
Bexley London Borough Council is the local authority for theLondon Borough of Bexley inLondon, England. The council is elected every four years.
The first elections to the council were held in 1964, initially operating as a shadow authority until the new system came into effect the following year. Political control of the council since 1964 has been held by the following parties:
| Election | Overall control | Conservative | Labour | Lib Dem | Ind. | UKIP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Labour | 17 | 39 | - | - | - | |
| 1968 | Conservative | 55 | - | - | 1 | - | |
| 1971 | Labour | 24 | 32 | - | - | - | |
| 1974 | Conservative | 37 | 22 | - | - | - | |
| 1978 | Conservative | 43 | 18 | - | 1 | - | |
| 1982 | Conservative | 41 | 14 | 7 | - | - | |
| 1986 | Conservative | 36 | 15 | 11 | - | - | |
| 1990 | Conservative | 35 | 18 | 9 | - | - | |
| 1994 | No overall control | 24 | 24 | 14 | - | - | |
| 1998 | Conservative | 32 | 24 | 6 | - | - | |
| 2002 | Labour | 30 | 32 | 1 | - | - | |
| 2006 | Conservative | 54 | 9 | - | - | - | |
| 2010 | Conservative | 52 | 11 | - | - | - | |
| 2014 | Conservative | 45 | 15 | - | - | 3 | |
| 2018 | Conservative | 34 | 11 | - | - | - | |
| 2022 | Conservative | 33 | 12 | - | - | - | |
There were no by-elections.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | B. J. Illsley | 1,603 | ||
| Labour | S. J. Cooper | 1,121 | ||
| Turnout | 34.3% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | L. S. Newton | 1,365 | ||
| Labour | J. R. Beach | 467 | ||
| Liberal | Mrs A. Newman | 356 | ||
| Turnout | 36.3% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | D. C. Bale | 1,866 | ||
| Labour | E. Handy | 1,177 | ||
| Turnout | 38.9% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | B. H. Williams | 1,306 | ||
| Labour | C. F. Hargrave | 480 | ||
| Liberal | L. W. Rogers | 473 | ||
| Turnout | 31.9% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | G. H. S. Mead | 1,029 | ||
| 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 | 1,185 | ||
| Conservative | D. J. Hague | 1,094 | ||
| National Front | J. D. Turner | 156 | ||
| Turnout | 25.5% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Mrs A. L. O. Jamieson-Harvey | 1,358 | ||
| Labour | D. C. Lebar | 573 | ||
| National Front | J. D. Turner | 66 | ||
| Turnout | 24.6% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | P. S. Maxwell | 2,317 | ||
| Conservative | R. D. P. Green | 1,148 | ||
| National Front | C. Lane | 90 | ||
| Turnout | 34.3% | |||
| 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% | |||
| 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 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Ronald W. Onley | 1,096 | 42.68 | |
| Labour | Ronald E. Brierly | 1,073 | 41.78 | |
| Liberal | Paul D. Robson | 296 | 11.53 | |
| Against Wealth Extremes Marxist Maoist Leninist | William E. Turner | 53 | 2.06 | |
| National Front | Owen Hawke | 50 | 1.95 | |
| Registered electors | 8,114 | |||
| Turnout | 2,568 | 31.65 | ||
| Conservativehold | ||||
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Stephen G. Gasche.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Harold K. Davis | 1,431 | 41.74 | |
| Conservative | Donald A. Stephens | 1,017 | 29.67 | |
| Liberal | Thomas Brady | 880 | 25.67 | |
| NNF | Peter A. Skelton | 57 | 1.66 | |
| Against Wealth Extremes Marxist Maoist Leninist | William E. Turner | 43 | 1.25 | |
| Registered electors | 7,935 | |||
| Turnout | 3,428 | 43.20 | ||
| Labourgain fromConservative | ||||
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. James Smerdon.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | John D. Shepheard | 1,571 | 65.79 | |
| Conservative | Helga Connors | 671 | 28.10 | |
| Ecology | Bernard P. Morris | 94 | 3.94 | |
| NNF | Peter A. Skelton | 52 | 2.18 | |
| Registered electors | 7,770 | |||
| Turnout | 2,388 | 30.73 | ||
| Labourhold | ||||
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Brian A. Kemp.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | David N. Ives | 1,920 | 79.40 | |
| Conservative | Dorothy Cox | 327 | 13.52 | |
| Ecology | Derek I. Davison | 108 | 4.47 | |
| NNF | Owen Hawke | 62 | 2.56 | |
| Registered electors | 7,869 | |||
| Turnout | 2,418 | 30.72 | ||
| Labourhold | ||||
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Kenneth J. Smith.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ronald C. O'Donnell | 870 | 41.75 | |
