Beckenham and Penge (UK Parliament constituency)
| Beckenham and Penge | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Boundary of Beckenham and Penge in Greater London for the 2024 general election | |
| County | Greater London |
| Electorate | 76,625 (2023)[1] |
| Borough | Bromley |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2024 |
| Member of Parliament | Liam Conlon (Labour) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Beckenham, & Lewisham West and Penge |
Beckenham and Penge is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.[2] Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested in the 2024 general election.
Constituency profile
[edit]The main settlements are Anerley, Beckenham, Penge and West Wickham with a large amount of interwar housing. Levels of education and employment are above average for Great Britain.[3]
Boundaries
[edit]
Map of boundaries from 2024
The constituency was defined as comprising the following wards of the London Borough of Bromley as they existed on 1 December 2020:
- Copers Cope, Kelsey and Eden Park, Shortlands, and West Wickham, transferred from Beckenham (now abolished).
- Clock House, Crystal Palace & Anerley, and Penge and Cator, transferred from Lewisham West and Penge (now abolished).[4]
Following a local government boundary review of Bromley, which became effective in May 2022, the constituency now comprises the following wards from the 2024 general election:
- Beckenham Town and Copers Cope, Clock House, Crystal Palace and Anerley, Kelsey and Eden Park, Penge and Cator, Shortlands and Park Langley (except polling district SHP5X), and West Wickham.[5]
Election results
[edit]Elections in the 2020s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Liam Conlon | 25,738 | 49.3 | +9.2 | |
| Conservative | Hannah Gray | 12,848 | 24.6 | –14.5 | |
| Reform UK | Edward Apostolides | 5,355 | 10.3 | +9.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Chloe-Jane Ross | 4,436 | 8.5 | –7.6 | |
| Green | Ruth Fabricant | 3,830 | 7.3 | +3.3 | |
| Majority | 12,905 | 24.7 | +23.7 | ||
| Turnout | 52,207 | 67.6 | –10.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 77,194 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing |  11.9
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Elections in the 2010s
[edit]| 2019 notional result[7] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Labour | 24,118 | 40.1 | |
| Conservative | 23,487 | 39.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 9,657 | 16.1 | |
| Green | 2,416 | 4.0 | |
| Brexit Party | 464 | 0.8 | |
| Turnout | 60,142 | 78.5 | |
| Electorate | 76,625 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – London". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – London | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- ^ Electoral Calculus https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/fcgi-bin/seatdetails.py?seat=Beckenham%20and%20Penge
- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 3 London region.
- ^ "New Seat Details – Beckenham and Penge". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
- ^ "Statement of Person Nominated and Notice of Poll: Beckenham and Penge Constituency". Bromley Council. 7 June 2024.
- ^ "Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019". Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News. UK Parliament. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
External links
[edit]- Beckenham and Penge UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK