Bromley Common and Holwood (ward)

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Bromley Common and Holwood
Electoral ward
for the Bromley London Borough Council
Bromley Common and Holwood (ward)
Bromley Common and Holwood ward boundaries since 2022
Borough Bromley
County Greater London
Population18,781 (2021) [a]
Electorate13,949 (2022)
Area6.737 square kilometres (2.601 sq mi)
Current electoral ward
Created2022
Number of members3
Councillors
  •   David Jefferys
  •   Sunil Gupta
  •   Alan Cook
Created from Bromley Common and Keston, Bromley Town, Farnborough and Crofton
GSS code E05013990

Bromley Common and Holwood is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Bromley. The ward was first used in the 2022 elections. It returns three councillors to Bromley London Borough Council.

Contents

List of councillors

TermCouncillorParty
2022–presentDavid Jefferys Conservative
2022–2025Jonathan Laidlaw [b] Conservative
Independent
2022–presentSunil Gupta Conservative
2025–presentAlan Cook Reform UK

Bromley council elections

2025 by-election

The by-election took place on 24 July 2025, following the death of Jonathan Laidlaw. [2]

2025 Bromley Common and Holwood by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Reform UK Alan Cook 1,342 33.99 New
Conservative Ian Payne1,16129.41−15.59
Labour Elizabeth Morgan72018.24−10.86
Liberal Democrats Laura McCracken54013.68−2.39
Greens Ruth Fabricant1854.69−11.81
Turnout 3,94828−4
Reform UK gain from Conservative Swing +24.96

2022 election

The election took place on 5 May 2022. [3]

2022 Bromley London Borough Council election: Bromley Common and Holwood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Jefferys 2,114 47.1 −12.2
Conservative Jonathan Laidlaw 2,019 45.0 −14.4
Conservative Sunil Gupta 1,927 42.9 −14.8
Labour Kay Abbs1,47032.8+9.9
Labour Kathryn Watts1,24527.7+5.9
Labour Amy de Vries1,20226.8+5.9
Liberal Democrats Alan Carter81318.1+6.4
Liberal Democrats Carol Denyer79417.7+6.5
Green Hannah Witham73916.5+4.1
Liberal Democrats Andrew Viner55912.5+3.3
Turnout 4,48832
Registered electors 13,949
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Notes

  1. 2021 Census data reported for 2022 ward boundaries
  2. Jonathan Laidlaw changed parties in 2023. [1]

References

  1. Boothroyd, David (25 August 2023). "Lib Dems all Wight on the Island". localcouncils.co.uk. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  2. "Bromley local election: The 5 candidates in Bromley Common & Holwood". Who Can I Vote For?. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
  3. Heywood, Joe; Loftus, Caitlin (March 2023). "London Borough Council Elections: May 2022" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 9 June 2025.