Biggin Hill (ward)

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Biggin Hill ward, 1 April 1965
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Biggin Hill
Biggin Hill
Electoral ward; for the Bromley London Borough Council
	Biggin Hill ward boundaries since 2022
Borough	Bromley
County	Greater London
Population	10,817 (2021)
Electorate	8,455 (2022)
Major settlements	Biggin Hill
Area	8.638 square kilometres (3.335 sq mi)
Current electoral ward
Created	1965
Number of members	2
Councillors	Steve James; Tim Allitt;
GSS code	E05000107 (2002–2022); E05013989 (2022–present);

Biggin Hill is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Bromley. The ward was first used in the 1964 elections and elects two councillors to Bromley London Borough Council.

List of councillors

Seat	Councillor	Took office	Left office		Election
1	Derek Saunders	1964 (1964)	1978 (1978)	Conservative	1964 ... 1974
2	Marjorie McClure	1964 (1964)	1975 (1975)	Conservative	1964 ... 1974
2	Michael Hughes	1975 (1975)	1978 (1978)	Conservative	1975
1	David Hanscomb	1978 (1978)	1986 (1986)	Conservative	1978, 1982
2	David Haslam	1978 (1978)	1994 (1994)	Conservative	1978 ... 1990
1	Arthur Edgington	1986 (1986)	1994 (1994)	Conservative	1986, 1990
1	Geoffrey Gostt	1994 (1994)	2006 (2006)	Liberal Democrats	1994, 1998, 2002
2	Walter Shekyls	1994 (1994)	2006 (2006)	Liberal Democrats	1994, 1998, 2002
1	Gordon Norrie	2006 (2006)	2014 (2014)	Independent	2006, 2010
2	Julian Benington	2006 (2006)	2022 (2022)	Independent	2006 ... 2018
1	Melanie Stevens	2014 (2014)	2026 (2026)	Independent	2014, 2018, 2022
2	Sophie Dunbar	2022 (2022)	2026 (2026)	Independent	2022
1	Steve James	2026 (2026)	Incumbent	Reform	2026
2	Tim Allitt	2026 (2026)	Incumbent	Reform	2026

Summary

Councillors elected by party at each general borough election.

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2

1964

1968

1971

1974

1978

1982

1986

1990

1994

1998

2002

2006

2010

2014

2018

2022

2026

Conservative
Liberal Democrats
Independent
Reform

Bromley council elections since 2022

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Bromley in 2022.

2026 election

The election took place on 7 May 2026.^[2]

2026 Bromley London Borough Council election: Biggin Hill (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Reform	Steve James	2,122	47.4	New
	Reform	Tim Allitt	2,119	47.3	New
	Conservative	Sophie Dunbar	1,766	39.4	−2.4
	Conservative	Philip Hatch	1,440	32.2	−1.6
	Green	Geoff Allen	327	7.3	New
	Liberal Democrats	Geoff Gostt	299	6.7	−4.7
	Green	Laurence Hamilton	270	6.0	New
	Labour	Steve Cranenburgh	230	5.1	−4.7
	Liberal Democrats	Malcolm Westbrook	206	4.6	−3.5
	Labour	Aji George	178	4.0	−3.3
Turnout			4,558	54.0	+17
Registered electors			8,447
	Reform gain from Independent		Swing
	Reform gain from Independent		Swing

2022 election

The election took place on 5 May 2022.^[3]

2022 Bromley London Borough Council election: Biggin Hill (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Melanie Stevens	1,443	45.6	+8.8
	Independent	Sophie Dunbar	1,323	41.8	+4.1
	Conservative	Victoria Nightingale	1,136	35.9	+6.1
	Conservative	Andrew King	1,069	33.8	+6.6
	Liberal Democrats	Geoff Gosst	361	11.4	+0.6
	Labour	Stephen Cranenburgh	311	9.8	+2.0
	Liberal Democrats	Malcolm Westbrook	255	8.1	+2.6
	Labour	Margaret Mills	232	7.3	+0.1
Turnout			3,165	37	−3
Registered electors			8,455
	Independent hold
	Independent hold

2002–2022 Bromley council elections

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Bromley in 2002.

