Local elections are coming up — 7 May 2026
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Wellington Gil
Green Party candidate for New Cross Gate
Born in the Dominican Republic, Wellington is a Spanish citizen who has lived in London for 11 years, 8 of them in Lewisham. As a Latin American and first-generation immigrant, he’s intimately familiar with the challenges our community faces: council negligence, tenant abuses, and lack of support for social housing and young people with disabilities like his daughter. “I want to be the voice of the Latin American community in Lewisham, advocating for rights, improving access to services, promoting Spanish in schools, fostering Latin culture, health, employment, and transparency.”
New Cross Gate Ward
Where Wellington fits into things
Lewisham North
Constituency
New Cross Gate
Ward
Wellington Gil
Candidate
New Cross Gate
About the role
The responsibility of a councillor is to represent the people within a ward by making decisions on local services and other local issues.
What councillors do
- Make decisions on local services like housing, roads, and parks
- Represent residents' concerns at council meetings
- Help resolve local issues raised by constituents
- Set council budgets and local tax levels
How to influence
- Attend local council surgeries
- Write or email about local issues
- Attend public council meetings
- Join local community groups
Council
Lewisham