BEXLEY Council will still be under the control of Conservatives after the local 2022 elections. 

St Mary’s and St James, Bexley, Falconwood and Welling, Longlands, West Heath, Blendon and Penhill, Crayford, East Wickham, Crook Log, Bexleyheath, Sidcup and Blackfen, all saw Tory successes.

Conservatives won 33 seats out of the possible 45.

The Labour party came in second by gaining 12 seats (44 per cent). 

These were in Northumberland Heath, Thamesmead East, Erith, Belvedere, Slade Green, and Northend.

Conservatives won 34 seats and Labour with 11 in the previous 2018 elections. 

Here is a breakdown of the Bexley Borough results:

Barnehurst: The ward of Barnehurst has re-elected two Conservative candidates, Brian Bishop and Howard Jackson, with 1,637 and 1,539 votes.

St Mary's and St James: The ward of St Mary's and St James has elected two Conservative candidates, Kurtis Christoforides and Cameron James Smith, with 1,591 and 1,506 votes.

Northumberland Heath: The ward of Northumberland Heath has elected two Labour candidates, Baljeet Singh Gill and Wendy Jane Perfect with 1,361 and 1,345 votes.

Thamesmead East: The ward of Thamesmead East has elected three Labour Candidates, Larry Ferguson, Zainab Olamide Asunramu and Mabel Ogundayo with 1,703, 1,678 and 1,661 votes.

Falconwood and Welling: The ward of Falconwood and Welling has elected three Conservative candidates, Nigel Patrick Betts, Andrew James Curtois, and Frazer Lewis Brooks with 2,047, 1,894 and 1,795 votes.

Longlands: The ward of Longlands has elected Two Conservative candidates Lisa-Jane Moore and Andy Dourmoush with 1,504 and 1,347 votes.

West Heath: The ward of West Heath has elected three Conservative party candidates Peter Robert Marryat, John Charles Davey and Philip David Read with 2,389, 2,328 and 2,283 votes.

Belvedere: The ward of Belvedere has elected three Labour Candidates Sally Hinkley, Esther Asarebea Amaning and Daniel Francis with 2,033, 1,998 and 1,956 votes.

Blendon and Penhill: The ward of Blendon and Penhill has elected three Conservative party candidates, Patrick Antony Adams, Nick O'Hare and David Leaf with 2,267, 2,040, and 2,012 votes.

Slade Green & Northend Ward: The ward of Slade Green and Northend has elected two Labour party candidates, Stefano Borella and Anna Roberta Day with 1,220 and 1,213 votes.

Crayford: The ward of Crayford has elected three Conservative candidates, Melvin Norman Seymour, Geraldene Anne Lucia-Hennis and Felix Di Netimah with 1,890, 1,872 and 1,717 votes.

East Wickham: The ward of East Wickham has elected three Conservative candidates, Steven Frederick Hall, Caroline Newton and Christine Margaret Catterall with 1,967, 1,794 and 1,774 votes.

Crook Log: The ward of Crook Log has elected three Conservative party candidates, Teresa Ann Jude O'Neil, Janice Ward-Wilson and Christopher James Martin Taylor with 2,317, 2,154 and 2,077 votes.

Bexleyheath: The ward of Bexleyheath has elected three Conservative members, Sue Gowe, Bola Carew and Rags Sandhu with 2,364, 2,154 and 1,983 votes.

Sidcup: The ward of Sidcup has elected three Conservative members, June Elizabeth Slaughter, Cheryl Bacon and Richard Thornton Diment with 1,828, 1,818 and 1,815 votes.

Blackfen & Lamorbey: The ward of Blacken and Lamorbey has elected three Conservative members, James Kenneth Albert Hunt, Peter Harold Craske and Cafer Munur with 2,199, 2,185 and 1,924 votes.

Erith: The ward of Erith has elected two Labour members, Christopher Ball and Nicola Taylor with 1,512 and 1,469 votes.

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