2018 election

The election took place on 3 May 2018.^[4]

2018 Bromley London Borough Council election: Biggin Hill (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Julian Benington	1,175	37.7	New
	Independent	Melanie Stevens	1,149	36.8	New
	Conservative	Linda Hewitt	929	29.8	−21.2
	Conservative	Toby Sims	848	27.2	−12.4
	UKIP	Julian Grainger	360	11.5	New
	Liberal Democrats	Geoff Gostt	336	10.8	−4.7
	UKIP	Emmett Jenner	301	9.7	−26.9
	Labour	Timothy Fisher	242	7.8	−1.9
	Labour	Clive Gunby	224	7.2	+4.0
	Green	Karen Wheller	205	6.6	−2.7
	Green	Paul Enock	182	5.8	New
	Liberal Democrats	Graeme Casey	171	5.5	−7.7
Turnout			6,122	40^[5]
Registered electors			7,839
	Independent gain from Conservative
	Independent gain from Conservative

2014 election

The election took place on 22 May 2014.^[6]

2014 Bromley London Borough Council election: Biggin Hill (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Julian Benington	1,652	51.0
	Conservative	Melanie Stevens	1,282	39.6
	UKIP	Emmett Jenner	1,185	36.6
	Liberal Democrats	Geoffrey Gostt	501	15.5
	Liberal Democrats	Walter Shekyls	428	13.2
	Labour	Colin Savage	314	9.7
	Green	Lara Yates	300	9.3
	Labour	Michael Roberts	103	3.2
Turnout			3241	41.42
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

2010 election

The election on 6 May 2010 took place on the same day as the United Kingdom general election.^[7]

2010 Bromley London Borough Council election: Biggin Hill (2)
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			5,593	70.6
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

2006 election

The election took place on 4 May 2006.^[8]

2006 Bromley London Borough Council election: Biggin Hill (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Gordon Norrie	1,708	51.9
	Conservative	Julian Benington	1,651
	Liberal Democrats	Geoffrey Gostt	1,476	44.8
	Liberal Democrats	Bob Shekyls	1,426
	Labour	Patrick Collins	107	3.3
	Labour	Christopher Price	107
Turnout				43.2
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats

2002 election

The election took place on 2 May 2002.^[9]

2002 Bromley London Borough Council election: Biggin Hill (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Geoffrey Gostt	1,432
	Liberal Democrats	Walter Shekyls	1,402
	Conservative	Gordon Norrie	1,139
	Conservative	Matthew Phipps	993
	UKIP	Arthur Holmans	132
	Labour	Keith Galley	124
	Labour	Brendan French	121
Turnout			2,783	36.1
	Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries)
	Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries)

1994–2002 Bromley council elections

The boundaries of the ward were adjusted on 1 April 1994.^[10]

1998 election

The election on 7 May 1998 took place on the same day as the 1998 Greater London Authority referendum.^[11]

1998 Bromley London Borough Council election: Biggin Hill (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Geoffrey Gostt	1,830	51.13	1.05
	Liberal Democrats	Walter Shekyls	1,742
	Conservative	David Haslam	1,481	40.75	0.95
	Conservative	Christopher Wordingham	1,366
	Labour	Brendan French	284	8.12	0.11
	Labour	Leonard Hall	283
Registered electors			8,570		281
Turnout			3,691	43.07	6.16
Rejected ballots			8	0.22	0.10
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

1994 election

The election took place on 5 May 1994.^[12]

1994 Bromley London Borough Council election: Biggin Hill (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Geoffrey Gostt	2,085	52.18	29.82
	Liberal Democrats	Walter Shekyls	1,978
	Conservative	David Haslam	1,580	39.80	16.60
	Conservative	John Cokayne	1,520
	Labour	Leonard Hall	327	8.01	8.81
	Labour	Keith Galley	297
Registered electors			8,289		106
Turnout			4,081	49.23	2.74
Rejected ballots			5	0.12	0.01
	Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries)
	Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries)

1978–1994 Bromley council elections

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Bromley in 1978. Leaves Green was transferred to Darwin ward.

