Four by-elections were held on May 6, alongside the London mayoral and assembly elections. The council declared on Saturday that Labour and Cooperative Party candidates had won all four seats in Sydenham, New Cross, Catford South, and Bellingham. Lewisham has long been a Labour stronghold in London – the wins were in stark contrast with the Party’s overall performance in elections across England. Labour and Cooperative candidate Jack Lavery won in Sydenham with 2,634 votes, ahead of Conservative Helena Croft with 982 votes, and Green Party candidate Nick Lee’s 820. In the New Cross ward by-election, Labour’s Samantha Latouche won with 3,038 of the 5,078 votes cast.