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All 45 seats to Bexley London Borough Council 23 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() Map of the results of the 2018 Bexley council election. Conservatives in blue, and Labour in red. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
The Conservatives retained control of the council, winning 34 of the new seats. Labour won 11 and UKIP won no seats. [1]
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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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 Democrats | 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]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Brian Bishop | 1,833 | 56.8 | ||
Conservative | Howard Jackson | 1,751 | 54.3 | ||
Labour | Alexis Chase | 1,060 | 32.9 | ||
Labour | Ali Ali | 1,033 | 32.0 | ||
UKIP | Harry Buttar | 282 | 8.7 | ||
UKIP | Mike Ferro | 280 | 8.7 | ||
Turnout | 3,262 | 38.8 | |||
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.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Sally Hinkley | 2,403 | 61.3 | ||
Labour | Daniel Francis | 2,353 | 60.1 | ||
Labour | Dave Putson | 2,307 | 58.9 | ||
Conservative | Graham Moon | 1,457 | 37.2 | ||
Conservative | Frazer Brooks | 1,429 | 36.5 | ||
Conservative | Natalie Price | 1,330 | 34.0 | ||
Turnout | 3,980 | 34.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Leader of the Opposition in Bexley, Daniel Francis, stood here.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Sue Gower | 2,806 | 60.5 | ||
Conservative | Eileen Pallen | 2,770 | 59.7 | ||
Conservative | Brad Smith | 2,765 | 59.6 | ||
Labour | Liam Davies | 1,280 | 27.6 | ||
Labour | Pauline Turner | 1,223 | 26.4 | ||
Labour | Keri Hacker | 1,126 | 24.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | David Hall | 413 | 8.9 | ||
UKIP | John Dunford | 361 | 7.8 | ||
UKIP | Paula Dunford | 325 | 7.0 | ||
Turnout | 4,663 | 39.5 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Peter Craske | 2,688 | 57.7 | ||
Conservative | James Hunt | 2,686 | 57.7 | ||
Conservative | Cafer Munur | 2,110 | 45.3 | ||
Labour | Daniel Jenkins | 1,179 | 25.3 | ||
Labour | Kathy Steedman | 1,100 | 23.6 | ||
Labour | Rob Parish | 1,011 | 21.7 | ||
Independent | Becci McManus | 809 | 17.4 | ||
UKIP | Lynn Smith | 611 | 13.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Lewis Ilsley | 530 | 11.4 | ||
Turnout | 4,687 | 38.7 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from UKIP | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Adam Wildman | 2,835 | 64.6 | ||
Conservative | Nick O'Hare | 2,759 | 62.8 | ||
Conservative | David Leaf | 2,683 | 61.1 | ||
Labour | Pat Ball | 1,098 | 25.0 | ||
Labour | Chris Mace | 978 | 22.3 | ||
Labour | Brian Silk | 917 | 20.9 | ||
UKIP | Linda Harris | 497 | 11.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Jawharah Albakri | 334 | 7.6 | ||
Turnout | 4,419 | 37.7 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Melvin Seymour | 1,958 | 50.5 | ||
Conservative | Geraldine Lucia-Hennis | 1,918 | 49.4 | ||
Conservative | Christine Bishop | 1,896 | 48.9 | ||
Labour | Anna Day | 1,489 | 38.4 | ||
Labour | Elizabeth Folarin | 1,270 | 32.7 | ||
Labour | Munir Malik | 1,254 | 32.3 | ||
UKIP | Keith Forster | 460 | 11.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Sean Michael Peter Ash | 375 | 9.7 | ||
Turnout | 3,902 | 35.1 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Linda Bailey | 2,922 | 61.5 | ||
Conservative | Teresa O'Neill | 2,843 | 59.8 | ||
Conservative | Sybil Camsey | 2,785 | 58.6 | ||
Labour | Janet Mary Mace | 1,482 | 31.2 | ||
Labour | Shekhar Vyas | 1,458 | 30.7 | ||
Labour | Andy Smith | 1,430 | 30.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Gem Ahmet | 440 | 9.3 | ||
Turnout | 4,804 | 40.9 | |||
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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Steven Hall | 2,473 | 55.3 | ||
Conservative | Caroline Newton | 2,341 | 52.3 | ||
Conservative | Christine Catterall | 2,308 | 51.6 | ||
Labour | Sam Marchant | 1,727 | 38.6 | ||
Labour | Anthony Riches | 1,558 | 34.8 | ||
Labour | Victoria Ankintomide | 1,536 | 34.3 | ||
BNP | Michael Jones | 398 | 8.9 | ||
Turnout | 4,523 | 38.4 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Joe Ferreira | 1,463 | 63.1 | ||
Labour | Nicola Taylor | 1,447 | 62.4 | ||
Conservative | Irene Reader | 747 | 32.2 | ||
Conservative | Eliot Smith | 697 | 30.1 | ||
BNP | Pamela Mackie | 154 | 6.6 | ||
Turnout | 2,349 | 32.4 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Erith became a 2 member ward, following the cutdown of councillors from 63 to 45.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Nigel Betts | 2,641 | 56.5 | ||
