Bexley London Borough Council elections
Bexley Council in London, England is elected every four years.
Political control
Party in control | Years |
---|---|
Labour | 1964 - 1968 |
Conservative | 1968 - 1971 |
Labour | 1971 - 1974 |
Conservative | 1974 - 1994 |
No overall control | 1994 - 1998 |
Conservative | 1998 - 2002 |
Labour | 2002 - 2006 |
Conservative | 2006–present |
Council elections
- Bexley London Borough Council election, 1964
- Bexley London Borough Council election, 1968
- Bexley London Borough Council election, 1971
- Bexley London Borough Council election, 1974 (boundary changes increased the number of seats by three)[1]
- Bexley London Borough Council election, 1978 (boundary changes increased the number of seats by three)[2]
- Bexley London Borough Council election, 1982
- Bexley London Borough Council election, 1986
- Bexley London Borough Council election, 1990
- Bexley London Borough Council election, 1994 (boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[n 1][n 2][n 3]
- Bexley London Borough Council election, 1998
- Bexley London Borough Council election, 2002 (boundary changes increased the number of seats by one)[3][4]
- Bexley London Borough Council election, 2006
- Bexley London Borough Council election, 2010
- Bexley London Borough Council election, 2014
Borough result maps
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2002 results map
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2006 results map
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2010 results map
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2014 results map
By-election results
1964-1968
There were no by-elections.[5]
1968-1971
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | B. J. Illsley | 1603 | |||
Labour | S. J. Cooper | 1121 | |||
Turnout | 34.3% | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | L. S. Newton | 1365 | |||
Labour | J. R. Beach | 467 | |||
Liberal | Mrs A. Newman | 356 | |||
Turnout | 36.3% | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | D. C. Bale | 1866 | |||
Labour | E. Handy | 1177 | |||
Turnout | 38.9% | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | B. H. Williams | 1306 | |||
Labour | C. F. Hargrave | 480 | |||
Liberal | L. W. Rogers | 473 | |||
Turnout | 31.9% | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | G. H. S. Mead | 1029 | |||
Labour | K. J. Smith | 470 | |||
Liberal | Mrs A. Newman | 199 | |||
National Front | C. Lane | 99 | |||
Turnout | 32.6% | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Miss S. E. Gadsdon | 1185 | |||
Conservative | D. J. Hague | 1094 | |||
National Front | J. D. Turner | 156 | |||
Turnout | 25.5% | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mrs A. L. O. Jamieson-Harvey | 1358 | |||
Labour | D. C. Lebar | 573 | |||
National Front | J. D. Turner | 66 | |||
Turnout | 24.6% | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | P. S. Maxwell | 2317 | |||
Conservative | R. D. P. Green | 1148 | |||
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 | Mrs P. M. Cooper | 897 | |||
Independent | R. R. Tregunno | 334 | |||
Turnout | 42.7% | ||||
1974-1978
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ronald J. Passey | 1,475 | |||
Labour | Laurence D. Earney | 1,276 | |||
Liberal | David I. Browne | 588 | |||
National Front | Owen Hawke | 144 | |||
Turnout | 34.4 | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Anthony S. West | 838 | |||
Conservative | Ralph Walden-Kaye | 279 | |||
National Front | Barry Draper | 157 | |||
Turnout | 20.7 | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Stephen G. Gasche | 1,434 | |||
Labour | Alan Scutt | 736 | |||
Liberal | Keith A. Lepla | 338 | |||
National Party | James D. Turner | 227 | |||
National Front | Patricia Whitefield | 213 | |||
Independent | William E. Turner | 65 | |||
Independent | Harry J. Wilson | 26 | |||
Turnout | 37.3 | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Barbara R. Brooks | 1,135 | |||
Labour | Brian W. Oliver | 419 | |||
Liberal | Benjamin M. Hepworth | 411 | |||
National Front | Owen Hawke | 172 | |||
National Party | Carl Lane | 149 | |||
Turnout | 29.0 | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David R. Crowson | 999 | |||
Labour | Alan Scutt | 753 | |||
Liberal | Bruce A. Taylor | 324 | |||
National Front | Patricia Whitefield | 181 | |||
Against Higher Prices, Rates, Interest Charges | William E. Turner | 62 | |||
Turnout | 28.5 | ||||
1990-1994
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lib Dem Focus Team | Janette D. Codd | 1,371 | 44.0 | ||
Labour | Stuart R. Slater | 1,165 | 37.4 | ||
Conservative | John Waters | 583 | 18.7 | ||
Turnout | 36.9 | ||||
Lib Dem Focus Team hold | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Keith A. Le Pia.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Sylvia Malt | 1,376 | 39.2 | ||
Conservative | William Flint | 1,271 | 36.2 | ||
Lib Dem Focus Team | Stuart A. White | 867 | 24.7 | ||
Turnout | 44.9 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Brian A. Sams.
