Bexley local elections 2026 - updating list of councillors

Thousands of Bexley residents headed to the polls today (May 7) to decide the next councillors, with seats across all 17 wards up for grabs.

A total of 11 of these wards are represented by three councillors, while the remaining six are represented by two councillors.

A total of 181 candidates were confirmed as nominated for election but only 45 of them can come out on top.

Below is a list of all the winners, broken down by ward, which we will update as the results are announced throughout the night.

All the winners in Bexley's local elections 2026

Barnehurst

• Dr Michael Gillespie (Conservative)
• Howard William Jackson (Conservative)

Bexleyheath

• Bola Carew (Conservative)
• Hannah Christine Gillespie (Conservative)
• Rags Sandhu (Conservative)

Blackfen & Lamorbey

• Pending
• Pending
• Pending

Blendon & Penhill

• David Leaf (Conservative)
• Nicholas O’Hare (Conservative)
• Cafer Munur (Conservative)

Crayford

•  Sandra Cerisola (Reform)
• Oke Ene (Reform)
• Debbie Ryan (Reform)

Crook Log

• Chris Taylor (Conservative)
• Graham Martin D’Amiral (Conservative)
• Janice Ward-Wilson (Conservative)

East Wickham

• Steven Frederick Hall (Conservative)
• David Li (Conservative)
• Caroline Newton (Conservative)

Falconwood & Welling

• Pending
• Pending
• Pending

Longlands

• Oscar Harrison (Conservative)
• Lisa-Jane Moore (Conservative)

Sidcup

• Terry Barcock (Conservative)
• Andy Curtois (Conservative)
• June Slaughter (Conservative)

St Mary's & St James

• Kurtis Christoforides (Conservatives)
• Cameron Smith (Conservatives)

West Heath

• Pending
• Pending
• Pending

Belvedere

• Pending
• Pending
• Pending

Erith

• Chris Ball (Labour)
• Nicola Taylor (Labour)

Northumberland Heath

• Chris Purfield (Reform)
• Sean Paul Brackstone (Reform)

Slade Green & Northend

• Pending
• Pending

Thamesmead East

• Zainab Olamide Asunramu (Labour)
• Larry Ferguson (Labour)
• Abi Johnson (Labour)