# 2010 Bromley London Borough Council election

Elections for Bromley Council were held on 6 May 2010. The 2010 General Election and other local elections took place on the same day.
In London council elections the entire council is elected every four years,as opposed to some local elections where one councillor is elected every year for three of the four years.

## Summary of results

Bromley Council election result 2010 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 53 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 88.3 | 49.3 | 82,368 | 4.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6.7 | 24.6 | 41,170 | 1.0 |
| Labour | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 15.5 | 25,849 | 3.2 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 4.0 | 6,726 | 0.4 |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 3.7 | 6,181 | 3.3 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 1.1 | 1,814 | 1.6 |
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1,739 | 0.3 |
| Independents to Save Queen Mary's Hospital | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1,371 | New |

## Ward results
### Bickley

Bickley (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Katherine Lymer | 4,970 | 56.9 |
| | Conservative | Catherine Rideout | 4,953 | |
| | Conservative | Colin Smith | 4,556 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Taylor | 1,637 | 18.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Victoria Wye | 1,515 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Patricia Bignell | 1,299 | |
| | Labour | Arthur Johnson | 915 | 10.5 |
| | Labour | Velma Campbell | 914 | |
| | Labour | Christopher Clough | 897 | |
| | UKIP | John Bailey | 612 | 7.0 |
| | Green | Roisin Robertson | 606 | 6.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,380 | 71.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Biggin Hill

Biggin Hill (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Gordon Norrie | 2,855 | 49.0 |
| | Conservative | Julian Benington | 2,679 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey Gostt | 1,769 | 30.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Walter Shekyls | 1,552 | |
| | UKIP | Christopher Greenhough | 467 | 8.0 |
| | BNP | Michael Payne | 390 | 6.7 |
| | Labour | Jeannette Carter | 345 | 5.9 |
| | Labour | Keith Galley | 344 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,593 | 70.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Bromley Common and Keston

Bromley Common and Keston (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Alexa Michael | 4,111 | 54.4 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Carr | 4,099 | |
| | Conservative | Ruth Bennett | 4,098 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rosemary Oliver | 1,644 | 21.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jeremy Cope | 1,490 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roy Southgate | 1,347 | |
| | Labour | Colin Clary | 1,023 | 13.5 |
| | Labour | Kelly Galvin | 941 | |
| | Labour | Tom Odoki-Olam | 782 | |
| | UKIP | Owen Brolly | 777 | 10.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,734 | 67.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Bromley Town

Bromley Town (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | William Harmer | 3,816 | 41.5 |
| | Conservative | David Hastings | 3,784 | |
| | Conservative | Diana MacMull | 3,359 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sheila Blackburn | 2,059 | 22.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Cooper | 1,897 | |
| | Labour | Robert Armstrong | 1,826 | 19.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jennifer Hawke | 1,755 | |
| | Labour | Michael Gibson | 1,686 | |
| | Labour | Marcus Oliver | 1,527 | |
| | Green | Ann Garrett | 877 | 9.5 |
| | UKIP | Emmett Jenner | 612 | 6.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,467 | 66.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Chelsfield and Pratts Bottom

Chelsfield and Pratts Bottom (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Julian Grainger | 4,915 | 60.1 |
| | Conservative | Samaris Huntington-Thresher | 4,505 | |
| | Conservative | Russell Jackson | 4,449 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Keith Challis | 2,485 | 30.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Oliver Loosemore | 2,483 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Whiteside | 2,314 | |
| | Labour | Gillian Collins | 784 | 9.6 |
| | Labour | Christopher Purnell | 743 | |
| | Labour | Aline Evans | 628 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,511 | 72.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Chislehurst

Chislehurst (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Kathleen Boughey | 4,935 | 53.3 |
| | Conservative | Eric Bosshard | 4,800 | |
| | Conservative | Ian Payne | 3,947 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Thomas Gault | 1,639 | 17.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Colin England | 1,421 | |
| | Independents to Save Queen Mary's Hospital | John Hemming-Clark | 1,371 | 14.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Magrath | 1,327 | |
| | Labour | Christian Mole | 796 | 8.6 |
| | Labour | Stuart Reid | 746 | |
| | Green | Nicholas Hadziannis | 515 | 5.6 |
| | Labour | Gareth Wretham | 480 | |
| | Green | Frances Speed | 455 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,388 | 71.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Clock House

