Bexley London Borough Council elections

Bexley Council in London, England, is elected every four years.

A map showing the wards of Bexley since 2002

Political control

Election	Overall control	Conservative	Labour	Lib Dem	Ind.	UKIP
1964	Labour	17	39	-	-	-
1968	Conservative	55	-	-	1	-
1971	Labour	24	32	-	-	-
1974	Conservative	37	22	-	-	-
1978	Conservative	43	18	-	1	-
1982	Conservative	41	14	7	-	-
1986	Conservative	36	15	11	-	-
1990	Conservative	35	18	9	-	-
1994	No overall control	24	24	14	-	-
1998	Conservative	32	24	6	-	-
2002	Labour	30	32	1	-	-
2006	Conservative	54	9	-	-	-
2010	Conservative	52	11	-	-	-
2014	Conservative	45	13	-	-	3
2018	Conservative	34	10	-	1

Council elections

1964 Bexley London Borough Council election
1968 Bexley London Borough Council election
1971 Bexley London Borough Council election
1974 Bexley London Borough Council election (boundary changes increased the number of seats by three)[1]
1978 Bexley London Borough Council election (boundary changes increased the number of seats by three)[2]
1982 Bexley London Borough Council election
1986 Bexley London Borough Council election
1990 Bexley London Borough Council election
1994 Bexley London Borough Council election (boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[n 1][n 2][n 3]
1998 Bexley London Borough Council election
2002 Bexley London Borough Council election (boundary changes increased the number of seats by one)[3][4]
2006 Bexley London Borough Council election
2010 Bexley London Borough Council election
2014 Bexley London Borough Council election
2018 Bexley London Borough Council election

Borough result maps

2002 results map
2006 results map
2010 results map
2014 results map

By-election results

1964–1968

There were no by-elections.[5]

1968–1971

Danson by-election, 3 October 1968[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	B. J. Illsley	1603
	Labour	S. J. Cooper	1121
Turnout				34.3%

Upton by-election, 24 April 1969[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	L. S. Newton	1365
	Labour	J. R. Beach	467
	Liberal	Mrs A. Newman	356
Turnout				36.3%

Northumberland Heath by-election, 12 June 1969[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	D. C. Bale	1866
	Labour	E. Handy	1177
Turnout				38.9%

Sidcup West by-election, 2 October 1969[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	B. H. Williams	1306
	Labour	C. F. Hargrave	480
	Liberal	L. W. Rogers	473
Turnout				31.9%

Crayford West by-election, 4 December 1969[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	G. H. S. Mead	1029
	Labour	K. J. Smith	470
	Liberal	Mrs A. Newman	199
	National Front	C. Lane	99
Turnout				32.6%

Belvedere by-election, 5 March 1970[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Miss S. E. Gadsdon	1185
	Conservative	D. J. Hague	1094
	National Front	J. D. Turner	156
Turnout				25.5%

Christchurch by-election, 23 July 1970[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Mrs A. L. O. Jamieson-Harvey	1358
	Labour	D. C. Lebar	573
	National Front	J. D. Turner	66
Turnout				24.6%

Crayford North by-election, 23 July 1970[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	P. S. Maxwell	2317
	Conservative	R. D. P. Green	1148
	National Front	C. Lane	90
Turnout				34.3%

1971–1974

Crayford West by-election, 4 May 1972[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J. Connors	1,356
	Labour	V. A. M. Morgan	905
Turnout				40.2%

East Wickham by-election, 20 July 1972[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	D. A. Condom	1,334
	Conservative	J. Holden	1,221
	National Front	J. D. Turner	89
	Communist	W. E. Turner	54
Turnout				32.6%

Danson by-election, 17 May 1973[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	C. E. Wright	1,107
	Conservative	G. A. Griffin	973
	Labour	Mrs P. M. Cooper	897
	Independent	R. R. Tregunno	334
Turnout				42.7%

1974–1978

Lamorbey West by-election, 20 February 1975[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Ronald J. Passey	1,475
	Labour	Laurence D. Earney	1,276
	Liberal	David I. Browne	588
	National Front	Owen Hawke	144
Turnout				34.4