1990 election

The election took place on 3 May 1990.^[13]

1990 Bromley London Borough Council election: Biggin Hill (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	David Haslam	2,092	56.40
	Conservative	Arthur Edgington	2,066
	Liberal Democrats	Geoffrey Gostt	845	22.36
	Lib Dem Focus Team	Robert Hatch	802
	Labour	Keith Galley	620	16.82
	Labour	John Lewis	620
	SDP	Joan Welfare	163	4.42
Registered electors			8,183
Turnout			3804	46.49
Rejected ballots			5	0.13
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

1986 election

The election took place on 8 May 1986.^[14]

1986 Bromley London Borough Council election: Biggin Hill (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Haslam	1,881
	Conservative	Arthur Edgington	1,837
	Liberal	Robert Hatch	1,468
	SDP	Joan Welfare	1,340
	Labour	Stuart Copping	361
	Labour	Joyce Galley	333
Majority
Turnout				47.1	−5.0
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

1982 election

The election took place on 6 May 1982.^[15]

1982 Bromley London Borough Council election: Biggin Hill (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Hanscomb	2,286	59.7	−4.0
	Conservative	David Haslam	2,229
	Liberal	Malcolm Westbrook	1,235	32.3	+13.9
	Liberal	Geoffrey Gostt	1,213
	Labour	Alison Sheldrake	308	8.0	−9.9
	Labour	Mairede Thomas	299
Majority				27.4	−17.8
Turnout				52.1	+3.5
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

1978 election

The election took place on 4 May 1978.^[16]

1978 Bromley London Borough Council election: Biggin Hill (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Hanscomb	2,104	63.7	n/a
	Conservative	David Haslam	2,003
	Liberal	Malcolm Westbrook	609	18.4	n/a
	Labour	Roy Hodsdon	592	17.9	n/a
	Liberal	Cheryl Carter	541
	Labour	James Duncan	529
Majority				45.2	n/a
Turnout				48.6	n/a
	Conservative win (new boundaries)
	Conservative win (new boundaries)

1964–1978 Bromley council elections

1975 by-election

The by-election took place on 2 October 1975, following the aldermanic election of Marjorie McClure.^[16]^[17]

1975 Biggin Hill by-election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Michael Hughes	1,307
	Liberal	George Dunk	596
	Labour	Roy Hodsdon	529
Turnout				35.0
	Conservative hold

1974 election

The election took place on 2 May 1974.^[18]

1974 Bromley London Borough Council election: Biggin Hill (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Marjorie McClure	1,509
	Conservative	Derek Saunders	1,505
	Liberal	C. Deans	1,017
	Liberal	H. Heatley	1,000
	Labour	Roy Hodsdon	782
	Labour	D. Hodsdon	757
Turnout
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

1971 election

The election took place on 13 May 1971.^[19]

1971 Bromley London Borough Council election: Biggin Hill (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Derek Saunders	1,597
	Conservative	Marjorie McClure	1,594
	Liberal	Philip Golding	1,089
	Liberal	B. Beard	990
	Labour	R. Hodsdon	437
	Labour	Jack Townsend	420
Turnout				51.4
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

1968 election

The election took place on 9 May 1968.^[20]

1968 Bromley London Borough Council election: Biggin Hill (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Marjorie McClure	1,614
	Conservative	Derek Saunders	1,586
	Liberal	Philip Golding	886
	Liberal	J. Williams	827
	Labour	Jack Townsend	170
	Labour	C. Squire	144
Turnout
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

1964 election

The election took place on 7 May 1964.^[21]

1964 Bromley London Borough Council election: Biggin Hill (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Derek Saunders	964
	Conservative	Marjorie McClure	962
	Liberal	Philip Golding	739
	Liberal	Wilfred Ashworth	659
	Communist	Patrick Sloan	155
	Labour	William Mulligan	137
	Labour	T. Pullen	120
Turnout			1,936	52.4
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Notes

