Bromley London Borough Council elections

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Bromley London Borough Council is the local authority for the London Borough of Bromley. The council is elected every four years.

A map showing the wards of Bromley from 2002 until 2022

Political control

The first election to the council was held in 1964, initially operating as a shadow authority before the new system came into full effect the following year. Political control of the council since 1964 has been held by the following parties:

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Election Overall Control Conservative Labour Lib Dem UKIP Reform Ind/Localist
1964 Conservative 28 15 7 - - -
1968 Conservative 52 5 3 - - -
1971 Conservative 41 15 4 - - -
1974 Conservative 44 14 2 - - -
1978 Conservative 48 12 - - - -
1982 Conservative 52 5 3 - - -
1986 Conservative 44 10 6 - - -
1990 Conservative 43 11 6 - - -
1994 Conservative 32 7 21 - - -
1998 No overall control 28 7 25 - - -
2002 Conservative 41 6 13 - - -
2006 Conservative 49 4 7 - - -
2010 Conservative 53 3 4 - - -
2014 Conservative 51 7 - 2 - -
2018 Conservative 50 8 - - - 2
2022 Conservative 36 12 5 - - 5
2026 Conservative 35 8 6 - 6 3
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Council elections

Borough result maps

By-election results

1964-1968

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Darwin by-election, 11 May 1967[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Christopher Knox-Johnston 809 49.7
Liberal Joyce Cater 775 47.6
Labour Gustav White 43 2.6
Turnout
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1968-1971

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Bickley by-election, 27 June 1968[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative J. Smith 1,977
Liberal W. R. Edwards 250
Labour E. Leys 183
Turnout 22.7
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Petts Wood by-election, 27 June 1968[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative K. J. Harding 3,165
Liberal Keith Lock 2,010
Labour J. R. Constable 188
Turnout 41.3
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Shortlands by-election, 27 June 1968[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Bernard Davis 1,130
Liberal J. Bratt 150
Labour Christopher Gaster 130
Turnout 17.9
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Chelsfield by-election, 29 May 1969[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Jean Tatham 1,634
Liberal S. D. Ellingworth 1,579
Labour G. Fielding 109
Turnout 49.9
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St Mary Cray by-election, 29 May 1969[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Roy Edey 1,292
Conservative S. M. N. Gready 869
Labour S. T. Lack 371
Turnout 49.9
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Eden Park by-election, 20 November 1969[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative J. E. Swatton 1,185
Liberal Ian Phillips 382
Labour Christopher Gaster 186
Turnout 29.0
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St Paul's Cray by-election, 5 February 1970[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Edgar Smith 1,367
Conservative Albert Stayte 665
Liberal J. Fudonger 283
Turnout 20.4
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St Paul's Cray by-election, 31 July 1970[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour D. W. Edwards 1,511
Conservative Albert Stayte 507
Liberal J. J. Hart 166
Turnout 17.5
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St Mary Cray by-election, 3 December 1970[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour John Spellar 1,180
Liberal Michael Edwardes-Evans 988
Conservative G. S. Edwards 618
Turnout 28.2
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1971-1974

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Penge by-election, 8 July 1971[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Arthur Mansfield 1,156
Conservative R. C. Carter 504
Liberal William Huckin 488
Turnout 27.6
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St Paul's Cray by-election, 22 July 1971[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour M. L. Wilson 1,809
Conservative Albert Stayte 417
Liberal A. M. Parfitt 249
Turnout 19.0
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Bickley by-election, 11 November 1971[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative L. Sellers 1,597
Labour J. Wood 535
Liberal Paul Nash 188
Turnout 20.7
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Chelsfield by-election, 18 November 1971[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative D. E. Johnson 1,400
Liberal F. B. Kirby 1,369
Labour M. J. E. Healy 220
Turnout 38.6
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St Mary Cray by-election, 18 May 1972[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Peter Tozer 2,473
Conservative J. A. Collins 1,013
Liberal Kathleen Tarbolton 820
Turnout 38.5
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Martins Hill & Town by-election, 24 May 1973[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative D. S. Reid 1,020
Labour Gordon Yates 799
Liberal M. M. Coulson 682
Turnout 24.2
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West Wickham North by-election, 24 May 1973[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative P. C. Read 1,052
Liberal Peter Dodsworth 956
Labour Robert Armstrong 140
Turnout 28.6
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West Wickham South by-election, 24 May 1973[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative B. G. Cope 1,218
Liberal Jeremy Cope 635
Labour John Holbrook 317
Turnout 27.4
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1974-1978