Thamesmead East by-election, 3 July 1975[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Anthony S. West	838
	Conservative	Ralph Walden-Kaye	279
	National Front	Barry Draper	157
Turnout				20.7

Brampton by-election, 28 October 1976[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Stephen G. Gasche	1,434
	Labour	Alan Scutt	736
	Liberal	Keith A. Lepla	338
	National Party	James D. Turner	227
	National Front	Patricia Whitefield	213
	Independent	William E. Turner	65
	Independent	Harry J. Wilson	26
Turnout				37.3

Christchurch by-election, 28 October 1976[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Barbara R. Brooks	1,135
	Labour	Brian W. Oliver	419
	Liberal	Benjamin M. Hepworth	411
	National Front	Owen Hawke	172
	National Party	Carl Lane	149
Turnout				29.0

Brampton by-election, 22 September 1977[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	David R. Crowson	999
	Labour	Alan Scutt	753
	Liberal	Bruce A. Taylor	324
	National Front	Patricia Whitefield	181
	Against Higher Prices, Rates, Interest Charges	William E. Turner	62
Turnout				28.5

1990–1994

East Wickham by-election, 9 July 1992[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Lib Dem Focus Team	Janette D. Codd	1,371	44.0
	Labour	Stuart R. Slater	1,165	37.4
	Conservative	John Waters	583	18.7
Turnout				36.9
	Lib Dem Focus Team hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Keith A. Le Pia.

Upton by-election, 6 May 1993[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Sylvia Malt	1,376	39.2
	Conservative	William Flint	1,271	36.2
	Lib Dem Focus Team	Stuart A. White	867	24.7
Turnout				44.9
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Brian A. Sams.

1994–1998

Northumberland Heath by-election, 20 April 1995[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Mary Lucas	1,853	63.2
	Conservative	Joyce Dianne	547	18.7
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Wayne	468	16.0
	Independent	Ian Gray	63	2.1
Majority			1,306	44.5
Turnout			2,931	38.4
	Labour hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Ann F. Wheelock.

Thamesmead East by-election, 7 December 1995[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Christopher Ball	825	67.1
	Liberal Democrats	Jeremy Cotton	253	20.6
	Conservative	Juliet F. Mankerty	151	12.3
Majority			572	46.5
Turnout			1,229	13.4
	Labour hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Frank J. Barratt.

Erith by-election, 5 December 1996[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Elizabeth M. A. French	1,087	64.5
	Conservative	Carol Wilkinson	340	20.2
	Independent	Derek J. Holden	157	9.3
	Liberal Democrats	Mary Cooke	102	6.0
Majority			747	44.3
Turnout			1,686	20.6
	Labour hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Valentine A. M. Morgan.

Sidcup East by-election, 13 March 1997[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	William Flint	1,326	40.7
	Labour	Sean M. Reed	1,288	39.5
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher W. Eady	333	10.2
	Independent	Jean M. Gee	296	9.0
	Natural Law	Robert T. Stephens	14	0.4
Majority			38	1.2
Turnout			3,257	37.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Margaret E. Flint.

1998–2002

Blendon & Penhill, 25 June 1998, was not a by-election, but a postponed election from May 1998 due to the death of a nominated candidate.

North End by-election, 6 July 2000[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Alan Deadman	772	44.4	−20.5
	BNP	Colin Smith	456	26.2	+26.2
	Conservative	Philip N. Chant	413	23.7	−1.9
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher W. Eady	99	5.7	−3.8
Majority			316	18.2
Turnout			1,740	19.3
	Labour hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. David N. Ives.

Belvedere by-election, 28 September 2000[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Daniel Francis	1,033	55.0	+3.1
	Conservative	Philip Brooks	672	35.8	+2.8
	Liberal Democrats	Anthony A. Pickett	174	9.3	+0.0
Majority			361	19.2
Turnout			1,879	20.1
	Labour hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Doreen A. Cameron.

2002–2006

There were no by-elections.[9]

2006–2010

Christchurch by-election, 3 July 2008[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	James Spencer	1,192	47.8	−16.1
	Liberal Democrats	Oliver Brooks	459	18.4	+3.5
	BNP	Michael Barnbrook	431	17.3	+17.3
	Labour	Ursula Ayliffe	411	16.5	−4.8
Majority			733	29.4
Turnout			2,493	29.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Ian S. Clement.

East Wickham by-election, 22 January 2009[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Steven Frederick Hall	798	26.8	−5.2
	BNP	Michael Barnbrook	790	26.5	+12.4
	Labour	Patricia Rose Ball	700	23.5	+1.5
	Liberal Democrats	Elizabeth Grace Goodlad	564	18.9	+2.9
	English Democrat	Laurence Williams	128	4.3	−4.9
Majority			8
Turnout			2,890	36.9	+1.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Alfred W. Catterall.

2010–2014

There were no by-elections.[12]

2014–2018

St Michael's by-election, 30 June 2016[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ray Sams	939	37.4	+2.7
	Labour	Sam Marchant	840	33.5	−11.5
	UKIP	Keith Forster	456	18.2	+14.7
	Liberal Democrats	Simone Reynolds	117	4.7	N/A
	BNP	Michael Jones	105	4.2	−6.3
	Green	Derek John Moran	54	2.2	N/A
Majority			99	3.9
Turnout				30.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

The Greater London and Kent (County Boundaries) Order 1992
The Bexley and Greenwich (London Borough Boundaries) Order 1993
The Greater London, Kent and Surrey (County Boundaries) Order 1993

"London Borough Council Elections 2 May 1974" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
"London Borough Council Elections 4 May 1978" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
"Bexley". BBC Online. Retrieved 2008-07-12.
"London Borough Council Elections 2 May 2002" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
"London Borough Council Elections 9 May 1968" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
"London Borough Council Elections 13 May 1971" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
"London Borough Council By-elections May 1990 to May 1994" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
"London Borough Council Elections 7 May 1998 including the Greater London Authority Referendum results" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
"London Borough Council Elections 4 May 2006" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
"Election Results 3 July 2008". Bexley Council. Archived from the original on 2008-07-11. Retrieved 2008-07-12.
"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-06-12. Retrieved 2009-01-24.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Bexley Council press release. "East Wickham Ward By-Election Results," (January 22nd, 2009).
"London Borough Council Elections 22 May 2014" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
http://www.bexleytimes.co.uk/news/by_election_results_st_michael_s_ward_in_welling_votes_for_new_councillor_1_4597172

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[3] The Greater London and Kent (County Boundaries) Order 1992

[4] The Bexley and Greenwich (London Borough Boundaries) Order 1993

[5] The Greater London, Kent and Surrey (County Boundaries) Order 1993

[London_1974_election-1] "London Borough Council Elections 2 May 1974" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 25 February 2015.

[London_1978_election-2] "London Borough Council Elections 4 May 1978" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 25 February 2015.

[bexley-6] "Bexley". BBC Online. Retrieved 2008-07-12.

[London_2002_election-7] "London Borough Council Elections 2 May 2002" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 25 February 2015.

[London_1968_election-8] "London Borough Council Elections 9 May 1968" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 24 February 2015.

[London_1971_election-9] "London Borough Council Elections 13 May 1971" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 3 March 2015.

[London_1990-94_by-elections-10] "London Borough Council By-elections May 1990 to May 1994" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 8 March 2015.

[London_1998_election-11] "London Borough Council Elections 7 May 1998 including the Greater London Authority Referendum results" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 8 March 2015.

[London_2006_election-12] "London Borough Council Elections 4 May 2006" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 7 March 2015.

[results-13] "Election Results 3 July 2008". Bexley Council. Archived from the original on 2008-07-11. Retrieved 2008-07-12.

[14] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-06-12. Retrieved 2009-01-24.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Bexley Council press release. "East Wickham Ward By-Election Results," (January 22nd, 2009).

[London_2014_election-15] "London Borough Council Elections 22 May 2014" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 26 February 2015.

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Council elections in Greater London
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Brent	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018
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See also: London-wide elections Wards Boundary changes