# 2002 Bexley London Borough Council election

The 2002 Bexley Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of Bexley London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour Party gained control of the council from the Conservative Party.

## Election result

Bexley local election result 2002 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 32 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 50.8 | 33.0 | 19,593 | |
| Conservative | 30 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 47.6 | 41.6 | 24,739 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.6 | 15.0 | 8,929 | |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5.4 | 3,193 | |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 1,382 | |
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1,203 | |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 365 | New |
| English Pan-Nationalist Alliance | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 38 | New |

## Ward results
### Barnehurst

Barnehurst (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard Gillespie | 1,583 | 50.5 | |
| | Conservative | William McEwen | 1,512 | | |
| | Conservative | Simon Windle | 1,463 | | |
| | Labour | Matthew Murphy | 910 | 29.0 | |
| | Labour | Edward Leake | 870 | | |
| | Labour | Carol Pieri | 843 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kaye Cudmore | 391 | 12.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Cudmore | 358 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Humphris | 348 | | |
| | UKIP | Barrie Thomas | 249 | 7.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 37.2 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Belvedere

Belvedere (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Daniel Francis | 1,228 | 55.4 |
| | Labour | Richard Lucas | 1,180 | |
| | Labour | Peter Hollamby | 1,171 | |
| | Conservative | John Mankerty | 767 | 34.6 |
| | Conservative | Juliet Mankerty | 716 | |
| | Conservative | Gooroodev Nangon | 599 | |
| | UKIP | Paula Dunford | 222 | 10.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 27.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Blackfen and Lamorbey

Blackfen and Lamorbey (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Brian Beckwith | 1,337 | 44.7 | |
| | Conservative | Katherine Perrior | 1,291 | | |
| | Conservative | Peter Craske | 1,220 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Terry Brown | 928 | 31.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Scott Gallego | 886 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Scopes | 874 | | |
| | Labour | Paul Brown | 526 | 17.6 | |
| | Labour | Bernard Justham | 481 | | |
| | Labour | Josephine Chodha | 472 | | |
| | UKIP | Heather Bennett | 200 | 6.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.2 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Blendon and Penhill

Blendon and Penhill (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Margaret Cammish | 1,555 | 58.3 |
| | Conservative | Ronald Passey | 1,534 | |
| | Conservative | Graham D'Amiral | 1,490 | |
| | Labour | Catherine Deadman | 531 | 19.9 |
| | Labour | David Prior | 520 | |
| | Labour | Gerda Slater | 490 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mary Cooke | 346 | 13.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peggy Wagstaff | 334 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Jaques | 315 | |
| | UKIP | Deborah Thomas | 179 | 6.7 |
| | Independent | Philip Brown | 57 | 2.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 32.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Brampton

Brampton (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Ronald French | 2,039 | 56.5 |
| | Conservative | Teresa O'Neill | 1,983 | |
| | Conservative | John Wilkinson | 1,885 | |
| | Labour | Joan Browning | 950 | 26.3 |
| | Labour | Alan Scutt | 888 | |
| | Labour | Rowan Blake | 887 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Janette Codd | 453 | 12.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Janet Standen | 437 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philip Codd | 423 | |
| | UKIP | George Wright | 167 | 4.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 43.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Christchurch

Christchurch (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Roy Ashmole | 1,529 | 56.5 |
| | Conservative | Ian Clement | 1,455 | |
| | Conservative | Leonard Newton | 1,427 | |
| | Labour | Ursula Ayliffe | 834 | 26.6 |
| | Labour | Wendy Philips | 785 | |
| | Labour | Lindsay Burnstead | 784 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Brand | 401 | 12.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Betty Lockington | 378 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Maria O'Hare | 318 | |
| | Independent | Stanley Carter | 262 | 8.4 |
| | UKIP | Lisa Hawkins | 110 | 3.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Colyers

Colyers (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ronald Browning | 1,127 | 46.5 | |
| | Labour | Denis Daniels | 1,036 | | |
| | Labour | Joga Minhas | 1,005 | | |
| | Conservative | John Bowes | 952 | 39.3 | |
| | Conservative | Joseph Pollard | 908 | | |
| | Conservative | Gerald Quieros | 857 | | |
| | BNP | Lawrence Rustem | 184 | 7.6 | |
| | UKIP | Bernard Rainsbury | 160 | 6.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 29.0 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

