London Conservatives

London Conservatives
Leader in the London AssemblySusan Hall
Deputy Leader in the London AssemblyEmma Best
ChairmanClare Hambro
Deputy chairpersonsPeter Smallwood & Martin Hislop
Founded1946
Preceded byMunicipal Reform Party
Ideology
Political positionCentre-right to right-wing[1][2]
National affiliationConservatives
Colours  Blue
House of Commons (London Seats)
8 / 75
London Assembly[3]
7 / 25
Councillors[4]
387 / 1,817
Councils controlled[4]
6 / 32
Directly elected borough mayors in London[4]
1 / 5
Website
City Hall Conservatives

The London Conservatives are the regional party of the Conservative Party that operates in Greater London. The party holds 8 of the 75 seats representing London in the House of Commons, 7 of the 25 seats in the London Assembly,[3] 387 of the 1,817 London borough councillors, and 1 of the 5 directly elected borough mayors in London. Additionally, the party controls 6 of the 32 London borough councils.[4]

Current representatives

Members of Parliament

The London Conservatives won 9 of 75 London seats in the House of Commons at the 2024 United Kingdom general election. They currently hold 8 London seats after Andrew Rosindell (Romford) defected to Reform UK in January 2026.[5] The table below shows the party's current Members of Parliament (MPs).

MP Constituency First elected Majority Majority %
Gareth Bacon Orpington 2019 5,118 11.1%
Bob Blackman Harrow East 2010 11,680 24.4%
Iain Duncan Smith Chingford and Woodford Green 1992 4,758 9.8%
Peter Fortune Bromley and Biggin Hill 2024 302 0.6%
Louie French Old Bexley and Sidcup 2021 3,548 7.4%
Julia Lopez Hornchurch and Upminster 2017 1,943 4.1%
Chris Philp Croydon South 2015 2,313 4.7%
David Simmonds Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner 2019 7,581 16.1%

London Assembly Members

The Conservatives won 8 of 25 seats at the 2024 London Assembly election. The party currently holds 7 seats after Keith Prince (Havering and Redbridge) defected to Reform UK in October 2025.[3][6]

AM Constituency First elected Majority Majority %
Shaun Bailey Londonwide List 2016 N/A N/A
Emma Best Londonwide List 2021 N/A N/A
Andrew Boff Londonwide List 2008 N/A N/A
Neil Garratt Croydon and Sutton 2021 10,294 5.6%
Alessandro Georgiou Londonwide List 2024 N/A N/A
Susan Hall Londonwide List 2017 co-option[7][8] N/A N/A
Thomas Turrell Bexley and Bromley 2024 39,929 19.6%

Councillors

The London Conservatives won 404 of 1,817 borough seats and control of 6 of 32 boroughs at the 2022 London local elections. The party currently has 387 councillors and controls 6 boroughs, as shown in the table below.[4]

Council Councillors Leader Role in Council
Barking and Dagenham
1 / 51
 Opposition
Barnet
19 / 63
 Peter Zinkin Opposition
Bexley
30 / 45
 Teresa O'Neill Overall control
Brent
6 / 57
 Suresh Kansagra Opposition
Bromley
33 / 58
 Colin Smith Overall control
Camden
3 / 55
 Steve Adams Opposition
Croydon
33 / 70
 Jason Perry Minority with Conservative mayor
Ealing
4 / 70
 Julian Gallant Opposition
Enfield
25 / 63
 Alessandro Georgiou Opposition
Greenwich
4 / 55
 Matt Hartley Opposition
Hackney
6 / 57
 Michael Levy Opposition
Hammersmith and Fulham
10 / 50
 Jose Afonso Opposition
Haringey
0 / 57
 No seats
Harrow
31 / 55
 Paul Osborn Overall control
Havering
14 / 55
 Damian White Opposition
Hillingdon
31 / 53
 Ian Edwards Overall control
Hounslow
10 / 62
 Joanna Biddolph Opposition
Islington
0 / 51
 No seats
Kensington and Chelsea
36 / 50
 Elizabeth Campbell Overall control
Kingston upon Thames
2 / 48
 Rowena Bass Opposition
Lambeth
0 / 63
 No seats
Lewisham
0 / 54
 No seats
Merton
7 / 57
 Nick McLean Opposition
Newham
0 / 66
 No seats
Redbridge
5 / 63
 Paul Canal Opposition
Richmond upon Thames
0 / 54
 No seats
Southwark
0 / 63
 No seats
Sutton
21 / 55
 Tom Drummond Opposition
Tower Hamlets
1 / 45
 Peter Golds Opposition
Waltham Forest
10 / 60
 Grace Williams Opposition
Wandsworth
21 / 58
 Ravi Govindia Opposition
Westminster
24 / 54
 Paul Swaddle Opposition

