2014 Bexley London Borough Council election

2014 Bexley Borough Council election
1 May 2014

All 63 seats to Bexley London Borough Council
32 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Conservative Labour UKIP
Last election 52 seats, 43.2% 11 seats, 24.5% 0 seats, 2.0%
Seats won 45 15 3
Seat change 7 4 3
Popular vote 30,528 20,561 18,044
Percentage 38.1% 25.7% 22.5%
Swing 5.1% 1.2% 20.5%

Map of the results of the 2014 Bexley council election. Conservatives in blue, Labour in red and UKIP in purple.

Council control before election


Conservative

Council control after election


Conservative

The 2014 Bexley Council election took place on 22 May 2014 to elect members of Bexley London Borough Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Overall results

The Conservatives retained control of the council, winning 45 seats (-7). However, both Labour (+4) and UKIP (+3) gained seats from the Conservatives.[1]

Bexley London Borough Council Election Result 2014[2]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 45 0 7 -7 71.4 38.1 30,528 -5.1
  Labour 15 4 0 +4 23.8 25.7 20,561 +1.2
  UKIP 3 3 0 +3 4.8 22.5 18,044 +20.5
  BNP 0 0 0 0 0.0 7.7 6,178 -2.9
  Liberal Democrats 0 0 0 0 0.0 2.7 2,162 -10.7
  Green 0 0 0 0 0.0 1.5 1,238 +0.7
  Independent 0 0 0 0 0.0 1.1 884 +0.5
  CPA 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.3 275 ±0.0
  TUSC 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.2 169 New

Ward results

Barnehurst

Barnehurst (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Howard Marriner 1,463 42.4
Conservative Eileen Pallen 1,427 41.4
Conservative David Hurt 1,424 41.3
UKIP Mike Ferro 1,153 33.4
UKIP Barrie Thomas 1,125 32.6
UKIP Harry Buttar 1,065 30.9
Labour Matthew Murphy 671 19.5
Labour Ron Brown 655 19.0
Labour Pauline Turner 634 18.4
BNP Paul Hulme 89 2.6
Turnout 3,449 42.3
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Belvedere

Belvedere (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Daniel Francis 1,546 45.0
Labour Gillian MacDonald 1,506 43.9
Labour Seán Newman 1,358 39.6
UKIP Catherine Reilly 1,130 32.9
Conservative Shirley Vick 903 26.3
Conservative Amandeep Bhogal 862 25.1
Conservative Pardeep Bhogal 838 24.4
BNP Brian Haslam 328 9.6
CPA Sid Cordle 143 4.2
CPA Toyin Ogunyemi 78 2.3
CPA Joel Ogunyemi 72 2.1
Turnout 3,432 38.7
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Blackfen & Lamorbey

Blackfen & Lamorbey (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Brian Beckwith 1,304 38.1
Conservative Peter Craske 1,270 37.1
UKIP Lynn Smith 1,225 35.8
Conservative Chris Taylor 1,123 32.8
Independent Richard Barnbrook 884 25.8
Independent Elwyn Bryant 645 18.8
Independent Nicholas Dowling 575 16.8
Labour Judith Jackson 515 15.0
Labour David Dalton 473 13.8
Labour Mick McCartney 465 13.6
BNP Chris Wait 287 8.4
Liberal Democrats Paul Hurren 151 4.4
Turnout 3,423 41.6
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
UKIP gain from Conservative Swing

Blendon and Penhill

Blendon and Penhill (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Steven Hall 1,805 51.9
Conservative Graham d'Amiral 1,761 50.6
Conservative Nick O'Hare 1,672 48.1
UKIP Martin Harradine 1,289 37.1
Labour Dave Prior 714 20.5
Labour Gerda Slater 621 17.9
Labour Stuart Slater 574 16.5
BNP Erin Bradley 390 11.2
Turnout 3,478 41.2
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Brampton

Brampton (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Teresa O'Neill 2,052 53.0
Conservative Sybil Camsey 2,040 52.6
Conservative John Wilkinson 1,821 47.0
UKIP John Dunford 1,280 33.0
Labour Margaret O'Neill 874 22.6
Labour Michael O'Neill 810 20.9
Labour Paul O'Neill 726 18.7
BNP Maureen Slaughter 268 6.9
Turnout 3,875 45.5
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Christchurch

