St Paul's Cray (ward)
| St Paul's Cray | |
|---|---|
| Electoral ward for the Bromley London Borough Council | |
| Borough | Bromley |
| County | Greater London |
| Population | 17,311 (2021)[1] |
| Major settlements | St Paul's Cray |
| Area | 13.28 km² |
| Current electoral ward | |
| Created | 2022 |
| Number of members | 3 |
| Party | Reform UK (3) |
| Councillors | Christopher Marlow
Dean Miller William Rawles |
| Created from | Cray Valley East & Cray Valley West |
St Paul's Cray is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Bromley. elects three councillors to Bromley London Borough Council.
Geography
The ward is named after the suburb of St Paul's Cray. It was created in the Local Government Boundary Commission's 2020 arrangements for the London Borough of Bromley, and the ward was first used in the 2022 elections. It was made up of the majority of the northern area of Cray Valley East and Cray Valley West.
Councillors
| Election | Councillors | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Chris Price[2]
(Labour) |
Colin Hitchins[3] | Rebecca Wiffen[4]
(Labour) | |||
| 2026 | Christopher Marlow[5] | Dean Miller[6] | William Rawles[7] | |||
Elections
†Christopher Marlow was a sitting councillor in Farnborough and Crofton, elected as a Conservative before his defection in October 2025[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | Christopher Marlow† | 1,588 | 36.9 | New | |
| Reform | Dean Miller | 1,534 | 35.6 | New | |
| Reform | William Rawles | 1,445 | 33.6 | New | |
| Labour | Chris Price* | 1139 | 26.5 | −13.7 | |
| Conservative | Bola Adediran | 1138 | 26.4 | −13.2 | |
| Labour | Debbie Price | 1016 | 23.6 | −15.5 | |
| Conservative | Anthony Whelan | 1012 | 23.5 | −14.9 | |
| Conservative | James Oleka | 1008 | 23.4 | −10.8 | |
| Labour | Janvier Palmer | 901 | 20.9 | −16.0 | |
| Green | Katharine Barker | 651 | 15.1 | New | |
| Liberal Democrats | Gerda Loosemore-Reppen | 278 | 6.5 | −4.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Newitt | 242 | 5.6 | −5.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Swift | 234 | 5.4 | −4.3 | |
| Turnout | 4,306 | 37% | +13.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 11,690 | ||||
| Reform gain from Labour | |||||
| Reform gain from Conservatives | |||||
| Reform gain from Labour | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Chris Price | 1,118 | 40.2 | ||
| Conservative | Colin Hitchins* | 1,101 | 39.6 | +0.5 | |
| Labour | Rebecca Wiffen | 1,089 | 39.1 | ||
| Conservative | Tina Powley | 1,069 | 38.4 | ||
| Labour | Tim Westwood | 1,028 | 36.9 | ||
| Conservative | Rahul Gupta | 953 | 34.2 | ||
| Independent | Andy Wilson | 476 | 17.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Jones | 300 | 10.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Dominic Alessio | 295 | 10.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Steve Sollitt | 270 | 9.7 | ||
| Turnout | 2,783 | 24 | |||
| Registered electors | 11,686 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Notes
References
- ↑ "St Paul's Cray (Ward, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location".
- ↑ "Councillor details - Councillor Chris Price". cds.bromley.gov.uk. 2025-09-18. Retrieved 2025-09-18.
- ↑ "Councillor details - Councillor Colin Hitchins". cds.bromley.gov.uk. 2025-09-18. Retrieved 2025-09-18.
- ↑ "Councillor details - Councillor Rebecca Wiffen". cds.bromley.gov.uk. 2025-09-18. Retrieved 2025-09-18.
- 1 2 "Councillor details - Councillor Christopher Marlow". www.bromley.gov.uk. 2026-05-24. Retrieved 2026-05-24.
- ↑ "Councillor details - Councillor Dean Miller". www.bromley.gov.uk. 2026-05-24. Retrieved 2026-05-24.
- ↑ "Councillor details - Councillor Will Rawles". www.bromley.gov.uk. 2026-05-24. Retrieved 2026-05-24.