Directly-elected Mayors

The London Conservatives won 1 of 5 directly elected borough mayors at the 2022 London local elections. The party currently has 1 mayor, as shown in the table below.[4]

Mayoralty Mayor First elected Majority Majority %
Croydon Jason Perry 2022 589 0.8

Electoral performance

UK general elections

The table below shows the London Conservatives results at United Kingdom (UK) general elections since the London Government Act 1963 created the administrative area of Greater London in 1965.[9] All UK general elections use first-past-the-post voting.

The party's best result was at the 1987 general election, when it won 58 of 84 seats in London. The London Conservatives won 9 of 75 seats at the most recent general election in 2024.

Election Leader Votes Seats Status
No. % ± No. ±
1966 Edward Heath 1,571,249 41.0 1.4
36 / 102
 12 Opposition
1970 1,656,829 46.6 5.7
47 / 102
 11 Majority
Feb-1974 1,475,196 37.6 9.0
42 / 92
 5 Opposition
Oct-1974 1,310,496 37.4 0.2
41 / 92
 1 Opposition
1979 Margaret Thatcher 1,693,587 46.0 8.7
50 / 84
 9 Majority
1983 1,517,154 43.9 2.1
56 / 84
 6 Majority
1987 1,680,093 46.4 2.5
58 / 84
 2 Majority
1992 John Major 1,630,546 45.4 1.1
48 / 84
 10 Majority
1997 1,036,175 31.2 14.2
11 / 74
 37 Opposition
2001 William Hague 841,751 30.5 0.7
13 / 74
 2 Opposition
2005 Michael Howard 931,966 31.9 1.4
21 / 74
 8 Opposition
2010 David Cameron 1,174,568 34.5 2.6
28 / 73
 7 Cons–LD
2015 1,233,386 34.9 0.3
27 / 73
 1 Majority
2017 Theresa May 1,268,800 33.2 1.7
21 / 73
 6 Minority
2019 Boris Johnson 1,205,129 32.0 1.1
21 / 73
 Majority
2024 Rishi Sunak 685,082 20.6 11.4
9 / 75
 12 Opposition

European Parliament elections

During the United Kingdom's membership of the European Union (1973–2020), Greater London participated in European Parliament elections, held every five years from 1979 until 2019.[10] The table below shows the London Conservatives results in elections to the European Parliament. From 1979 to 1994, London members of the European Parliament (MEPs) were elected from ten individual constituencies by first-past-the-post voting; from 1999 to 2019, MEPs were elected from a London-wide regional list by proportional representation.

The London Conservatives' best result was at the first election in 1979, when they won 9 of 10 seats in London. The party's worst result was at the final election in 2019, when they won no seats.

Election Leader Votes Seats Pos.
No. % ± No. ±
1979 Margaret Thatcher 786,769 51.0 N/A
9 / 10
 N/A 1st
1984 652,772 39.1 11.9
5 / 10
 4 2nd
1989 671,520 35.9 3.3
3 / 10
 2 2nd
1994 John Major 488,971 29.8 6.1
1 / 10
 2 2nd
1999 William Hague 372,989 32.7 2.9
4 / 10
 3 2nd
2004 Michael Howard 504,941 26.8 5.9
3 / 9
 1 1st
2009 David Cameron 479,037 27.4 0.6
3 / 8
 1st
2014 495,639 22.5 4.8
2 / 8
 1 2nd
2019 Theresa May 177,964 7.9 14.6
0 / 8
 2 5th

Regional elections

Greater London Council elections

The table below shows the results obtained by the London Conservatives in elections to the Greater London Council (GLC). The GLC was the top-tier local government administrative body for Greater London from 1965 to 1986. It replaced the earlier London County Council which had covered a much smaller area. The GLC was dissolved in 1986 by the Local Government Act 1985 and its powers were devolved to the London boroughs and other entities. All GLC elections were conducted under the first-past-the-post voting system.

The party's best result was at the 1967 GLC election, when it won 82 of 100 seats.

