Bexley local elections

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Bexley Council is elected every four years.

Contents 1 Political control 2 Council elections 3 By-election results 4 External links

[edit] Political control

Labour 1964 - 1968

Conservative 1968 - 1971

Labour 1971 - 1974

Conservative 1974 - 1994

No overall control 1994 - 1998

Conservative 1998 - 2002

Labour 2002 - 2006

Conservative 2006 - present

[edit] Council elections

Bexley Council election, 1998

Bexley Council election, 2002

Bexley Council election, 2006

[edit] By-election results

Erith By-Election 5 December 1996
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		1,087	64.5
	Conservative		340	20.2
	Independent		157	9.3
	Liberal Democrat		102	6.0
Majority			747	44.3
Turnout			1,686	20.6
	Labour hold		Swing

Sidcup East By-Election 13 March 1997
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		1,326	40.7
	Labour		1,288	39.5
	Liberal Democrat		333	10.2
	Independent		296	9.0
	Natural Law		14	0.4
Majority			38	1.2
Turnout			3,257	37.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

Blendon & Penhill By-Election 25 June 1998
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		1,709
	Conservative		1,668
	Conservative		1,658
	Labour		957
	Labour		933
	Labour		907
	Liberal Democrat		393
	Liberal Democrat		383
	Liberal Democrat		365
	British National Party		80
	British National Party		75
	British National Party		73
Turnout			9.201	43.0
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

North End By-Election 6 July 2000
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		772	44.4	-20.5
	British National Party	Colin Smith	456	26.2	+26.2
	Conservative	Philip Chant	413	23.7	-1.9
	Liberal Democrat		99	5.7	-3.8
Majority			316	18.2
Turnout			1,740	19.3
	Labour hold		Swing

Belvedere By-Election 28 September 2000
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Daniel Francis	1,033	55.0	+3.1
	Conservative	Philip Brooks	672	35.8	+2.8
	Liberal Democrat	Anthony Picket	174	9.3	+0.0
Majority			361	19.2
Turnout			1,879	20.1
	Labour hold		Swing

[edit] External links

• Bexley Council