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Encyclopedia > Bromley and Chislehurst (UK Parliament constituency)
Bromley and Chislehurst in Greater London

Bromley and Chislehurst is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Greater London is the top level administrative subdivision covering London, England. ... A constituency is any cohesive corporate unit or body bound by shared structures, goals or loyalty. ... In some bicameral parliaments of a Westminster System, the House of Commons has historically been the name of the elected lower house. ... The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative institution in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories (it alone has parliamentary sovereignty). ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... The first-past-the-post electoral system is a voting system for single-member districts, variously called first-past-the-post (FPTP or FPP), winner-take-all, plurality voting, or relative majority. ...

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Boundaries

Bromley and Chislehurst constituency covers the northern part of the London Borough of Bromley between the towns of Bromley and Chislehurst, and the central part of the borough as far south as Hayes and Bromley Common.


History

With the exception of the Mottingham council estate, located to the north of Chislehurst, this constituency consists almost entirely of prosperous leafy suburbia. It is extremely Conservative territory, indeed it is one of the very safest and most stubbornly Conservative areas in Britain.


Partly this is because there are so few ethnic minorities here, even on the Mottingham estate. The character of the constituency, despite its wealth, is more one of prosperous small businesses rather than highly-educated professionals, and this further increases the Conservative domination of the area.


Harold Macmillan was the MP for Bromley until his retirement in 1964, when he was succeeded by John Hunt. Hunt, who was very much regarded as being on the left of the party, held the seat (which was renamed Ravensbourne in 1974) until 1997. The former Chislehurst constituency also had a tradition of electing centrist Conservative MPs, in the form of Patricia Hornsby-Smith and (from 1974) Roger Sims. When the Chislehurst constituency was merged with part of Ravensbourne in 1997 to form Bromley and Chislehurst, both Hunt and Sims retired, and the eccentric right-winger Eric Forth was selected as the Conservative candidate for this very safe seat.


The boundary changes that will come into force before the next General Election will remove the leafy suburban wards of Bromley Common and Hayes to Beckenham constituency, and the Cray Valley West council estate will move into the seat from Orpington constituency. This will certainly reduce the Conservative majority somewhat but the seat will remain safely Conservative.


Members of Parliament

Bromley & Chislehurst constituency:

  • Eric Forth (Con) 1997-present

former Chislehurst constituency:

  • Roger Sims (Con) Feb 1974-1997
  • Patricia Hornsby-Smith (Con) 1970-Feb 1974
  • A Macdonald (Lab) 1966-1970
  • Patricia Hornsby-Smith (Con) ???-1966

former Ravensbourne constituency:

  • John Hunt (Con) Feb 1974-1997

former Bromley constituency:

  • John Hunt (Con) 1964-Feb 1974
  • Harold Macmillan (Con) 1945-1964
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Election results

General Election 2005: Bromley and Chislehurst
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Eric Forth 23,583 51.1 +1.6
Labour Rachel Reeves 10,241 22.2 -6.4
Liberal Democrats Peter Brookes 9,368 20.3 +1.4
UKIP David Hooper 1,475 3.2 +0.3
Green Ann Garrett 1,470 3.2 +0.3
Majority 13,342 28.9
Turnout 46,137 64.8 +0.5
Conservative hold Swing
General Election 2001: Bromley and Chislehurst
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Eric Forth 21,412 49.5 +3.2
Labour Sue Polydorou 12,375 28.6 +3.4
Liberal Democrats Geoff Payne 8,180 18.9 -4.8
UKIP Rob Bryant 1,264 3.0 +0.7
Majority 9037 20.9
Turnout 64,231 64.3 -9.7
Conservative hold Swing
General Election 1997: Bromley and Chislehurst
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Eric Forth 24,428 46.3 N/A
Labour Rob Yeldham 31,310 25.2 N/A
Liberal Democrats Paul Booth 12,530 23.8 N/A
UKIP R Bryant 1,176 2.2 N/A
Green Frances Speed 640 1.2 N/A
British National Front Michael Stoneman 369 0.7 N/A
Liberal Gabriel Aitman 285 0.5 N/A
Majority 11,118 21.1 N/A
Turnout 52,738 74.1 N/A

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Sources

  • 2005 info from BBC
  • 2001 and 1997 information from the BBC

See also

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Labour:

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Conservative:

Beckenham | Bromley and Chislehurst | Chingford and Woodford Green | Chipping Barnet | Cities of London and Westminster | Croydon Central | Croydon South | Enfield Southgate | Hammersmith and Fulham | Hornchurch | Ilford North | Kensington and Chelsea | Old Bexley and Sidcup | Orpington | Putney | Romford | Ruislip-Northwood | Upminster | Uxbridge | Wimbledon The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right in the United Kingdom. ... Beckenham is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Chingford and Woodford Green is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Chipping Barnet is a parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdoms House of Commons. ... Cities of London and Westminster is a constituency covering the area comprising the City of London and the City of Westminster in Central London. ... Croydon Central is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Croydon South is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Enfield Southgate is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Greg Hands, MP for Hammersmith and Fulham Hammersmith and Fulham is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Hornchurch is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Ilford North is a constituency of the Parliament of the United Kingdom comprising the north part of the town of Ilford in the London Borough of Redbridge. ... Kensington and Chelsea is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Old Bexley and Sidcup is a UK parliamentary constituency situated wholly within the London Borough of Bexley. ... Orpington is a parliamentary constituency of the United Kingdom, in the London Borough of Bromley, forming the southeastern limits of Greater London and including the urban areas of Orpington, St Mary Cray, most of St Peter Cray, Farnborough, and Chelsfield and extending through the countryside to Biggin Hill. ... Putney is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Romford is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Ruislip-Northwood is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Upminster is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Uxbridge is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Wimbledon is a constituency covering the district of Wimbledon in the London Borough of Merton in south-west London. ...

Liberal Democrat:

Brent East | Carshalton and Wallington | Hornsey and Wood Green | Kingston and Surbiton | Richmond Park | Southwark North and Bermondsey | Sutton and Cheam | Twickenham The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a social liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... Brent East is constituency of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Carshalton and Wallington is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Hornsey and Wood Green is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Kingston and Surbiton is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Richmond Park is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... North Southwark & Bermondsey is a Parliamentary Constituency in the House of Commons, created in 1997. ... Sutton and Cheam is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Twickenham is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...

Respect:

Bethnal Green and Bow RESPECT The Unity Coalition is a socialist British political party founded on January 25, 2004 in London. ... Bethnal Green and Bow is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...

London European constituency: Conservative (3) | Labour (3) | Liberal Democrats (1) | UKIP (1) | Green (1)


 
 

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