Class of UK local elections
A map showing the wards of Bromley from 2002 until 2022 Bromley London Borough Council is the local authority for the London Borough of Bromley . The council is elected every four years.
Political control The first election to the council was held in 1964, initially operating as a shadow authority before the new system came into full effect the following year. Political control of the council since 1964 has been held by the following parties:
Election Overall Control Conservative Labour Lib Dem UKIP Ind/Localist 1964 Conservative 28 15 7 - - 1968 Conservative 52 5 3 - - 1971 Conservative 41 15 4 - - 1974 Conservative 44 14 2 - - 1978 Conservative 48 12 - - - 1982 Conservative 52 5 3 - - 1986 Conservative 44 10 6 - - 1990 Conservative 43 11 6 - - 1994 Conservative 32 7 21 - - 1998 No overall control 28 7 25 - - 2002 Conservative 41 6 13 - - 2006 Conservative 49 4 7 - - 2010 Conservative 53 3 4 - - 2014 Conservative 51 7 - 2 - 2018 Conservative 50 8 - - 2 2022 Conservative 36 12 5 - 5
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By-election results 1964-1968 Darwin by-election, 11 May 1967[4] Party Candidate Votes % Conservative Christopher David Mchenry Knox-Johnston 809 49.7 Liberal Joyce M Cater 775 47.6 Labour Gustav C White 43 2.6 Turnout
1968-1971 Bickley by-election, 27 June 1968[1] Party Candidate Votes % Conservative J. Smith 1,977 Liberal W. R. Edwards 250 Labour Mrs E. Leys 183 Turnout 22.7
Petts Wood by-election, 27 June 1968[1] Party Candidate Votes % Conservative K. J. Harding 3,165 Liberal Keith H. Lock 2,010 Labour J. R. Constable 188 Turnout 41.3
Shortlands by-election, 27 June 1968[1] Party Candidate Votes % Conservative Bernard E. G. Davis 1,130 Liberal J. Bratt 150 Labour Christopher Richard Gaster 130 Turnout 17.9
Chelsfield by-election, 29 May 1969[1] Party Candidate Votes % Conservative Mrs Jean Tatham 1,634 Liberal S. D. Ellingworth 1,579 Labour G. Fielding 109 Turnout 49.9
St Mary Cray by-election, 29 May 1969[1] Party Candidate Votes % Liberal Roy Edey 1,292 Conservative Miss S. M. N. Gready 869 Labour S. T. Lack 371 Turnout 49.9
Eden Park by-election, 20 November 1969[1] Party Candidate Votes % Conservative J. E. Swatton 1,185 Liberal Ian Phillips 382 Labour Christopher Richard Gaster 186 Turnout 29.0
St Paul's Cray by-election, 5 February 1970[1] Party Candidate Votes % Labour Edgar C. H. Smith 1,367 Conservative Albert E. Stayte 665 Liberal Miss J. Fudonger 283 Turnout 20.4
St Paul's Cray by-election, 31 July 1970[1] Party Candidate Votes % Labour D. W. Edwards 1,511 Conservative Albert E. Stayte 507 Liberal J. J. Hart 166 Turnout 17.5
St Mary Cray by-election, 3 December 1970[1] Party Candidate Votes % Labour John Spellar 1,180 Liberal Michael Edwardes-Evans 988 Conservative G. S. Edwards 618 Turnout 28.2
1971-1974 Penge by-election, 8 July 1971[5] Party Candidate Votes % Labour Arthur J. Mansfield 1,156 Conservative R. C. Carter 504 Liberal William Huckin 488 Turnout 27.6
St Paul's Cray by-election, 22 July 1971[5] Party Candidate Votes % Labour Mrs M. L. Wilson 1,809 Conservative Albert E. Stayte 417 Liberal Mrs A. M. Parfitt 249 Turnout 19.0
Bickley by-election, 11 November 1971[5] Party Candidate Votes % Conservative L. Sellers 1,597 Labour Mrs J. Wood 535 Liberal Paul David A. Nash 188 Turnout 20.7
Chelsfield by-election, 18 November 1971[5] Party Candidate Votes % Conservative D. E. Johnson 1,400 Liberal Mrs F. B. Kirby 1,369 Labour Miss M. J. E. Healy 220 Turnout 38.6
St Mary Cray by-election, 18 May 1972[5] Party Candidate Votes % Labour Peter John Tozer 2,473 Conservative J. A. Collins 1,013 Liberal Mrs Kathleen E.C. Tarbolton 820 Turnout 38.5
Martins Hill & Town by-election, 24 May 1973[5] Party Candidate Votes % Conservative D. S. Reid 1,020 Labour Gordon Thomas Yates 799 Liberal Mrs M. M. Coulson 682 Turnout 24.2
West Wickham North by-election, 24 May 1973[5] Party Candidate Votes % Conservative P. C. Read 1,052 Liberal Peter A. Dodsworth 956 Labour Robert Armstrong 140 Turnout 28.6
