The London Conservatives are the regional party of the Conservative Party that operates in Greater London.
London Conservatives | |
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| Leader in the London Assembly | Susan Hall |
| Deputy Leader in the London Assembly | Emma Best |
| Chairman | Clare Hambro |
| Deputy chairpersons | Peter Smallwood & Martin Hislop |
| Founded | 1946 |
| Preceded by | Municipal Reform Party |
| Ideology |
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| Political position | Centre-right to right-wing |
| National affiliation | Conservatives |
| Colours | Blue |
| House of Commons | 9 / 75 (London seats) |
| London Assembly | 8 / 25 |
| Councillors | 389 / 1,817 |
| Councils controlled | 6 / 32 |
| Directly elected borough mayors in London | 1 / 5 |
| Website | |
| City Hall Conservatives Conservative Party in London | |
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London Mayoral candidates
The party held the Mayoralty of London from 2008 until losing to Labour in 2016.
House of Commons
The Conservatives (as of the 2024 United Kingdom general election) hold 9 of 75 London seats in the House of Commons.
- Bob Blackman (Harrow East)
- Gareth Bacon (Orpington)
- Iain Duncan Smith (Chingford and Woodford Green)
- Peter Fortune (Bromley and Biggin Hill)
- Louie French (Old Bexley and Sidcup)
- Julia Lopez (Hornchurch and Upminster)
- Chris Philp (South Croydon)
- Andrew Rosindell (Romford)
- David Simmonds (Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner)
London Assembly
At the 2024 London Assembly election, the Conservatives won 8 of 25 seats. They currently hold 7 after Keith Prince (Havering and Redbridge) defected to Reform UK in October 2025.
- Shaun Bailey (Londonwide)
- Emma Best (Londonwide)
- Andrew Boff (Londonwide)
- Neil Garratt (Croydon and Sutton)
- Alessandro Georgiou (Londonwide)
- Susan Hall (Londonwide)
- Thomas Turrel (Bexley and Bromley)
London borough councils
At the 2022 London local elections, the party won 404 out of the 1,817 borough seats, while currently holding 390. It currently controls 6 of 32 London borough councils (Bexley, Bromley, Croydon, Harrow, Hillingdon, and Kensington & Chelsea).
| Conservative control | |
| In opposition | |
| No presence |
| Council | Councillors | Status | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barking and Dagenham | 0 / 51 | n/a | n/a |
| Barnet | 19 / 63 | Largest opposition | Peter Zinkin |
| Bexley | 30 / 45 | Administration | Teresa O'Neill (Baroness O'Neill of Bexley) |
| Brent | 5 / 57 | Largest opposition | Suresh Kansagra |
| Bromley | 35 / 58 | Administration | Colin Smith |
| Camden | 3 / 55 | 3rd party | Steve Adams |
| Croydon | 33 / 70 | Minority administration | Jason Perry (Mayor) |
| Ealing | 4 / 70 | 3rd party | Julian Gallant |
| Enfield | 25 / 63 | Largest opposition | Alessandro Georgiou (AM) |
| Greenwich | 4 / 55 | Largest opposition | Matt Hartley |
| Hackney | 6 / 57 | Largest opposition | Michael Levy |
| Hammersmith and Fulham | 10 / 50 | Largest opposition | Jose Afonso |
| Haringey | 0 / 57 | n/a | n/a |
| Harrow | 31 / 55 | Administration | Paul Osborn |
| Havering | 17 / 55 | Largest opposition | Damian White |
| Hillingdon | 30 / 53 | Administration | Ian Edwards |
| Hounslow | 8 / 62 | Largest opposition | Joanna Biddolph |
| Islington | 0 / 51 | n/a | n/a |
| Kensington and Chelsea | 36 / 50 | Administration | Elizabeth Campbell |
| Kingston upon Thames | 2 / 48 | 3rd party | Rowena Bass |
| Lambeth | 0 / 63 | n/a | n/a |
| Lewisham | 0 / 54 | n/a | n/a |
| Merton | 7 / 57 | 3rd party | Nick McLean |
| Newham | 0 / 66 | n/a | n/a |
| Redbridge | 5 / 63 | Largest opposition | Paul Canal |
| Richmond upon Thames | 0 / 54 | n/a | n/a |
| Southwark | 0 / 63 | n/a | n/a |
| Sutton | 21 / 55 | Largest opposition | Tom Drummond |
| Tower Hamlets | 1 / 45 | 3rd party | Peter Golds |
| Waltham Forest | 12 / 60 | Largest opposition | Grace Williams |
| Wandsworth | 21 / 58 | Largest opposition | Ravi Govindia |
| Westminster | 25 / 54 | Largest opposition | Paul Swaddle |
Directly elected mayors
The party has 1 of 5 directly elected borough 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.
| 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 | 685,082 | 20.6% | 11.4% | 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 | % of Vote | Number of Councillors | Number of Councils |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 668 / 1,859 | 9 / 32 | |
| 1968 | 60.0 | 1,438 / 1,863 | 28 / 32 |
| 1971 | 39.4 | 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 |
| 2022 | 25.9 | 404 / 1,817 | 5 / 32 |
See also
- London Labour
- London Liberal Democrats
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