Lewisham Council: Greens predict up to six seats in May

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Lewisham Greens are predicting they could win up to six seats in this May’s local elections making them a significant presence in the borough following the election of Darren Johnson as Lewisham’s first Green councillor four years ago.

Greens will be fielding candidates in every ward but are particularly confident of winning two more seats in Brockley, where Darren is already a councillor, and in neighbouring Ladywell ward, where support for the Greens has been steadily growing.

Standing in Brockley Ward, sitting Green councillor, Darren Johnson, is joined by Romayne Phoenix a former teacher, local sculptor and mother of three children. Dean Walton, a long-standing Green campaigner who narrowly missed getting elected in Brockley last time completes the team.

Standing in Ladywell, Mike Keogh is a longstanding Ladywell resident and well-known community campaigner and is also the Green Party’s Mayoral candidate. He is joined by Sue Luxton, who also lives in Ladywell and teaches English at a school in Greenwich. Ute Michel, who works in the NHS supporting marginalised groups, completes the team.

Darren Johnson, Green councillor for Brockley Ward says, "We are confident that this will be our best election ever in Lewisham. People feel terribly let down by Labour locally, and our message of protecting the local environment and standing up for decent local services is gaining lots of support."

NOTES TO EDITORS At the last Council elections in 2002 Darren Johnson topped the poll in Brockley Ward. Greens missed winning the other two seats in Brockley by just 24 votes and 74 votes. Greens also came second to Labour in a further five wards in Lewisham.

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