Conservative | Val Clark | 2,470 | 52.9 | ||
Conservative | Louie French | 2,317 | 49.6 | ||
Labour | David Lovelace | 1,437 | 30.8 | ||
Labour | Matthew Murphy | 1,326 | 28.4 | ||
Labour | Murali Surendran | 1,302 | 27.9 | ||
UKIP | Malcolm Clarke | 426 | 9.1 | ||
Green | Elisabeth Radbon | 420 | 9.0 | ||
UKIP | Frank Gould | 328 | 7.0 | ||
UKIP | Pamela Perrin | 292 | 6.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Robin Paul Kelly | 233 | 5.0 | ||
BNP | Jaymie Ryan McCoy | 101 | 2.2 | ||
Turnout | 4,713 | 39.7 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Gareth Bacon | 2,038 | 64.1 | ||
Conservative | Andy Dourmoush | 1,672 | 52.6 | ||
Labour | Ana Davies | 868 | 27.3 | ||
Labour | Donna Briant | 817 | 25.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Paul Hurren | 353 | 11.1 | ||
UKIP | Graham Harris | 212 | 6.7 | ||
Turnout | 3,190 | 41.3 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Longlands became a 2 member ward after the cutdown of councillors from 63 to 45
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | John Fuller | 1,419 | 47.3 | ||
Labour | Wendy Perfect | 1,333 | 44.5 | ||
Conservative | Ray Sams | 1,331 | 44.4 | ||
Labour | Aisha Malik-Smith | 1,301 | 43.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Paul Bargery | 215 | 7.2 | ||
BNP | Robert Harris | 160 | 5.3 | ||
Turnout | 3,013 | 38.4 | |||
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.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Cheryl Bacon | 2,597 | 59.4 | ||
Conservative | June Slaughter | 2,426 | 55.5 | ||
Conservative | Richard Diment | 2,314 | 53.0 | ||
Labour | Peter Charles | 1,095 | 25.1 | ||
Labour | Jo Chodha | 1,094 | 25.0 | ||
Labour | Derek Steedman | 931 | 21.3 | ||
Green | Jonathan Rooks | 450 | 10.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Simone Reynolds | 366 | 8.4 | ||
UKIP | David Kurten | 296 | 6.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Adrian Paul | 292 | 6.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | David Sexton | 260 | 5.9 | ||
BNP | John Brooks | 130 | 3.0 | ||
Liberal | Laurence Williams | 82 | 1.9 | ||
Turnout | 4,390 | 38.9 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Brenda Langstead | 1,291 | 53.9 | ||
Labour | Stefano Borella | 1,272 | 53.1 | ||
Conservative | Graham D'Amiral | 668 | 27.9 | ||
Conservative | Viny Poon | 575 | 24.0 | ||
UKIP | Mac McGannon | 305 | 12.7 | ||
Green | Sophie Chaise | 289 | 12.1 | ||
Turnout | 2,409 | 29.8 | |||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Alan Downing | 2,273 | 70.2 | ||
Conservative | Alex Sawyer | 2,049 | 63.3 | ||
Labour | Teresa Gray | 788 | 24.4 | ||
Labour | John Browning | 747 | 23.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | David Nicolle | 328 | 10.1 | ||
Turnout | 3,255 | 40.4 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Esther Amaning | 1,932 | 69.5 | ||
Labour | Danny Hackett | 1,868 | 67.2 | ||
Labour | Mabel Ogundayo | 1,856 | 66.8 | ||
Conservative | Mark Brooks | 661 | 23.8 | ||
Conservative | Elzbieta Boryslawska | 596 | 21.4 | ||
Conservative | Bonny Umeadi | 490 | 17.6 | ||
CPA | Endy Ezenwata | 270 | 9.7 | ||
Turnout | 2,852 | 29.3 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Former Labour councillor, Endy Ezenwata, defected to the Christian Peoples Alliance and subsequently lost re-election. Former councillor for Lesnes Abbey, Danny Hackett, stood here following the abolition of his former ward.
On 23 February 2019, Danny Hackett resigned from the Labour Party, citing a culture of "anti-Semitism, hatred and bullying." He will now sit as an Independent.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Peter Reader | 2,831 | 58.7 | ||
Conservative | John Davey | 2,726 | 56.5 | ||
Conservative | Phillip Read | 2,663 | 55.2 | ||
Labour | Ian McCawley | 1,639 | 34.0 | ||
Labour | Ade Osayomi | 1,361 | 28.2 | ||
Labour | Folasade Oduja | 1,324 | 27.5 | ||
UKIP | Steve Reader | 438 | 9.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Stuart Weedon | 390 | 8.1 | ||
Turnout | 4,854 | 40.7 | |||
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.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Lisa-Jane Moore | 2,467 | 62.1 | ![]() | |
Labour | David Tingle | 859 | 21.6 | ![]() | |
Green | Jon Rooks | 323 | 8.1 | New | |
Liberal Democrats | Paul Hurren | 279 | 6.9 | ![]() | |
Heritage | Linda Purcell | 49 | 1.2 | New | |
Majority | 1,608 | 40.5 | |||
Turnout | 3,977 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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