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Farnborough by-election, 4 July 1974[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Jennifer Hillier 2,067
Liberal Keith Challis 949
Labour Philip Edwards 368
Turnout 27.9
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Petts Wood by-election, 4 July 1974[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Alan Cornish 2,272
Liberal Edward Babbs 1,555
Labour Antoni Ziolkowski 392
Turnout 36.3
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Keston & Hayes by-election, 30 January 1975[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Philip Jones 1,898
Liberal Brian Taylor 1,713
Labour Peter Rance 377
Turnout 35.3
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Lawrie Park & Kent House by-election, 6 March 1975[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative John Lewis 894
Labour Janet Ambrose 741
Liberal Adrian Chapman 298
Turnout 31.9
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Shortlands by-election, 6 March 1975[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative John Stewart 1,830
Liberal Ian Phillips 291
Labour Jan Pollert 81
Turnout 26.3
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Biggin Hill by-election, 2 October 1975[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Michael Hughes 1,307
Liberal George Dunk 596
Labour Roy Hodsdon 529
Turnout 35.0
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Darwin by-election, 2 October 1975[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Marion Roe 828
Liberal Derek Goldsmith 551
Labour Keith Galley 93
Turnout 52.0
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St Paul's Cray by-election, 23 October 1975[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Derek Wood 1,886
Conservative Albert Stayte 773
Liberal Nicholas Rowden 373
Turnout 24.4
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Farnborough by-election, 22 January 1976[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Peter Nash 2,823
Liberal Keith Challis 1,804
Labour Philip Edwards 392
Turnout 40.5
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West Wickham South by-election, 30 September 1976[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Leslie Whitman 1,664
Liberal Alan Sewell 538
Labour Richard Cox 303
Turnout 31.8
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Shortlands by-election, 24 March 1977[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Brian Reading 2,462
Liberal Phillip Khan-Panni 292
Labour Pauline Jones 212
Turnout 34.7
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1978-1982

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Bickley 26 July 1979
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Margaret Moir 1,695 62.6
Liberal Peter Hardie-Bick 423 15.6
Labour George Bulline 305 11.3
Ecology Peter Greenwood 286 10.6
Majority 1,272 47.0
Turnout 2,709 24.9
Conservative hold
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The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Hector McDonald

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Crofton 4 October 1979
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Richard Inniss 1,376 53.9
Liberal Sandra Ward 872 34.2
Labour Hilary Powell 196 7.7
Ecology Peter Greenwood 107 4.2
Majority 504 19.7
Turnout 2,551 31.5
Conservative hold
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The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Keith Grieve

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Petts Wood & Knoll 19 June 1980
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Peter Woods 2,155 41.52
Conservative Stewart Hopcraft 1,425 27.46
Liberal Byrom Lees 1,163 22.41
Labour Rosalie Huzzard 349 6.72
Ecology John Taylor 98 1.89
Majority 730 14.06
Turnout 5,190 42.95
Independent gain from Conservative
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The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Alan Cornish

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Petts Wood & Knoll 30 October 1980
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Maureen Huntley 2,442 55.49
Conservative Stewart Hopcraft 1,199 27.24
Liberal Byrom Lees 553 12.57
Labour Rosalie Huzzard 207 4.70
Registered electors 12,163
Majority 1,243 28.25
Turnout 4,401 36.18
Independent gain from Conservative
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The by-election was called following the death of Cllr Don Adams

1982-1986

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Bromley Common & Keston, 11 August 1983
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Robert Smith 1,738 50.5
Conservative Robert Straker 1,324 38.5
Labour Mark Cole 377 11.0
Majority 414 12.0
Turnout 3,439 26.4
Liberal gain from Conservative
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The by-election was called following the death of Cllr Colin English

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Copers Cope, 12 April 1984
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Christopher Elgar 1,410 63.5
SDP Phyllis Vickers 509 22.9
Labour Eric Turner 255 11.5
BNP Andrew Shotton 47 2.1
Majority 901 40.6
Turnout 2,221 35.0
Conservative hold
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The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr John Pritchard

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Bickley, 21 March 1985
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Ervin Muller 1,773 49.0
Conservative John Sibley 1,602 44.3
Labour Doris Partridge 243 6.7
Majority 171 4.7
Turnout 3,618 33.6
Liberal gain from Conservative
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The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Maurice Kenward

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Chislehurst, 28 March 1985
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Joan Wykes 2,225 53.22
SDP Muriel Letman 1,418 33.92
Labour Sheila Donn 491 11.74
BNP Alfred Waite 47 1.12
Majority 807 19.30
Registered electors 12,744
Turnout 4,181 32.81
Conservative hold
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The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Edward Rayner

1986-1990

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Chelsfield & Goddington, 7 May 1987[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Bruce Panes 3,570 52.78
Liberal Margaret Howell 2,736 40.45
Labour Trevor Phillips 458 6.77
Majority 834 12.33
Registered electors 12,192
Turnout 6,764 55.48
Conservative hold
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The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Joseph Heath

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Bromley Common & Keston, 14 April 1988
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Paul Booth 2,100 50.34
Conservative Catherine Bustard 1,688 40.46
Labour Peter Warner 384 9.20
Majority 412 9.88
Registered electors 12,884
Turnout 4,172 32.4
Liberal Democrats hold
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The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Robert Smith

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Penge, 21 April 1988
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Patricia Mansfield 1,258 54.08
Conservative Celia Manson 549 23.60
Liberal Democrats Richard Boultbee 519 22.31
Majority 709 30.5
Registered electors 7,383
Turnout 31.56
Labour hold
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The by-election was called following the death of Cllr Arthur Mansfield

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St Paul's Cray, 21 April 1988
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Corinna Smart 1,848 51.2
Liberal Democrats Thomas Hawthorne 805 22.3
Conservative Bernard Cobley 780 21.6
SDP Terence Simpson 174 4.8
Majority 1,043 28.9
Turnout 3,607 29.6
Labour hold
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The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Ira Walters

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Petts Wood & Knoll, 6 April 1989
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Anthony Owen 2,368 52.6
Liberal Democrats Harry Silvester 1,325 29.4
Labour Susan Polydorou 450 10.0
SDP Christopher Taylor 361 8.0
Majority 1,043 23.2
Turnout 4,504 37.5
Conservative hold
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The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Michael Edwards

1990-1994

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West Wickham North by-election, 26 March 1992[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Caroline Hubbard 1,810 56.7
Liberal Democrats Jennifer Fitch 1,156 36.2
Labour Susan O'Dwyer 154 4.8
SDP Richard Cox 48 1.5
Liberal Carmel Martin 23 0.7
Majority 654 20.5
Turnout 45.3
Conservative hold
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The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Montague Blazey.

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Chelsfield & Goddington by-election, 13 May 1993[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Graem Peters 3,931 69.2
Conservative Anthony Youd 1,291 22.7
Labour Charles Hailes 370 6.5
Green Nicola Ellingham 88 1.5
Majority 2,640 46.5
Turnout 48.3
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
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The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Reginald Adams.

1994-1998

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Kelsey Park by-election, 20 October 1994[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Roderick Reed 1,544
Liberal Democrats Edward Whitaker 910
Labour Deborah Russell 330
Independent Colin Cole 55
Liberal George Whitehorn 15
Turnout
Conservative hold
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The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Stephen Oxenbridge.

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Bickley by-election, 18 April 1996[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Gordon Jenkins 2,263
Liberal Democrats David Dear 1,929
Labour Kelly Galvin 549
Liberal Ian Richmond 80
Turnout
Conservative hold
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The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr David Dear.

1998-2002

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Bickley by-election, 29 October 1998[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Gallop 1,828 57.4 −2.0
Liberal Democrats Derek Gambell 1,110 34.9 +10.6
Labour Alfred Parish 181 5.7 −10.6
National Front Kevin Lowne 40 1.3 +1.3
Liberal Elizabeth Steele 25 0.8 +0.8
Majority 718 22.5
Turnout 3,184 30.2
Conservative hold Swing
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The by-election was called following the death of Cllr Sheila Humphreys.

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Bromley Common & Keston by-election, 1 July 1999[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Stephen Carr 1,754 46.6
Liberal Democrats Lennard Woods 1,683 44.7
Labour George Johnstone 195 5.2
Independent Gary Badgett 81 2.2
Green Adrian Appley 49 1.3
Majority 71 1.9
Turnout 3,762 31.1
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
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The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Paul Booth.[10]

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Farnborough by-election, 24 February 2000[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Timothy Stevens 1,460 51.9 −8.6
Liberal Democrats Robert Evans 1,195 42.4 +22.5
Labour Christopher Price 81 2.9 −7.5
UKIP Robert Bryant 43 1.5 −7.8
Green Ann Garrett 37 1.3 +1.3
Majority 265 9.5
Turnout 2,816 39.5
Conservative hold Swing
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The by-election was called following the death of Cllr Eric Goodman.

