Sophie McGeevor elected as Brockley's new Councillor

Papped this snap of @SophieMcGeevor officially becoming newest & youngest member of @LewishamCouncil for @UKLabour #Brockley @lewishamlabour pic.twitter.com/vEbY9KuPjS

— James-J Walsh (@JamesJWalsh) October 13, 2016

Congratulations to Labour's Sophie McGeevor, is Brockley's new Councillor, replacing Alicia Kennedy.

On a turnout of 19.9%, the scores in yesterday's vote were as follows:

LAB: 48.0% (+8.1)
GRN: 25.4% (-3.6)
LDEM: 10.4% (+5.0)
CON: 7.9% (+0.3)
WEP: 7.0% (+7.0)
UKIP: 1.3% (-3.7)

Labour's Joyce Jacca was also elected in Evelyn Ward, which means that the party still has an unhealthy 53 out of 54 Council seats.