Bromley is a former borough constituency in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. A borough constituency (in Scotland, a burgh constituency) is a type of parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom. ... Year 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... In the United Kingdom each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one or more members to a parliament or assembly. ... The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a parliament. ... A borough constituency (in Scotland, a burgh constituency) is a type of parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom. ... The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... The Houses of Parliament, seen over Westminster Bridge The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a parliament. ... The plurality voting system, also known as first past the post, is a voting system used to elect a single winner in a given election. ...

Boundaries

This constituency covered the area based on the town of Bromley. It is part of the northern section of the historic county of Kent, which was included in Greater London after 1965. Bromley is the principal town in the London Borough of Bromley, England. ... Kent is a county in England, south-east of London. ... Greater London is the top level administrative subdivision covering London, England. ...

The constituency, created in 1918, included the Municipal Borough of Bromley and the Urban Districts of Beckenham and Penge. There were some boundary changes in Kent in 1945, when an interim redistribution took place to divide constituencies with over 100,000 voters. This area was altered to include parts of the Municipal Boroughs of Beckenham and Bromley and the whole Penge Urban District. A borough is a political division originally used in England. ... In the British Isles an urban district was a type of local government district which covered an urbanised area. ... Beckenham is a town in the London Borough of Bromley, England. ... Penge is a place in the London Borough of Bromley. ...

From 1950 the constituency comprised the whole of the Municipal Borough of Bromley. The constituency was abolished in the redistribution which took effect in 1974. The London Borough of Bromley (a larger area than the previous Municipal Borough) was split into four seats. Ravensbourne was the successor to the former constituency. Ravensbourne was a parliamentary constituency in Kent which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from February 1974 general election until it was abolished for the 1997 general election. ...

History

This constituency consists largely of prosperous leafy suburbia and is one of the Conservative's strongest seats. The character of the area was one of prosperous small businesses, rather than commuting professionals.

Before 1918 this area was mostly the northern part of the Sevenoaks constituency. The first MP for this seat was the former member for Sevenoaks. In 1919 he was created the 1st Baron Forster and became Governor-General of Australia in 1920. Sevenoaks is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Michael Jeffery, the current Governor-General of Australia The Governor-General of Australia is the representative in Australia of Australias head of state, Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, who lives in the United Kingdom. ...

The next three MPs were first elected at a by-election (in 1919, 1930 and 1945 respectively). In 1945 the sitting member died between the day of the election and the declaration of the result, so the opportunity arose for one of the former Conservative ministers defeated in the general election to return to the House of Commons representing an extremely safe seat.

Future Prime Minister Harold Macmillan was the lucky beneficiary of the vacancy. He was the most famous MP for Bromley, serving from the 1945 by-election until his retirement in 1964, when he was succeeded by John Hunt. Hunt, on the left of the Conservative party, held the seat (renamed Ravensbourne in 1974) until 1997. Maurice Harold Macmillan, 1st Earl of Stockton, OM, PC (10 February 1894 – 29 December 1986), was a British Conservative politician and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1957 to 1963. ...

Members of Parliament

The United Kingdom general election of 1918 held on 14th December 1918, after the Representation of the People Act 1918. ... Sevenoaks is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... The United Kingdom general election of 1918 held on 14th December 1918, after the Representation of the People Act 1918. ... Henry William Forster, 1st Baron Forster, GCMG, PC, DL (31 January 1866 – 15 January 1936), seventh Governor-General of Australia, was born in Kent, England, the son of an Army officer. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the right-of-centre in the United Kingdom. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the right-of-centre in the United Kingdom. ... The UK general election of 1922 was held on 15th November 1922. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Maurice Harold Macmillan, 1st Earl of Stockton, OM, PC (10 February 1894 – 29 December 1986), was a British Conservative politician and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1957 to 1963. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The United Kingdom general election of 1964 result was a very slim majority for the Labour Party, of 4, and led to their first government since 1951. ... Sir John Leonard Hunt (born 27 October 1929) is a British Conservative politician. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The UK general election of February 1974 was held on February 28, 1974. ... Ravensbourne was a parliamentary constituency in Kent which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from February 1974 general election until it was abolished for the 1997 general election. ...

See also

• List of former United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies

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Election results

References

• Boundaries of Parliamentary Constituencies 1885-1972, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (Parliamentary Reference Publications 1972)
• British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (Macmillan Press, revised edition 1977)
• British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (Parliamentary Research Services 1983)
• Who's Who of British Members of Parliament, Volume III 1919-1945, edited by M. Stenton and S. Lees (Harvester Press 1979)
• Who's Who of British Members of Parliament, Volume IV 1945-1979, edited by M. Stenton and S. Lees (Harvester Press 1981)