### Cray Meadows

Cray Meadows (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Joel Briant | 1,539 | 44.6 | |
| | Labour | Richard Justham | 1,524 | | |
| | Labour | Mo Khalid | 1,465 | | |
| | Conservative | Leonard Barnes | 1,346 | 39.0 | |
| | Conservative | Hugh McBride | 1,307 | | |
| | Conservative | Janice McBride | 1,287 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robin Kelly | 265 | 7.7 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Doreen La Roche | 237 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John La Roche | 221 | | |
| | Green | Paul Perrin | 168 | 4.9 | |
| | UKIP | Laurence Williams | 129 | 3.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 40.5 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

### Crayford

Crayford (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | John Shepheard | 1,132 | 49.3 |
| | Labour | Tonya Kelsey | 1,078 | |
| | Labour | Trevor Perrin | 1,024 | |
| | Conservative | Robert Stead | 828 | 36.0 |
| | Conservative | Daisy Clement | 808 | |
| | Conservative | Bernard Clewes | 801 | |
| | BNP | John Bowles | 173 | 7.5 |
| | UKIP | Kevin Cronin | 164 | 7.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 29.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Danson Park

Danson Park (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Linda Bailey | 1,320 | 46.2 |
| | Conservative | Sharon Massey | 1,237 | |
| | Conservative | John Waters | 1,222 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Carol Smoker | 963 | 33.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Hurren | 940 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Bargery | 927 | |
| | Labour | Fiona Lawrenson | 572 | 20.0 |
| | Labour | Stuart Slater | 531 | |
| | Labour | Robert Vines | 519 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.7 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |

### East Wickham

East Wickham (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nicholas O'Hare | 1,059 | 35.9 |
| | Labour | John Lawrenson | 1,020 | 34.6 |
| | Labour | Richard Everitt | 961 | |
| | Labour | Stefano Borella | 945 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anthony Pickett | 938 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Colin Wright | 923 | |
| | Conservative | Hazel Birch | 733 | 24.9 |
| | Conservative | Michael Crouch | 720 | |
| | Conservative | William Flint | 682 | |
| | UKIP | Kim Mitchell | 136 | 4.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |

### Erith

Erith (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Christopher Ball | 1,057 | 54.8 |
| | Labour | Margaret O'Neill | 982 | |
| | Labour | Munir Malik | 898 | |
| | Conservative | Bernard Gillespie | 616 | 31.9 |
| | Conservative | Rosemary White | 614 | |
| | Conservative | Carol Wilkinson | 608 | |
| | BNP | Claire Sayers | 144 | 7.5 |
| | UKIP | Edward Llewellyn | 112 | 5.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 25.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Falconwood and Welling

Falconwood and Welling (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Nigel Betts | 1,379 | 44.4 | |
| | Conservative | Peter Catterall | 1,244 | | |
| | Conservative | Valerie Clark | 1,219 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Edward Shrimpton | 1,608 | 34.4 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barry Standen | 1,061 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sylvia Fortune | 1,051 | | |
| | Labour | Stephen Perfect | 512 | 16.5 | |
| | Labour | Corinna Huxley | 463 | | |
| | Labour | Nora Wright | 462 | | |
| | UKIP | Bertram Ford | 149 | 4.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 37.8 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Lesnes Abbey

Lesnes Abbey (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ronald Brown | 1,451 | 44.8 | |
| | Labour | Samuel Blake | 1,410 | | |
| | Labour | John Pegg | 1,381 | | |
| | Conservative | John Davey | 1,360 | 41.9 | |
| | Conservative | Raymond Hudson | 1,336 | | |
| | Conservative | David Hurt | 1,324 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Hall | 324 | 10.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Maureen Hall | 308 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Daniel Woracker | 275 | | |
| | UKIP | Susan Dulwich | 107 | 3.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 39.3 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

