Darwin (ward)

Population5,772 (2021)^[a]

Electorate

2,469 (1964)
2,891 (1971)
3,350 (1978)
3,252 (1994)
3,790 (2002)
4,241 (2022)

Darwin
Electoral ward for the Bromley London Borough Council
The ward is named for Charles Darwin who lived at Down House
Darwin ward boundaries since 2022
Borough	Bromley
County	Greater London
Population	5,772 (2021)^[a]
Electorate	2,469 (1964) 2,891 (1971) 3,350 (1978) 3,252 (1994) 3,790 (2002) 4,241 (2022)
Area	25.20 square kilometres (9.73 sq mi) (1968) 30.65 square kilometres (11.83 sq mi) (1990) 29.04 square kilometres (11.21 sq mi) (2002) 32.74 square kilometres (12.64 sq mi) (2022)
Current electoral ward
Created	1965
Number of members	1
Councillors	Jonathan Andrews
ONS code	00AFGQ (2002–2022)
GSS code	E05000117 (2002–2022) E05013996 (2022–present)

Darwin is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Bromley. The ward has existed since the creation of the borough on 1 April 1965 and was first used in the 1964 elections. It returns one councillor to Bromley London Borough Council. To date, the ward has only been represented by the Conservative Party. The ward covers the most rural part of the borough consisting a number of hamlets. It is the largest electoral ward in Greater London. As originally created in 1965 it included Downe, Cudham, Luxted, Single Street, Berry's Green, Horns Green and Knockholt. Leaves Green, Pratt's Bottom and South Street have also formed part of the ward at certain times. Since 2022 it has covered an area of 32.74 square kilometres (12.64 sq mi). The ward is named after Charles Darwin who had a home in the village of Downe.

Term	Councillor
1964–1967	Arthur Ferris	Conservative
1967–1971	Christopher Knox-Johnston	Conservative
1971–1975	Richard Knox-Johnston	Conservative
1975–1978	Marion Roe	Conservative
1978–1982	Anthony Komedera	Conservative
1982–2010	Peter Bloomfield	Conservative
2010–2022	Richard Scoates	Conservative
2022–present	Jonathan Andrews	Conservative

Bromley council elections since 2022

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Bromley in 2022. Pratt's Bottom was added back to the ward and in the north the boundary was moved closer to Farnborough.^[1]

2022 election

The election took place on 5 May 2022.^[2]

2022 Bromley London Borough Council election: Darwin
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Jonathan Andrews	920	56.4
	Independent	Julian Grainger	326	20.0
	Labour	Jeff Slee	162	9.9
	Liberal Democrats	John Loosemore	128	7.9
	Green	Jan Wilson	89	5.5
Turnout			1,630	36
Registered electors			4,241
	Conservative win (new boundaries)

2002–2022 Bromley council elections

Darwin ward boundaries from 2002 to 2022

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Bromley in 2002. Pratt's Bottom was taken out of the ward and more of South Street was included.^[3]

2018 election

The election took place on 3 May 2018.^[4]

2018 Bromley London Borough Council election: Darwin
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Richard Scoates	1,201	72.8
	Labour	Frank Evans	185	11.2
	Liberal Democrats	Millicent Brooks	133	8.1
	Green	Jan Wilson	130	7.9
Majority			1,016	61.6
Turnout			1,649	40.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

2014 election

The election took place on 22 May 2014.^[5]

2014 Bromley London Borough Council election: Darwin
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Richard Scoates	987	51.2
	UKIP	Eric Hayward	681	35.3
	Labour	John Evans	105	5.4
	Green	Eileen Galloway	89	4.6
	Liberal Democrats	William Ritchie	45	2.3
Majority			306	15.9
Turnout			1,927	38.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

2010 election

The election on 6 May 2010 took place on the same day as the United Kingdom general election.^[6]

