Sidcup is an area of south-east London,England,primarily in the London Borough of Bexley. It is 11.3 miles (18.2 km) south-east of Charing Cross,bordering the London Boroughs of Bromley and Greenwich. It was part of Kent prior to the creation of Greater London in 1965.
The London Borough of Bexley is a London borough in south-east London,forming part of Outer London. It has a population of 248,287. The main settlements are Sidcup,Erith,Bexleyheath,Crayford,Welling and Old Bexley. The London Borough of Bexley is within the Thames Gateway,an area designated as a national priority for urban regeneration. The local authority is Bexley London Borough Council.
Howard Geoffrey Alvan Stoate is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Dartford constituency in Kent from 1997 to 2010.
Foots Cray is an area of South East London,England,within the London Borough of Bexley. Prior to 1965 it was in the historic county of Kent. It is located south-east of Sidcup,north of Orpington and north west of Swanley.
Old Bexley and Sidcup is a constituency in Greater London represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since its 1983 creation. Its first Member of Parliament (MP) was former Prime Minister Edward Heath,who previously represented Bexley (1950–1974) and Sidcup (1974–1983). The seat has been held since a 2021 by-election by Louie French of the Conservative Party,following the death of incumbent James Brokenshire.
Eltham is a constituency in Greater London created in 1983 and represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 1997 by Clive Efford of the Labour Party.
Erith and Thamesmead is a constituency created in 1997 and represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2019 by Abena Oppong-Asare of the Labour Party.
James Peter Brokenshire was a British politician. A member of the Conservative Party,he served in Theresa May's cabinet as Secretary of State for Northern Ireland from 2016 to 2018 and then as Secretary of State for Housing,Communities and Local Government from 2018 to 2019. He also served as a minister at the Home Office under David Cameron and Boris Johnson. Brokenshire was Member of Parliament (MP) for Hornchurch from 2005 to 2010,and for Old Bexley and Sidcup from 2010 until his death in 2021.
The region of Greater London,including the City of London,is divided into 73 parliamentary constituencies which are sub-classified as borough constituencies,affecting the type of electoral officer and level of expenses permitted.
Blackfen is an area of South East London,England,within the London Borough of Bexley. It is located north of Sidcup and south of Welling. Prior to the creation of Greater London in 1965 it was in the historic county of Kent.
Bexley and Bromley is a constituency represented in the London Assembly. It consists of the combined areas of the London Borough of Bexley and the London Borough of Bromley. The constituency is represented by Peter Fortune,a Conservative first elected in the 2021 election.
Bexley was a parliamentary constituency centred on the Bexley district of what is now south-east London. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Gareth Andrew Bacon is a British politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Orpington since 2019. He has been Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Sentencing since November 2023.
Avery Hill is an area of South East London mainly within Royal Borough of Greenwich,and with some parts in the London Borough of Bexley. It is located east of Eltham and north west of Sidcup. It is believed that the area is named after an aviary formerly located in the area.
The London Conservativesare the regional party of the Conservative Party that operates in Greater London.
Richard James Sunley Tice is an English businessman and politician who has been the leader of Reform UK since 2021.
The 2022 Bexley London Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2022. 45 members of Bexley London Borough Council were elected. The elections took place alongside local elections in the other London boroughs and elections to local authorities across the United Kingdom.
A by-election was held in the UK Parliament constituency of Old Bexley and Sidcup on 2 December 2021,following the death of the sitting member of parliament,James Brokenshire,who had been the Conservative MP for the constituency since 2010. The by-election was the fifth of the 58th Parliament,which was elected in 2019.
