UK Explained

Bexleyheath and Crayford

Represented in Parliament by Daniel Francis (Labour). Here is who won the last general election here, and a few numbers about the area.

Your MP at a glance

Daniel Francis, Labour. Open their full page →

These describe the record. They do not say why an MP voted or claimed as they did.

How Bexleyheath and Crayford compares

Every dot is one of the 631 areas that have figures. The large red dot is this area; green dots are areas like it.

TYPICAL FULL-TIME PAY, A WEEK

This area is 90 of 631 for pay, counting from the highest.

UK £767This area £895£400£1,100
PEOPLE CLAIMING UNEMPLOYMENT-RELATED BENEFITS

Higher than 360 areas and lower than 288.

UK 3.9%This area 3.4%0.0%12.0%

Areas like this one

The three areas with the closest pay and claimant rate. This says nothing about politics or geography.

AreaWeekly payClaimants
Bexleyheath and Crayford£8953.4%
Stevenage£9013.5%
Southend West and Leigh£8993.2%
Hertsmere£8843.6%
United Kingdom£7673.9%

Printable one-page briefing

Who lives in Bexleyheath and Crayford

From the 2021 Census, next to the figure for England and Wales as a whole. Census day was 21 March 2021, so some things will have changed.

About the areaThis areaEngland and WalesCompared
Number of people98,66759,597,740 in total
Aged under 1621%18%2 points higher
Aged 65 and over17%19%2 points lower
Adults with a degree or higher30%34%3 points lower
Households that own their home72%62%10 points higher
Households renting from a council or housing association14%17%3 points lower
Households renting privately13%20%7 points lower

Source: ONS, Census 2021 (England and Wales), via the UK Data Service statistics portal. Fetched 2026-10-04. These describe who lives here. They do not explain how anyone votes.

WINNER, 2024
Daniel Francis

Labour

MAJORITY
2,114

votes ahead of second place

TURNOUT
62%

of people who could vote did

Daniel Francis won with 36% of the votes, and Mark Brooks (Conservative) came second with 31%.

Votes for each party

Labour36% · 15,717
Conservative31% · 13,603
Reform UK23% · 9,861
Liberal Democrat5% · 2,204
Green Party5% · 2,076
Every candidate
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Daniel FrancisLabour15,71736.2%
Mark BrooksConservative13,60331.3%
Tom BrightReform UK9,86122.7%
David McBrideLiberal Democrat2,2045.1%
George EdgarGreen Party2,0764.8%

2024 General Election, on today’s boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library via the Members API.

Your area at a glance

Typical pay for full-time workers who live here
£895 a week
This areaUK: £767 a week

Median gross weekly pay, 2025. Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.

Working-age people claiming unemployment-related benefits
3.4%
This areaUK: 3.9%

Share of people aged 16 to 64, August 2026. Source: ONS and DWP claimant count.

At a general election each area elects one MP, and the candidate with the most votes wins, even without more than half. The area figures describe the people who live here. They do not show whether any MP or vote is the cause.

Updated 4 Oct 2026