Christchurch (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Roy Ashmole 1,542 44.7
Conservative John Fuller 1,541 44.7
Conservative Brad Smith 1,461 42.3
UKIP Rick Millward 1,090 31.6
Labour Eric Davies 859 24.9
Labour Kathy Steedman 757 21.9
Labour Peter West 650 18.8
Liberal Democrats David Hall 267 7.7
BNP Ben Scott 241 7.0
Liberal Democrats Suleyman Tank 158 4.6
Liberal Democrats Fikret Tosun 130 3.8
Turnout 3,451 39.6
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Colyers

Colyers (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Brian Bishop 1,223 39.4
UKIP Mac McGannon 1,112 35.9
Conservative Maxine Fothergill 1,111 35.8
Labour Andy Smith 995 32.1
Conservative Conor Lucking 963 31.1
Labour Ibby Mehmet 915 29.5
Labour Tosin Okuleye 896 28.9
BNP Peter Finch 383 12.4
TUSC Richard Juby 169 5.4
Turnout 3,101 40.3
Conservative hold Swing
UKIP gain from Conservative Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Cray Meadows

Cray Meadows (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Cheryl Bacon 1,464 46.7
Conservative Ross Downing 1,312 41.9
Conservative Donald Massey 1,287 41.1
UKIP Steve Reader 1,029 32.8
Labour Luke Watkins 737 23.5
Labour Lareo Riviere 708 22.6
Labour Ailar Hashemzadeh 636 20.3
BNP John Brooks 262 8.4
Liberal Democrats Jawharah Albakri 164 5.2
CPA Laurence Williams 132 4.2
Turnout 3,134 36.3
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Crayford

Crayford (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Christine Bishop 1,575 45.4
Conservative Geraldene Lucia-Hennis 1,547 44.6
Conservative John Davey 1,466 42.2
Labour John Shepheard 1,266 36.5
Labour Alexis Chase 1,161 33.5
Labour Wendy Perfect 1,126 32.4
BNP Stephen James 539 15.5
Turnout 3,470 37.6
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Danson Park

Danson Park (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Linda Bailey 1,668 50.3
Conservative Sharon Massey 1,493 45.0
Conservative John Waters 1,425 42.9
UKIP Malcolm Clarke 1,094 33.0
Labour Pat Ball 792 23.9
Labour John Browning 731 22.0
Labour Alan Scutt 645 19.4
BNP Ronald Slaughter 295 8.9
Liberal Democrats Robin Kelly 215 6.5
Turnout 3,319 39.2
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

East Wickham

East Wickham (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Christine Catterall 1,334 39.4
Conservative James Hunt 1,238 36.6
Conservative Cafer Munur 1,070 31.6
UKIP Rob Comley 1,020 30.1
UKIP John Fennelly 944 27.9
Labour Ronnie Banks 823 24.3
Labour Denis Daniels 776 22.9
Labour Sylvia Malt 765 22.6
BNP Michael Jones 381 11.3
BNP Nicola Finch 346 10.2
BNP Jaymie McCoy 216 6.4
Liberal Democrats David Sexton 170 5.0
Turnout 3,385 39.9
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Erith

Erith (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Edward Boateng 1,430 46.5
Labour Joe Ferreira 1,393 45.3
Labour Abena Oppong-Asare 1,208 39.3
UKIP Keith Forster 987 32.1
Conservative Megan Clement 834 27.1
Conservative Therese Oliver 813 26.5
Conservative Tosin Femi-Adedayo 634 20.6
BNP Robert Howard 323 10.5
Turnout 3,073 35.6
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Falconwood and Welling

Falconwood and Welling (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nigel Betts 1,770 46.7
Conservative Val Clark 1,498 41.1
Conservative Louie French 1,445 40.0
UKIP Pamela Perrin 1,271 34.9
Labour Dennis Ball 816 22.4
Labour Stephen Perfect 812 22.3
Labour Josephine Choda 720 19.8
BNP Jimmy Dobson 398 10.9
Liberal Democrats Betty Lockington 231 6.3
Turnout 3,642 42.6
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Lesnes Abbey

