Thamesmead East (ward)

Thamesmead East
Electoral ward for the Bexley London Borough Council
Borough	Bexley
County	Greater London
Population	15,926 (2021) [1]
Major settlements	Thamesmead
Area	3,714/km²
Current electoral ward
Created	1974
Councillors	3

Thamesmead East is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Bexley. The ward was first used in the 1974 elections. It elects three councillors to Bexley London Borough Council.

History

In 2019, councillor Danny Hackett resigned from the Labour Party. ^[2]

Geography

The ward is named after the suburb of Thamesmead. ^[3]

Councillors

Election	Councillors
2018		Zainab Asunramu [4] (Labour)		Danny Hackett (Labour)		Mabel Ogundayo [5] (Labour)
2022				Larry Ferguson [3] (Labour)

Elections

2022 Bexley London Borough Council election

Thamesmead East (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Larry Ferguson	1,703	74.6
	Labour	Zainab Asunramu	1,678	73.5
	Labour	Mabel Ogundayo*	1,661	72.8	+6.0
	Conservative	Graham Moon	586	25.7
	Conservative	Natalie Price	558	24.5
	Conservative	Rajinder Tumber	462	20.2
	Liberal Democrats	Doro Oddiri	198	8.7
Turnout			6,846	24.4	−4.95
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

2018 Bexley London Borough Council election

Thamesmead East (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

References

1. "Thamesmead East (Ward, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location".
2. "'I've not changed, the party has': Bexley councillor quits Labour but rules out by-election". News Shopper. 2019-02-25. Retrieved 2025-09-10.
3. "Councillor Larry Ferguson". Bexley London Borough Council.
4. "Councillor Zainab Asunramu". London Borough of Bexley.
5. "Councillor Mabel Ogundayo". London Borough of Bexley.