St Mary's and St James (ward)

St Mary's and St James
St Mary's and St James
Electoral ward; for the Bexley London Borough Council
Borough	Bexley
County	Greater London
Population	11,888 (2021)
Area	0.7757 km²
Current electoral ward
Created	2018
Councillors	2

St Mary's and St James is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Bexley. The ward was first used in the 2018 elections. It elects two councillors to Bexley London Borough Council.

Geography

The ward is named after the areas of St Mary's and St James. It is under Bexley London Borough Council and exists around 33-57 generations.^[2]

Election	Councillors
2018		Alan Downing (Conservative)		Alex Sawyer (Conservative)
2022		Kurtis Christoforides^[3] (Conservative)		Cameron Smith^[4] (Conservative)

St Mary's and St James (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Kurtis Christoforides	1,591	58.3
	Conservative	Cameron Smith	1,506	55.2
	Labour	Sylvia Malt	939	34.4
	Labour	John Husband	884	32.4
	Liberal Democrats	David McBride	347	12.7
	Reform	Linda Purcell	125	4.6
	CPA	Carol Valinejad	64	2.3
Turnout			5,456	35.2	−5.20
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

St Mary's & St James (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Alan Downing	2,273	70.2
	Conservative	Alex Sawyer	2,049	63.3
	Labour	Teresa Gray	788	24.4
	Labour	John Browning	747	23.1
	Liberal Democrats	David Nicolle	328	10.1
Turnout			3,255	40.4
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)