### Longlands

Longlands (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Kenneth McAndrew | 1,490 | 51.1 | |
| | Conservative | Gareth Bacon | 1,473 | | |
| | Conservative | Michael Slaughter | 1,385 | | |
| | Labour | Patricia Ball | 633 | 21.7 | |
| | Labour | Teresa Pearce | 601 | | |
| | Labour | Peter West | 577 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Angela Thick | 577 | 19.8 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Margaret Shrimpton | 431 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Oliver | 410 | | |
| | UKIP | Paul Cronin | 217 | 7.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 34.0 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### North End

North End (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | John Eastaugh | 1,401 | 55.7 |
| | Labour | Alan Deadman | 1,341 | |
| | Labour | Sylvia Malt | 1,298 | |
| | BNP | Colin Smith | 541 | 21.5 |
| | BNP | James Seadon | 502 | |
| | BNP | Jay Lee | 501 | |
| | Conservative | Philip Read | 452 | 18.0 |
| | Conservative | Sylvia Cassells | 444 | |
| | Conservative | Peter Reader | 407 | |
| | UKIP | David Tarrant | 82 | 3.3 |
| | English Pan-Nationalist Alliance | John-Antony Fitzpatrick | 38 | 1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 33.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Northumberland Heath

Northumberland Heath (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Geoffrey Hacker | 1,178 | 40.8 |
| | Labour | Mary Lucas | 1,161 | |
| | Labour | Kathryn Smith | 1,102 | |
| | Conservative | John Allott | 1,041 | 36.1 |
| | Conservative | David Cammish | 969 | |
| | Conservative | Terence Horlor | 950 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Smith | 333 | 11.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dennis Smoker | 246 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Weston | 236 | |
| | UKIP | John Dunford | 172 | 6.0 |
| | BNP | Lee Barnes | 161 | 5.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 34.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### St Mary's

St Mary's (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Colin Campbell | 1,974 | 61.2 |
| | Conservative | Alan Downing | 1,946 | |
| | Conservative | Colin Tandy | 1,914 | |
| | Labour | Broderick Bassett | 609 | 18.9 |
| | Labour | David Hinds | 583 | |
| | Labour | Philip Scrivener | 559 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Duncan Borrowman | 310 | 9.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Nicolle | 300 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ruth Tatton-Kelly | 278 | |
| | Green | David Harbud | 197 | 6.1 |
| | UKIP | Christopher Marshall | 138 | 4.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 37.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### St Michael's

St Michael's (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Elizabeth French | 1,023 | 35.6 |
| | Labour | Grant Blowers | 981 | |
| | Labour | Wendy Perfect | 972 | |
| | Conservative | Peter Baylis | 887 | 30.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Justine Fernandes | 831 | 28.9 |
| | Conservative | John Warricker | 775 | |
| | Conservative | Raymond Sams | 766 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lynne McGlashen | 760 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stanley Vince | 752 | |
| | UKIP | William Jenner | 134 | 4.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |

### Sidcup

Sidcup (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Aileen Beckwith | 1,247 | 34.5 | |
| | Conservative | Brian Francois | 1,117 | | |
| | Conservative | June Slaughter | 1,093 | | |
| | Independent | Graham Holland | 1,063 | 29.4 | |
| | Independent | Robert Griffiths | 768 | | |
| | Labour | Colin Dawes | 550 | 15.2 | |
| | Labour | Garth Pilling-Lindsell | 501 | | |
| | Labour | John Shaw | 463 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gillian Eady | 385 | 10.7 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Eady | 376 | | |
| | UKIP | Janice Cronin | 366 | 10.1 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | William Shrimpton | 282 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.8 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Thamesmead East

Thamesmead East (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Donna Briant | 810 | 57.5 |
| | Labour | Michael French | 714 | |
| | Labour | Harbans Buttar | 712 | |
| | Conservative | Edgar Silvester | 304 | 21.6 |
| | Conservative | Shirley Vick | 296 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jeremy Cotton | 295 | 20.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Carol Folan | 266 | |
| | Conservative | Priti Patel | 259 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Wylie | 251 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 18.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |