Class of UK local elections
A map showing the wards of Bromley from 2002 until 2022
Bromley London Borough Council is the local authority for the London Borough of Bromley . The council is elected every four years.
Political control
The first election to the council was held in 1964, initially operating as a shadow authority before the new system came into full effect the following year. Political control of the council since 1964 has been held by the following parties:
Council elections
Borough result maps
2002 results map
2006 results map
2010 results map
2014 results map
2018 results map
2022 results map
By-election results
1964-1968
Darwin by-election, 11 May 1967
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
Christopher David Mchenry Knox-Johnston
809
49.7
Liberal
Joyce M Cater
775
47.6
Labour
Gustav C White
43
2.6
Turnout
1968-1971
Petts Wood by-election, 27 June 1968
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
K. J. Harding
3,165
Liberal
Keith H. Lock
2,010
Labour
J. R. Constable
188
Turnout
41.3
Shortlands by-election, 27 June 1968
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
Bernard E. G. Davis
1,130
Liberal
J. Bratt
150
Labour
Christopher Richard Gaster
130
Turnout
17.9
Eden Park by-election, 20 November 1969
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
J. E. Swatton
1,185
Liberal
Ian Phillips
382
Labour
Christopher Richard Gaster
186
Turnout
29.0
St Paul's Cray by-election, 5 February 1970
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
Edgar C. H. Smith
1,367
Conservative
Albert E. Stayte
665
Liberal
Miss J. Fudonger
283
Turnout
20.4
St Paul's Cray by-election, 31 July 1970
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
D. W. Edwards
1,511
Conservative
Albert E. Stayte
507
Liberal
J. J. Hart
166
Turnout
17.5
1971-1974
St Paul's Cray by-election, 22 July 1971
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
Mrs M. L. Wilson
1,809
Conservative
Albert E. Stayte
417
Liberal
Mrs A. M. Parfitt
249
Turnout
19.0
Chelsfield by-election, 18 November 1971
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
D. E. Johnson
1,400
Liberal
Mrs F. B. Kirby
1,369
Labour
Miss M. J. E. Healy
220
Turnout
38.6
St Mary Cray by-election, 18 May 1972
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
Peter John Tozer
2,473
Conservative
J. A. Collins
1,013
Liberal
Mrs Kathleen E.C. Tarbolton
820
Turnout
38.5
Martins Hill & Town by-election, 24 May 1973
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
D. S. Reid
1,020
Labour
Gordon Thomas Yates
799
Liberal
Mrs M. M. Coulson
682
Turnout
24.2
West Wickham North by-election, 24 May 1973
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
P. C. Read
1,052
Liberal
Peter A. Dodsworth
956
Labour
Robert Armstrong
140
Turnout
28.6
West Wickham South by-election, 24 May 1973
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
B. G. Cope
1,218
Liberal
Jeremy V. Cope
635
Labour
John Richard Holbrook
317
Turnout
27.4
1974-1978
Farnborough by-election, 4 July 1974
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
Jennifer Mary Hillier
2,067
Liberal
Keith O. M. Challis
949
Labour
Philip R. Edwards
368
Turnout
27.9
Petts Wood by-election, 4 July 1974
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
Alan S. Cornish
2,272
Liberal
Edward Babbs
1,555
Labour
Antoni M. Ziolkowski
392
Turnout
36.3
Keston & Hayes by-election, 30 January 1975
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
Philip Geoffrey Jones
1,898
Liberal
Brian Harry Taylor
1,713
Labour
Peter W. Rance
377
Turnout
35.3
Lawrie Park & Kent House by-election, 6 March 1975
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
John A. M. Lewis
894
Labour
Janet I. Ambrose
741
Liberal
Adrian G. Chapman
298
Turnout
31.9
Biggin Hill by-election, 2 October 1975
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
Michael J. Hughes
1,307
Liberal
George H. Dunk
596
Labour
Roy E. Hodsdon
529
Turnout
35.0
St Paul's Cray by-election, 23 October 1975
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
Derek A. Wood
1,886
Conservative
Albert E. Stayte
773
Liberal
Nicholas J. Rowden
373
Turnout
24.4
Farnborough by-election, 22 January 1976
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
Peter G. Nash
2,823
Liberal
Keith O. M. Challis
1,804
Labour
Philip R. Edwards
392
Turnout
40.5
West Wickham South by-election, 30 September 1976
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
Leslie G. Whitman
1,664
Liberal
Alan G. Sewell
538
Labour
Richard J. Cox
303
Turnout
31.8
Shortlands by-election, 24 March 1977
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
Brian R. Reading
2,462
Liberal
Phillip F. Khan-Panni
292
Labour
Pauline M. Jones
212
Turnout
34.7
1978-1982
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Hector McDonald
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Keith G. Grieve
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Alan S. Cornish
The by-election was called following the death of Don D.S. Adams
1982-1986
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Colin R. English
Copers Cope, 12 April 1984
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
Christopher John Elgar
1,410
63.5
SDP
Phyllis S Vickers
509
22.9
Labour
Eric H Turner
255
11.5
BNP
Andrew T Shotton
47
2.1
Majority
901
40.6
Turnout
2,221
35.0
Conservative hold
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. John L. Pritchard
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Maurice B. Kenward
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Edward A. Rayner
1986-1990
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Joseph T. Heath
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Robert H. Smith
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Arthur J. Mansfield
St Paul's Cray, 21 April 1988
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
Corinna Margaret Mary Smart
1,848
51.2
Liberal Democrats
Thomas William Hawthorne
805
22.3
Conservative
Bernard J Cobley
780
21.6
SDP
Terence C Simpson
174
4.8
Majority
1,043
28.9
Turnout
3,607
29.6
Labour hold
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Ira G. Walters
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Michael J. Edwards
1990-1994
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Montague I. Blazey.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Reginald G. Adams.
1994-1998
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Stephen R. Oxenbridge.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. David M. Dear.
1998-2002
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Sheila Humphreys.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Paul Booth.
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Eric Goodman.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Graem Peters.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Robert Yeldham.
2002-2006
There were no by-elections.
2006-2010
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Christopher Gaster.
2010-2014
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. George Taylor.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Diana MacMull.
2014-2018
There were no by-elections from 2014 to 2018.
2018-2022
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Dave Wibberley.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Marina Ahmad .
2022-2026
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Andrew Lee.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Aisha Cuthbert.
References
The Greater London, Kent and Surrey Order, 1968
The Bromley and Greenwich (London Borough Boundaries) Order 1993
The Bromley and Lewisham (London Borough Boundaries) Order 1993
The Bromley, Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark (London Borough Boundaries) Order 1993
The Greater London and Surrey (County and London Borough Boundaries) Order 1993
The Greater London, Kent and Surrey (County Boundaries) Order 1993
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^ "London Borough Council Elections 2 May 2002" (PDF). London Datastore . Greater London Authority. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
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^ "London Borough Council Elections 7 May 1998 including the Greater London Authority Referendum results" (PDF). London Datastore . London Research Centre. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
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