2018 Bexley London Borough Council election
The 2018 Bexley Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Bexley Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. There were boundary changes which reduced the number of wards from 21 to 17 and the number of councillors from 63 to 45. Overall results. The Conservatives retained control of the council, winning 34 of the new seats. Labour won 11 and UKIP won no seats. Notional changes calculated by the BBC. Ward Results. Barnehurst. Barnehurst became a 2 member ward in 2018, following the  cutdown on councilors from 63 to 45. Brian Bishop became Mayor of Bexley after this election. Belvedere. Leader of the Opposition in Bexley, Daniel Francis, stood here. Crook Log. Leader of the Council, Teresa O'Neill, stood here, following the abolition of her previous ward; Brampton Erith. Erith became a 2 member ward, following the cutdown of councillors from 63 to 45. Longlands. Longlands became a 2 member ward after the cutdown of councillors from 63 to 45 Northumberland Heath. Northumberland Heath became a 2 member ward in 2018, after the cutdown of councillors from 63 to 45. Thamesmead East. Former  Labour councillor, Endy Ezenwata, defected to the Christian People's Alliance and subsequently lost re-election. Former councillor for Lesnes Abbey, Danny Hackett, stood here following the abolition of his former ward. On 23 February 2019, Danny Hackett resigned from the Labour Party, citing a culture of "anti-Semitism, hatred and bullying." He will now sit as an Independent. West Heath. Mayor of the time, Peter Reader, stood here. John Davey became deputy mayor after the election.