Your guide to the General Election in Bexley

David Evennett

BEXLEYHEATH & CRAYFORD
Counting venue: Crook Log Leisure Centre, Brampton Road
Count starts: As soon as possible after the polls close - Thursday May 7
Results expected: Around 6am Friday May 7

HISTORY
Bexleyheath & Crayford was created in 1997 from parts of the former seats of Bexleyheath and Erith & Crayford. Labour's Nigel Beard was MP between 1997 and 2005, before David Evennett gained the seat for the Tories in 2005, and has held it since.

DID YOU KNOW?
David Evennett was Conservative MP for Erith & Crayford between 1983 and 1997. When the constituency was redrawn in 1997 he lost his seat to Labour's Nigel Beard. He ran and lost again in the 2001 election, before finally regaining it in 2005.

OUTLOOK
David Evennett is seeking his third consecutive term in the Bexleyheath & Crayford seat, and having substantially increased his majority in 2010, it's going to take a considerable effort from another candidate to stop him.

MP
Name: David Evennett
Status: Running again
Magic moment: In March 2015, David Evenett was appointed to the Privy Council of the United Kingdom and granted the title The Right Honourable.

GENERAL ELECTION 2010 RESULTS
Conservative: David Evennett 50.5 per cent (+3.9)
Labour: Howard Dawber 26.5 per cent (-7.7)
Lib Dems: Karelia Scott    12.7 per cent (-0.4)
BNP: Stephen James 4.7 per cent (+1.8)
UKIP: John Dunford 3.6 per cent (+0.4)

Conservative hold. Majority 24.0 per cent. Turnout 66.4.

GENERAL ELECTION 2015 CANDIDATES
Conservative - David Evennett    
Labour - Stefano Borella            
Lib Dems - Richard Davis
UKIP - Chris Attard
Green - Stella Gardiner        
English Democrats - Maggi Young            

Teresa Pearce

ERITH & THAMESMEAD
Counting venue: Crook Log Leisure Centre, Brampton Road,
Count starts: As soon as possible after the polls close - Thursday May 7
Results expected: Around 6am Friday May 7

HISTORY
Erith & Thamesmead has been a Labour seat since it was first created, from parts of the old Woolwich and Erith & Crayford constituencies, back in 1997. Teresa Pearce has held the seat since 2010.

DID YOU KNOW?
Current MP Teresa Pearce, a former Bexley councillor, stood for the first time in 2010. She took over as Labour's candidate from John Austin, who had held the seat since 1997.

OUTLOOK
The seat is expected to stay in Labour's hands this time around. It would take an huge shift in the polls to put Ms Pearce in danger.

MP
Name: Teresa Pearce
Status: Standing again
Magic moment: Teresa Pearce has been a big critic of everyone's least favourite train company Southeastern. In 2011 she branded it "not fit for purpose" and called for its franchise to be removed.

GENERAL ELECTION 2010 RESULTS
Labour: Teresa Pearce 44.9 (-7.7)
Conservative: Colin Bloom 31.5 (+5)
Lib Dems: Alexander Cunliffe 12.0 (-0.8)
BNP: Kevin Saunders 5.1 (+0.9)
UKIP: Pamela Perrin 2.7 (-1.1)

Labour hold. Majority 13.4 per cent. Turnout 60.8 per cent.

GENERAL ELECTION 2015 CANDIDATES
Labour - Teresa Pearce
Conservative - Anna Firth
Lib Dems - Simon Waddington
UKIP - Ronie Johnson
Green - Ann Garrett
English Democrats - Graham Moore
Christian Peoples Alliance - Sid Cordle

Could James Brokenshire be heading back to the job centre?

OLD BEXLEY & SIDCUP
Counting venue: Crook Log Leisure Centre, Brampton Road
Count starts: As soon as possible after the polls close - Thursday May 7
Results expected: Around 6am Friday May 7

HISTORY
Since 2010 Old Bexley & Sidcup has consisted of the London Borough of Bexley wards of Blackfen and Lamorbey, Blendon and Penhill, Cray Meadows, East Wickham, Falconwood and Welling, Longlands, St Mary’s and Sidcup. It is a Conservative safe seat and, also since 2010, the MP has been James Brokenshire.

DID YOU KNOW?
Sir Edward Heath (Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 1970-1974) held this seat and its predecessors from 1950 until 2001 when he retired, at the age of 85, by then the nation's oldest Member of Parliament.

OUTLOOK
Any outcome other than a Conservative hold is unlikely.

MP
Name: James Brokenshire
Status: Running again
Magic moment: In 2010 Mr Brokenshire backed a News Shopper campaign to save services at Queen Mary's Hospital in Sidcup. He joined News Shopper editor Richard Firth and Bexleyheath & Crayford MP David Evennett in marching on Downing Street to deliver nearly 3,000 copies of News Shopper's front page letter to Health Secretary Andrew Lansley, signed by individuals and families who were using the hospital. 

James Brokenshire (right), Richard Firth (centre) and David Evennett

GENERAL ELECTION 2010 RESULTS
Conservative: James Brokenshire 54.1 per cent (+4.1)
Labour: Rick Everitt 19.3 per cent (-8.7)
Lib Dems: Duncan Borrowman 15.4 per cent (+1.5)
BNP: John Brooks 4.7 per cent (+1.8)
UKIP: David Coburn 3.4 per cent (-1.2)

Conservative hold. Majority 34.9 per cent. Turnout 69.3 per cent.

GENERAL ELECTION 2015 CANDIDATES
Conservative - James Brokenshire
Labour - Ibby Mehmet    
Lib Dems - Jennifer Keen
UKIP - Catherine Reilly    
Green - Derek Moran
National Health Action - Dr Bob Gill            
BNP - Nicola Finch        
Christian - Laurence Williams