The London Conservatives are the regional party of the Conservative Party that operates in Greater London.
Party strength
The party's main competition is with the larger London Labour Party for office.
The Conservatives (as of the 2024 United Kingdom general election) hold 9 of 75 London seats in the House of Commons. As of the 2021 election, they hold 9 of 25 seats in the London Assembly. As of the 2022 elections, the party controls 5 of 32 London borough councils, has 1 of 5 directly elected borough mayors and 404 out of the 1,817 borough councillors.
The party held the Mayoralty of London from 2008 until losing to Labour in 2016.
Mayoral candidates
| Election | Candidate | Results |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Steven Norris | N Not elected |
| 2004 | Steven Norris | N Not elected |
| 2008 | Boris Johnson | Y Elected |
| 2012 | Boris Johnson | Y Elected |
| 2016 | Zac Goldsmith | N Not elected |
| 2021 | Shaun Bailey | N Not elected |
| 2024 | Susan Hall | N Not elected |
Current representatives
Members of Parliament
- Bob Blackman (Harrow East)
- Louie French (Old Bexley and Sidcup)
- Iain Duncan Smith (Chingford and Woodford Green)
- David Simmonds (Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner)
- Gareth Bacon (Orpington)
- Julia Lopez (Hornchurch and Upminster)
- Peter Fortune (Bromley and Biggin Hill)
- Chris Philp (South Croydon)
- Andrew Rosindell (Romford)
London Assembly members
- Nicholas Rogers (South West)
- Thomas Turrel (Bexley and Bromley)
- Shaun Bailey (Londonwide)
- Andrew Boff (Londonwide)
- Neil Garratt (Croydon and Sutton)
- Susan Hall (Londonwide)
- Keith Prince (Havering and Redbridge)
- Emma Best (Londonwide)
Councillors
Main article: 2018 London local elections
| Council | Councillors |
|---|---|
| Barking and Dagenham | 0 / 51 |
| Barnet | 22 / 63 |
| Bexley | 33 / 45 |
| Brent | 5 / 57 |
| Bromley | 36 / 58 |
| Camden | 3 / 55 |
| Croydon | 33 / 70 |
| Ealing | 5 / 70 |
| Enfield | 25 / 63 |
| Greenwich | 3 / 55 |
| Hackney | 5 / 57 |
| Hammersmith and Fulham | 10 / 50 |
| Haringey | 0 / 57 |
| Harrow | 31 / 55 |
| Havering | 23 / 55 |
| Hillingdon | 30 / 53 |
| Hounslow | 10 / 62 |
| Islington | 0 / 51 |
| Kensington and Chelsea | 35 / 50 |
| Kingston upon Thames | 3 / 48 |
| Lambeth | 0 / 63 |
| Lewisham | 0 / 54 |
| Merton | 7 / 57 |
| Newham | 0 / 66 |
| Redbridge | 5 / 63 |
| Richmond upon Thames | 1 / 54 |
| Southwark | 0 / 63 |
| Sutton | 20 / 55 |
| Tower Hamlets | 1 / 45 |
| Waltham Forest | 13 / 60 |
| Wandsworth | 22 / 58 |
| Westminster | 23 / 54 |
Directly elected mayors
| Mayoralty | Mayor | |
|---|---|---|
| Croydon | Jason Perry | |
Electoral performance
General elections
The table below shows the London Conservative Party's results at UK general elections since the area of Greater London was created.1
| Date | Votes won | % of Votes | Change | MPs elected | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb-1974 | 1,475,196 | 37.6% | 9.0% | 42 / 92 | 5 |
| Oct-1974 | 1,310,496 | 37.4% | 0.2% | 41 / 92 | 1 |
| 1979 | 1,693,587 | 46.0% | 8.7% | 50 / 84 | 9 |
| 1983 | 1,517,154 | 43.9% | 2.1% | 56 / 84 | 6 |
| 1987 | 1,680,093 | 46.4% | 2.5% | 58 / 84 | 2 |
| 1992 | 1,630,546 | 45.4% | 1.1% | 48 / 84 | 10 |
| 1997 | 1,036,175 | 31.2% | 14.2% | 11 / 74 | 37 |
| 2001 | 841,751 | 30.5% | 0.7% | 13 / 74 | 2 |
| 2005 | 931,966 | 31.9% | 1.4% | 21 / 74 | 8 |
| 2010 | 1,174,568 | 34.5% | 2.6% | 28 / 73 | 7 |
| 2015 | 1,233,386 | 34.9% | 0.3% | 27 / 73 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1,268,800 | 33.2% | 1.7% | 21 / 73 | 6 |
| 2019 | 1,205,129 | 32.0% | 1.1% | 21 / 73 | |
| 2024 | 676,368 | 20.4% | 11.6% | 9 / 75 | 12 |
European elections
| Date | Votes won | % of Votes | Change | MEPs elected | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | N/A | 0 / 10 | ||||
| 1984 | 0 / 10 | |||||
| 1989 | 0 / 10 | |||||
| 1994 | 1 / 10 | |||||
| 1999 | 372,989 | 32.7% | unknown | 4 / 10 | 3 | |
| 2004 | 504,941 | 26.8% | 5.9% | 3 / 9 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 479,037 | 27.4% | 0.6% | 3 / 8 | ||
| 2014 | 495,639 | 22.5% | 4.8% | 2 / 8 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 177,964 | 7.9% | 14.6% | 0 / 8 | 2 | |
Regional elections
Greater London Council elections
The table below shows the results obtained by the London Conservatives in elections to the Greater London Council. The GLC was abolished by the Local Government Act 1985.
