Bromley and Chislehurst (UK Parliament constituency)
Bromley and Chislehurst | |
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Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
Boundary of Bromley and Chislehurst in Greater London. | |
County | Greater London |
Population | 88,633 (2011 census)[1] |
Electorate | 65,508 (December 2010)[2] |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1997 |
Member of parliament | Bob Neill (Conservative) |
Number of members | One |
Created from | Ravensbourne, Chislehurst |
Overlaps | |
European Parliament constituency | London |
Bromley and Chislehurst is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2006 by Bob Neill of the Conservative Party.[n 1]
Constituency profile
Aside from a few ex-council estates which retain significant proportions of social housing in parts of Mottingham and Bromley Common, this constituency is relatively prosperous in terms of income, has low unemployment and is largely suburban with significant parkland and sports areas.[3][4] The 2011 census shows that the borough is 84.3% White European/British, lower than the national average (86%) and higher than then London average (59%).[5] Until 2006 it was one of the Conservative Party's safest seats but the by-election of that year saw the party's electoral majority fall steeply from over 13,000 (in the 2005 election) to just over 600 votes (see below - "Election results").
History
The Bromley parliamentary constituency was created in 1918.[n 2] In 1974 Bromley became Ravensbourne.
Before the 1997 election western wards of Chislehurst merged with eastern wards in Ravensbourne to form Bromley and Chislehurst.[n 3]
Bromley/Ravensbourne/Chislehurst summary
The earlier Bromley, later Ravensbourne, seat was markedly prosperous in regional terms and did not elect Labour Party MPs during its 1918 to 1974 existence. One of the Ravensbourne wards, Plaistow and Sundridge, had a Communist Councillor in the 1940s. Prime Minister (1957-1963) Harold Macmillan was the MP for Bromley from 1945 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.
The Chislehurst seat had a Labour Party MP from 1966 until 1970.
A by-election was held on 29 June 2006, upon the death of the previous MP Eric Forth the month before, which returned London Assembly member Bob Neill as the new Conservative MP with an electoral majority of just over 600 votes - compared to the previous Conservative majority of over 13,000 in the 2005 general election. Turnout was down by a significant margin. In 2010 Bob Neill was re-elected with a Conservative majority greater than that achieved in 2005.
Boundaries
1997-2010: The London Borough of Bromley wards of Bickley, Bromley Common and Keston, Chislehurst, Hayes, Martins Hill and Town, Mottingham, and Plaistow and Sundridge.
2010–present: The London Borough of Bromley wards of Bickley, Bromley Town, Chislehurst, Cray Valley West, Mottingham and Chislehurst North, and Plaistow and Sundridge.
Bromley and Chislehurst constituency covers the northern part of the London Borough of Bromley including the east of Bromley, its town centre, and Chislehurst.
Members of Parliament
Election | Member[6][7] | Party | Notes | |
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1997 | Eric Forth | Conservative | Previously MP for Mid Worcestershire from 1983; moved to this new seat due to major boundary changes in Worcestershire. Died 2006. | |
2006 by-election | Bob Neill | Conservative |
Election results
Elections in the 2010s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | Bob Neill | 25,175 | 54.0 | +1.0 | |
Labour | Sara Hyde | 15,585 | 33.4 | +11.2 | |
Liberal Democrat | Sam Webber | 3,369 | 7.2 | +0.8 | |
UKIP | Emmett Jenner | 1,383 | 3.0 | -11.3 | |
Green | Roisin Robertson | 1,150 | 2.5 | -1.7 | |
Majority | 9,590 | 20.6 | -10.2 | ||
Turnout | 46,662 | 71.7 | +3.3 | ||
Registered electors | 65,117 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | -5.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Bob Neill | 23,343 | 53.0 | -0.5 | |
