London Conservatives
Party of the British Conservative Party that operates in London
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The London Conservatives are the regional party of the Conservative Party that operates in Greater London. The party holds 8 of the 75 seats representing London in the House of Commons, 7 of the 25 seats in the London Assembly,[3] 387 of the 1,817 London borough councillors, and 1 of the 5 directly elected borough mayors in London. Additionally, the party controls 6 of the 32 London borough councils.[4]
London Conservatives | |
|---|---|
| Leader in the London Assembly | Susan Hall |
| Deputy Leader in the London Assembly | Emma Best |
| Chairman | Clare Hambro |
| Deputy chairpersons | Peter Smallwood & Martin Hislop |
| Founded | 1946 |
| Preceded by | Municipal Reform Party |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Centre-right to right-wing[1][2] |
| National affiliation | Conservatives |
| Colours | Blue |
| House of Commons (London Seats) | 8 / 75 |
| London Assembly[3] | 7 / 25 |
| Councillors[4] | 387 / 1,817 |
| Councils controlled[4] | 6 / 32 |
| Directly elected borough mayors in London[4] | 1 / 5 |
| Website | |
| City Hall Conservatives | |
Current representatives
Members of Parliament
The London Conservatives won 9 of 75 London seats in the House of Commons at the 2024 United Kingdom general election. They currently hold 8 London seats after Andrew Rosindell (Romford) defected to Reform UK in January 2026.[5] The table below shows the party's current Members of Parliament (MPs).
| MP | Constituency | First elected | Majority | Majority % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gareth Bacon | Orpington | 2019 | 5,118 | 11.1% |
| Bob Blackman | Harrow East | 2010 | 11,680 | 24.4% |
| Iain Duncan Smith | Chingford and Woodford Green | 1992 | 4,758 | 9.8% |
| Peter Fortune | Bromley and Biggin Hill | 2024 | 302 | 0.6% |
| Louie French | Old Bexley and Sidcup | 2021 | 3,548 | 7.4% |
| Julia Lopez | Hornchurch and Upminster | 2017 | 1,943 | 4.1% |
| Chris Philp | Croydon South | 2015 | 2,313 | 4.7% |
| David Simmonds | Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner | 2019 | 7,581 | 16.1% |
London Assembly Members
The Conservatives won 8 of 25 seats at the 2024 London Assembly election. The party currently holds 7 seats after Keith Prince (Havering and Redbridge) defected to Reform UK in October 2025.[3][6]
| AM | Constituency | First elected | Majority | Majority % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaun Bailey | Londonwide List | 2016 | N/A | N/A |
| Emma Best | Londonwide List | 2021 | N/A | N/A |
| Andrew Boff | Londonwide List | 2008 | N/A | N/A |
| Neil Garratt | Croydon and Sutton | 2021 | 10,294 | 5.6% |
| Alessandro Georgiou | Londonwide List | 2024 | N/A | N/A |
| Susan Hall | Londonwide List | 2017 co-option[7][8] | N/A | N/A |
| Thomas Turrell | Bexley and Bromley | 2024 | 39,929 | 19.6% |
Councillors
The London Conservatives won 404 of 1,817 borough seats and control of 6 of 32 boroughs at the 2022 London local elections. The party currently has 387 councillors and controls 6 boroughs, as shown in the table below.[4]
| Council | Councillors | Leader | Role in Council |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barking and Dagenham | 1 / 51 | Opposition | |
| Barnet | 19 / 63 | Peter Zinkin | Opposition |
| Bexley | 30 / 45 | Teresa O'Neill | Overall control |
| Brent | 6 / 57 | Suresh Kansagra | Opposition |
| Bromley | 33 / 58 | Colin Smith | Overall control |
| Camden | 3 / 55 | Steve Adams | Opposition |
| Croydon | 33 / 70 | Jason Perry | Minority with Conservative mayor |
| Ealing | 4 / 70 | Julian Gallant | Opposition |
| Enfield | 25 / 63 | Alessandro Georgiou | Opposition |