Clock House (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Sarah Phillips | 2,817 | 32.6 |
| | Conservative | Nicholas Milner | 2,578 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Reginald Adams | 2,564 | 29.7 |
| | Conservative | David Jefferys | 2,469 | |
| | Labour | Vanessa Allen | 2,200 | 25.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Nash | 2,167 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Burns | 2,134 | |
| | Labour | Kevin Brooks | 1,815 | |
| | Labour | Richard Hart | 1,557 | |
| | UKIP | Graham Chamberlain | 536 | 6.2 |
| | Green | Margaret Toomey | 529 | 6.1 |
| | Green | Adam Shahin | 416 | |
| | Green | Rosanna Cavallo | 393 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,119 | 69.1 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Copers Cope

Copers Cope (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Russell Mellor | 4,289 | 54.9 |
| | Conservative | Michael Tickner | 4,267 | |
| | Conservative | Stephen Wells | 4,267 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kay Stocker | 2,138 | 27.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Heather Donovan | 2,027 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Patricia Weal | 1,889 | |
| | Labour | Patricia Mansfield | 1,381 | 17.7 |
| | Labour | Catherine Milton | 1,325 | |
| | Labour | Belinda Price | 1,250 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,321 | 67.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Cray Valley East

Cray Valley East (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Peter Fortune | 2,568 | 37.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David McBride | 2,504 | 36.9 |
| | Conservative | Roxhannah Fawthrop | 2,280 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Curry | 2,238 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brenda Thompson | 2,121 | |
| | Conservative | Lalit Khanna | 1,996 | |
| | Labour | Nathaniel Arthur | 1,050 | 15.5 |
| | Labour | Stephanie Godbold | 945 | |
| | Labour | Mohammed Zaman | 817 | |
| | BNP | Mary Culnane | 659 | 9.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,507 | 59.0 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |

### Cray Valley West

Cray Valley West (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Judith Ellis | 2,745 | 34.7 |
| | Conservative | John Ince | 2,596 | |
| | Conservative | Harry Stranger | 2,372 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Bignell | 1,911 | 24.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Jenkins | 1,655 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sam Webber | 1,570 | |
| | Labour | Paul Davies | 1,239 | 15.7 |
| | Labour | Sharon Wheeler | 1,236 | |
| | Labour | Karen Roberts | 1,194 | |
| | UKIP | Sheila Allen | 796 | 10.1 |
| | BNP | Roger Tonks | 690 | 8.7 |
| | Independent | Susan Gibbens | 519 | 6.6 |
| | Independent | John Gibbens | 495 | |
| | Independent | Andrew Senft | 432 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,086 | 58.9 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Crystal Palace

Crystal Palace (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Canvin | 2,167 | 42.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Thomas Papworth | 1,886 | |
| | Labour | Joshua King | 1,668 | 32.6 |
| | Labour | Allison Roche | 1,425 | |
| | Conservative | Paul Durling | 899 | 17.6 |
| | Conservative | Karen Moran | 822 | |
| | Green | Maureen Leary | 377 | 7.4 |
| | Green | Lisa Mutti | 283 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,148 | 59.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Darwin

Darwin (1) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Richard Scoates | 1,362 | 46.1 |
| | Independent | Peter Bloomfield | 1,295 | 43.8 |
| | UKIP | James Greenhough | 299 | 10.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,001 | 73.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Farnborough and Crofton

Farnborough and Crofton (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Charles Joel | 5,067 | 59.0 |
| | Conservative | Robert Evans | 5,000 | |
| | Conservative | Timothy Stevens | 4,791 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Helen Rabbatts | 2,139 | 24.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Charles Powell | 2,134 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Harry Silvester | 1,944 | |
| | UKIP | Christine Diamond | 726 | 8.5 |
| | Labour | Bryan Gay | 656 | 7.6 |
| | Labour | Andrew Amos | 629 | |
| | Labour | Christopher Taylor | 627 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,695 | 75.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Hayes and Coney Hall

Hayes and Coney Hall (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Thelma Manning | 5,549 | 58.5 |
| | Conservative | Graham Arthur | 5,250 | |
| | Conservative | Neil Reddin | 4,893 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Owen Griffiths | 1,990 | 21.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steven Daniell | 1,648 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sonia Whitaker | 1,428 | |
| | Labour | Katharine Head | 1,182 | 12.5 |
| | Labour | John Parke | 1,005 | |
| | Labour | Richard Watts | 812 | |
| | Green | John Reber | 769 | 8.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,053 | 72.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Kelsey and Eden Park

