Bromley
Every election cycle we have data for, most recent first.
Cycles
- 2026 22 races · 58 seats 8.6% below quota
- 2022 22 races · 58 seats 0.0% below quota
- 2018 22 races · 60 seats 0.0% below quota
Council composition as of 2026
58 councillors, by party. One square per seat. Source: opencouncildata annual snapshot — reflects the council at the end of 2026 (after that year's elections, by-elections and defections). Hover any seat for the party.
Most recent election (2026)
In 2026, 58 seats were up across 22 wards. The table below shows what each party actually won — alongside what they would have won if the 58 seats had been shared in proportion to votes received (how, with caveats). The Δ column is the actual seat count minus the proportional seat count — positive numbers are parties First-Past-the-Post over-represented; negative are parties it under-represented.
| Party | Votes | Vote % | Seats won | % of seats | Proportional seats | Proportional % | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative Party | 119,341 | 36.2% | 35 | 60.3% | 22 | 37.9% | +13 |
| Reform UK | 67,752 | 20.6% | 6 | 10.3% | 12 | 20.7% | -6 |
| Labour Party | 55,939 | 17.0% | 8 | 13.8% | 10 | 17.2% | -2 |
| Green Party | 39,175 | 11.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 7 | 12.1% | -7 |
| Liberal Democrats | 35,554 | 10.8% | 6 | 10.3% | 6 | 10.3% | 0 |
| Chislehurst Matters | 10,696 | 3.2% | 3 | 5.2% | 1 | 1.7% | +2 |
| Better Bromley | 611 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Independent | 569 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Total | 329,637 | 100.0% | 58 | 100.0% | 58 | 100.0% | 0 |
Vote share vs seats won
The top bar is each party's share of votes cast in this council. Below, one square per seat, coloured by the party that won it — first the actual First-Past-the-Post result, then what a proportional method would have produced from the same vote totals. Divergence between the bar and the actual grid is the indictment of the method.
Full ward-by-ward results for 2026 →
Composition history
One row per opencouncildata annual snapshot — the council at the end of each year (after that year's elections, by-elections and defections). Newest first; hover any seat for the party.
Ward by ward
Each row is a ward, each column a cycle. Each cell shows the top-of-poll candidate's party (swatch) and their share of valid ballots. Wards are matched by name across cycles — boundary reviews can mean a ward of the same name is a slightly different area in a later cycle.
| Ward | 2018 | 2022 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beckenham Town and Copers Cope | 38% | 37% | |
| Bickley | 61% | ||
| Bickley and Sundridge | 53% | 53% | |
| Biggin Hill | 38% | 47% | 47% |
| Bromley Common and Holwood | 49% | 39% | |
| Bromley Common and Keston | 63% | ||
| Bromley Town | 41% | 46% | 38% |
| Chelsfield | 53% | 49% | |
| Chelsfield and Pratts Bottom | 65% | ||
| Chislehurst | 70% | 60% | 62% |
| Clock House | 50% | 68% | 48% |
| Copers Cope | 42% | ||
| Cray Valley East | 47% | ||
| Cray Valley West | 45% | ||
| Crystal Palace | 66% | ||
| Crystal Palace and Anerley | 72% | 50% | |
| Darwin | 73% | 57% | 50% |
| Farnborough and Crofton | 67% | 56% | 47% |
| Hayes and Coney Hall | 63% | 55% | 56% |
| Kelsey and Eden Park | 52% | 46% | 39% |
| Mottingham | 48% | 31% | |
| Mottingham and Chislehurst North | 48% | ||
| Orpington | 65% | 49% | 45% |
| Penge and Cator | 69% | 79% | 49% |
| Petts Wood and Knoll | 72% | 57% | 58% |
| Plaistow | 46% | 32% | |
| Plaistow and Sundridge | 45% | ||
| Shortlands | 65% | ||
| Shortlands and Park Langley | 48% | 47% | |
| St Mary Cray | 48% | 42% | |
| St Paul's Cray | 44% | 39% | |
| West Wickham | 63% | 54% | 51% |