| Greenwich | 4 / 55 | Matt Hartley | Opposition |
| Hackney | 6 / 57 | Michael Levy | Opposition |
| Hammersmith and Fulham | 10 / 50 | Jose Afonso | Opposition |
| Haringey | 0 / 57 | No seats | |
| Harrow | 31 / 55 | Paul Osborn | Overall control |
| Havering | 14 / 55 | Damian White | Opposition |
| Hillingdon | 31 / 53 | Ian Edwards | Overall control |
| Hounslow | 10 / 62 | Joanna Biddolph | Opposition |
| Islington | 0 / 51 | No seats | |
| Kensington and Chelsea | 36 / 50 | Elizabeth Campbell | Overall control |
| Kingston upon Thames | 2 / 48 | Rowena Bass | Opposition |
| Lambeth | 0 / 63 | No seats | |
| Lewisham | 0 / 54 | No seats | |
| Merton | 7 / 57 | Nick McLean | Opposition |
| Newham | 0 / 66 | No seats | |
| Redbridge | 5 / 63 | Paul Canal | Opposition |
| Richmond upon Thames | 0 / 54 | No seats | |
| Southwark | 0 / 63 | No seats | |
| Sutton | 21 / 55 | Tom Drummond | Opposition |
| Tower Hamlets | 1 / 45 | Peter Golds | Opposition |
| Waltham Forest | 10 / 60 | Grace Williams | Opposition |
| Wandsworth | 21 / 58 | Ravi Govindia | Opposition |
| Westminster | 24 / 54 | Paul Swaddle | Opposition |
Directly-elected Mayors
The London Conservatives won 1 of 5 directly elected borough mayors at the 2022 London local elections. The party currently has 1 mayor, as shown in the table below.[4]
| Mayoralty | Mayor | First elected | Majority | Majority % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Croydon | Jason Perry | 2022 | 589 | 0.8 |
Electoral performance
UK general elections
The table below shows the London Conservatives results at United Kingdom (UK) general elections since the London Government Act 1963 created the administrative area of Greater London in 1965.[9] All UK general elections use first-past-the-post voting.
The party's best result was at the 1987 general election, when it won 58 of 84 seats in London. The London Conservatives won 9 of 75 seats at the most recent general election in 2024.
| Election | Leader | Votes | Seats | Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | ± | No. | ± | |||
| 1966 | Edward Heath | 1,571,249 | 41.0 |  1.4 |
36 / 102 |
12 |
Opposition |
| 1970 | 1,656,829 | 46.6 |  5.7 |
47 / 102 |
11 |
Majority | |
| Feb-1974 | 1,475,196 | 37.6 | 9.0 |
42 / 92 |
5 |
Opposition | |
| Oct-1974 | 1,310,496 | 37.4 | 0.2 |
41 / 92 |
1 |
Opposition | |
| 1979 | Margaret Thatcher | 1,693,587 | 46.0 | 8.7 |
50 / 84 |
9 |
Majority |
| 1983 | 1,517,154 | 43.9 | 2.1 |
56 / 84 |
6 |
Majority | |
| 1987 | 1,680,093 | 46.4 | 2.5 |
58 / 84 |
2 |
Majority | |
| 1992 | John Major | 1,630,546 | 45.4 | 1.1 |
48 / 84 |
10 |
Majority |
| 1997 | 1,036,175 | 31.2 | 14.2 |
11 / 74 |
37 |
Opposition | |
| 2001 | William Hague | 841,751 | 30.5 | 0.7 |
13 / 74 |
2 |
Opposition |
| 2005 | Michael Howard | 931,966 | 31.9 | 1.4 |
21 / 74 |
8 |
Opposition |
| 2010 | David Cameron | 1,174,568 | 34.5 | 2.6 |
28 / 73 |
7 |
Cons–LD |
| 2015 | 1,233,386 | 34.9 | 0.3 |
27 / 73 |
1 |
Majority | |
| 2017 | Theresa May | 1,268,800 | 33.2 | 1.7 |
21 / 73 |
6 |
Minority |
| 2019 | Boris Johnson | 1,205,129 | 32.0 | 1.1 |
21 / 73 |
 |
Majority |
| 2024 | Rishi Sunak | 685,082 | 20.6 | 11.4 |
9 / 75 |
12 |
Opposition |
European Parliament elections
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During the United Kingdom's membership of the European Union (1973–2020), Greater London participated in European Parliament elections, held every five years from 1979 until 2019.[10] The table below shows the London Conservatives results in elections to the European Parliament. From 1979 to 1994, London members of the European Parliament (MEPs) were elected from ten individual constituencies by first-past-the-post voting; from 1999 to 2019, MEPs were elected from a London-wide regional list by proportional representation.
