Matt Hartley

Leader of the Conservative Council Group
Councillor for Mottingham, Coldharbour & New Eltham

Matt is one of our two Conservative councillors for Mottingham, Coldharbour and New Eltham ward, and was first elected to Greenwich Council in 2014.  He spent five years as Leader of the Opposition between 2015 and 2020, and was the Conservative Parliamentary Candidate for Greenwich & Woolwich in 2015 and 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 and also serves as a Director of Greenwich and Bexley Credit Union.

News

New Opposition Team Announced for 2021/22

Greenwich Conservatives have announced the team who will take on Labour in the Town Hall in the coming year. As the official Opposition Group on Greenwich Council, they will have the job of holding the ruling Labour Administration to account and asking questions on behalf of residents.

Coronavirus update: Launch of the new RBG Community Hub

Amidst the unprecedented Coronavirus outbreak, the Royal Borough of Greenwich has set up a centralised volunteering programme enabling residents to sign up to help others in the community - with delivering food, medicines, dog walking or staying in touch to reduce the risks around social isolatio

Councillor Matt Hartley to step down as Leader of Greenwich Conservatives

Councillor Matt Hartley has announced his intention to step down as Leader of Greenwich Conservatives after five years in the role.  The Coldharbour & New Eltham ward councillor announced on Friday that "it is time for the honour to pass to someone else" and that a new Leader would be elected

Securing a tangible Greenwich Carbon Neutral Plan

Local Conservative councillors last night secured support for a Town Hall amendment to strengthen Greenwich Council’s approach to climate change, including through a new Greenwich Carbon Neutral Plan that will now be developed and brought to a vote in January.