Lab took this seat from Con after 4 consecutive elections.
Daniel Francis
Labour PartyDaniel Francis is the Labour MP for Bexleyheath and Crayford, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.
Vote on whether to prevent someone from qualifying as 'terminally ill' under the assisted dying bill solely because they have chosen to stop eating and drinking. The amendment would close a potential loophole where a person who is not otherwise terminally ill could meet the bill's eligibility criteria by voluntarily starving themselves.
MPs voted on the Third Reading of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill — the final Commons vote on whether to pass the assisted dying legislation in its amended form. Passing Third Reading sends the Bill to the House of Lords.
Vote on whether to prevent someone from qualifying as 'terminally ill' under the assisted dying bill solely because they have voluntarily stopped eating and drinking. The amendment aimed to close a potential loophole where a person might use self-starvation to meet the terminal illness criteria they would not otherwise meet.
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A marginal seat — won by just 2,114 votes (4.9%) in 2024. Centred on Bexley. Population 103,678.
Heart of Woolwich commercial unit opens in landmark art deco building
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Sign up freeMedian Income▼
£31,400
per year (HMRC 2022-23)
Mean Income▼
£39,800
per year (HMRC 2022-23)
Businesses▼
3,180
VAT/PAYE registered (ONS 2024)
Schools▼
35
26 primary, 6 secondary, 3 other
Total Income Tax▼
£353m
from 55,000 taxpayers
Median Tax▼
£3,380
per taxpayer / year
Mean Tax
£6,400
per taxpayer / year
Source: HMRC Survey of Personal Incomes, tax year 2022-23. Allocated by taxpayer residence. Covers income tax only — excludes NI, VAT, and capital gains. Sample-based estimate (~8% confidence interval).
Attainment 8▼
48.5
average score (DfE)
GCSE Pass Rate▼
68.3%
5+ GCSEs 9-4 (DfE)
1 city — 96,644 total population
Source: ONS Built-Up Areas (Census 2021) + data.police.uk — crime rates are per 1,000 population (last 3 months)
Source: data.police.uk — street-level crime data aggregated from LSOA to constituency
18 councillors across 7 wards · Last elections: May 2022
| Ward | Party | Councillor | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barnehurst | Conservative and Unionist Party | Brian Bishop | May 2022 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Howard Jackson | May 2022 | |
| Bexleyheath | Conservative and Unionist Party | Bola Carew | May 2022 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Rags Sandhu | May 2022 | |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Sue Gower | May 2022 | |
| Crayford | Conservative and Unionist Party | Felix Di Netimah | May 2022 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Geraldene Lucia-Hennis | May 2022 | |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Melvin Seymour | May 2022 | |
| Crook Log | Conservative and Unionist Party | Christopher James Martin Taylor | May 2022 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Janice Ward-Wilson | May 2022 | |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Teresa O'Neill | May 2022 | |
| Northumberland Heath | Labour Party | Baljeet Singh Gill | May 2022 |
| Labour Party | Wendy Perfect | May 2022 | |
| Slade Green Northend | Labour Party | Anna Day | May 2022 |
| Labour Party | Stefano Borella | May 2022 | |
| West Heath | Conservative and Unionist Party | John Davey | May 2022 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Peter Reader | May 2022 | |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Philip Read | May 2022 |
Source: DCLEAPIL v1.0 by Jason Leman, LEAP (Andrew Teale) & Democracy Club. CC BY-SA 4.0. Data last refreshed: 1 Apr 2026.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lab | 15,717 | 36.2% | |
| Con | 13,603 | 31.3% | |
| Ref | 9,861 | 22.7% | |
| LD | 2,204 | 5.1% | |
| Green | 2,076 | 4.8% |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
✓ Won 2017 GEWon 2015 GEWon 2010 GE | Con | 25,856 | 59.8% |
| Lab | 12,753 | 29.5% | |
| LD | 2,819 | 6.5% | |
| Green | 1,298 | 3.0% | |
| Ind | 520 | 1.2% |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
✓ Won 2019 GEWon 2015 GEWon 2010 GE | Con | 25,113 | 55.6% |
| Lab | 16,040 | 35.5% | |
| Ind | 1,944 | 4.3% | |
| LD | 1,201 | 2.7% | |
| Green | 601 | 1.3% | |
| Ind | 290 | 0.6% |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
✓ Won 2019 GEWon 2017 GEWon 2010 GE | Con | 20,643 | 47.3% |
| Lab | 11,451 | 26.2% | |
| Ind | 9,182 | 21.0% | |
| LD | 1,308 | 3.0% | |
| Green | 950 | 2.2% | |
| Ind | 151 | 0.3% |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
✓ Won 2019 GEWon 2017 GEWon 2015 GE | Con | 21,794 | 50.5% |
| Lab | 11,450 | 26.5% | |
| LD | 5,502 | 12.7% | |
| Ind | 2,042 | 4.7% | |
| Ind | 1,557 | 3.6% | |
| Ind | 466 | 1.1% | |
| Green | 371 | 0.9% |
Daniel Francis has not appeared in national political news coverage tracked by our system. This is common for backbench MPs who focus on constituency-level work rather than national policy debates.
16 articles hidden as not sufficiently relevant to this constituency
A commercial unit in the Grade II-listed Equitable House in Woolwich town centre is now available to lease for £120,000 per annum. The 4,897 sq ft space in the historic 1935 Art Deco building offers flexibility for offices, clinics, and fitness centres, and is positioned as part of Woolwich's ongoing town-centre regeneration.
