Crayford, named Crayford Town until 1978, is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Bexley established in 1964. It returns three councillors to Bexley London Borough Council.
List of councillors *councillors classified as one, two, and three are in no particular order. ElectionCouncillor one*Councillor twoCouncillor three2026RefSandra CerisolaRefDebbie RyanRefOke Ene2022ConMelvin SeymourConGeraldine Lucia-HennisConFelix Di Netimah2018Christine Bishop2014John Davey2010Melvin SeymourEileen Pallen2006Howard Marinner2002LabJohn ShepheardLabTonya KelseyLabTrevor Perrin19981994R. AllenJ. Wood1990June McKay1988 by1986R. Penton1982A. Turner1980 by1978B. Kemp1974L. FrancisH. Sutton19711968ConC. PollockConS. WooltertonConB. Freeman1964LabJ. KerrLabA. TurnerLabE. White
The longest serving councillor was John Shepheard (1980–2006) who served 26 years. The second longest is Geraldine Lucia-Harris (2006–2026), serving 20 years, and the third longest was A. Turner (1964–1968, 1971–1986) serving 19 years non-consecutively if you include Crayford Town, or Melvin Seymour (2006–2014, 2018–2026) serving 16 years non-consecutively if you don't include Crayford Town.
Bexley council elections (2018–present) The boundaries for Bexley wards were last redrawn in 2018. Currently, Crayford ward consists of Crayford and Barnes Cray. The ward is centered on the river Cray which enters from the south west at Hall Place gardens and exits the ward just before Crayford Marshes in the north east. Major local roads include Crayford Way, Perry Street (making up a portion of the north west boundary), Mayplace Road East extending the ward northwest in a panhandle connecting to Barnehurst, and the A206 (where Thames Road makes up a portion of the north east boundary) which exits the ward via Northend Road going to Erith. Gravel Hill (A220) forms the boundary in the southwest. From Crayford city centre, London Road and then Watling Street forms the route to Bexleyheath to the north west, Bourne Road (A223) forms the route to Old Bexley to the south west, and Crayford and then Dartford Road forms the route to Dartford, Kent to the east.
The population of the ward at the 2021 census was 16,281.
2022 election The election on 5 May 2022 took place on the same day as the United Kingdom local elections.
2018 election The election took place on 3 May 2018.
Bexley council elections (2002–2018) The ward boundaries were redrawn in 2002 and used until 2018.
2014 election The election took place on 22 May 2014.
2010 election The election took place on 6 May 2010.
2006 election The election took place on 4 May 2006.
2002 election The election took place on 2 May 2002.
Bexley council elections (1978–2002) The ward was created in 1978, and the boundaries were used until 2002.
1998 election The election took place on 7 May 1998.
1994 election The election took place on 5 May 1994.
1990 election
1988 by-election
1986 election
1982 election
1980 by-election
1978 election
Bexley council elections (1964–1978) During this period, the ward was known as Crayford Town.
Three wards were drawn out of the Crayford Urban District which had been absorbed into the London Borough of Bexley in 1965: Crayford West which included Barnehurst, Crayford North which included Slade Green, and Crayford Town which included Crayford itself. The river Cray enters from the south west at the eastern-most fringes of Hall Place gardens, the majority of which were in Upton, and exits beneath the North Kent Line as it begins to comprise the Greater London–Kent boundary. The ward's boundaries are very similar to the modern Crayford ward with some border anomalies such as cutting Perry Street in half and the inclusion of just some parts of London Road (Watling Street) and Bourne Road but not all of it.
1974 election
1971 election
1968 election
1964 election
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