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.
Derek Leslie Conway TD is an English politician and television presenter. A member of the Conservative Party,Conway served as a Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency of Shrewsbury and Atcham from 1983 to 1997,and Old Bexley and Sidcup from 2001 to 2010. He is currently a presenter of Epilogue,a book review programme on Press TV,an English-language international television news channel funded by the Iranian government.
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 was a constituency in Greater London created in 1983 and represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament from 1997 until its abolition for the 2024 general election 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.
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 Thomas Turrell,a Conservative,first elected in the 2024 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 was Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Sentencing from November 2023 to July 2024. He has been Shadow Minister for London and a Shadow Minister of State for Justice since July 2024.
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.
Richard James Sunley Tice is a British businessman and politician who has been the member of parliament (MP) for Boston and Skegness and deputy leader of Reform UK since 2024,having previously been as the chairman of the party from 2019 to 2021 and again briefly in 2024. He holds five shares in the company that controls the party,the Reform UK Party Limited. Company Since 2023,he has also been Reform UK's energy and foreign policy spokesman. He became the leader of Reform UK in March 2021,but stood down in June 2024 and was succeeded by Nigel Farage.
Eleanor Claire Reeves is a British politician and barrister who has served as Chair of the Labour Party and Minister without Portfolio since July 2024. A member of the Labour Party,she has been the Member of Parliament for Lewisham West and East Dulwich,formerly Lewisham West and Penge,since 2017. She previously served as Shadow Solicitor General from April 2020 to December 2021 and Shadow Minister for Prisons and Probation from 2021 to 2023.
Peter Timothy Fortune is a British Conservative Party politician who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Bromley and Biggin Hill since the 2024 general election. He previously served as the member of the London Assembly (AM) for Bexley and Bromley from 2021 to 2024.
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.
Daniel Francis is a British Labour Party politician who has been MP for Bexleyheath and Crayford since 2024. He has served on Bexley Council as the councillor for the Belvedere ward from 2000 to 2010,and since 2014.
