Farnborough and Crofton (ward)

Farnborough and Crofton
Electoral ward
for the Bromley London Borough Council
Farnborough and Crofton ward boundaries since 2022
BoroughBromley
CountyGreater London
Population17,705 (2021)[a][1]
Electorate13,524 (2022)
Major settlementsFarnborough and Crofton
Area7.389 square kilometres (2.853 sq mi)
Current electoral ward
Created2002
Number of members3
Councillors
  •   Charles Joel
  •   Bob Evans
  •   Christopher Marlow
GSS code
  • E05000118 (2002–2022)
  • E05013997 (2022–present)

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

List of councillors

Term Councillor Party
2002–2010 Jennifer Hillier Conservative
2002–present Charles Joel Conservative
2002–2018 Timothy Stevens Conservative
2010–present Bob Evans Conservative
2018–present Christopher Marlow[b][2] Conservative
Reform UK

Bromley council elections since 2022

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Bromley in 2022.

2022 election

The election took place on 5 May 2022.[3]

2022 Bromley London Borough Council election: Farnborough and Crofton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Bob Evans 2,941 54.2
Conservative Charles Joel 2,910 53.6
Conservative Christopher Marlow 2,773 51.1
Liberal Democrats Katherine Anderson 1,239 22.8
Labour Cameron Bewley 1,154 21.3
Labour Christine McNamara 1,071 19.7
Liberal Democrats Allan Tweddle 1,038 19.1
Labour Tim Fisher 977 18.0
Liberal Democrats John Mangold 910 16.8
Green Juergen Wiegerling 669 12.3
Turnout 5,427 40
Registered electors 13,524
Conservative win (new boundaries)
Conservative win (new boundaries)
Conservative win (new boundaries)

2002–2022 Bromley council elections

2018 election

The election took place on 3 May 2018.[4]

2018 Bromley London Borough Council election: Farnborough and Crofton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Bob Evans 3,276 64.3 +6.1
Conservative Charles Joel 3,208 62.9 +5.6
Conservative Christopher Marlow 2,987 58.6 +4.5
Liberal Democrats Ian Catchpole 810 15.9 +8.0
Labour Malcolm Clark 789 15.5 +1.8
Liberal Democrats Allan Tweddle 776 15.2 New
Labour Christine McNamara 744 14.6 +2.3
Liberal Democrats Oliver Loosemore 683 13.4 New
Labour John Pead 619 12.1 +0.8
Green Tamara Galloway 449 8.8 −3.4
UKIP Kenneth Tracey 295 5.8 −16.2
For Britain Mandy Baldwin 142 2.8 New
Turnout 14,778 44
Registered electors 11,648
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

2014 election

The election took place on 22 May 2014.[5]

2014 Bromley London Borough Council election: Farnborough and Crofton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Bob Evans 3,053 58.2
Conservative Charles Joel 3,005 57.3
Conservative Timothy Stevens 2,838 54.1
UKIP Christine Diamond 1,280 24.4
UKIP Kenneth Tracey 1,151 22.0
Labour Ceri Hiles 717 13.7
Labour Lynn Sellwood 644 12.3
Green Brian Miller 638 12.2
Labour Christopher Price 594 11.3
Liberal Democrats Seran Yusuf 415 7.9
Turnout 5246 44.96
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

2010 election

The election on 6 May 2010 took place on the same day as the United Kingdom general election.[6]

2010 Bromley London Borough Council election: Farnborough and Crofton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Charles Joel 5,067 59.0
Conservative Bob Evans 5,000
Conservative Timothy Stevens 4,791
Liberal Democrats Helen Rabbatts 2,139 24.9
Liberal Democrats Charles Powell 2,134
Liberal Democrats Harry Silvester 1,944
UKIP Christine Diamond 726 8.5
Labour Bryan Gay 656 7.6
Labour Andrew Amos 629
Labour Christopher Taylor 627
Turnout 8,695 75.5
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

2006 election

The election took place on 4 May 2006.[7]

2006 Bromley London Borough Council election: Farnborough and Crofton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jennifer Hillier 3,591 63.2
Conservative Charles Joel 3,414
Conservative Timothy Stevens 3,245
Liberal Democrats Barbara Moran 1,038 18.3
Liberal Democrats Vivian Ross 1,017
Liberal Democrats Leo Staggs 875
Independent Kathryn Taylor 743 13.1
Labour Malcolm Barker 276 4.9
Labour Bryan Gay 259
Labour Harvey Guntrip 219
UKIP Ken Tracey 38 0.7
Turnout 48.1
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

2002 election

The election took place on 2 May 2002.[8]

2002 Bromley London Borough Council election: Farnborough and Crofton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jennifer Hillier 2,858
Conservative Charles Joel 2,724
Conservative Timothy Stevens 2,682
Liberal Democrats Bob Evans 2,102
Liberal Democrats Helen Rabbatts 2,099
Liberal Democrats Vivian Ross 2,006
Labour Peter Moore 217
Labour Lynn Sellwood 191
Labour Christopher Taylor 168
Turnout
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Notes

  1. ^ 2021 Census data reported for 2022 ward boundaries
  2. ^ Christopher Marlow changed parties in 2025

References

  1. ^ "Farnborough & Crofton (Ward, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
  2. ^ Weakley, Kirsty (7 October 2025). "Twenty Tory councillors defect to Reform". Local Government Chronicle (LGC). Retrieved 8 October 2025.
  3. ^ Heywood, Joe; Loftus, Caitlin (March 2023). "London Borough Council Elections: May 2022" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 September 2025. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  4. ^ Colombeau, Joseph (October 2018). "London Borough Council Elections: 3 May 2018" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 September 2025. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  5. ^ Colombeau, Joseph (September 2014). "London Borough Council Elections: 22 May 2014" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 September 2025. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
  6. ^ Piggott, Gareth (March 2011). "London Borough Council Elections: 6 May 2010" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 September 2025. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
  7. ^ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (March 2007). "London Borough Council Elections: 4 May 2006" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 September 2025. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
  8. ^ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (2002). "London Borough Council Elections: 2 May 2002" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 September 2025. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
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