Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
Bexley was won by Conservative at the 1970 general election, with a majority of 8,058 votes over Labour. This page covers every general election in Bexley from 1945 to 1970.
Full Election History, 1945–1970
Election
Elected
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Majority
Turnout
1945
Janet Laurel Adamson (Labour)
24,686
56.9%
John Cutts Lockwood (Conservative)
11,763 (27.1 pts)
76.7%
1950
Edward Richard George Heath (Conservative)
25,854
46.0%
Ernest Ashley Bramall (Labour)
133 (0.2 pts)
88.7%
1951
Edward Richard George Heath (Conservative)
29,069
51.5%
Ernest Ashley Bramall (Labour)
1,639 (2.9 pts)
87.8%
1955
Edward Richard George Heath (Conservative)
28,610
54.3%
Rubeigh James Minney (Labour)
4,499 (8.5 pts)
82.6%
1959
Edward Richard George Heath (Conservative)
32,025
57.8%
Ernest Ashley Bramall (Labour)
8,633 (15.6 pts)
85.4%
1964
Edward Richard George Heath (Conservative)
25,716
47.4%
Leslie Leonard Reeves (Labour)
4,589 (8.5 pts)
84.5%
1966
Edward Heath (Conservative)
26,377
48.1%
Russell Butler (Labour)
2,333 (4.3 pts)
85.8%
1970
Edward Heath (Conservative)
27,075
53.0%
John Cartwright (Labour)
8,058 (15.8 pts)
76.2%
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1945
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Janet Laurel Adamson
Labour
24,686
56.9%
Yes
John Cutts Lockwood
Conservative
12,923
29.8%
No
Ward Smith
Liberal
5,750
13.3%
No
1950
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Edward Richard George Heath
Conservative
25,854
46.0%
Yes
Ernest Ashley Bramall
Labour
25,721
45.7%
No
Mary Edit Hart
Liberal
4,186
7.4%
No
Charlie Job
Communist
481
0.9%
No
1951
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Edward Richard George Heath
Conservative
29,069
51.5%
Yes
Ernest Ashley Bramall
Labour
27,430
48.5%
No
1955
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Edward Richard George Heath
Conservative
28,610
54.3%
Yes
Rubeigh James Minney
Labour
24,111
45.7%
No
1959
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Edward Richard George Heath
Conservative
32,025
57.8%
Yes
Ernest Ashley Bramall
Labour
23,392
42.2%
No
1964
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Edward Richard George Heath
Conservative
25,716
47.4%
Yes
Leslie Leonard Reeves
Labour
21,127
38.9%
No
Peter L MacArthur
Liberal
6,161
11.4%
No
John Paul
Anti-Common Market League
1,263
2.3%
No
1966
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Edward Heath
Conservative
26,377
48.1%
Yes
Russell Butler
Labour
24,044
43.9%
No
Richard Lloyd
Liberal
4,405
8.0%
No
1970
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Edward Heath
Conservative
27,075
53.0%
Yes
John Cartwright
Labour
19,017
37.2%
No
Edward Peter Graham Harrison
Liberal
3,222
6.3%
No
Edward James Robert Lambert Heath
Independent
938
1.8%
No
Michael Paul Coney
Independent Conservative
833
1.6%
No
Margin Over Time
Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.
Trend
Bexley has been contested at 8 general elections on record since 1945. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Labour, Conservative.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Bexley in the 1970 general election?
Conservative won Bexley in 1970 with 27,075 votes (53.0%), a majority of 8,058 votes over Labour in second place.
Which parties have won Bexley since 1945?
Since 1945, Bexley has been won by: Conservative, Labour.
What was the closest result in Bexley?
The closest result on record for Bexley was 1950, when Conservative beat Labour by just 133 votes (0.2 percentage points).