West Wickham South by-election, 24 May 1973[5] Party Candidate Votes % Conservative B. G. Cope 1,218 Liberal Jeremy V. Cope 635 Labour John Richard Holbrook 317 Turnout 27.4
1974-1978 Farnborough by-election, 4 July 1974[2] Party Candidate Votes % Conservative Jennifer Mary Hillier 2,067 Liberal Keith O. M. Challis 949 Labour Philip R. Edwards 368 Turnout 27.9
Petts Wood by-election, 4 July 1974[2] Party Candidate Votes % Conservative Alan S. Cornish 2,272 Liberal Edward Babbs 1,555 Labour Antoni M. Ziolkowski 392 Turnout 36.3
Keston & Hayes by-election, 30 January 1975[2] Party Candidate Votes % Conservative Philip Geoffrey Jones 1,898 Liberal Brian Harry Taylor 1,713 Labour Peter W. Rance 377 Turnout 35.3
Lawrie Park & Kent House by-election, 6 March 1975[2] Party Candidate Votes % Conservative John A. M. Lewis 894 Labour Janet I. Ambrose 741 Liberal Adrian G. Chapman 298 Turnout 31.9
Shortlands by-election, 6 March 1975[2] Party Candidate Votes % Conservative John A. Stewart 1,830 Liberal Ian Phillips 291 Labour Dr Jan Pollert 81 Turnout 26.3
Biggin Hill by-election, 2 October 1975[2] Party Candidate Votes % Conservative Michael J. Hughes 1,307 Liberal George H. Dunk 596 Labour Roy E. Hodsdon 529 Turnout 35.0
Darwin by-election, 2 October 1975[2] Party Candidate Votes % Conservative Marion Audrey R. Roe 828 Liberal Derek J. Goldsmith 551 Labour Keith Aubrey Galley 93 Turnout 52.0
St Paul's Cray by-election, 23 October 1975[2] Party Candidate Votes % Labour Derek A. Wood 1,886 Conservative Albert E. Stayte 773 Liberal Nicholas J. Rowden 373 Turnout 24.4
Farnborough by-election, 22 January 1976[2] Party Candidate Votes % Conservative Peter G. Nash 2,823 Liberal Keith O. M. Challis 1,804 Labour Philip R. Edwards 392 Turnout 40.5
West Wickham South by-election, 30 September 1976[2] Party Candidate Votes % Conservative Leslie G. Whitman 1,664 Liberal Alan G. Sewell 538 Labour Richard J. Cox 303 Turnout 31.8
Shortlands by-election, 24 March 1977[2] Party Candidate Votes % Conservative Brian R. Reading 2,462 Liberal Phillip F. Khan-Panni 292 Labour Pauline M. Jones 212 Turnout 34.7
1978-1982 Bickley 26 July 1979 Party Candidate Votes % Conservative Margaret Doreen Moir 1,695 62.6 Liberal Peter G Hardie-Bick 423 15.6 Labour George W Bulline 305 11.3 Ecology Peter J Greenwood 286 10.6 Majority 1,272 47.0 Turnout 2,709 24.9 Conservative hold
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Hector McDonald
Crofton 4 October 1979 Party Candidate Votes % Conservative Richard J Inniss 1,376 53.9 Liberal Dr Sandra E Ward 872 34.2 Labour Hilary U Powell 196 7.7 Ecology Peter J Greenwood 107 4.2 Majority 504 19.7 Turnout 2,551 31.5 Conservative hold
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Keith G. Grieve
Petts Wood & Knoll 19 June 1980 Party Candidate Votes % Independent Peter Charles Woods 2,155 41.52 Conservative Stewart K Hopcraft 1,425 27.46 Liberal Byrom Lees 1,163 22.41 Labour Rosalie Huzzard 349 6.72 Ecology John W Taylor 98 1.89 Majority 730 14.06 Turnout 5,190 42.95 Independent gain from Conservative
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Alan S. Cornish
Petts Wood & Knoll 30 October 1980 Party Candidate Votes % Independent Maureen Huntley 2,442 55.49 Conservative Stewart K Hopcraft 1,199 27.24 Liberal Byrom Lees 553 12.57 Labour Rosalie Huzzard 207 4.70 Registered electors 12,163 Majority 1,243 28.25 Turnout 4,401 36.18 Independent gain from Conservative
The by-election was called following the death of Don D.S. Adams
1982-1986 Bromley Common & Keston, 11 August 1983 Party Candidate Votes % Liberal Robert H Smith 1,738 50.5 Conservative Robert G Straker 1,324 38.5 Labour Mark Cole 377 11.0 Majority 414 12.0 Turnout 3,439 26.4 Liberal gain from Conservative
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Colin R. English
