Darwin (ward)
Darwin is a ward of the London Borough of Bromley, named after Charles Darwin who lived and worked in the ward for 40 years.
Geography
It is the largest ward in Greater London, covering a very rural area including Downe, Cudham, Leaves Green, Single Street and Westerham Hill.[1]
Local Politics
Since 2010, the local Member of Parliament has been Jo Johnson who is brother of the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson. Jo served as Minister for Transportation and Minister for London up until his resignation in November 2018. He did so in order to support a People's Vote on the final Brexit deal. In July 2019, he was subsequently reinstated in his ministerial role as Minister for Universities before resigning in September 2019 and announced that he would stand down as an MP at the next United Kingdom general election.
By a numerical majority of 19,453 votes (38.5%), Orpington is the safest Conservative Parliamentary seat in London.
One councillor is elected every four years to Bromley Council. To date, the ward has only been represented by representatives from the Conservative Party.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Richard Scoates * | 1,201 | 72.8 | ||
| Labour | Frank Evans | 185 | 11.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Millicent Brooks | 133 | 8.1 | ||
| Green | Jan Wilson | 130 | 7.9 | ||
| Majority | 1,016 | 61.6 | |||
| Turnout | 1,649 | 40.1 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Richard Scoates * | 987 | 51.2 | ||
| UKIP | Eric Hayward | 681 | 35.3 | ||
| Labour | John Evans | 105 | 5.4 | ||
| Green | Eileen Galloway | 89 | 4.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | William Ritchie | 45 | 2.3 | ||
| Majority | 306 | 15.9 | |||
| Turnout | 1,927 | 38.7 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||