London Conservatives | |
|---|---|
| Leader in the London Assembly | Susan Hall |
| Deputy Leader in the London Assembly | Emma Best |
| Chairman | Clare Hambro |
| Deputy chairpersons | Peter Smallwood & Martin Hislop |
| Founded | 1946 |
| Preceded by | Municipal Reform Party |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Centre-right to right-wing [1] [2] |
| National affiliation | Conservatives |
| Colours | Blue |
| House of Commons (London seats) | 9 / 75 |
| London Assembly | 8 / 25 |
| Local councillors in London [3] | 390 / 1,817 |
| Council control in London [3] | 6 / 32 |
| Directly elected Mayoralties in London | 1 / 5 |
| Website | |
| City Hall Conservatives Conservative Party in London | |
The London Conservatives are the regional party of the Conservative Party that operates in Greater London.
The party held the Mayoralty of London from 2008 until losing to Labour in 2016.
| Election | Candidate | Results |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Steven Norris |  Not elected |
| 2004 | Steven Norris | Not elected |
| 2008 | Boris Johnson |  Elected |
| 2012 | Boris Johnson | Elected |
| 2016 | Zac Goldsmith | Not elected |
| 2021 | Shaun Bailey | Not elected |
| 2024 | Susan Hall | Not elected |
| 2028 |
The Conservatives (as of the 2024 United Kingdom general election) hold 9 of 75 London seats in the House of Commons.
As of the 2024 London Assembly election, they hold 8 of 25 seats in the London Assembly.
At the 2022 London local elections, the party won 404 out of the 1,817 borough seats, while currently holding 390. It currently controls 6 of 32 London borough councils (Bexley, Bromley, Croydon, Harrow, Hillingdon, and Kensington & Chelsea).
| Council | Councillors | Status | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barking and Dagenham | 0 / 51 | n/a | n/a |
| Barnet | 19 / 63 | Main opposition | Peter Zinkin |
| Bexley | 30 / 45 | Administration | Teresa O'Neill, Baroness O'Neill of Bexley |
| Brent | 5 / 57 | Main opposition | Suresh Kansagra |
| Bromley | 35 / 58 | Administration | Colin Smith |
| Camden | 3 / 55 | 3rd | Steve Adams |
| Croydon | 33 / 70 | Minority administration | Jason Perry |
| Ealing | 4 / 70 | 3rd | Julian Gallant |
| Enfield | 25 / 63 | Main opposition | Alessandro Georgiou |
| Greenwich | 4 / 55 | Main opposition | Matt Hartley |
| Hackney | 6 / 57 | Main opposition | Michael Levy |
| Hammersmith and Fulham | 10 / 50 | Main opposition | Jose Afonso |
| Haringey | 0 / 57 | n/a | n/a |
| Harrow | 31 / 55 | Administration | Paul Osborn |
| Havering | 17 / 55 | Main opposition | Damian White |
| Hillingdon | 30 / 53 | Administration | Ian Edwards |
| Hounslow | 8 / 62 | Main opposition | Joanna Biddolph |
| Islington | 0 / 51 | n/a | n/a |
| Kensington and Chelsea | 36 / 50 | Administration | Elizabeth Campbell |
| Kingston upon Thames | 2 / 48 | 3rd | Rowena Bass |
| Lambeth | 0 / 63 | n/a | n/a |
| Lewisham | 0 / 54 | n/a | n/a |
| Merton | 7 / 57 | 3rd | Nick McLean |
| Newham | 0 / 66 | n/a | n/a |
| Redbridge | 5 / 63 | Main opposition | Paul Canal |
| Richmond upon Thames | 0 / 54 | n/a | n/a |
| Southwark | 0 / 63 | n/a | n/a |
| Sutton | 21 / 55 | Main opposition | Tom Drummond |
| Tower Hamlets | 1 / 45 | 3rd | Peter Golds |
| Waltham Forest | 12 / 60 | Main opposition | Grace Williams |
| Wandsworth | 21 / 58 | Main opposition | Ravi Govindia |
| Westminster | 25 / 54 | Main opposition | Paul Swaddle |
The party has 1 of 5 directly elected borough mayors.
| Mayoralty | Mayor | |
|---|---|---|
| Croydon | Jason Perry | |
The table below shows the London Conservative Party's results at UK general elections since the area of Greater London was created. [4]
| Date | Votes won | % of Votes | Change | MPs elected | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb-1974 | 1,475,196 | 37.6% |  9.0% | 42 / 92 | 5 |
| Oct-1974 | 1,310,496 | 37.4% | 0.2% | 41 / 92 | 1 |
| 1979 | 1,693,587 | 46.0% |  8.7% | 50 / 84 | 9 |
| 1983 | 1,517,154 | 43.9% | 2.1% | 56 / 84 | 6 |
| 1987 | 1,680,093 | 46.4% | 2.5% | 58 / 84 | 2 |
| 1992 | 1,630,546 | 45.4% | 1.1% | 48 / 84 | 10 |
| 1997 | 1,036,175 | 31.2% | 14.2% | 11 / 74 | 37 |
| 2001 | 841,751 | 30.5% | 0.7% | 13 / 74 | 2 |
| 2005 | 931,966 | 31.9% | 1.4% | 21 / 74 | 8 |
| 2010 | 1,174,568 | 34.5% | 2.6% | 28 / 73 | 7 |
| 2015 | 1,233,386 | 34.9% | 0.3% | 27 / 73 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1,268,800 | 33.2% | 1.7% | 21 / 73 | 6 |
| 2019 | 1,205,129 | 32.0% | 1.1% | 21 / 73 |  |
| 2024 [5] | 685,082 | 20.6% | 11.4% | 9 / 75 | 12 |
| Date | Votes won | % of Votes | Change | MEPs elected | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | N/A | 0 / 10 | ||||
| 1984 | 0 / 10 | |||||
| 1989 | 0 / 10 | |||||
| 1994 | 1 / 10 | |||||
| 1999 | 372,989 | 32.7% | unknown | 4 / 10 | 3 | |
| 2004 | 504,941 | 26.8% | 5.9% | 3 / 9 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 479,037 | 27.4% | 0.6% | 3 / 8 | | |
| 2014 | 495,639 | 22.5% | 4.8% | 2 / 8 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 177,964 | 7.9% | 14.6% | 0 / 8 | 2 | |
The table below shows the results obtained by the London Conservatives in elections to the Greater London Council. The GLC was abolished by the Local Government Act 1985.