↑ 2021 Census data reported for 2022 ward boundaries

References

↑ "Biggin Hill". City Population. 4 January 2026. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
↑ "Election results for Biggin Hill, 7 May 2026". Bromley Council. 7 May 2026. Archived from the original on 12 May 2026. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
↑ Heywood, Joe; Loftus, Caitlin (March 2023). "London Borough Council Elections: May 2022" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 September 2025. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
↑ Colombeau, Joseph (October 2018). "London Borough Council Elections: 3 May 2018" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 September 2025. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
↑ "Election results for Biggin Hill". www.bromley.gov.uk. May 3, 2018. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
↑ Colombeau, Joseph (September 2014). "London Borough Council Elections: 22 May 2014" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 September 2025. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
↑ Piggott, Gareth (March 2011). "London Borough Council Elections: 6 May 2010" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 September 2025. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
↑ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (March 2007). "London Borough Council Elections: 4 May 2006" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 September 2025. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
↑ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (2002). "London Borough Council Elections: 2 May 2002" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 September 2025. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
↑ "The Greater London, Kent and Surrey (County Boundaries) Order 1993". legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
↑ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (1998). "London Borough Council Elections: 7 May 1998" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 September 2025. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
↑ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (1994). "London Borough Council Elections: 5 May 1994" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 September 2025. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
↑ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (1990). "London Borough Council Elections: 3 May 1990" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 September 2025. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
↑ "London Borough Council Elections: 8 May 1986" (PDF). London Datastore. London Residuary Body. August 1986. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 September 2025. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
↑ "London Borough Council Elections: 6 May 1982" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. 29 July 1982. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 September 2025. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
1 2 "London Borough Council Elections: 4 May 1978" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. 1978. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 September 2025. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
↑ "Tories Take Both Seats". Sevenoaks Chronicle. 25 October 1975. p. 4.
↑ "London Borough Council Elections: 2 May 1974" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. 1974. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2025. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
↑ "London Borough Council Elections: 13 May 1971" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. 1971. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 September 2025. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
↑ "London Borough Council Elections: 9 May 1968" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. April 1969. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 September 2025. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
↑ "London Borough Council Elections: 7 May 1964" (PDF). London Datastore. London County Council. November 1964. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 September 2025. Retrieved 28 September 2025.

[2] 2021 Census data reported for 2022 ward boundaries

[1] "Biggin Hill". City Population. 4 January 2026. Retrieved 12 May 2026.

[3] "Election results for Biggin Hill, 7 May 2026". Bromley Council. 7 May 2026. Archived from the original on 12 May 2026. Retrieved 12 May 2026.

[2022_results-4] Heywood, Joe; Loftus, Caitlin (March 2023). "London Borough Council Elections: May 2022" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 September 2025. Retrieved 23 July 2025.

[2018_results-5] Colombeau, Joseph (October 2018). "London Borough Council Elections: 3 May 2018" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 September 2025. Retrieved 23 July 2025.

[2018Biggin-6] "Election results for Biggin Hill". www.bromley.gov.uk. May 3, 2018. Retrieved November 2, 2021.

[2014_results-7] Colombeau, Joseph (September 2014). "London Borough Council Elections: 22 May 2014" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 September 2025. Retrieved 29 September 2025.

[2010_results-8] Piggott, Gareth (March 2011). "London Borough Council Elections: 6 May 2010" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 September 2025. Retrieved 29 September 2025.

[2006_results-9] Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (March 2007). "London Borough Council Elections: 4 May 2006" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 September 2025. Retrieved 29 September 2025.

[2002_results-10] Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (2002). "London Borough Council Elections: 2 May 2002" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 September 2025. Retrieved 29 September 2025.

[11] "The Greater London, Kent and Surrey (County Boundaries) Order 1993". legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 12 May 2026.

[1998_results-12] Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (1998). "London Borough Council Elections: 7 May 1998" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 September 2025. Retrieved 29 September 2025.

[1994_results-13] Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (1994). "London Borough Council Elections: 5 May 1994" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 September 2025. Retrieved 29 September 2025.

[1990_results-14] Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (1990). "London Borough Council Elections: 3 May 1990" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 September 2025. Retrieved 29 September 2025.

[1986_results-15] "London Borough Council Elections: 8 May 1986" (PDF). London Datastore. London Residuary Body. August 1986. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 September 2025. Retrieved 29 September 2025.

[1982_results-16] "London Borough Council Elections: 6 May 1982" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. 29 July 1982. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 September 2025. Retrieved 29 September 2025.

[1978_results-17] 1 2 "London Borough Council Elections: 4 May 1978" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. 1978. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 September 2025. Retrieved 28 September 2025.

[18] "Tories Take Both Seats". Sevenoaks Chronicle. 25 October 1975. p. 4.

[1974_results-19] "London Borough Council Elections: 2 May 1974" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. 1974. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2025. Retrieved 28 September 2025.

[1971_results-20] "London Borough Council Elections: 13 May 1971" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. 1971. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 September 2025. Retrieved 28 September 2025.

[1968_results-21] "London Borough Council Elections: 9 May 1968" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. April 1969. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 September 2025. Retrieved 28 September 2025.

[1964_results-22] "London Borough Council Elections: 7 May 1964" (PDF). London Datastore. London County Council. November 1964. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 September 2025. Retrieved 28 September 2025.

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