Beckenham and Penge (UK Parliament constituency)

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

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Constituency profile

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

Beckenham and Penge (UK Parliament constituency)
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, [5] 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 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Liam Conlon 25,738 49.3 +9.2
Conservative Hannah Gray12,84824.6−14.5
Reform UK Edward Apostolides5,35510.3+9.5
Liberal Democrats Chloe-Jane Ross4,4368.5−7.6
Green Ruth Fabricant3,8307.3+3.3
Majority 12,90524.7+23.7
Turnout 52,20767.6−10.9
Registered electors 77,194
Labour hold Swing +11.9

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result [n 1] [8]
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. ↑ Electoral Calculus https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/fcgi-bin/seatdetails.py?seat=Beckenham%20and%20Penge
  4. ↑ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 3 London region.
  5. ↑ LGBCE. "Bromley | LGBCE". www.lgbce.org.uk. Retrieved 2025-04-13.
  6. ↑ "New Seat Details – Beckenham and Penge". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
  7. ↑ "Statement of Person Nominated and Notice of Poll: Beckenham and Penge Constituency". Bromley Council. 7 June 2024.
  8. ↑ "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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