Bexley and Bromley (London Assembly constituency)

Bexley and Bromley

Territorial constituency for the London Assembly
Bexley and Bromley shown within London
Created	2000
Number of members	One
Member	James Cleverly
Party	Conservative
Last election	2012
Next election	2016

Bexley and Bromley is a constituency represented in the London Assembly. It consists of the combined area of the London Borough of Bexley and the London Borough of Bromley. The constituency is represented by James Cleverly, a Conservative first elected in the 2008 election.

Overlapping constituencies

In elections to Westminster it is a mostly, although not exclusively, Conservative-voting area. The equivalent Westminster seats after the May 6th 2010 election:

• Beckenham - Colonel Bob Stewart DSO (Conservative)
• Bexleyheath and Crayford - David Evenett (Conservative)
• Bromley and Chislehurst - Bob Neill (Conservative)
• Old Bexley and Sidcup - James Brokenshire (Conservative)
• Orpington - Jo Johnson (Conservative) - Brother of Mayor Boris Johnson
• The part of Erith and Thamesmead (Labour) that is in the London Borough of Bexley
• The part of Lewisham West and Penge (Labour) that is in the London Borough of Bromley

Assembly members

Election		Member	Party
	2000	Bob Neill	Conservative
	2008	James Cleverly	Conservative
	2016	Gareth Bacon	Conservative

Election results

London Assembly election, 2016: Bexley and Bromley[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Gareth Bacon	87,460	46.08%	-6.55%
	Labour	Sam Russell	45,791	24.12%	-0.09%
	UKIP	Frank Gould	30,485	16.06%	+9.65%
	Green	Roisin Robertson	12,685	6.68%	+1.21%
	Liberal Democrat	Julie Ireland	12,145	6.40%	-0.38%
	All People's Party	Veronica Obadara	1,243	0.65%	N/A
Majority
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout

London Assembly election, 2012: Bexley and Bromley[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	James Cleverly	88,482	52.6	0.0
	Labour	Josie Channer	40,714	24.2	+9.2
	Liberal Democrat	Sam Webber	11,396	6.8	-3.8
	UKIP	David Coburn	10,771	6.4	+2.4
	Green	Jonathan Rooks	9,209	5.5	+0.8
	BNP	Donna Treanor	7,563	4.5	N/A
Majority			47,768	28.4	-9.2
Total formal votes			168,135	98.7
Informal votes			2,240	1.3
Turnout			170,375	38.0	-11.1
	Conservative hold		Swing	-4.6

London Assembly election, 2008: Bexley and Bromley[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	James Cleverly	105,162	52.6	+12.2
	Labour	Alex Heslop	29,925	14.5	-1.1
	Liberal Democrat	Tom Papworth	21,244	10.6	–8.3
	National Front	Paul Winnett	11,288	5.6	N/A
	Green	Ann Garrett	9,261	4.6	–0.5
	UKIP	Mick Greenhough	8,021	4.0	–12.8
	Independents to Save Queen Mary's Hospital	John Hemming-Clark	6,684	3.3	N/A
	Christian (Christian Peoples)	Miranda Suit	4,408	2.2	–0.1
	English Democrats	Steven Uncles	2,907	1.5	N/A
	Left List	David Davis	1,050	0.5	N/A
Majority			75,237	37.6
Turnout			199,950	49.1
	Conservative hold		Swing	+4.5

London Assembly election, 2004: Bexley and Bromley[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Bob Neill	64,246	40.4	-6.8
	Liberal Democrat	Duncan Borrowman	29,992	18.9	-2.7
	UKIP	Heather Bennett	26,703	16.8	N/A
	Labour	Charlie Mansell	24,848	15.6	-6.5
	Green	Ann Garrett	8,069	5.1	-1.9
	Christian Peoples	Miranda Suit	3,397	2.1	N/A
	Respect	Alun Morinan	1,673	1.1	N/A
Majority			32,254	23.8
Turnout			158,928
	Conservative hold		Swing

London Assembly election, 2000: Bexley and Bromley[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Bob Neill	64,879	47.2	N/A
	Labour	Charlie Mansell	30,320	22.1	N/A
	Liberal Democrat	Duncan Borrowman	29,710	21.6	N/A
	Green	Ian Jardin	11,124	8.1	N/A
	London Socialist	Jean Kysow	1,403	1.0	N/A
Majority			34,559	25.2	N/A
Turnout			137,436	35.3	N/A
	Conservative hold		Swing	N/A

References

3. BBC Election 2008: results
4. Greater London Authority Election Results
5. London & Local Elections 2000: Bexley and Bromley, BBC News