West Heath (ward)

West Heath
West Heath
Electoral ward; for the Bexley London Borough Council
Borough	Bexley
County	Greater London
Population	15,936 (2021)
Major settlements	West Heath, London
Area	2.796 km²
Current electoral ward
Created	2018
Councillors	3

West Heath is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Bexley. The ward was first used in the 2018 elections. It elects three councillors to Bexley London Borough Council.

Geography

The ward is named after the suburb of West Heath, London.

Election	Councillors
2018		Peter Reader^[2] (Conservative)		John Davey^[3] (Conservative)		Philip Read^[4] (Conservative)
2022		Peter Reader^[2] (Conservative)		John Davey^[3] (Conservative)		Philip Read^[4] (Conservative)

West Heath (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter Reader*	2,389	59.3	+0.6
	Conservative	John Davey*	2,328	57.8	+1.3
	Conservative	Philip Read*	2,283	56.7	+1.5
	Labour	Sam Marchant	1,730	43.0
	Labour	Jay Dominy	1,678	41.7
	Labour	Victoria Akintomide-Akinwamide	1,669	41.5
Turnout			12,077	36.0	−4.69
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

West Heath (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Peter Reader	2,831	58.7
	Conservative	John Davey	2,726	56.5
	Conservative	Phillip Read	2,663	55.2
	Labour	Ian McCawley	1,639	34.0
	Labour	Ade Osayomi	1,361	28.2
	Labour	Folasade Oduja	1,324	27.5
	UKIP	Steve Reader	438	9.1
	Liberal Democrats	Stuart Weedon	390	8.1
Turnout			4,854	40.7
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)