Kelsey and Eden Park (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Paul Lynch | 4,827 | 58.2 |
| | Conservative | Peter Dean | 4,658 | |
| | Conservative | Diane Smith | 4,586 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Oliver Tuhey | 2,067 | 24.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Carter | 2,020 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Caine | 1,869 | |
| | Labour | Alan Burn | 1,396 | 16.8 |
| | Labour | John Dempster | 1,352 | |
| | Labour | Sandie Albery | 1,253 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,674 | 71.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Mottingham and Chislehurst North

Mottingham and Chislehurst North (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Roger Charsley | 2,229 | 50.1 |
| | Conservative | Charles Rideout | 1,914 | |
| | Labour | Judith Armstrong | 1,061 | 23.9 |
| | Labour | Ian Horrigan | 969 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Houghton | 836 | 18.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jane Coyte | 812 | |
| | Green | Zoe Mercer | 320 | 7.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,541 | 61.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Orpington

Orpington (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | William Huntington-Thresher | 4,055 | 49.6 |
| | Conservative | Pauline Tunnicliffe | 3,990 | |
| | Conservative | Lydia Buttinger | 3,954 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Hall | 2,802 | 34.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nigel Taylor | 2,460 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gerda Loosemore-Reppen | 2,408 | |
| | Labour | Christopher Price | 818 | 10.0 |
| | Labour | Patrick Collins | 781 | |
| | Labour | Mohammed Bhuiyan | 664 | |
| | Green | Tamara Galloway | 495 | 6.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,187 | 69.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Penge and Cator

Penge and Cator (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | John Getgood | 3,300 | 40.1 |
| | Labour | Katherine Bance | 3,272 | |
| | Labour | Peter Fookes | 3,229 | |
| | Conservative | Christopher Phillips | 2,484 | 30.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Victoria Papworth | 2,453 | 29.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Douglas Rathbone | 2,183 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joanna van der Meer | 2,088 | |
| | Conservative | Akudo Ike | 1,580 | |
| | Conservative | Mark Slawinski | 1,466 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,885 | 65.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Petts Wood and Knoll

Petts Wood and Knoll (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Douglas Auld | 5,197 | 57.4 |
| | Conservative | Anthony Owen | 5,112 | |
| | Conservative | Simon Fawthrop | 4,667 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Anthony | 1,904 | 21.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Grace Goodlad | 1,903 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Thompson | 1,687 | |
| | Labour | Frank Evans | 679 | 7.5 |
| | Labour | Malcolm Barker | 641 | |
| | UKIP | James Spurrell | 635 | 7.0 |
| | Green | Martin Childs | 632 | 7.0 |
| | Labour | Peter Tozer | 522 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,594 | 78.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Plaistow and Sundridge

Plaistow and Sundridge (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Eleanor Harmer | 3,562 | 42.5 |
| | Conservative | Peter Morgan | 3,538 | |
| | Conservative | Michael Turner | 3,381 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Comrie | 1,952 | 23.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Furniss | 1,932 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Pike | 1,716 | |
| | Labour | Elizabeth Johnstone | 1,455 | 17.4 |
| | Labour | Julian Richards | 1,330 | |
| | Labour | George Johnstone | 1,257 | |
| | UKIP | Lindsay Clayton | 721 | 8.6 |
| | Green | John Street | 696 | 8.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,890 | 67.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Shortlands

Shortlands (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Ernest Noad | 3,629 | 57.9 |
| | Conservative | George Taylor | 2,986 | |
| | Green | Anna James | 910 | 14.5 |
| | Labour | Gareth Abbit | 892 | 14.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jane Connor | 835 | 13.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Ayres | 767 | |
| | Labour | Isabella Leslie | 428 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,629 | 73.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### West Wickham

West Wickham (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Jane Beckley | 5,487 | 65.8 |
| | Conservative | Brian Humphrys | 5,364 | |
| | Conservative | Nicholas Bennett | 5,045 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chantal Lane | 1,675 | 20.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Graham Radford | 1,518 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Helen Crowe | 1,504 | |
| | Labour | Gary Kent | 1,183 | 14.2 |
| | Labour | Hazel Dunford | 1,165 | |
| | Labour | Richard Williams | 818 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,825 | 75.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |