Bexley London Borough Council elections
Class of UK elections
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Bexley London Borough Council is the local authority for the London Borough of Bexley in London, England. The council is elected every four years.
Council elections
The first elections to the council were held in 1964, initially operating as a shadow authority until the new system came into effect the following year. Political control of the council since 1964 has been held by the following parties:
| Election | Overall control | Conservative | Labour | Lib Dem | Ind. | UKIP | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Labour | 17 | 39 | - | - | - | - | |
| 1968 | Conservative | 55 | - | - | 1 | - | - | |
| 1971 | Labour | 24 | 32 | - | - | - | - | |
| 1974[a] | Conservative | 37 | 22 | - | - | - | - | |
| 1978[b] | Conservative | 43 | 18 | - | 1 | - | - | |
| 1982 | Conservative | 41 | 14 | 7 | - | - | - | |
| 1986 | Conservative | 36 | 15 | 11 | - | - | - | |
| 1990 | Conservative | 35 | 18 | 9 | - | - | - | |
| 1994[c] | No overall control | 24 | 24 | 14 | - | - | - | |
| 1998 | Conservative | 32 | 24 | 6 | - | - | - | |
| 2002[d] | Labour | 30 | 32 | 1 | - | - | - | |
| 2006 | Conservative | 54 | 9 | - | - | - | - | |
| 2010 | Conservative | 52 | 11 | - | - | - | - | |
| 2014 | Conservative | 45 | 15 | - | - | 3 | - | |
| 2018[e] | Conservative | 34 | 11 | - | - | - | - | |
| 2022 | Conservative | 33 | 12 | - | - | - | - | |
| 2026 | Conservative | 29 | 9 | - | - | - | 7 | |
Borough result maps
1964 results map
1968 results map
1971 results map
1978 results map
1982 results map
1986 results map
1990 results map
2002 results map
2006 results map
2010 results map
2014 results map
2018 results map
2022 results map
2026 results map
By-election results
1964–1968
There were no by-elections.[5]
1968–1971
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | B. J. Illsley | 1,603 | ||
| Labour | S. J. Cooper | 1,121 | ||
| Turnout | 34.3% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | L. S. Newton | 1,365 | ||
| Labour | J. R. Beach | 467 | ||
| Liberal | A. Newman | 356 | ||
| Turnout | 36.3% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | D. C. Bale | 1,866 | ||
| Labour | E. Handy | 1,177 | ||
| Turnout | 38.9% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | B. H. Williams | 1,306 | ||
| Labour | C. F. Hargrave | 480 | ||
| Liberal | L. W. Rogers | 473 | ||
| Turnout | 31.9% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | G. H. S. Mead | 1,029 | ||
| Labour | K. J. Smith | 470 | ||
| Liberal | A. Newman | 199 | ||
| National Front | C. Lane | 99 | ||
| Turnout | 32.6% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | S. E. Gadsdon | 1,185 | ||
| Conservative | D. J. Hague | 1,094 | ||
| National Front | J. D. Turner | 156 | ||
| Turnout | 25.5% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | A. L. O. Jamieson-Harvey | 1,358 | ||
| Labour | D. C. Lebar | 573 | ||
| National Front | J. D. Turner | 66 | ||
| Turnout | 24.6% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | P. S. Maxwell | 2,317 | ||
| Conservative | R. D. P. Green | 1,148 | ||
| National Front | C. Lane | 90 | ||
| Turnout | 34.3% | |||
1971–1974
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. Connors | 1,356 | ||
| Labour | V. A. M. Morgan | 905 | ||
| Turnout | 40.2% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | D. A. Condon | 1,334 | ||
| Conservative | J. Holden | 1,221 | ||
| National Front | J. D. Turner | 89 | ||
| Communist | W. E. Turner | 54 | ||
| Turnout | 32.6% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | C. E. Wright | 1,107 | ||
| Conservative | G. A. Griffin | 973 | ||
| Labour | P. M. Cooper | 897 | ||
| Independent | R. R. Tregunno | 334 | ||
| Turnout | 42.7% | |||
1974–1978
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Ronald Passey | 1,475 | ||
| Labour | Laurence Earney | 1,276 | ||
| Liberal | David Browne | 588 | ||
| National Front | Owen Hawke | 144 | ||
| Turnout | 34.4 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Anthony West | 838 | ||
| Conservative | Ralph Walden-Kaye | 279 | ||
| National Front | Barry Draper | 157 | ||
| Turnout | 20.7 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Stephen Gasche | 1,434 | ||
| Labour | Alan Scutt | 736 | ||
| Liberal | Keith Lepla | 338 | ||
| National Party | James Turner | 227 | ||
| National Front | Patricia Whitefield | 213 | ||
| Independent | William Turner | 65 | ||
| Independent | Harry Wilson | 26 | ||
| Turnout | 37.3 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Barbara Brooks | 1,135 | ||
| Labour | Brian Oliver | 419 | ||
| Liberal | Benjamin Hepworth | 411 | ||
| National Front | Owen Hawke | 172 | ||
| National Party | Carl Lane | 149 | ||
| Turnout | 29.0 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | David Crowson | 999 | ||
| Labour | Alan Scutt | 753 | ||
| Liberal | Bruce Taylor | 324 | ||
| National Front | Patricia Whitefield | 181 | ||
| Against Higher Prices, Rates, Interest Charges | William Turner | 62 | ||
| Turnout | 28.5 | |||
1978–1982
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Ronald Onley | 1,096 | 42.68 | |
| Labour | Ronald Brierly | 1,073 | 41.78 | |
| Liberal | Paul Robson | 296 | 11.53 | |
| Against Wealth Extremes Marxist Maoist Leninist | William Turner | 53 | 2.06 | |
| National Front | Owen Hawke | 50 | 1.95 | |
| Registered electors | 8,114 | |||
| Turnout | 2,568 | 31.65 | ||
| Conservative hold | ||||
The by-election was called following the resignation of Councillor Gasche.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Harold Davis | 1,431 | 41.74 | |
| Conservative | Donald Stephens | 1,017 | 29.67 | |
| Liberal | Thomas Brady | 880 | 25.67 | |
| NNF | Peter Skelton | 57 | 1.66 | |
| Against Wealth Extremes Marxist Maoist Leninist | William Turner | 43 | 1.25 | |
| Registered electors | 7,935 | |||
| Turnout | 3,428 | 43.20 | ||
| Labour gain from Conservative | ||||
The by-election was called following the death of Councillor Smerdon.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | John Shepheard | 1,571 | 65.79 | |
| Conservative | Helga Connors | 671 | 28.10 | |
| Ecology | Bernard Morris | 94 | 3.94 | |
| NNF | Peter Skelton | 52 | 2.18 | |
| Registered electors | 7,770 | |||
| Turnout | 2,388 | 30.73 | ||
| Labour hold | ||||
The by-election was called following the resignation of Councillor Kemp.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | David Ives | 1,920 | 79.40 | |
| Conservative | Dorothy Cox | 327 | 13.52 | |
| Ecology | Derek Davison | 108 | 4.47 | |
| NNF | Owen Hawke | 62 | 2.56 | |
| Registered electors | 7,869 | |||
| Turnout | 2,418 | 30.72 | ||
| Labour hold | ||||
The by-election was called following the resignation of Councillor Smith.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ronald O'Donnell | 870 | 41.75 | |
| Conservative | Alan Godsave | 705 | 33.83 | |
| Liberal | William Boyd | 483 | 23.18 | |
| NFCM | Alan Wilkens | 26 | 1.25 | |
| Registered electors | 5,231 | |||
| Turnout | 2,084 | 39.84 | ||
| Labour gain from Conservative | ||||
The by-election was called following the death of Councillor James
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal FT | Thomas Brady | 1,778 | 55.37 | |
| Labour | Ronald Brierly | 724 | 22.55 | |
| Conservative | Donald Stephens | 638 | 19.87 | |
| Centre Party | Donald Price | 41 | 1.28 | |
| Nationalist Party | Owen Hawke | 23 | 0.72 | |
| Against Wealth Extremes Marxist Maoist Leninist | William Turner | 7 | 0.22 | |
| Registered electors | 8,164 | |||
| Turnout | 3,211 | 39.33 | ||
The by-election was called following the death of Councillor Redmond Dill
1982–1986
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Michael Rees | 975 | 40.81 | |
| Alliance | Thomas Johnson | 726 | 30.39 | |
| Conservative | Brenda Hunt | 688 | 28.80 | |
| Registered electors | 7,826 | |||
| Turnout | 2,389 | 30.53 | ||
| Labour hold | ||||
The by-election was called following the resignation of Councillor West
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance | Keith Lepla | 1,592 | 56.52 | |
| Alliance | Colin Wright | 1,548 | ||
| Labour | Raymond Morley | 608 | 21.38 | |
| Conservative | Stephen O'Brien | 589 | 21.02 | |
| Labour | Eileen Donovan | 580 | ||