The London Conservatives' best result was at the first election in 1979, when they won 9 of 10 seats in London. The party's worst result was at the final election in 2019, when they won no seats.
| Election | Leader | Votes | Seats | Pos. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | ± | No. | ± | |||
| 1979 | Margaret Thatcher | 786,769 | 51.0 | N/A | 9 / 10 |
N/A | 1st |
| 1984 | 652,772 | 39.1 | 11.9 |
5 / 10 |
4 |
2nd | |
| 1989 | 671,520 | 35.9 | 3.3 |
3 / 10 |
2 |
2nd | |
| 1994 | John Major | 488,971 | 29.8 | 6.1 |
1 / 10 |
2 |
2nd |
| 1999 | William Hague | 372,989 | 32.7 | 2.9 |
4 / 10 |
3 |
2nd |
| 2004 | Michael Howard | 504,941 | 26.8 | 5.9 |
3 / 9 |
1 |
1st |
| 2009 | David Cameron | 479,037 | 27.4 | 0.6 |
3 / 8 |
|
1st |
| 2014 | 495,639 | 22.5 | 4.8 |
2 / 8 |
1 |
2nd | |
| 2019 | Theresa May | 177,964 | 7.9 | 14.6 |
0 / 8 |
2 |
5th |
Regional elections
Greater London Council elections
The table below shows the results obtained by the London Conservatives in elections to the Greater London Council (GLC). The GLC was the top-tier local government administrative body for Greater London from 1965 to 1986. It replaced the earlier London County Council which had covered a much smaller area. The GLC was dissolved in 1986 by the Local Government Act 1985 and its powers were devolved to the London boroughs and other entities. All GLC elections were conducted under the first-past-the-post voting system.
The party's best result was at the 1967 GLC election, when it won 82 of 100 seats.
| Election | Leader | Votes | Seats | Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | ± | No. | ± | |||
| 1964 | Percy Rugg | 956,543 | 40.1 | N/A | 36 / 100 |
N/A | Opposition |
| 1967 | Desmond Plummer | 1,136,092 | 52.6 | 12.5 |
82 / 100 |
46 |
Majority |
| 1970 | 971,227 | 50.6 | 2.1 |
65 / 100 |
17 |
Majority | |
| 1973 | 743,123 | 38.0 | 12.6 |
32 / 92 |
33 |
Opposition | |
| 1977 | Horace Cutler | 1,177,390 | 52.5 | 12.5 |
64 / 92 |
32 |
Majority |
| 1981 | 894,234 | 39.7 | 12.8 |
41 / 92 |
23 |
Opposition | |
London Assembly elections
The table below shows the London Conservatives results at London Assembly elections since the Greater London Authority was established in 2000. Assembly elections use the additional member system, a form of mixed member proportional representation, with 14 directly elected constituencies and 11 London-wide top-up seats.
The party's best result was at the 2008 London Assembly election, when it won 11 of 25 seats. The London Conservatives won 8 of 25 seats at the most recent London Assembly election in 2024.
| Election | Leader | Constituency | Party | Total Seats | ± | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | Seats | No. | % | Seats | ||||
| 2000 | Eric Ollerenshaw | 526,422 | 33.2 | 8 / 14 |
481,053 | 29.0 | 1 / 11 |
9 / 25 |
N/A |
| 2004 | Bob Neill | 562,047 | 31.2 | 9 / 14 |
533,696 | 28.5 | 0 / 11 |
9 / 25 |
|
| 2008 | Richard Barnes | 900,569 | 37.4 | 8 / 14 |
835,535 | 34.1 | 3 / 11 |
11 / 25 |
2 |
| 2012 | James Cleverly | 722,280 | 32.7 | 6 / 14 |
708,528 | 32.0 | 3 / 11 |
9 / 25 |
2 |
| 2016 | Gareth Bacon | 812,415 | 31.1 | 5 / 14 |
764,230 | 29.2 | 3 / 11 |
8 / 25 |
1 |
| 2021 | Susan Hall | 833,021 | 32.0 | 5 / 14 |
795,081 | 30.7 | 4 / 11 |
9 / 25 |
1 |
| 2024 | Neil Garratt | 673,036 | 27.2 | 3 / 14 |
648,269 | 26.2 | 5 / 11 |
8 / 25 |
1 |
London Mayoral elections
The table below shows the London Conservatives results in London Mayoral elections since the Greater London Authority was established in 2000. Elections between 2000 and 2021 were conducted using the supplementary vote system, which allowed voters to transfer votes from first to second preference candidates. The 2024 election used the first-past-the-post system.[11]
The London Conservatives have won two London mayoral elections: 2008 and 2012, both times with Boris Johnson as the party's candidate. The London Conservatives' best result was at the 2008 election when Johnson won 53.2% of the vote including transfers. The party won 32.7% of the vote at the most recent election in 2024.
