Beckenham and Penge

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Beckenham and Penge
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Beckenham and Penge 2023 Constituency.svg
Boundary of Beckenham and Penge in Greater Londonfor the 2024 general election
County Greater London
Electorate 76,625 (March 2020) [1]
Borough Bromley
Current constituency
Created 2024
Member of Parliament Liam Conlon (Labour)
SeatsOne
Created from Beckenham & Lewisham West and Penge

Beckenham and Penge is a constituency in Greater London represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. [2] Further to the completion of the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election, since when it has been represented by Liam Conlon of the Labour Party.

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Constituency profile

The Beckenham and Penge constituency is located in south London on the outskirts of the city and covers the north-western part of the Borough of Bromley. It is suburban in character and contains the areas of Beckenham, Penge and West Wickham.

The area was rural but experienced rapid population growth after the arrival of a railway in 1857. [3] Residents of the constituency are generally wealthier and more likely to work in professional jobs than the London and national averages. [4] Beckenham and Penge is more ethnically diverse than the country as a whole but less so than the rest of London; 73% of the population are White, 11% are Black and 7% are Asian. [5] At the most recent borough council election in 2022, the seats in Penge and the west of Beckenham were won by Labour Party candidates whilst the seats in West Wickham and the east of the constituency were won by Conservatives. In the 2016 referendum on European Union membership, 58% of the constituency's voters are estimated to have supported remaining in the EU. [4]

Boundaries

Beckenham and Penge
Map of boundaries from 2024

Under the 2023 boundary review, the constituency was defined as comprising the following wards of the London Borough of Bromley as they existed on 1 December 2020:

Following a local government boundary review of Bromley, which became effective in May 2022, [7] it now comprises the following wards from the 2024 general election:

Election results

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Election results 2019–2024

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Beckenham and Penge [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Liam Conlon 25,738 49.3 Increase2.svg9.2
Conservative Hannah Gray12,84824.6Decrease2.svg14.5
Reform Edward Apostolides5,35510.3Increase2.svg9.5
Liberal Democrats Chloe-Jane Ross4,4368.5Decrease2.svg7.6
Green Ruth Fabricant3,8307.3Increase2.svg3.3
Majority 12,90524.7Increase2.svg23.7
Turnout 52,20767.6Decrease2.svg10.9
Registered electors 77,194
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg11.9

2019 notional result

2019 notional result [n 1] [10]
PartyVote%
Labour 24,11840.1
Conservative 23,48739.1
Liberal Democrats 9,65716.1
Green 2,4164.0
Brexit Party 4640.8
Majority6311.0
Turnout60,14278.5
Electorate76,625

References

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ Willey, Russ (2006). The London Gazetteer. Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd. pp. 28–9.
  4. 1 2 Electoral Calculus https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/fcgi-bin/seatdetails.py?seat=Beckenham%20and%20Penge
  5. ↑ "2021 census results: Ethnic groups in your constituency". commonslibrary.parliament.uk. 4 July 2024. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
  6. ↑ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 3 London region.
  7. ↑ LGBCE. "Bromley | LGBCE". www.lgbce.org.uk. Retrieved 2025-04-13.
  8. ↑ "New Seat Details – Beckenham and Penge". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
  9. ↑ "Statement of Person Nominated and Notice of Poll: Beckenham and Penge Constituency". Bromley Council. 7 June 2024.
  10. ↑ "Beckenham and Penge notional election - 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.
  1. ↑ Estimate of the 2019 general election result as if the revised boundaries recommended under the 2023 boundary review were in place
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