UK general elections . The table below shows the London Conservatives results at
United Kingdom (UK) general elections since the
London Government Act 1963 created the administrative area of
Greater London in 1965. All UK general elections use
first-past-the-post voting. The party's best result was at the
1987 general election, when it won 58 of 84 seats in London. The London Conservatives won 9 of 75 seats at the most recent general election in
2024.
European Parliament elections at the
2019 European Parliament election. During the
United Kingdom's
membership of the
European Union (1973–2020),
Greater London participated in
European Parliament elections, held every five years from
1979 until
2019. The table below shows the London Conservatives results in elections to the
European Parliament. From 1979 to
1994, London
members of the European Parliament (MEPs) were elected from ten individual constituencies by
first-past-the-post voting; from
1999 to 2019, MEPs were elected from a
London-wide regional list by
proportional representation. The London Conservatives' best result was at the first election in 1979, when they won 9 of 10 seats in London. The party's worst result was at the final election in 2019, when they won no seats.
Regional elections Greater London Council elections The table below shows the results obtained by the London Conservatives in elections to the
Greater London Council (GLC). The GLC was the top-tier local government administrative body for
Greater London from 1965 to 1986. It replaced the earlier
London County Council which had covered a much smaller area. The GLC was dissolved in 1986 by the
Local Government Act 1985 and its powers were devolved to the London boroughs and other entities. All GLC elections were conducted under the
first-past-the-post voting system. The party's best result was at the
1967 GLC election, when it won 82 of 100 seats.
London Assembly elections . The party won three constituencies and five London-wide party list seats, for a total of eight seats. The table below shows the London Conservatives results at
London Assembly elections since the
Greater London Authority was established in 2000. Assembly elections use the
additional member system, a form of
mixed member proportional representation, with 14 directly elected constituencies and 11 London-wide top-up seats. The party's best result was at the
2008 London Assembly election, when it won 11 of 25 seats. The London Conservatives won 8 of 25 seats at the most recent London Assembly election in
2024.
London Mayoral elections constituencies won by the London Conservatives at the
2024 London mayoral election. The table below shows the London Conservatives results in
London Mayoral elections since the
Greater London Authority was established in 2000. Elections between
2000 and
2021 were conducted using the
supplementary vote system, which allowed voters to transfer votes from first to second preference candidates. The
2024 election used the
first-past-the-post system. The London Conservatives have won two London mayoral elections:
2008 and
2012, both times with
Boris Johnson as the party's candidate. The London Conservatives' best result was at the 2008 election when Johnson won 53.2% of the vote including transfers. The party won 32.7% of the vote at the most recent election in 2024. }
Local elections won by the London Conservatives at the
2022 London local elections. The table below shows the London Conservatives results at
London borough council elections since the
London Government Act 1963 created the administrative area of
Greater London in 1965. All borough council elections use the
first-past-the-post voting system. The party's best result was at the
1968 London local elections when it won 1,438 of 1,863 seats and overall control of 28 of 32 boroughs. The London Conservatives won 404 seats and overall control of 5 boroughs at the most recent elections in
2022. ==See also==