| Date | Leader | Votes won | % of Votes | Change | Councillors | Change | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 956,543 | 40.1% | N/A | 36 / 100 | N/A | Labour win | |
| 1967 | Desmond Plummer | 1,136,092 | 52.6% | 12.5% | 82 / 100 | 46 | Conservative win |
| 1970 | Desmond Plummer | 971,227 | 50.6% | 2.0% | 65 / 100 | 17 | Conservative win |
| 1973 | Desmond Plummer | 743,123 | 38.0% | 12.6 | 32 / 92 | 33 | Labour win |
| 1977 | Horace Cutler | 1,177,390 | 52.5% | 14.5% | 64 / 92 | 32 | Conservative win |
| 1981 | Horace Cutler | 894,234 | 39.7% | 12.8 | 41 / 92 | 23 | Labour win |
Mayoral elections
The table below shows the London Conservatives results in London Mayoral elections since 2000.
| Election | Candidate | 1st Round vote | 2nd Round Vote | Result | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Steven Norris | 464,434 | 27.1% | 564,137 | 42.1 | Lost | ||
| 2004 | Steven Norris | 542,423 | 29.1% | 667,180 | 44.6 | Lost | ||
| 2008 | Boris Johnson | 1,043,761 | 43.2% | 1,168,738 | 53.3 | Win | ||
| 2012 | Boris Johnson | 971,931 | 44.0% | 1,054,811 | 51.5 | Win | ||
| 2016 | Zac Goldsmith | 909,755 | 35.0% | 994,614 | 43.2 | Lost | ||
| 2021 | Shaun Bailey | 893,051 | 35.3% | 977,601 | 44.8 | Lost | ||
Since the Elections Act 2022, London mayoral elections have operated under the first-past-the-post voting system. Therefore, there is no longer a second round.
| Election | Candidate | Vote | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Susan Hall | 812,397 | 32.7% | Lost | |
Assembly elections
The table below shows the London Conservatives results in London Assembly elections since 2000.
| Election | Leader | Votes (constituency) | Votes (region) | Seats | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | |||
| 2000 | Eric Ollerenshaw | 526,422 | 33.2 | 481,053 | 29.0 | 9 / 25 |
| 2004 | Bob Neill | 562,047 | 31.2 | 533,696 | 28.5 | 9 / 25 |
| 2008 | Richard Barnes | 900,569 | 37.4 | 835,535 | 34.1 | 11 / 25 |
| 2012 | James Cleverly | 722,280 | 32.7 | 708,528 | 32.0 | 9 / 25 |
| 2016 | Gareth Bacon | 812,415 | 31.1 | 764,230 | 29.2 | 8 / 25 |
| 2021 | Susan Hall | 833,021 | 32.0 | 795,081 | 30.7 | 9 / 25 |
Borough council elections
The table below shows the London Conservatives results in elections for the London Boroughs.
| Year | % ofVote | Number ofCouncillors | Number ofCouncils |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 668 / 1,859 | 9 / 32 | |
| 1968 | 1,438 / 1,863 | 28 / 32 | |
| 1971 | 597 / 1,863 | 10 / 32 | |
| 1974 | 40.8 | 713 / 1,867 | 13 / 32 |
| 1978 | 48.7 | 960 / 1,908 | 17 / 32 |
| 1982 | 42.2 | 984 / 1,914 | 17 / 32 |
| 1986 | 35.4 | 685 / 1,914 | 11 / 32 |
| 1990 | 37.8 | 731 / 1,914 | 12 / 32 |
| 1994 | 31.2 | 519 / 1,917 | 4 / 32 |
| 1998 | 32.0 | 538 / 1,917 | 4 / 32 |
| 2002 | 34.1 | 654 / 1,861 | 8 / 32 |
| 2006 | 34.9 | 785 / 1,861 | 14 / 32 |
| 2010 | 31.7 | 717 / 1,861 | 11 / 32 |
| 2014 | 26.4 | 612 / 1,861 | 9 / 32 |
| 2018 | 28.8 | 508 / 1,861 | 7 / 32 |
See also
References
"Historical Data and Plots". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/flatfile.html ↩