Copers Cope, 12 April 1984 Party Candidate Votes % Conservative Christopher John Elgar 1,410 63.5 SDP Phyllis S Vickers 509 22.9 Labour Eric H Turner 255 11.5 BNP Andrew T Shotton 47 2.1 Majority 901 40.6 Turnout 2,221 35.0 Conservative hold
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. John L. Pritchard
Bickley, 21 March 1985 Party Candidate Votes % Liberal Ervin G Muller 1,773 49.0 Conservative John M H Sibley 1,602 44.3 Labour Doris Partridge 243 6.7 Majority 171 4.7 Turnout 3,618 33.6 Liberal gain from Conservative
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Maurice B. Kenward
Chislehurst, 28 March 1985 Party Candidate Votes % Conservative Joan Kathleen Wykes 2,225 53.22 SDP Muriel A Letman 1,418 33.92 Labour Sheila G Donn 491 11.74 BNP Alfred Waite 47 1.12 Majority 807 19.30 Registered electors 12,744 Turnout 4,181 32.81 Conservative hold
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Edward A. Rayner
1986-1990 Chelsfield & Goddington, 7 May 1987[6] Party Candidate Votes % Conservative Bruce G Panes 3,570 52.78 Liberal Margaret Howell 2,736 40.45 Labour Trevor E Phillips 458 6.77 Majority 834 12.33 Registered electors 12,192 Turnout 6,764 55.48 Conservative hold
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Joseph T. Heath
Bromley Common & Keston, 14 April 1988 Party Candidate Votes % Liberal Democrats Paul Jeremy Hudson Booth 2,100 50.34 Conservative Catherine Ann Bustard 1,688 40.46 Labour Peter G Warner 384 9.20 Majority 412 9.88 Registered electors 12,884 Turnout 4,172 32.4 Liberal Democrats hold
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Robert H. Smith
Penge, 21 April 1988 Party Candidate Votes % Labour Patricia Mansfield 1,258 54.08 Conservative Celia A Manson 549 23.60 Liberal Democrats Richard Holbech Boultbee 519 22.31 Majority 709 30.5 Registered electors 7,383 Turnout 31.56 Labour hold
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Arthur J. Mansfield
St Paul's Cray, 21 April 1988 Party Candidate Votes % Labour Corinna Margaret Mary Smart 1,848 51.2 Liberal Democrats Thomas William Hawthorne 805 22.3 Conservative Bernard J Cobley 780 21.6 SDP Terence C Simpson 174 4.8 Majority 1,043 28.9 Turnout 3,607 29.6 Labour hold
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Ira G. Walters
Petts Wood & Knoll, 6 April 1989 Party Candidate Votes % Conservative Anthony M Owen 2,368 52.6 Liberal Democrats Harry Anthony Silvester 1,325 29.4 Labour Susan Ann Polydorou 450 10.0 SDP Christopher W Taylor 361 8.0 Majority 1,043 23.2 Turnout 4,504 37.5 Conservative hold
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Michael J. Edwards
1990-1994 West Wickham North by-election, 26 March 1992[7] Party Candidate Votes % Conservative Caroline Mary Hubbard 1,810 56.7 Liberal Democrats Jennifer Margaret Fitch 1,156 36.2 Labour Susan O'Dwyer 154 4.8 SDP Richard J. Cox 48 1.5 Liberal Carmel Martin 23 0.7 Majority 654 20.5 Turnout 45.3 Conservative hold
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Montague I. Blazey.
Chelsfield & Goddington by-election, 13 May 1993[7] Party Candidate Votes % Liberal Democrats Graem Peters 3,931 69.2 Conservative Anthony Neil Youd 1,291 22.7 Labour Charles Walter Hailes 370 6.5 Green Nicola C. Ellingham 88 1.5 Majority 2,640 46.5 Turnout 48.3 Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Reginald G. Adams.
1994-1998 Kelsey Park by-election, 20 October 1994[8] Party Candidate Votes % Conservative Roderick A. Reed 1,544 Liberal Democrats Edward Hilary Whitaker 910 Labour Deborah Russell 330 Independent Colin C. Cole 55 Liberal George L. Whitehorn 15 Turnout Conservative hold
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Stephen R. Oxenbridge.
Bickley by-election, 18 April 1996[8] Party Candidate Votes % Conservative Gordon William Jenkins 2,263 Liberal Democrats David Malcolm Dear 1,929 Labour Kelly Jane Galvin 549 Liberal Ian Richmond 80 Turnout Conservative hold
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. David M. Dear.