| Conservative | Eileen Donovan | 578 | ||
| Marxist Leninist Maoist for Wealth Equality | William Turner | 30 | 1.08 | |
| Registered electors | 8,598 | |||
| Turnout | 33.4 | |||
| Alliance gain from Conservative | ||||
| Alliance gain from Conservative | ||||
The by-election was called following the resignations of Councillors Holden and Holden.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Malcolm Ketley | 1,303 | 54.27 | |
| Alliance | Raymond White | 595 | 24.78 | |
| Labour | David Hinds | 467 | 19.45 | |
| British Alliance | Arthur Allen | 36 | 1.50 | |
| Registered electors | 7,956 | |||
| Turnout | 2,401 | 30.18 | ||
| Conservative hold | ||||
The by-election was called following the resignation of Councillor Goodall
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Sean Cassidy | 1,419 | 47.97 | |
| Alliance | Stephen Matthews | 1,133 | 38.30 | |
| Labour | Vera Laker | 406 | 13.73 | |
| Registered electors | 7,680 | |||
| Turnout | 2,958 | 38.52 | ||
| Conservative hold | ||||
The by-election was called following the resignation of Councillor Marchant
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Alfred Charlton | 1,440 | 43.24 | |
| Alliance | Thomas Johnson | 1,199 | 36.01 | |
| Labour Co-op | Shirley Gadson | 691 | 20.75 | |
| Registered electors | 7,707 | |||
| Turnout | 3,330 | 43.21 | ||
| Conservative hold | ||||
The by-election was called following the death of Councillor Mason
1986–1990
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Alliance FT | Edward Shrimpton | 1,299 | 49.73 | |
| Conservative | Richard Gillespie | 886 | 33.92 | |
| Labour | Margaret Mythen | 427 | 16.35 | |
| Registered electors | 7,616 | |||
| Turnout | 2,612 | 34.30 | ||
| Liberal Alliance FT hold | ||||
The by-election was called following the resignation of Councillor Greville
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Barry Howard | 704 | 41.79 | |
| Conservative | Margaret Passey | 696 | ||
| Alliance | Stephen Matthews | 671 | 39.34 | |
| Alliance | Michael Jaques | 646 | ||
| Labour | Robert Grant | 319 | 18.87 | |
| Labour | Geoffrey Dixon | 312 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,422 | |||
| Turnout | 31.83 | |||
| Conservative gain from Alliance | ||||
| Conservative hold | ||||
The by-election was called following the resignations of Councillors Boyd and Rose
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Wilkinson | 1,184 | 63.42 | |
| Labour | John Barnshaw | 373 | 19.98 | |
| Alliance | Gordon Roberts | 310 | 16.60 | |
| Registered electors | 7,699 | |||
| Turnout | 1,867 | 24.25 | ||
| Conservative hold | ||||
The by-election was called following the death of Councillor Bale
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Edward Warbey | 1,587 | 64.04 | |
| Labour | Caron Richardson | 499 | 20.14 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Thomas Burnham | 392 | 15.82 | |
| Registered electors | 7,725 | |||
| Turnout | 2,478 | 32.08 | ||
| Conservative hold | ||||
The by-election was called following the resignation of Councillor Cassidy
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Rita Sams | 1,548 | 57.80 | |
| Labour | John Barnshaw | 725 | 27.07 | |
| SDP | Gordon Roberts | 405 | 15.12 | |
| Registered electors | 7,725 | |||
| Turnout | 2,678 | 34.67 | ||
| Conservative hold | ||||
The by-election was called following the resignation of Councillor Belcham
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | June McKay | 1,457 | 45.77 | |
| Conservative | Daisy Clement | 1,081 | 33.96 | |
| SDP | David Smith | 645 | 20.26 | |
| Registered electors | 9,050 | |||
| Turnout | 3,183 | 35.18 | ||
| Labour hold | ||||
The by-election was called following the resignation of Councillor Penton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Geoffrey Dixon | 1,308 | 48.25 | |
| Conservative | Daisy Clement | 865 | 31.91 | |
| SDP | Rosemary Gardner | 281 | 10.37 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Raymond Hudson | 257 | 9.48 | |
| Registered electors | 9,542 | |||
| Turnout | 2,711 | 28.41 | ||
| Labour hold | ||||
The by-election was called following the resignation of Councillor Camp.