Lesnes Abbey (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Danny Hackett 1,454 39.5
Labour Esther Amaning 1,409 38.3
Labour John Husband 1,402 38.1
Conservative Kerry Allon 1,181 32.1
UKIP Chris Attard 1,137 30.9
Conservative Elizabeth Anderson 1,131 30.7
Conservative Keima Allen 1,084 29.4
BNP Carl Bussey 284 7.7
Turnout 3,683 42.2
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Longlands

Longlands (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gareth Bacon 1,754 52.8
Conservative David Leaf 1,577 47.5
Conservative Andy Dourmoush 1,394 42.0
UKIP Nick Ebdon 1,050 31.6
Labour Ana Dakshy 712 21.4
Labour Bryan Harrod 666 20.0
Labour Bryan Moran 643 19.4
Liberal Democrats Michael Jaques 279 8.4
Liberal Democrats Maurea Spaull 220 6.6
Turnout 3,322 39.7
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

North End

North End (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Brenda Langstead 1,267 47.3
Labour Alan Deadman 1,178 44.0
Labour Stef Borella 1,174 43.8
Conservative Christopher Tugwell 700 26.1
Conservative Lydia Taiwo 691 25.8
Conservative Slava Ibelgauptas 620 23.2
BNP Mark Horne 407 15.2
Green Sophie Chaise 352 13.1
Green Sarah Newton 331 12.4
Green Isobel Whittaker 315 11.8
Turnout 2,678 33.3
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Northumberland Heath

Northumberland Heath (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Reader 1,779 51.8
Conservative Philip Read 1,773 51.6
Conservative Melvin Seymour 1,554 45.2
Labour Olivia McLennan 1,186 34.5
Labour Baljeet Singh Gill 1,155 33.6
Labour Timothy Nicholls 1,062 30.9
BNP Paul Carver 444 12.9
Liberal Democrats Paul Bargery 273 7.9
Turnout 3,436 42.1
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

St Mary's

St Mary's (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alan Downing 2,181 59.8
Conservative Colin Tandy 2,112 57.9
Conservative Alex Sawyer 1,963 53.8
Labour Donna Briant 625 17.1
Labour Pamela Carter 576 15.8
Labour Bernard Justham 510 14.0
Green Stuart Carter 356 9.8
Green Jonathan Rooks 323 8.9
Green Derek Moran 312 8.6
BNP Mark Bryant 271 7.4
Liberal Democrats Angela Nurse 179 4.9
Liberal Democrats Shule Basaran 162 4.4
Liberal Democrats David Nicolle 158 4.3
Turnout 3,649 42.9
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

St Michael's

St Michael's (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Caroline Newton 1,352 42.8
Conservative Joe Pollard 1,314 41.6
UKIP Chris Beazley 1,280 40.6
Conservative Ray Sams 1,140 36.1
Labour Cathy Deadman 857 27.2
Labour Derek Steedman 769 24.4
Labour Steven McKenzie 720 22.8
BNP Laurence Picton 407 12.9
Turnout 3,156 37.9
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
UKIP gain from Conservative Swing

Sidcup

Sidcup (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Rob Leitch 1,925 52.5
Conservative Aileen Beckwith 1,921 52.4
Conservative June Slaughter 1,887 51.4
UKIP Colin Burnell 897 24.5
Labour Jonathan Holman 691 18.8
Labour Tonya Kelsey 657 17.9
Labour Peter Smith 570 15.5
Green Jacqueline Bates 530 14.4
Liberal Democrats Abiodun Adetola 233 6.4
BNP Lucy Money 181 4.9
Turnout 3,668 40.6
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Thamesmead East

Thamesmead East (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Derry Begho 1,731 64.4
Labour Mabel Ogundayo 1,693 63.0
Labour Endy Ezenwata 1,687 62.8
Conservative Irene Reader 719 26.8
Conservative Natalie Read 667 24.8
Conservative Diana Sudds 633 23.6
Turnout 2,686 32.8
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

References

  1. ^ a b "England council results". BBC News. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
  2. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project - 2014 - Bexley". www.andrewteale.me.uk.