London Conservatives

London Conservatives
Elected mayor of London	Boris Johnson
Chairman	Ian Twinn
Deputy chairpersons	Kishan Devani Gotz Mohindra
Political position	Centre-right
European affiliation	Alliance of European Conservatives and Reformists
International affiliation	International Democrat Union
European Parliament group	European Conservatives and Reformists
Colours	Blue
London House of Commons seats	27 / 73
London Assembly	9 / 25
London EU Parliament seats	2 / 8
Local councillors in London	612 / 1,851
Council control in London	9 / 32
Directly elected Mayoralties in London	1 / 5
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Politics of London Political parties

The London Conservatives are the part of the Conservative Party that operates in Greater London. The party's main competition is with the London Labour Party for office. They hold two of the eight London seats in the European Parliament, 27 of 73 London seats in the House of Commons and 9 of 25 seats in the London Assembly. The party controls 9 of 32 London boroughs, and won 612 out of the 1,851 Councillors in the 2014 local elections.

The party holds the mayoralty of London, having won in 2008 and again in 2012, with Boris Johnson as London Mayor.

Mayoral candidates

Current representatives

London

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Members of the European Parliament

Members of Parliament

Main article: List of Conservative Party Members of Parliament in London

Cabinet ministers

Iain Duncan Smith - Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Justine Greening - Secretary of State for International Development
Greg Hands - Chief Secretary to the Treasury
Theresa Villiers - Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

Ministers

Jo Johnson - Minister of State for Universities and Science
Jane Ellison - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health

Whip

Gavin Barwell - Comptroller of the Household

London Assembly Members

Councillors

Main article: London local elections, 2014

Council	Councillors
Barking and Dagenham	0 / 51
Barnet	32 / 63
Bexley	45 / 63
Brent	6 / 63
Bromley	51 / 60
Camden	12 / 54
Croydon	30 / 70
Ealing	12 / 69
Enfield	22 / 63
Greenwich	8 / 51
Hackney	4 / 57
Hammersmith and Fulham	20 / 46
Haringey	0 / 57
Harrow	26 / 63
Havering	22 / 54
Hillingdon	46 / 65
Hounslow	11 / 60
Islington	0 / 48
Kensington and Chelsea	37 / 50
Kingston upon Thames	28 / 48
Lambeth	3 / 63
Lewisham	0 / 54
Merton	20 / 60
Newham	0 / 60
Redbridge	25 / 63
Richmond upon Thames	38 / 54
Southwark	2 / 63
Sutton	9 / 54
Tower Hamlets	5 / 45
Waltham Forest	16 / 60
Wandsworth	40 / 60
Westminster	44 / 60

References

Conservative Party

History

History of the Conservative Party History of conservatism in Great Britain Tories Tamworth Manifesto Carlton Club Primrose League General election manifestos Conservative Party Archive Trust

Leadership

House of Lords (1828–1922)	The Duke of Wellington The Earl of Derby The Earl of Malmesbury The Lord Cairns The Duke of Richmond, Lennox & Gordon The Earl of Beaconsfield The Marquess of Salisbury The Duke of Devonshire The Marquess of Lansdowne The Marquess Curzon of Kedleston

House of Commons (1834–1922)	Sir Robert Peel The Lord George Bentinck Marquess of Granby vacant (1848–1849) Benjamin Disraeli / Marquess of Granby / John Charles Herries Benjamin Disraeli Sir Stafford Northcote Sir Michael Hicks Beach The Lord Randolph Churchill W. H. Smith Arthur Balfour Andrew Bonar Law Sir Austen Chamberlain

Leaders (1922–)	Andrew Bonar Law Stanley Baldwin Neville Chamberlain Sir Winston Churchill Sir Anthony Eden Harold Macmillan Sir Alec Douglas-Home Edward Heath Margaret Thatcher John Major William Hague Iain Duncan Smith Michael Howard David Cameron

Chairmen (1911–)	Steel-Maitland Younger Jackson Davidson Chamberlain Baird Hacking Dugdale Assheton Woolton Poole Hailsham Butler Macleod / Poole Blakenham du Cann Barber Thomas Carrington Whitelaw Thorneycroft Parkinson Gummer Tebbit Brooke Baker Patten Fowler Hanley Mawhinney Parkinson Ancram Davis May Fox / Saatchi Maude Spelman Pickles Warsi / Feldman Shapps / Feldman Feldman

Leadership elections

1965 (Heath) 1975 (Thatcher) 1989 1990 (Major) 1995 1997 (Hague) 2001 (Duncan Smith) 2003 (Howard) 2005 (Cameron) Next (TBD)

