Bexley London Borough Council election, 2018

Bexley Borough Council election, 2018
3 May 2018
All 45 seats to Bexley London Borough Council
23 seats needed for a majority

  First party Second party
 
Party Conservative Labour
Last election 45 seats, 38.1% 15 seats, 25.7%
Seats before 35† 10†
Seats won 34 11
Seat change Decrease1* Increase1*
Popular vote 35,207 23,564
Percentage 50.4% 33.7%
Swing Increase12.3% Increase8.0%
Council composition after the election.

†Notional 2014 results based on new electoral boundaries, as calculated by the BBC.

*Indicates boundary change - so this is a notional figure.
Council control before election


Conservative

 Council control after election


Conservative

The 2018 Bexley Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Bexley Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

There were boundary changes which reduced the number of wards from 21 to 17 and the number of councillors from 63 to 45.

Overall results

The Conservatives retained control of the council, winning 34 of the new seats. Labour won 11 and UKIP won no seats.[1]

Bexley Local Election Result 2018[2]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 34 0 1 -1† 75.6 50.4 35,207 +12.3
  Labour 11 1 0 +1† 24.4 33.7 23,564 +8.0
  Liberal Democrat 0 0 0 0 5.7 3,977 +3.0
  UKIP 0 0 0 0 5.6 3,888 -16.9
  Green 0 0 0 0 1.7 1,159 +0.2
  Independent 0 0 0 0 1.2 809 +0.1
  Others 0 0 0 0 1.9 1,295 -6.3

†Notional changes calculated by the BBC.[3]

Ward Results

Barnehurst

Barnehurst (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Brian Bishop 1,833 29%
Conservative Howard Jackson 1,751 28%
Labour Alexis Chase 1,060 17
Labour Ali Ali 1,033 17
UKIP Harry Buttar 282 5
UKIP Mike Ferro 280 4
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Barnehurst became a 2 member ward in 2018, following the cutdown on councilors from 63 to 45. Brian Bishop became Mayor of Bexley after this election.

Belvedere

Belvedere (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Sally Hinkley 2,403 21
Labour Daniel Francis 2,353 21
Labour Dave Putson 2,307 20
Conservative Graham Anthony Moon 1,457 13
Conservative Frazer Lewis Brooks 1,429 13
Conservative Natalie Price 1,330 12
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Leader of the Opposition in Bexley, Daniel Francis, stood here.

Bexleyheath

Bexleyheath (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Sue Gower 2,806 21
Conservative Eileen Patricia Mary Pallen 2,770 21
Conservative Brad Smith 2,765 21
Labour Liam Davies 1,280 10
Labour Pauline Turner 1,223 9
Labour Keri Hacker 1,126 9
Liberal Democrat David Hall 413 3
UKIP John Dunford 361 3
UKIP Paula Dunford 325 3
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Blackfen & Lamorbey

Blackfen & Lamorbey (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Peter Craske 2,688 21
Conservative James Hunt 2,686 21
Conservative Cafer Munur 2,110 17
Labour Daniel Jenkins 1,179 9
Labour Kathy Steedman 1,100 9
Labour Rob Parish 1,011 8
Independent Becci McManus 809 6
UKIP Lynn Smith 611 5
Liberal Democrat Lewis Ilsey 530 4
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from UKIP Swing

Blendon & Penhill

Blendon & Penhill (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Adam Lloyd Wildman 2,835 23%
Conservative Nick O'Hare 2,759 23%
Conservative David Leaf 2,683 22%
Labour Pat Ball 1,098 9%
Labour Chris Mace 978 8%
Labour Brian Silk 917 8%
UKIP Linda Harris 497 4%
Liberal Democrat Jawharah Albakri 334 3%
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Crayford

Crayford (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Melvin Seymour 1,958 18%
Conservative Geraldine Lucia-Hennis 1,918 18%
Conservative Christine Bishop 1,896 18%
Labour Anna Day 1,489 14%
Labour Elizabeth Folarin 1,270 12%
Labour Munir Malik 1,254 12%
UKIP Keith Forster 460 4%
Liberal Democrat Sean Michael Peter Ash 375 4%
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Crook Log

Crook Log (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Linda Bailey 2,922 22%
Conservative Teresa O'Neill 2,843 21%
Conservative Sybil Camsey 2,785 21%
Labour Janet Mary Mace 1,482 11%
Labour Shekhar Vyas 1,458 11%
Labour Andy Smith 1,430 11%
Liberal Democrat Gem Ahmet 440 3%
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Leader of the Council, Teresa O'Neill, stood here, following the abolition of her previous ward; Brampton

East Wickham

East Wickham (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Steven Hall 2,473 20%
Conservative Caroline Newton 2,341 19%
Conservative Christine Catterall 2,308 19%
Labour Sam Marchant 1,727 14%
Labour Anthony Riches 1,558 13%
Labour Victoria Ankintomide 1,536 12%
BNP Michael Jones 398 3%
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Erith

Erith (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Joe Ferreira 1,463 32%
Labour Nicola Taylor 1,447 32%
Conservative Irene Reader 747 17%
Conservative Eliot Smith 697 14%
BNP Pamela Mackie 154 3%
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Erith became a 2 member ward, following the cutdown of councillors from 63 to 45.