2010 Bromley London Borough Council election: Darwin
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Richard Scoates	1,362
	Independent	Peter Bloomfield	1,295
	UKIP	Mick Greenhough	299
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

2006 election

The election took place on 4 May 2006.^[7]

2006 Bromley London Borough Council election: Darwin
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Peter Bloomfield	1,327	77.4
	Liberal Democrats	Caroline De Vivo	294	17.1
	Labour	John Lewis	94	5.5
Turnout				46.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

2002 election

The election took place on 2 May 2002.^[8]

2002 Bromley London Borough Council election: Darwin
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Peter Bloomfield	1,313
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Chamarette	245
	Labour	Joyce Galley	47
Turnout
	Conservative win (new boundaries)

1994–2002 Bromley council elections

The boundaries of the ward were subject to minor changes on 1 April 1994.^[9]

1998 election

The election took place on 7 May 1998.^[10]

1998 Bromley London Borough Council election: Darwin
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Peter Bloomfield	1,268
	Labour	John Lewis	210
	Liberal Democrats	Christine Sperling	208
Majority				62.8
Turnout				50.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

1994 election

The election took place on 5 May 1994.^[11]

1994 Bromley London Borough Council election: Darwin
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Peter Bloomfield	1,191	69.2
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Stillwell	300	17.4
	Labour	Joyce Galley	230	13.4
Majority				51.8
Turnout				53.0
	Conservative win (new boundaries)

1978–1994 Bromley council elections

Darwin ward boundaries from 1978 to 1994

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Bromley in 1978. The ward gained Leaves Green, Pratt's Bottom and part of South Street.

1990 election

The election took place on 3 May 1990.^[12]

1990 Bromley London Borough Council election: Darwin
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Peter Bloomfield	1,343	73.1
	Labour	Sylvia Whitlock	273	14.9
	Liberal Democrats	Malcolm Westbrook	220	12.0
Majority				58.3
Turnout				54.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

1986 election

The election took place on 8 May 1986.^[13]

1986 Bromley London Borough Council election: Darwin
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter Bloomfield	1,252	69.7	+2.1
	Liberal	Derek Goldsmith	397	22.1	−3.7
	Labour	Martin Synan	148	8.2	+1.5
Majority				47.6	+5.8
Turnout				50.3	−6.3
	Conservative hold		Swing	+2.95

1982 election

The election took place on 6 May 1982.^[14]

1982 Bromley London Borough Council election: Darwin
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter Bloomfield	1,316	67.6	−6.3
	Liberal	Derek Goldsmith	502	25.8	+10.7
	Labour	John Willman	130	6.7	−4.3
Majority				41.8	−17.0
Turnout				56.6	+3.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	-8.5

1978 election

The election took place on 4 May 1978.^[15]

1978 Bromley London Borough Council election: Darwin
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Anthony Komedera	1,325	73.9	n/a
	Liberal	Patrick McNally	270	15.1	n/a
	Labour	John Goffee	198	11.0	n/a
Majority				58.8	n/a
Turnout				53.6	n/a
	Conservative win (new boundaries)

1969–1978 Bromley council elections

The boundaries of the ward were adjusted on 1 April 1969.^[16] Knockholt (population 1,257 in 1971) was removed from the ward.

1975 by-election

A by-election took place on 2 October 1975.^[15]

1975 Darwin by-election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Marion Roe	828
	Liberal	Derek Goldsmith	551
	Labour	Keith Galley	93
Turnout				52.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

1974 election

The election took place on 2 May 1974.^[17]

1974 Bromley London Borough Council election: Darwin
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Richard Knox-Johnston	989
	Liberal	Derek Goldsmith	589
	Labour	John Goffe	153
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

1971 election

The election took place on 13 May 1971.^[18]

1971 Bromley London Borough Council election: Darwin
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Richard Knox-Johnston	989
	Liberal	R. Townsend	758
	Labour	G. Cox	103
Turnout
	Conservative win (new boundaries)