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Chelsfield and Goddington by-election, 5 July 2001[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Julian Grainger 2,480 52.9 +10.8
Liberal Democrats Michael Oldman 2,122 45.2 −3.3
Labour Peter Lisle 88 1.9 −7.5
Majority 358 7.7
Turnout 4,690 40.1
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
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The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Graem Peters.[11]

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Mottingham by-election, 5 July 2001[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Charles Rideout 746 49.2 +11.9
Labour Elizabeth Johnstone 689 45.5 −4.8
Liberal Democrats Derek Gambell 80 5.3 −7.1
Majority 57 3.7
Turnout 1,515 24.6
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
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The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Robert Yeldham.

2002-2006

There were no by-elections.[12]

2006-2010

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Crystal Palace by-election, 6 September 2007[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Tom Papworth 1,051 49.7 +2.5
Labour Kevin C. Brooks 537 25.4 +1.5
Conservative Jason M. Hadden 398 18.8 +3.5
Green Karen A. Moran 129 6.1 −7.5
Majority 514 24.3
Turnout 2,115 24.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
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The by-election was called following the death of Cllr Christopher Gaster.[14]

2010-2014

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Shortlands by-election, 20 October 2011[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Jefferys 1,480 59.4 +2.9
Liberal Democrats Anuja Prashar 490 19.6 −8.1
Labour Gareth Davies 256 10.2 −2.6
UKIP Emmett Jenner 153 6.1 +6.1
Green Anna Martin 75 3.0 +3.0
BNP Michael Payne 35 1.4 −5.8
Majority 990 39.8
Turnout 2,489
Conservative hold Swing
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The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr George Taylor.[15]

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Bromley Town by-election, 3 May 2012[16][17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nicky Dykes 2,484 45.4 +3.9
Liberal Democrats Sam Webber 1,137 20.8 −1.6
Labour Angela Stack 1,051 19.2 −0.7
Green Ann Garrett 404 7.4 −2.1
UKIP Owen Brolly 397 7.3 +0.6
Majority 1,347 24.6
Turnout 5,473
Conservative hold Swing
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The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Diana MacMull.[18]

2014-2018

There were no by-elections from 2014 to 2018.[19]

2018-2022

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Kelsey and Eden Park by-election, 29 November 2018[20][21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Christine Harris 1626 45.2 +0.8
Labour Marie Bardsley 1046 29.1 +1.7
Liberal Democrats Julie Ireland 633 17.6 +2.7
UKIP Graham Reakes 219 6.1 +2.4
Green Paul Enock 73 2.0 −7.6
Turnout 3597 29.17
Conservative hold Swing
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The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Dave Wibberley.[22]

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Crystal Palace by-election, 6 May 2021[23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ryan Thomson 2,235 53.1 −3.8
Green Maria Psaras 820 19.5 +3.2
Conservative Tom Capon 783 18.6 +5.9
Liberal Democrats Suraj Gandecha 370 8.8 −6.3
Turnout 4,208
Labour hold Swing
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The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Marina Ahmad.[24]

2022-2026

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Hayes and Coney Hall by-election, 7 December 2023[25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Josh Coldspring-White 1,541 48.0 +5.3
Labour Susan Moore 962 30.0 +3.8
Liberal Democrats Tudor Griffiths 526 16.4 +1.9
Green Sarah Chant 183 5.7 −10.9
Majority 579 18.0
Turnout 3,212
Conservative hold Swing
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The by-election was called following the death of Cllr Andrew Lee.[26]

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Shortlands and Park Langley by-election, 2 May 2024[27]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gemma Turrell 2,835 42.4 −2.5
Labour Charlotte Grievson 2,005 30.0 −0.6
Liberal Democrats Gita Bapat 836 12.5 −8.9
Reform Edward Apostolides 417 6.2 +3.1
Green Louis Goddard-Glen 374 5.6 +5.6
Independent Brendan Donegan 219 3.3 +3.3
Majority 830 12.4
Turnout 6,686
Conservative hold Swing
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The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Aisha Cuthbert.[28]

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Bromley Common and Holwood by-election, 24 July 2025[29]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform Alan Cook 1,342 34.0
Conservative Ian Payne 1,161 29.4
Labour Elizabeth Morgan 720 18.2
Liberal Democrats Laura McCracken 540 13.7
Green Ruth Fabricant 185 4.7
Majority 181 4.6
Turnout 3,948 28%
Reform gain from Conservative
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The by-election was called following the death of Conservative councillor Jonathan Laidlaw.[30]

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