Bexley London Borough Council Bexley London Borough Council is the local authority for the London Borough of Bexley in the ceremonial county of Greater London, England. It is one of 32 London borough councils in the county. The council comprises 45 councillors. History Th ...

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. The council is elected every four years.

Political control

The first elections to the council were held in 1964, initially operating as a shadow authority until the new system came into effect the following year. Political control of the council since 1964 has been held by the following parties:

Leadership

The leaders of the council since 1965 have been:

Council elections

* 1964 Bexley London Borough Council election * 1968 Bexley London Borough Council election * 1971 Bexley London Borough Council election * 1974 Bexley London Borough Council election (boundary changes increased the number of seats by three) * 1978 Bexley London Borough Council election (boundary changes increased the number of seats by three) * 1982 Bexley London Borough Council election * 1986 Bexley London Borough Council election *

1990 Bexley London Borough Council election The 1990 Bexley Council election took place on 3 May 1990 to elect members of Bexley London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council. Backgroun ...

* 1994 Bexley London Borough Council election (boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same) * 1998 Bexley London Borough Council election * 2002 Bexley London Borough Council election (boundary changes increased the number of seats by one) *

2006 Bexley London Borough Council election The 2006 Bexley Council election took place on 4 May 2006 to elect members of Bexley London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative Party gained control of the council from the Labour Par ...

2010 Bexley London Borough Council election Elections for Bexley Council were held on 6 May 2010. The 2010 General Election and other local elections took place on the same day. In London council elections the entire council is elected every four years, opposed to some local electio ...

2014 Bexley London Borough Council election The 2014 Bexley Council election took place on 22 May 2014 to elect members of Bexley Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. Overall results The Conservatives retained control of the council, winning 45 seats ...

2018 Bexley London Borough Council election The 2018 Bexley Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Bexley Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. There were boundary changes which reduced the number of wards from 21 to 17 and the n ...

2022 Bexley London Borough Council election The 2022 Bexley London Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2022. 45 members of Bexley London Borough Council were elected. The elections took place alongside local elections in the other London boroughs and elections to local author ...

Borough result maps

File:Bexley London UK local election 2002 map.svg, 2002 results map File:Bexley London UK local election 2006 map.svg, 2006 results map File:Bexley London UK local election 2010 map.svg, 2010 results map File:Bexley London UK local election 2014 map.svg, 2014 results map File:Bexley London UK local election 2018 map.svg, 2018 results map File:Bexley UK local election 2022 map.svg, 2022 results map

By-election results

1964–1968

There were no by-elections.

1968–1971

1971–1974

1974–1978

1978–1982

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Stephen G. Gasche.The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. James Smerdon.The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Brian A. Kemp.The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Kenneth J. Smith.The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Stanley P. JamesThe by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Redmond Dill

1982–1986

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Antony S. WestThe by-election was called followinng the resignations of Cllr. James Holden and Cllr. Rita S. Holden.The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Ronald C. GoodallThe by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Stanley F. MarchantThe by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Laurence H. Mason

1986–1990

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Anthony D. GrevilleThe by-election was called following the resignations of Cllr. William J. Boyd and Cllr. Malcom F. RoseThe by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Dennis C. BaleThe by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Sean H.D. CassidyThe by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Leo W. BelchamThe by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Roy A. PentonThe by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Rose A. Camp

1990–1994

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Keith A. Le Pia. The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Brian A. Sams.

1994–1998

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Ann F. Wheelock. The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Frank J. Barratt. The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Valentine A. M. Morgan. The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Margaret E. Flint.

1998–2002

Blendon & Penhill, 25 June 1998, was not a by-election, but a postponed election from May 1998 due to the death of a nominated candidate. The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. David N. Ives. The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Doreen A. Cameron.

2002–2006

There were no by-elections.

2006–2010

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Ian S. Clement. The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Alfred W. Catterall.

2010–2014

There were no by-elections.

2014–2018

2018–2022

References

Bexley election results

External links

Bexley Council
{{Greater London elections Politics of the London Borough of Bexley *