Labour | John Courtneidge [13] | 9,779 | 22.2 | +5.6 | |
UKIP | Emmett Jenner | 6,285 | 14.3 | +11.0 | |
Liberal Democrat | Sam Webber[14] | 2,836 | 6.4 | -15.5 | |
Green | Roisin Robertson[15] | 1,823 | 4.1 | +2.8 | |
Majority | 13,564 | 30.8 | -0.8 | ||
Turnout | 44,066 | 68.4 | +1.1 | ||
Registered electors | 65,477 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | -3.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Bob Neill | 23,569 | 53.5 | +2.4 | |
Liberal Democrat | Sam Webber | 9,669 | 22.0 | +1.7 | |
Labour | Chris Kirby | 7,295 | 16.6 | -5.4 | |
UKIP | Emmett Jenner | 1,451 | 3.3 | +0.1 | |
BNP | Rowena Savage | 1,070 | 2.4 | N/A | |
Green | Roisin Robertson | 607 | 1.5 | -1.7 | |
English Democrat | Jon Cheeseman | 376 | 0.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 13,900 | 31.6 | +2.7 | ||
Turnout | 44,037 | 67.3 | +2.5 | ||
Registered electors | 65,427 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +14.6 |
Elections in the 2000s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Bob Neill | 11,621 | 40.1 | –11.0 | |
Liberal Democrat | Ben Abbotts | 10,988 | 37.9 | +17.6 | |
UKIP | Nigel Farage | 2,307 | 8.0 | +4.8 | |
Labour | Rachel Reeves | 1,925 | 6.6 | –15.6 | |
Green | Ann Garrett | 811 | 2.8 | –0.4 | |
National Front | Paul Winnett | 476 | 1.6 | N/A | |
Independent | John Hemming-Clark | 442 | 1.5 | N/A | |
English Democrat | Steven Uncles | 212 | 0.7 | N/A | |
Monster Raving Loony | John Cartwright | 132 | 0.5 | N/A | |
Independent | Nick Hadziannis | 65 | 0.2 | N/A | |
Money Reform | Anne Belsey | 33 | 0.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 633 | 2.2 | –26.7 | ||
Turnout | 29,012 | 40.2 | –24.7 | ||
Registered electors | 71,798 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | –13.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | Eric Forth | 23,583 | 51.1 | +1.6 | |
Labour | Rachel Reeves | 10,241 | 22.2 | –6.4 | |
Liberal Democrat | Peter Brooks | 9,368 | 20.3 | +1.4 | |
UKIP | David Hooper | 1,475 | 3.2 | +0.3 | |
Green | Ann Garrett | 1,470 | 3.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 13,342 | 28.9 | +8.0 | ||
Turnout | 46,137 | 64.8 | +0.5 | ||
Registered electors | 71,137 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +4.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Eric Forth | 21,412 | 49.5 | +3.2 | |
Labour | Sue Polydorou | 12,375 | 28.6 | +3.4 | |
Liberal Democrat | Geoff Payne | 8,180 | 18.9 | –4.8 | |
UKIP | Rob Bryant | 1,264 | 2.9 | +0.7 | |
Majority | 9,037 | 20.9 | -0.2 | ||
Turnout | 43,231 | 64.3 | –9.8 | ||
Registered electors | 67,183 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | –0.1 |
Elections in the 1990s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | Eric Forth | 24,428 | 46.3 | N/A | |
Labour | Rob Yeldham | 13,310 | 25.2 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrat | Paul Booth | 12,530 | 23.8 | N/A | |
UKIP | Rob Bryant | 1,176 | 2.2 | N/A | |
Green | Frances Speed | 640 | 1.2 | N/A | |
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 | ||
Registered electors | 71,210 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
See also
Notes
- ↑ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.
- ↑ Before 1918 the area was part of the larger Sevenoaks constituency
- ↑ Outlying parts of predecessor constituencies joined Beckenham, Lewisham West and Penge and Orpington
References
- ↑ "Bromley and Chislehurst: Usual Resident Population, 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
- ↑ "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Archived from the original on 6 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ↑ "Local statistics - Office for National Statistics". Neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk. 2017-05-12. Retrieved 2017-06-30.
- ↑ "OpenStreetMap". OpenStreetMap.org. Retrieved 2017-06-30.
- 1 2 3 "UKPollingReport Election Guide 2010 » Bromley and Chislehurst". Ukpollingreport.co.uk. 2006-06-29. