Eltham and Chislehurst (UK Parliament constituency)

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Eltham and Chislehurst
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Eltham and Chislehurst (UK Parliament constituency)
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Boundary of Eltham and Chislehurst in Greater London
County Greater London
Electorate 74,179 (2023) [1]
Current constituency
Created 2024
Member of Parliament Clive Efford (Labour)
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Eltham and Chislehurst is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. [2] It was first contested at the 2024 general election and is currently represented by Clive Efford of the Labour Party.

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Boundaries

The constituency was created by the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies. It is composed of the following wards:

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Eltham and Chislehurst [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Clive Efford 20,069 44.0 +3.9
Conservative Charlie Davis11,64025.5−21.4
Reform UK Mark Simpson7,42816.3+13.7
Green Sam Gabriel3,0796.8+3.8
Liberal Democrats Ulysse Abbate2,4235.3−2.2
Workers Party Sean Stewart3560.8N/A
Independent Arnold Tarling3070.7N/A
Independent Christian Hacking1730.4N/A
Independent John Courtneidge910.2N/A
Majority8,42914.5N/A
Turnout 45,56661.4−7.5
Registered electors 74,224
Labour win (new seat)

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result [6]
PartyVote %
Conservative 23,93646.9
Labour 20,49240.1
Liberal Democrats 3,8267.5
Green 1,5163.0
Brexit Party 1,3172.6
Turnout51,08768.9
Electorate74,179

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References

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