| Date | Leader | Votes won | % of Votes | Change | Councillors | Change | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 956,543 | 40.1% | N/A | 36 / 100 | N/A | Labour win | |
| 1967 | Desmond Plummer | 1,136,092 | 52.6% | 12.5% | 82 / 100 | 46 | Conservative win |
| 1970 | Desmond Plummer | 971,227 | 50.6% | 2.0% | 65 / 100 | 17 | Conservative win |
| 1973 | Desmond Plummer | 743,123 | 38.0% | 12.6 | 32 / 92 | 33 | Labour win |
| 1977 | Horace Cutler | 1,177,390 | 52.5% | 14.5% | 64 / 92 | 32 | Conservative win |
| 1981 | Horace Cutler | 894,234 | 39.7% | 12.8 | 41 / 92 | 23 | Labour win |
The table below shows the London Conservatives results in London Mayoral elections since 2000.
| Election | Candidate | 1st Round vote | 2nd Round Vote | Result | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Steven Norris | 464,434 | 27.1% | 564,137 | 42.1 | Lost | ||
| 2004 | Steven Norris | 542,423 | 29.1% | 667,180 | 44.6 | Lost | ||
| 2008 | Boris Johnson | 1,043,761 | 43.2% | 1,168,738 | 53.3 | Win | ||
| 2012 | Boris Johnson | 971,931 | 44.0% | 1,054,811 | 51.5 | Win | ||
| 2016 | Zac Goldsmith | 909,755 | 35.0% | 994,614 | 43.2 | Lost | ||
| 2021 | Shaun Bailey | 893,051 | 35.3% | 977,601 | 44.8 | Lost | ||
Since the Elections Act 2022, London mayoral elections have operated under the first-past-the-post voting system. Therefore, there is no longer a second round.
| Election | Candidate | Vote | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Susan Hall | 812,397 | 32.7% | Lost | |
The table below shows the London Conservatives results in London Assembly elections since 2000.
| Election | Leader | Votes (constituency) | Votes (region) | Seats | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | |||
| 2000 | Eric Ollerenshaw | 526,422 | 33.2 | 481,053 | 29.0 | 9 / 25 |
| 2004 | Bob Neill | 562,047 | 31.2 | 533,696 | 28.5 | 9 / 25 |
| 2008 | Richard Barnes | 900,569 | 37.4 | 835,535 | 34.1 | 11 / 25 |
| 2012 | James Cleverly | 722,280 | 32.7 | 708,528 | 32.0 | 9 / 25 |
| 2016 | Gareth Bacon | 812,415 | 31.1 | 764,230 | 29.2 | 8 / 25 |
| 2021 | Susan Hall | 833,021 | 32.0 | 795,081 | 30.7 | 9 / 25 |
The table below shows the London Conservatives results in elections for the London Boroughs.
| Year | % of Vote | Number of Councillors | Number of Councils |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 668 / 1,859 | 9 / 32 | |
| 1968 | 60.0 | 1,438 / 1,863 | 28 / 32 |
| 1971 | 39.4 | 597 / 1,863 | 10 / 32 |
| 1974 | 40.8 | 713 / 1,867 | 13 / 32 |
| 1978 | 48.7 | 960 / 1,908 | 17 / 32 |
| 1982 | 42.2 | 984 / 1,914 | 17 / 32 |
| 1986 | 35.4 | 685 / 1,914 | 11 / 32 |
| 1990 | 37.8 | 731 / 1,914 | 12 / 32 |
| 1994 | 31.2 | 519 / 1,917 | 4 / 32 |
| 1998 | 32.0 | 538 / 1,917 | 4 / 32 |
| 2002 | 34.1 | 654 / 1,861 | 8 / 32 |
| 2006 | 34.9 | 785 / 1,861 | 14 / 32 |
| 2010 | 31.7 | 717 / 1,861 | 11 / 32 |
| 2014 | 26.4 | 612 / 1,861 | 9 / 32 |
| 2018 | 28.8 | 508 / 1,861 | 7 / 32 |
| 2022 | 25.9 | 404 / 1,817 | 5 / 32 |
...the Conservative Party's history in incorporating ethnic minorities, and the recent post-racial turn within the party whereby increasing party diversity has coincided with an increasing turn to the Right
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