Election Leader Votes Seats Status
No. % ± No. ±
1964 Percy Rugg 956,543 40.1 N/A
36 / 100
 N/A Opposition
1967 Desmond Plummer 1,136,092 52.6 12.5
82 / 100
 46 Majority
1970 971,227 50.6 2.1
65 / 100
 17 Majority
1973 743,123 38.0 12.6
32 / 92
 33 Opposition
1977 Horace Cutler 1,177,390 52.5 12.5
64 / 92
 32 Majority
1981 894,234 39.7 12.8
41 / 92
 23 Opposition

London Assembly elections

The table below shows the London Conservatives results at London Assembly elections since the Greater London Authority was established in 2000. Assembly elections use the additional member system, a form of mixed member proportional representation, with 14 directly elected constituencies and 11 London-wide top-up seats.

The party's best result was at the 2008 London Assembly election, when it won 11 of 25 seats. The London Conservatives won 8 of 25 seats at the most recent London Assembly election in 2024.

Election Leader Constituency Party Total Seats ±
No. % Seats No. % Seats
2000 Eric Ollerenshaw 526,422 33.2
8 / 14
 481,053 29.0
1 / 11
9 / 25
 N/A
2004 Bob Neill 562,047 31.2
9 / 14
 533,696 28.5
0 / 11
9 / 25
2008 Richard Barnes 900,569 37.4
8 / 14
 835,535 34.1
3 / 11
11 / 25
 2
2012 James Cleverly 722,280 32.7
6 / 14
 708,528 32.0
3 / 11
9 / 25
 2
2016 Gareth Bacon 812,415 31.1
5 / 14
 764,230 29.2
3 / 11
8 / 25
 1
2021 Susan Hall 833,021 32.0
5 / 14
 795,081 30.7
4 / 11
9 / 25
 1
2024 Neil Garratt 673,036 27.2
3 / 14
 648,269 26.2
5 / 11
8 / 25
 1

London Mayoral elections

The table below shows the London Conservatives results in London Mayoral elections since the Greater London Authority was established in 2000. Elections between 2000 and 2021 were conducted using the supplementary vote system, which allowed voters to transfer votes from first to second preference candidates. The 2024 election used the first-past-the-post system.[11]

The London Conservatives have won two London mayoral elections: 2008 and 2012, both times with Boris Johnson as the party's candidate. The London Conservatives' best result was at the 2008 election when Johnson won 53.2% of the vote including transfers. The party won 32.7% of the vote at the most recent election in 2024.

Election Candidate 1st Round 2nd Round Result
No. % ± No. % ±
2000 Steven Norris 464,434 27.1 N/A 564,137 42.1 N/A Lost
2004 542,423 29.1 2.0 667,180 44.6 2.5 Lost
2008 Boris Johnson 1,043,761 43.2 14.1 1,168,738 53.2 8.6 Won
2012 971,931 44.0 0.8 1,054,811 51.5 1.6 Won
2016 Zac Goldsmith 909,755 35.0 9.0 994,614 43.2 8.4 Lost
2021 Shaun Bailey 893,051 35.3 0.2 977,601 44.8 1.6 Lost
2024 Susan Hall 812,397 32.7 2.6 Lost

Local elections

The table below shows the London Conservatives results at London borough council elections since the London Government Act 1963 created the administrative area of Greater London in 1965. All borough council elections use the first-past-the-post voting system.

The party's best result was at the 1968 London local elections when it won 1,438 of 1,863 seats and overall control of 28 of 32 boroughs. The London Conservatives won 404 seats and overall control of 5 boroughs at the most recent elections in 2022.

Election Leader Votes Councillors Councils
No. % ± Seats ± Majorities ±
1964 Alec Douglas-Home
668 / 1,859
 N/A
9 / 32
 N/A
1968 Edward Heath 60.0
1,438 / 1,863
 770
28 / 32
 19
1971 39.4
597 / 1,863
 841
10 / 32
 18
1974 40.8
713 / 1,867
 116
13 / 32
 3
1978 Margaret Thatcher 48.7
960 / 1,908
 247
17 / 32
 4
1982 42.2
984 / 1,914
 24
17 / 32
1986 35.4
685 / 1,914
 299
11 / 32
 6
1990 37.8
731 / 1,914
 46
12 / 32
 1
1994 John Major 31.2
519 / 1,917
 112
4 / 32
 8
1998 William Hague 32.0
538 / 1,917
 19
4 / 32
2002 Iain Duncan Smith 34.1
654 / 1,861
 116
8 / 32
 4
2006 David Cameron 34.9
785 / 1,861
 131
14 / 32
 6
2010 31.7
717 / 1,861
 68
11 / 32
 3
2014 26.4
612 / 1,861
 105
9 / 32
 2
2018 Theresa May 28.8
508 / 1,861
 104
7 / 32
 2
2022 Boris Johnson 25.9
404 / 1,817
 104
5 / 32
 2

See also

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