Crayford (ward)

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BoroughBexley
CountyGreater London
Population16,281 (2021)[1]
Created1978
Crayford
Electoral ward
for the Bexley London Borough Council
Crayford ward boundaries
BoroughBexley
CountyGreater London
Population16,281 (2021)[1]
Current electoral ward
Created1978
Number of members3
Councillors
  •   Melvin Seymour
  •   Geraldine Lucia-Hennis
  •   Felix Di Netimah
GSS codeE05011222

Crayford is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Bexley established in 1978, succeeding the three separate wards of Crayford North, Crayford Town, and Crayford West. It returns three councillors to Bexley London Borough Council.

*councillors classified as one, two, and three are in no particular order.

Election Councillor one* Councillor two Councillor three
2026 To be determined
— Felix Di Netimah leaves the Conservative group in April 2023
2022 Con Melvin Seymour Con Geraldine Lucia-Hennis Con Felix Di Netimah
2018 Christine Bishop
— Boundaries redrawn in 2018
2014 Con John Davey Con Geraldine Lucia-Hennis Con Christine Bishop
2010 Melvin Seymour Eileen Pallen
2006 Howard Marinner
2002 Lab John Shepheard Lab Tonya Kelsey Lab Trevor Perrin
— Boundaries redrawn in 2002
1998 Lab John Shepheard Lab Tonya Kelsey Lab Trevor Perrin
1994 R. Allen J. Wood
1990 J. McKay
1986 R. Penton
1982 A. Turner
1978 B. Kemp
— Ward created

The longest serving councillor was John Shepheard (1982–2006) who served 24 years. The second longest is Geraldine Lucia-Harris (2006–2026), serving 20 years, but is standing for re-election in 2026 which would allow her to tie Shepheard's record as long as she fulfils her full term. The third longest was Melvin Seymour (2006–2014, 2018–2026) serving 16 years non-consecutively.

Bexley council elections (2018–present)

The boundaries for Bexley wards were last redrawn in 2018. Currently, Crayford ward consists of Crayford and Barnes Cray. The ward is centered on the river Cray which enters from the south west at Hall Place gardens and exits the ward just before Crayford Marshes in the north east. Major local roads include Crayford Way, Perry Street (making up a portion of the north west boundary), Mayplace Road East extending the ward northwest in a panhandle connecting to Barnehurst, and the A206 (where Thames Road makes up a portion of the north east boundary) which exits the ward via Northend Road going to Erith. Gravel Hill (A220) forms the boundary in the southwest. From Crayford city centre, London Road and then Watling Street forms the route to Bexleyheath to the north west, Bourne Road (A223) forms the route to Old Bexley to the south west, and Crayford and then Dartford Road forms the route to Dartford, Kent to the east.

The population of the ward at the 2021 census was 16,281.

2022 election

The election on 5 May 2022 took place on the same day as the United Kingdom local elections.[2]

2022 Bexley London Borough Council election: Crayford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Melvin Seymour* 1,890 55.5 +5.0
Conservative Geraldine Lucia-Hennis* 1,872 55.0 +5.6
Conservative Felix Di Netimah 1,717 50.5
Labour Abi Johnson 1,628 47.8
Labour Anthony Riches 1,554 45.7
Labour Nick Hair 1,549 45.5
Turnout 10,210 32.6 −2.54
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

2018 election

The election took place on 3 May 2018.[3]

2018 Bexley London Borough Council election: Crayford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Melvin Seymour 1,958 50.5
Conservative Geraldine Lucia-Hennis 1,918 49.4
Conservative Christine Bishop 1,896 48.9
Labour Anna Day 1,489 38.4
Labour Elizabeth Folarin 1,270 32.7
Labour Munir Malik 1,254 32.3
UKIP Keith Forster 460 11.9
Liberal Democrats Sean Michael Peter Ash 375 9.7
Turnout 3,902 35.1
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Bexley council elections (2002–2018)

Bexley council elections (1978–2002)

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