1994-1998
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mary Lucas | 1,853 | 63.2 | ||
Conservative | Joyce Dianne | 547 | 18.7 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Peter Wayne | 468 | 16.0 | ||
Independent | Ian Gray | 63 | 2.1 | ||
Majority | 1,306 | 44.5 | |||
Turnout | 2,931 | 38.4 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Ann F. Wheelock.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Christopher Ball | 825 | 67.1 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Jeremy Cotton | 253 | 20.6 | ||
Conservative | Juliet F. Mankerty | 151 | 12.3 | ||
Majority | 572 | 46.5 | |||
Turnout | 1,229 | 13.4 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Frank J. Barratt.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Elizabeth M. A. French | 1,087 | 64.5 | ||
Conservative | Carol Wilkinson | 340 | 20.2 | ||
Independent | Derek J. Holden | 157 | 9.3 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Mary Cooke | 102 | 6.0 | ||
Majority | 747 | 44.3 | |||
Turnout | 1,686 | 20.6 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Valentine A. M. Morgan.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Flint | 1,326 | 40.7 | ||
Labour | Sean M. Reed | 1,288 | 39.5 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Christopher W. Eady | 333 | 10.2 | ||
Independent | Jean M. Gee | 296 | 9.0 | ||
Natural Law | Robert T. Stephens | 14 | 0.4 | ||
Majority | 38 | 1.2 | |||
Turnout | 3,257 | 37.8 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Margaret E. 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 N. Chant | 413 | 23.7 | -1.9 | |
Liberal Democrat | Christopher W. 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 Cllr. David N. Ives.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Daniel Francis | 1,033 | 55.0 | +3.1 | |
Conservative | Philip Brooks | 672 | 35.8 | +2.8 | |
Liberal Democrat | Anthony A. 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 Cllr. Doreen A. Cameron.
2002-2006
There were no by-elections.[9]
2006-2010
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Spencer | 1,192 | 47.8 | -16.1 | |
Liberal Democrat | 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 Cllr. Ian S. Clement.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Steven Frederick Hall | 798 | 26.8 | -5.2 | |
BNP | Michael Barnbrook | 790 | 26.5 | +12.4 | |
Labour | Patricia Rose Ball | 700 | 23.5 | +1.5 | |
Liberal Democrat | Elizabeth Grace 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 Cllr. Alfred W. Catterall.
2010-2014
There were no by-elections.[12]
2014-2018
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Simone Reynolds | 939 | 37.4 | +2.7 | |
Labour | Sam Marchant | 840 | 33.5 | +11.5 | |
UKIP | Keith Forster | 456 | 18.2 | -14.7 | |
Liberal Democrat | Simone Reynolds | 117 | 4.7 | N/A | |
BNP | Michael Jones | 105 | 4.2 | -6.3 | |
Green | Derek John Moran | 54 | 2.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 99 | 3.9 | |||
Turnout | 30.3 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
References
- 1 2 3 4 "London Borough Council Elections 2 May 1974" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "London Borough Council Elections 4 May 1978" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
- ↑ "Bexley". BBC Online. Retrieved 2008-07-12.
- 1 2 3 "London Borough Council Elections 2 May 2002" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
- ↑ "London Borough Council Elections 9 May 1968" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "London Borough Council Elections 13 May 1971" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
- 1 2 "London Borough Council By-elections May 1990 to May 1994" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 "London Borough Council Elections 7 May 1998 including the Greater London Authority Referendum results" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- ↑ "London Borough Council Elections 4 May 2006" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ↑ "Election Results 3 July 2008". Bexley Council. Archived from the original on 2008-07-11. Retrieved 2008-07-12.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-06-12. Retrieved 2009-01-24. Bexley Council press release. "East Wickham Ward By-Election Results," (January 22nd, 2009).
- ↑ "London Borough Council Elections 22 May 2014" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
- ↑ http://www.bexleytimes.co.uk/news/by_election_results_st_michael_s_ward_in_welling_votes_for_new_councillor_1_4597172