| Election | Candidate | 1st Round | 2nd Round | Result | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | ± | No. | % | ± | |||
| 2000 | Steven Norris | 464,434 | 27.1 | N/A | 564,137 | 42.1 | N/A | Lost |
| 2004 | 542,423 | 29.1 | 2.0 |
667,180 | 44.6 | 2.5 |
Lost | |
| 2008 | Boris Johnson | 1,043,761 | 43.2 | 14.1 |
1,168,738 | 53.2 | 8.6 |
Won |
| 2012 | 971,931 | 44.0 | 0.8 |
1,054,811 | 51.5 | 1.6 |
Won | |
| 2016 | Zac Goldsmith | 909,755 | 35.0 | 9.0 |
994,614 | 43.2 | 8.4 |
Lost |
| 2021 | Shaun Bailey | 893,051 | 35.3 | 0.2 |
977,601 | 44.8 | 1.6 |
Lost |
| 2024 | Susan Hall | 812,397 | 32.7 | 2.6 |
Lost | |||
Local elections
The table below shows the London Conservatives results at London borough council elections since the London Government Act 1963 created the administrative area of Greater London in 1965. All borough council elections use the first-past-the-post voting system.
The party's best result was at the 1968 London local elections when it won 1,438 of 1,863 seats and overall control of 28 of 32 boroughs. The London Conservatives won 404 seats and overall control of 5 boroughs at the most recent elections in 2022.
| Election | Leader | Votes | Councillors | Councils | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | ± | Seats | ± | Majorities | ± | ||
| 1964 | Alec Douglas-Home | 668 / 1,859 |
N/A | 9 / 32 |
N/A | |||
| 1968 | Edward Heath | 60.0 | 1,438 / 1,863 |
770 |
28 / 32 |
19 | ||
| 1971 | 39.4 | 597 / 1,863 |
841 |
10 / 32 |
18 | |||
| 1974 | 40.8 | 713 / 1,867 |
116 |
13 / 32 |
3 | |||
| 1978 | Margaret Thatcher | 48.7 | 960 / 1,908 |
247 |
17 / 32 |
4 | ||
| 1982 | 42.2 | 984 / 1,914 |
24 |
17 / 32 |
| |||
| 1986 | 35.4 | 685 / 1,914 |
299 |
11 / 32 |
6 | |||
| 1990 | 37.8 | 731 / 1,914 |
46 |
12 / 32 |
1 | |||
| 1994 | John Major | 31.2 | 519 / 1,917 |
112 |
4 / 32 |
8 | ||
| 1998 | William Hague | 32.0 | 538 / 1,917 |
19 |
4 / 32 |
| ||
| 2002 | Iain Duncan Smith | 34.1 | 654 / 1,861 |
116 |
8 / 32 |
4 | ||
| 2006 | David Cameron | 34.9 | 785 / 1,861 |
131 |
14 / 32 |
6 | ||
| 2010 | 31.7 | 717 / 1,861 |
68 |
11 / 32 |
3 | |||
| 2014 | 26.4 | 612 / 1,861 |
105 |
9 / 32 |
2 | |||
| 2018 | Theresa May | 28.8 | 508 / 1,861 |
104 |
7 / 32 |
2 | ||
| 2022 | Boris Johnson | 25.9 | 404 / 1,817 |
104 |
5 / 32 |
2 | ||