Councillor Matt Hartley

Leader of the Opposition, Greenwich Council
Councillor for Mottingham, Coldharbour & New Eltham (RBG)

Matt Hartley is the Leader of Greenwich Conservatives and one of our two Conservative councillors for Mottingham, Coldharbour and New Eltham ward.  He was first elected to Greenwich Council in 2014, spent five years as Leader of the Opposition between 2015 and 2020, and stood as the Conservative Parliamentary Candidate for Greenwich & Woolwich in 2015 and Conservative Parliamentary Candidate for Eltham in 2017.  He stepped back into the role of Leader of the Conservative Group after the 2022 local elections.

Away from politics, Matt works for a national advice charity. He has served as a local school governor and volunteered for 10 years on the Board of Greenwich and Bexley Credit Union.

News

Loop trains return next week after Save The Loop campaign

Direct loop trains from Mottingham and New Eltham stations to the Elizabeth Line return next week (from Monday 16th December), after more than 2,500 people signed local Conservatives' campaign to 'Save The Loop'.The loop trains were axed by Southeastern without warning in 2022, in a move that was wi

Labour Council backs Sadiq Khan's closure of Coldharbour Police Base

Labour-run Greenwich Council has confirmed it is supporting the Mayor of London's planned closure of Coldharbour Police Base, which serves Mottingham, Coldharbour and New Eltham in the very south of the borough, claiming it will "make no difference at all" when pressed to change its position by Cons

Council u-turns on LTN ‘no-fine’ extension

Greenwich Council has announced a u-turn on its rejection of a proposal from Opposition Conservative councillors to extend the ‘no-fine’ period for the Greenwich and Blackheath Low Traffic Neighbourhoods (LTNs).

Train services to return following Save The Loop campaign

Loop trains to the Elizabeth Line from New Eltham, Mottingham and other Sidcup Line stations are set to return this December at peak hours, it was revealed today, after prolonged lobbying from Conservative councillors and MPs in South East London.  More than 2,500 people signed Councillor Matt

Rethinking Services programme "severely behind schedule"

Greenwich Council's 'Rethinking Services' transformation programme is "severely behind schedule", prompting the Labour administration to set up a Rethinking Services Financial Management Board after months of calls for this from Opposition Conservative councillors. News of the establishment of the

Alternative Budget 'full of good ideas for Greenwich'

Greenwich’s Opposition Conservative councillors have published a full Alternative Budget, which will be the subject of several votes at Woolwich Town Hall on Thursday evening (23rd February).  Their proposals include a new Empty Shops Action Fund to help fill vacant premises in shopping parade

Town Centre jet-washing to return, following Conservative proposal

Greenwich Council has been forced to resume jet-washing in the borough's Town Centres, 12 months after Labour councillors voted down an Opposition Conservative proposal to re-introduce the service. The Council administration's Budget proposals for 2023/24 includes "the reintroduction of pavement wa

Petition to Save The Loop trains between Sidcup and Woolwich Lines

Conservative councillors have launched a petition to 'Save The Loop' train service that connects New Eltham, Mottingham and other Sidcup Line stations with the Woolwich Line.  The petition was started by Councillor Matt Hartley, Leader of the Conservative Opposition at the Town Hall, following

Councillors unanimously condemn Southeastern's December timetable

The Royal Borough's three Conservative councillors joined with Labour councillors to unanimously condemn Southeastern's December timetable changes on the Sidcup, Bexleyheath and Woolwich Lines this week.   In a debate on a motion drafted on a cross-party basis, Leader of the Conservative