Bromley and Biggin Hill (UK Parliament constituency)

Last updated
Bromley and Biggin Hill
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Bromley and Biggin Hill 2023 Constituency.svg
Boundary of Bromley and Biggin Hill in Greater London
County Greater London
Electorate 70,418 (March 2020) [1]
Current constituency
Created 2024
Member of Parliament Peter Fortune (Conservative)
SeatsOne
Created from Bromley and Chislehurst, Beckenham, Orpington

Bromley and Biggin Hill is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. [2] Created as a result of the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election, since when it has been represented by Peter Fortune of the Conservative Party.

Contents

Constituency profile

The seat comprises the prosperous town of Bromley and its surrounding leafy suburbs, the free-standing town of Biggin Hill, and a rural area between the two. Levels of education and employment are higher than national averages. [3] It is a marginal Conservative-Labour seat.

Boundaries

Bromley and Biggin Hill (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:

1.Area marked “5” on the map of the Bromley and Biggin Hill constituency produced by the Boundary Commission for England [5]

It covers the following areas: [6]

Following a local government boundary review which came into effect in May 2022, [7] [8] the constituency now comprises the following wards of the London Borough of Bromley from the 2024 general election:

Elections

Election results 2019-2024 Br & BH Election Results.png
Election results 2019-2024

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Bromley and Biggin Hill [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Fortune 15,929 34.0 −20.4
Labour Oana Olaru-Holmes15,62733.4+8.3
Reform UK Alan Cook8,20317.5N/A
Liberal Democrats Julie Ireland4,3529.3−6.7
Green Caroline Sandes2,5835.5+1.8
Climate Karen Miller940.2N/A
Majority3020.6−28.7
Turnout 46,78866.2−3.5
Registered electors 70,713
Conservative hold Swing −14.4

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result [a] [11]
PartyVote %
Conservative 26,71054.4
Labour 12,33025.1
Liberal Democrats 7,83816.0
Green 1,8063.7
Others3740.7
Majority14,38029.3
Turnout49,05869.7
Electorate70,418

Notes

  1. ↑ Estimate of the 2019 general election result as if the revised boundaries recommended under the 2023 boundary review were in place

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 2023-07-26.
  3. ↑ Electoral Calculus https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/fcgi-bin/seatdetails.py?seat=Bromley+and+Biggin+Hill
  4. ↑ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 3 London region.
  5. ↑ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume three: Maps | Boundary Commission for England | Page 4". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Map 118. Retrieved 2023-12-28.
  6. ↑ Bulbul, Nuray (2023-10-30). "What are the London constituencies for the next election?". Evening Standard. Retrieved 2023-12-28.
  7. ↑ LGBCE. "Bromley | LGBCE". www.lgbce.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
  8. ↑ "The London Borough of Bromley (Electoral Changes) Order 2021".
  9. ↑ "New Seat Details - Bromley and Biggin Hill". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
  10. ↑ "Statement of Person Nominated and Notice of Poll: Bromley and Biggin Hill Constituency". Bromley Council. 7 June 2024.
  11. ↑ "Bromley and Biggin Hill 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.


This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.