| Conservative | Alan J. Godsave | 705 | 33.83 | |
| Liberal | William J. Boyd | 483 | 23.18 | |
| NFCM | Alan J. Wilkens | 26 | 1.25 | |
| Registered electors | 5,231 | |||
| Turnout | 2,084 | 39.84 | ||
| Labourgain fromConservative | ||||
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Stanley P. James
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal FT | Thomas Brady | 1,778 | 55.37 | |
| Labour | Ronald E. Brierly | 724 | 22.55 | |
| Conservative | Donald A. Stephens | 638 | 19.87 | |
| Centre Party | Donald A. Price | 41 | 1.28 | |
| Nationalist Party | Owen Hawke | 23 | 0.72 | |
| Against Wealth Extremes Marxist Maoist Leninist | William E. Turner | 7 | 0.22 | |
| Registered electors | 8,164 | |||
| Turnout | 3,211 | 39.33 | ||
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Redmond Dill
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Michael W. Rees | 975 | 40.81 | |
| Alliance | Thomas W. Johnson | 726 | 30.39 | |
| Conservative | Brenda V.J. Hunt | 688 | 28.80 | |
| Registered electors | 7,826 | |||
| Turnout | 2,389 | 30.53 | ||
| Labourhold | ||||
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Antony S. West
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance | Keith A. Lepla | 1,592 | 56.52 | |
| Alliance | Colin E. Wright | 1,548 | ||
| Labour | Raymond J. Morley | 608 | 21.38 | |
| Conservative | Stephen H. O'Brien | 589 | 21.02 | |
| Labour | Eileen J. Donovan | 580 | ||
| Conservative | Eileen J. Donovan | 578 | ||
| Marxist Leninist Maoist for Wealth Equality | William E. Turner | 30 | 1.08 | |
| Registered electors | 8,598 | |||
| Turnout | 33.4 | |||
| Alliancegain fromConservative | ||||
| Alliancegain fromConservative | ||||
The by-election was called following the resignations of Cllr. James Holden and Cllr. Rita S. Holden.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Malcolm Ketley | 1,303 | 54.27 | |
| Alliance | Raymond H. White | 595 | 24.78 | |
| Labour | David A. Hinds | 467 | 19.45 | |
| British Alliance | Arthur L.E. Allen | 36 | 1.50 | |
| Registered electors | 7,956 | |||
| Turnout | 2,401 | 30.18 | ||
| Conservativehold | ||||
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Ronald C. Goodall
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Sean H.D. Cassidy | 1,419 | 47.97 | |
| Alliance | Stephen J. Matthews | 1,133 | 38.30 | |
| Labour | Vera Laker | 406 | 13.73 | |
| Registered electors | 7,680 | |||
| Turnout | 2,958 | 38.52 | ||
| Conservativehold | ||||
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Stanley F. Marchant
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Alfred H. Charlton | 1,440 | 43.24 | |
| Alliance | Thomas W. Johnson | 1,199 | 36.01 | |
| Labour Co-op | Shirley E. Gadson | 691 | 20.75 | |
| Registered electors | 7,707 | |||
| Turnout | 3,330 | 43.21 | ||
| Conservativehold | ||||
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Laurence H. Mason
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Alliance FT | Edward J. Shrimpton | 1,299 | 49.73 | |
| Conservative | Richard M. Gillespie | 886 | 33.92 | |
| Labour | Margaret M. Mythen | 427 | 16.35 | |
| Registered electors | 7,616 | |||
| Turnout | 2,612 | 34.30 | ||
| Liberal Alliance FThold | ||||
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Anthony D. Greville
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Barry Howard | 704 | 41.79 | |
| Conservative | Margaret Passey | 696 | ||
| Alliance | Stephen J. Matthews | 671 | 39.34 | |
| Alliance | Michael R. Jaques | 646 | ||
| Labour | Robert W. Grant | 319 | 18.87 | |
| Labour | Geoffrey S. Dixon | 312 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,422 | |||
| Turnout | 31.83 | |||
| Conservativegain fromAlliance | ||||
| Conservativehold | ||||
The by-election was called following the resignations of Cllr. William J. Boyd and Cllr. Malcom F. Rose
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John P. Wilkinson | 1,184 | 63.42 | |
| Labour | John H. Barnshaw | 373 | 19.98 | |
| Alliance | Gordon L. Roberts | 310 | 16.60 | |
| Registered electors | 7,699 | |||
| Turnout | 1,867 | 24.25 | ||
| Conservativehold | ||||
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Dennis C. Bale
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Edward Warbey | 1,587 | 64.04 | |
| Labour | Caron Richardson | 499 | 20.14 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Thomas Burnham | 392 | 15.82 | |
| Registered electors | 7,725 | |||