Reform UK is targeting Bexley as their number one London priority, disrupting the traditional Conservative dominance in the borough ahead of local elections on 7 May. The article covers campaign messages from Conservative, Labour, Reform, Liberal Democrat, and Green candidates on local issues including council tax, high street decline, housing, and pothole repairs.
A humanities research article examines how participatory oral history projects conducted by Mind in Bexley have functioned as an anti-stigma intervention in community mental health, involving over 150 participants across four projects since 2009. The study demonstrates how oral history creates spaces that validate voice, redistribute recognition, and challenge misconceptions about mental health within the local community.
Bexley Council is considering an application to convert a bungalow in Erith into a seven-bedroom HMO (house in multiple occupation). The proposal follows a similar six-person HMO at the same site that was previously refused but approved on appeal, and the applicant argues this scheme represents only a modest increase in occupancy.
Two young men were stabbed on Erith High Street in Bexley on Monday evening, sustaining non-life-threatening injuries. Police are investigating and seeking witnesses, with no arrests yet made.
A 13-year-old boy from Bexley was diagnosed with an 18cm spinal cord tumour in 2021, which has left him paralysed from the waist down and unable to pursue his dream of becoming a professional boxer. He has undergone multiple surgeries and chemotherapy, with a GoFundMe campaign successfully raising £4,560 to purchase an electric wheelchair to aid his mobility.
A toddler in Bromley was severely beaten by his mother's boyfriend, an ex-soldier, in a domestic abuse refuge where male visitors were prohibited. Bexley Council failed to act on multiple missed home visits and safeguarding opportunities between November 2021 and March 2022, ultimately leading to the child's death from brain injuries in June 2024.
School Guide has published rankings of Bexley's top 10 secondary schools based on official performance data, Ofsted reports, and parent reviews. Bexley Grammar School in Welling leads the list, with most top-10 schools rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted.
A report by Green Party Assembly Member Zoe Garbett warns that London's estate regeneration policies are displacing residents and reducing social housing despite City Hall reforms. The article highlights the Lesnes Estate in Thamesmead (Bexley) as a case study, where residents are fighting Peabody's demolition plans that would replace 596 homes with 1,950 new units, with one resident pursuing judicial review.
Planning proposals have been submitted to convert a family home in Erith into a 10-person HMO, involving significant structural extensions. This follows another similar application in nearby Belvedere, highlighting a trend of family homes being converted into high-density rental properties in the Bexley area.
Wave Community Bank, which serves the London Borough of Bexley among other areas, has joined a coalition calling for an end to gambling advertising. The bank reports an 11% increase in loan applications it must decline due to applicants' excessive gambling, highlighting the financial harm gambling causes in communities it serves.
The National Lottery is seeking a £10.6M Lotto winner whose ticket was purchased in the London Borough of Bexley, with just three days remaining before the April 2, 2026 deadline to claim the prize. The article urges residents in the Bexley area to check their tickets, as the winning ticket matched six balls from an October 4, 2025 draw.
Bexley Council is planning a refurbishment of The Dell Recreation Ground playground in Crayford this summer, focusing on modern, inclusive, and safe play facilities. The council has launched a five-week consultation ending May 5 to gather resident feedback on priorities including equipment, accessibility, seating, and safety surfacing.
NCP car parks, including one in Bexley (Royal Oak Road), is closing today after the company entered administration. The closure affects 22 sites across the UK and will result in 33 redundancies, though 318 car parks remain operational.
A landscape gardener from Bexley was sentenced to a suspended one-year term for striking a man twice with a pickaxe in the Sainsbury's car park near Bexleyheath Station in October 2023. The victim sustained a permanent limp and has since relocated from the area due to feeling unsafe, while the defendant claimed he was acting in self-defence but was found guilty of wounding and possession of offensive weapons.
St Fidelis school in Erith, Bexleyheath and Crayford constituency, has been recognised as a Google for Education Premier Reference School—one of only six in London. The designation recognises the school's exemplary use of digital tools and teaching innovation, building on an 'outstanding' Ofsted rating from June 2024.
NCP, a major UK car park operator, has gone into administration with 21 car parks closing tomorrow, including one in Bexley (Royal Oak Road). The closure is attributed to post-Covid demand decline and inflexible lease costs, with 683 jobs at risk nationally.
A four-year-old boy from Crayford died in June 2024 after suffering catastrophic brain damage from repeated abuse by his mother Zoe Coutts and her ex-boyfriend Scott O'Connor. The mother was convicted of allowing the death of a child and the ex-boyfriend of manslaughter following a trial at Southwark Crown Court.
A support worker from Dartford has pleaded guilty to fraud by abuse of position against a vulnerable man in Bexley. The case highlights serious safeguarding failures in care work, with sentencing expected in May following a pre-sentence report.
A Bexley man, George Knight, was jailed for 37 months after targeting homes to steal car keys and vehicles in a coordinated burglary spree across Surrey. The article highlights effective police work using tracking technology and ANPR to apprehend the suspects, with police urging local residents to improve home security.
A planning application has been submitted to Bexley Council to convert a detached home in Belvedere from two flats into a ten-bedroom HMO, with architectural modifications including an extension, roof dormers, and internal reconfiguration. The application includes sustainable design features and arguments that it would not create an overconcentration of HMOs locally.
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