1998-2002 Bickley by-election, 29 October 1998[3] Party Candidate Votes % Conservative John G. Gallop 1,828 57.4 Liberal Democrats Derek Gambell 1,110 34.9 Labour Alfred E. Parish 181 5.7 National Front Kevin Lowne 40 1.3 Liberal Elizabeth A. Steele 25 0.8 Majority 718 22.5 Turnout 3,184 30.2 Conservative hold
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Sheila A. Humphreys.
Bromley Common & Keston by-election, 1 July 1999[3] Party Candidate Votes % Conservative Stephen L. Carr 1,754 46.6 Liberal Democrats Lennard Douglas Woods 1,683 44.7 Labour George F. Johnstone 195 5.2 Independent Gary Badgett 81 2.2 Green Adrian G. Appley 49 1.3 Majority 71 1.9 Turnout 3,762 31.1 Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Paul J. H. Booth.
Farnborough by-election, 24 February 2000[3] Party Candidate Votes % Conservative Timothy C. Stevens 1,460 51.9 Liberal Democrats Robert J. Evans 1,195 42.4 Labour Christopher John Price 81 2.9 UKIP Robert M. Bryant 43 1.5 Green Ann C. Garrett 37 1.3 Majority 265 9.5 Turnout 2,816 39.5 Conservative hold
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Eric N. Goodman.
Chelsfield & Goddington by-election, 5 July 2001[3] Party Candidate Votes % Conservative Julian Patrick Greville Grainger 2,480 52.9 Liberal Democrats Michael Oldman 2,122 45.2 Labour Peter J. Lisle 88 1.9 Majority 358 7.7 Turnout 4,690 40.1 Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Graem Peters.
Mottingham by-election, 5 July 2001[3] Party Candidate Votes % Conservative Charles J. Rideout 746 49.2 Labour Elizabeth Ruth Johnstone 689 45.5 Liberal Democrats Derek Gambell 80 5.3 Majority 57 3.7 Turnout 1,515 24.6 Conservative gain from Labour
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Robert J. Yeldham.
2002-2006 There were no by-elections.[9]
2006-2010 Crystal Palace by-election, 6 September 2007[10] Party Candidate Votes % Liberal Democrats Tom Papworth 1,051 49.7 Labour Kevin C. Brooks 537 25.4 Conservative Jason M. Hadden 398 18.8 Green Karen A. Moran 129 6.1 Majority 514 24.3 Turnout 2,115 24.7 Liberal Democrats hold
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Christopher R. Gaster.
2010-2014 Shortlands Ward by-election, 20 October 2011[11] Party Candidate Votes % Conservative David Jefferys 1,480 59.4 Liberal Democrats Anuja Prashar 490 19.6 Labour Gareth Wyn Davies 256 10.2 UKIP Emmett Jenner 153 6.1 Green Anna Martin 75 3.0 BNP Michael Lionel Payne 35 1.4 Majority 990 Turnout 2,489 Conservative hold
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. George R. Taylor.
Bromley Town by-election, 3 May 2012[12] [13] Party Candidate Votes % Conservative Ms. Nicky Dykes 2,484 Liberal Democrats Sam Webber 1,137 Labour Ms. Angela Stack 1,051 Green Ms. Ann C. Garrett 404 UKIP Owen Brolly 397 Turnout 42.8% Conservative hold
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Ms. Diana L. Macmull.
2014-2018 There were no by-elections from 2014 to 2018.[14]
2018-2022 Kelsey and Eden Park by-election, 29 November 2018[15] [16] Party Candidate Votes % Conservative Christine Harris 1,626 45.2 Labour Marie Bardsley 1,046 29.1 Liberal Democrats Julie Ireland 633 17.6 UKIP Graham Reakes 219 6.1 Green Paul Enock 73 2.0 Turnout 3597 29.17 Conservative hold
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Dave Wibberley
Crystal Palace by-election, 6 May 2021[17] Party Candidate Votes % Labour Ryan David Thomson 2,235 53.1 Green Maria Costas Psaras 820 19.5 Conservative Tom Capon 783 18.6 Liberal Democrats Suraj Rajesh Gandecha 370 8.8 Turnout 4208 42 Labour hold
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Marina Ahmad
2022-2026 Hayes and Coney Hall by-election, 7 December 2023[18] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Josh Coldspring-White 1,541 48.0 Labour Susan Moore 962 30.0 Liberal Democrats Tudor Griffiths 526 16.4 Green Sarah Chant 183 5.7 Majority 579 18.0 Turnout 3,212 Conservative hold Swing
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Andrew Lee
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