| Turnout | 2,478 | 32.08 | ||
| Conservativehold | ||||
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Sean H.D. Cassidy
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Rita Sams | 1,548 | 57.80 | |
| Labour | John Barnshaw | 725 | 27.07 | |
| SDP | Gordon Roberts | 405 | 15.12 | |
| Registered electors | 7,725 | |||
| Turnout | 2,678 | 34.67 | ||
| Conservativehold | ||||
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Leo W. Belcham
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | June McKay | 1,457 | 45.77 | |
| Conservative | Daisy Clement | 1,081 | 33.96 | |
| SDP | David Smith | 645 | 20.26 | |
| Registered electors | 9,050 | |||
| Turnout | 3,183 | 35.18 | ||
| Labourhold | ||||
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Roy A. Penton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Geoffrey S. Dixon | 1,308 | 48.25 | |
| Conservative | Daisy E. Clement | 865 | 31.91 | |
| SDP | Rosemary A. Gardner | 281 | 10.37 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Raymond W. Hudson | 257 | 9.48 | |
| Registered electors | 9,542 | |||
| Turnout | 2,711 | 28.41 | ||
| Labourhold | ||||
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Rose A. Camp
| 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 Teamhold | ||||
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 | |||
| Labourgain fromConservative | ||||
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Brian A. Sams.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Mary Lucas | 1,853 | 63.2 | |
| Conservative | Joyce Dianne | 547 | 18.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Wayne | 468 | 16.0 | |
| Independent | Ian Gray | 63 | 2.1 | |
| Majority | 1,306 | 44.5 | ||
| Turnout | 2,931 | 38.4 | ||
| Labourhold | ||||
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Ann F. Wheelock.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Christopher Ball | 825 | 67.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jeremy Cotton | 253 | 20.6 | |
| Conservative | Juliet F. Mankerty | 151 | 12.3 | |
| Majority | 572 | 46.5 | ||
| Turnout | 1,229 | 13.4 | ||
| Labourhold | ||||
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 Democrats | Mary Cooke | 102 | 6.0 | |
| Majority | 747 | 44.3 | ||
| Turnout | 1,686 | 20.6 | ||
| Labourhold | ||||
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 Democrats | 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 | ||
| Conservativehold | ||||
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Margaret E. Flint.
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 Democrats | Christopher W. Eady | 99 | 5.7 | −3.8 | |
| Majority | 316 | 18.2 | |||
| Turnout | 1,740 | 19.3 | |||
| Labourhold | 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 Democrats | Anthony A. Pickett | 174 | 9.3 | +0.0 | |
| Majority | 361 | 19.2 | |||
| Turnout | 1,879 | 20.1 | |||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Doreen A. Cameron.
There were no by-elections.[12]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | James Spencer | 1,192 | 47.8 | −16.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 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 | |||
| Conservativehold | 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 Democrats | 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 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Alfred W. Catterall.
There were no by-elections.[15]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Ray Sams | 939 | 37.4 | +2.7 | |
| Labour | Sam Marchant | 840 | 33.5 | −11.5 | |
| UKIP | Keith Forster | 456 | 18.2 | +14.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 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 | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Lisa-Jane Moore | 2,467 | 62.1 | ||
| Labour | David Tingle | 859 | 21.6 | ||
| Green | Jonathon Rooks | 323 | 8.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Hurren | 275 | 6.9 | ||
| Heritage | Linda Purcell | 49 | 1.3 | ||
| Majority | 1,608 | 40.5 | |||
| Turnout | 3,973 | 51.5 | |||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Jeremy Fosten | 862 | 38.5 | ||
| Conservative | Christine Bishop | 713 | 31.9 | ||
| Reform UK | Michael Pastor | 378 | 16.9 | ||
| Green | Sarah Barry | 157 | 7.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | David McBride | 127 | 5.7 | ||
| Majority | 149 | 6.7 | |||
| Turnout | 2,237 | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||