Conservative and Unionist Party298
Conservative and Unionist Party259
Conservative and Unionist Party245
Liberal Democrats237
Liberal Democrats228
Liberal Democrats163
Your Party160

5,069 people voted. 60 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Sydenham

How Sydenham voted: turnout 42.6%
Votes for each candidate in Sydenham ward
PartyVotesElected
Green Party2,174Corin Ashwell
Green Party2,171Tanya Dunne
Green Party1,962Markus Michelucci
Labour and Co-operative Party1,834
Labour and Co-operative Party1,677
Labour and Co-operative Party1,652
Reform UK515
Reform UK479
Conservative and Unionist Party389
Conservative and Unionist Party372
Conservative and Unionist Party349
Liberal Democrats348
Liberal Democrats346
Liberal Democrats279

5,259 people voted. 66 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Telegraph Hill

How Telegraph Hill voted: turnout 45.6%
Votes for each candidate in Telegraph Hill ward
PartyVotesElected
Green Party3,050Kate Anderson
Green Party2,877Becky Sanders
Green Party2,693Nick Torry
Labour Party1,980
Labour Party1,804
Labour Party1,752
Liberal Democrats232
Reform UK230
Liberal Democrats210
Reform UK203
Conservative and Unionist Party167
Conservative and Unionist Party164
Conservative and Unionist Party138
Liberal Democrats134
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition114

5,482 people voted. 59 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Still to come for Lewisham

For Hammersmith & Fulham, Borough Book also tracks every party’s manifesto pledges, every council payment over £500, Cabinet and Full Council decisions, how this year’s budget gap was closed and a tool to balance next year. Those need the council’s own papers, read by hand, and come here next. See Hammersmith & Fulham.

sourcedBill, budget and history: government returns, checked against their own totals (11 Jun 2026)
Where every figure on this page comes from