Party structures

Professional Party	Conservative Campaign Headquarters Conservative Press Office Conservative Research Department Conservative Treasurer's Department Conservative Business Relations

Voluntary Party	Office of the Voluntary Party National Conservative Convention Association of Conservative Clubs Conservative Future Conservative Women's Organisation Conservatives Abroad

Parliamentary Party	1922 Committee Conservative Chief Whip's Office

Other	Conservative Party Archive Associate organisations

Subnational parties	Northern Ireland Conservatives Scottish Conservative Party Welsh Conservative Party

Directly elected city mayoral authorities	London Conservatives

Ideological and interest groups

The Atlantic Bridge
Conservative Animal Welfare Group
Conservative Christian Fellowship
Conservative Countryside Forum
Conservative Disability Group
Conservative Europe Group
Conservative Friends of America
Conservative Friends of Gibraltar
Conservative Friends of Israel
Conservative Friends of Turkey
Conservative History Group
Conservative Humanist Association
Conservative Mainstream
Conservative Medical Society
Conservative Muslim Forum
Conservative National Education Society
Conservative National Property Advisory Committee
Conservative Rural Action Group
Conservative Technology Forum
Conservative Trade Unionists
Conservative Transport Group
Conservative Way Forward
Conservative Women National Committee
Conservatives 4 Cities
Conservatives at Work
Conservatives for International Travel
Cornerstone Group
Countryside Alliance
European Foundation
Fresh Start
LGBTory
Macleod Group
Margaret Thatcher Foundation
Monday Club
92 Group
No Campaign
No Turning Back
Selsdon Group
Tory Green Initiative
Tory Reform Group
Renewing One Nation
Young Britons' Foundation

Think tanks

Bow Group Bright Blue Bruges Group Centre for Policy Studies Centre for Social Justice European Foundation (think tank) Policy Exchange Society of Conservative Lawyers

Alliances

Current	ECR/AECR IDU (EDU) EDG

Former	ECG ED EPP-ED MER AOE UCUNF (UUP)

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Political parties in the United Kingdom

House of Commons (650)	Conservative (330) Labour (231, including 24 Labour Co-operative)* Scottish National (54) Democratic Unionist (8) Liberal Democrats (8) Sinn Féin^† (4) Plaid Cymru (3) Social Democratic and Labour (3) Ulster Unionist (2) Green (1) Independent (4) UKIP (1) Speaker (1)

House of Lords (822)	Conservative (251) Labour (213) Crossbenchers (179) Liberal Democrats (111) Lords Spiritual (26) Democratic Unionist (4) UKIP (3) Plaid Cymru (2) Ulster Unionist (2) Green (E&W) (1) Independent Labour (2) Independent Liberal Democrat (1) Independent Social Democrat (1) Independent Ulster Unionist (1) Non-affiliated (25)

Scottish Parliament (129)	Scottish National (64) Labour (38) Conservatives (15) Liberal Democrats (5) Independent (4) Scottish Green (2) Vacant (1)

National Assembly for Wales (60)	Labour (30) Conservatives (14) Plaid Cymru (11) Liberal Democrats (5)

Northern Ireland Assembly (108)	Democratic Unionist (38) Sinn Féin (29) Social Democratic and Labour (14) Ulster Unionist (13) Alliance (8) Independent (2) Green (NI) (1) NI21 (1) Traditional Unionist Voice (1) UKIP (1)

London Assembly (25)	London Labour (12) London Conservative (9) London Green (2) London Liberal Democrats (2)

European Parliament (73 of 751)	UKIP (EFDD, 22) Conservative (ECR, 20) Labour (S&D, 20) Green (Greens/EFA, 3) Scottish National (Greens/EFA, 2) Democratic Unionist (Non-inscrits, 1) Independent (ENF, 1) Liberal Democrats (ALDE, 1) Plaid Cymru (Greens/EFA), 1) Sinn Féin (GUE/NGL, 1) Ulster Unionist (ECR, 1)

Other national and regional parties	Britain First British Democratic British National Christian Christian Peoples Alliance English Democrats Independence from Europe Liberal Mebyon Kernow National Front National Health Action National Liberal Official Monster Raving Loony Progressive Unionist Respect Scottish Socialist Socialist Alternative^§ Socialist (GB) Socialist Labour Socialist Workers^§ Yorkshire First

Notes: *Co-operative Party candidates stand jointly with the Labour Party as "Labour and Co-operative Party" candidates. ^†Although Sinn Féin have elected members and offices at Westminster, they are abstentionist and therefore do not take their seats. ^§Some candidates stand as "Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition" candidates.

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