1990–1994
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lib Dem Focus Team | Janette Codd | 1,371 | 44.0 | |
| Labour | Stuart Slater | 1,165 | 37.4 | |
| Conservative | John Waters | 583 | 18.7 | |
| Turnout | 36.9 | |||
| Lib Dem Focus Team hold | ||||
The by-election was called following the resignation of Councillor Le Pia.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Sylvia Malt | 1,376 | 39.2 | |
| Conservative | William Flint | 1,271 | 36.2 | |
| Lib Dem Focus Team | Stuart White | 867 | 24.7 | |
| Turnout | 44.9 | |||
| Labour gain from Conservative | ||||
The by-election was called following the death of Councillor Sams.
1994–1998
| 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 | ||||
The by-election was called following the death of Councillor Wheelock.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Christopher Ball | 825 | 67.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jeremy Cotton | 253 | 20.6 | |
| Conservative | Juliet Mankerty | 151 | 12.3 | |
| Majority | 572 | 46.5 | ||
| Turnout | 1,229 | 13.4 | ||
| Labour hold | ||||
The by-election was called following the death of Councillor Barratt.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Elizabeth French | 1,087 | 64.5 | |
| Conservative | Carol Wilkinson | 340 | 20.2 | |
| Independent | Derek Holden | 157 | 9.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Mary Cooke | 102 | 6.0 | |
| Majority | 747 | 44.3 | ||
| Turnout | 1,686 | 20.6 | ||
| Labour hold | ||||
The by-election was called following the resignation of Councillor Morgan.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | William Flint | 1,326 | 40.7 | |
| Labour | Sean Reed | 1,288 | 39.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Christopher Eady | 333 | 10.2 | |
| Independent | Jean Gee | 296 | 9.0 | |
| Natural Law | Robert Stephens | 14 | 0.4 | |
| Majority | 38 | 1.2 | ||
| Turnout | 3,257 | 37.8 | ||
| Conservative hold | ||||
The by-election was called following the death of Councillor 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.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Alan Deadman | 772 | 44.4 | −20.5 | |
| BNP | Colin Smith | 456 | 26.2 | +26.2 | |
| Conservative | Philip Chant | 413 | 23.7 | −1.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Christopher 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 Councillor Ives.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Daniel Francis | 1,033 | 55.0 | +3.1 | |
| Conservative | Philip Brooks | 672 | 35.8 | +2.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Anthony 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 Councillor Cameron.
2002–2006
There were no by-elections.[12]
2006–2010
| 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 Councillor Clement.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Steven Hall | 798 | 26.8 | −5.2 | |
| BNP | Michael Barnbrook | 790 | 26.5 | +12.4 | |
| Labour | Patricia Ball | 700 | 23.5 | +1.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth 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 Councillor Alfred Catterall.
2010–2014
There were no by-elections.[15]
2014–2018
| 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 Moran | 54 | 2.2 | N/A | |
| Majority | 99 | 3.9 | |||
| Turnout | 30.3 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
2018–2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Lisa-Jane Moore | 2,467 | 62.1 |  4.1 | |
| Labour | David Tingle | 859 | 21.6 |  4.4 | |
| Green | Jonathon Rooks | 323 | 8.1 | 8.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Hurren | 275 | 6.9 | 3.1 | |
| Heritage | Linda Purcell | 49 | 1.3 | 1.3 | |
| Majority | 1,608 | 40.5 | 8.5 | ||
| Turnout | 3,973 | 51.5 | 10.2 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 4.3 |
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2022–2026
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Jeremy Fosten | 862 | 38.5 | 14.4 | |
| Conservative | Christine Bishop | 713 | 31.9 | 1.3 | |
| Reform | Michael Pastor | 378 | 16.9 | 16.9 | |
| Green | Sarah Barry | 157 | 7.0 | 6.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | David McBride | 127 | 5.7 | 5.7 | |
| Majority | 149 | 6.7 | |||
| Turnout | 2,237 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Notes
- Boundary changes decreased the number of seats by 18.