Falconwood & Welling

Falconwood & Welling (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Nigel Betts 2,641 20%
Conservative Val Clark 2,470 19%
Conservative Louie French 2,317 17%
Labour David Lovelace 1,437 11%
Labour Matthew Murphy 1,326 10%
Labour Murali Surendran 1,302 10%
UKIP Malcolm Clarke 426 3%
Green Elisabeth Radbon 420 3%
UKIP Frank Thomas Gould 328 2%
UKIP Pamela Perrin 292 2%
Liberal Democrat Robin Paul Kelly 233 2%
BNP Jaymie Ryan McCoy 101 1%
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Damayanthi Holbourne was a Labour candidate until she was deselected for social media posts, and replaced with Matthew Murphy

Longlands

Longlands (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Gareth Bacon 2,038 34%
Conservative Andy Dourmoush 1,672 28%
Labour Ana Davies 868 15%
Labour Donna Briant 817 14%
Liberal Democrat Paul Hurren 353 6%
UKIP Graham Harris 212 4%
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Longlands became a 2 member ward after the cutdown of councillors from 63 to 45

Northumberland Heath

Northumberland Heath (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative John Fuller 1,419 25%
Labour Wendy Perfect 1,333 23%
Conservative Ray Sams 1,331 23%
Labour Aisha Malik-Smith 1,301 23%
Liberal Democrat Paul Andrew Bargery 215 4%
BNP Robert David Harris 160 3%
Conservative hold Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Northumberland Heath became a 2 member ward in 2018, after the cutdown of councillors from 63 to 45.

Sidcup

Sidcup (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Cheryl Bacon 2,597 21%
Conservative June Slaughter 2,426 20%
Conservative Richard Thornton Diment 2,314 19%
Labour Peter Edward Charles 1,095 9%
Labour Jo Choda 1,094 9%
Labour Derek Charles Steedman 931 8%
Green Jonathan Scot Rooks 450 4%
Liberal Democrat Simone Reynolds 366 3%
UKIP David Kurten 296 2%
Liberal Democrat Adrian Paul 292 2%
Liberal Democrat David Sexton 260 2%
BNP John Brooks 130 1%
Liberal Laurence Williams 82 1%
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Slade Green & Northend

Slade Green & Northend (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Brenda Langstead 1,291 29%
Labour Stefano Borella 1,272 29%
Conservative Graham D'Amiral 668 15%
Conservative Viny Poon 575 13%
UKIP Mac McGannon 305 7%
Green Sophie Nicole Chaise 289 7%
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

St Mary's & St James

St Mary's & St James (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Alan Downing 2,273 37%
Conservative Alex Sawyer 2,049 33%
Labour Teresa Bernadette Gray 788 13%
Labour John Browning 747 12%
Liberal Democrat David Nicolle 328 5%
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Thamesmead East

Thamesmead East (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Esther Amaning 1,932 25%
Labour Danny Hackett 1,868 24%
Labour Mabel Ogundayo 1,856 24%
Conservative Mark Brooks 661 9%
Conservative Elzbieta Boryslawska 596 8%
Conservative Bonny Umeadi 490 6%
Christian Peoples Endy Ezenwata 270 4%
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Former Labour councillor, Endy Ezenwata, defected to the Christian People's Alliance and subsequently lost re-election. Former councillor for Lesnes Abbey, Danny Hackett, stood here following the abolition of his former ward.

West Heath

West Heath (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Peter Reader 2,831 21%
Conservative John Davey 2,726 20%
Conservative Phillip Read 2,663 20%
Labour Ian McCawley 1,639 12%
Labour Ade Osayomi 1,361 10%
Labour Folasade Oduja 1,324 10%
UKIP Steve Reader 438 3%
Liberal Democrat Stuart Weedon 390 3%
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Mayor of the time, Peter Reader, stood here. John Davey became deputy mayor after the election.

References

  1. ↑ https://www.bexley.gov.uk/news/results-council-elections
  2. ↑ Elects, Britain (May 2018). "LE2018 ward-by-ward results: London only [Britain Elects]". Britain Elects. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  3. ↑ Bexley London Borough Council BBC News
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