Orpington (ward)

Orpington
Orpington
Electoral ward; for the Bromley London Borough Council
Borough	Bromley
County	Greater London
Population	11,960 (2021)
Major settlements	Orpington
Area	3.220 km²
Current electoral ward
Created	2002
Councillors	2 (since 2022); 3 (2002 to 2022)

Last updated December 07, 2025

Orpington is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Bromley. The ward was first used in the 2002 elections and elects two councillors to Bromley London Borough Council.

Geography

The ward is named after the town of Orpington.

Election	Councillors
2018		Kim Botting^[2] (Conservative)		Pauline Tunnicliffe^[3] (Conservative)		William Huntington-Thresher^[4] (Conservative)
2022		Kim Botting^[2] (Conservative)		Pauline Tunnicliffe^[3] (Conservative)	Two seats

Orpington (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Kim Botting*	1,630	47.4	−14.7
	Conservative	Pauline Tunnicliffe*	1,608	46.7	−12.6
	Liberal Democrats	Rick Das	1,026	29.8	+15.1
	Liberal Democrats	David Morrison	991	28.8	+15.8
	Labour	Hannah Barlow	774	22.5	+1.9
	Labour	James Talbot	661	19.2	−1.4
Turnout			3,441	37
Registered electors			9,210
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Orpington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Kim Botting	2,857	62.1
	Conservative	Pauline Tunnicliffe	2,729	59.3
	Conservative	William Huntington-Thresher	2,694	58.6
	Labour	Christopher Price	949	20.6
	Labour	Vibeke Fussing	947	20.6
	Labour	Gareth Wretham	805	17.5
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Hall	674	14.7
	Liberal Democrats	Elaine Mackay	598	13.0
	Green	Michael Marriott	507	11.0
	Liberal Democrats	Reinhard Rometsch	430	9.3
Turnout			13,190	38^[5]
Registered electors			12,110
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Orpington
Electoral ward for the Bromley London Borough Council
Borough	Bromley
County	Greater London
Population	11,960 (2021)^[1]
Major settlements	Orpington
Area	3.220 km²
Current electoral ward
Created	2002
Councillors	2 (since 2022) 3 (2002 to 2022)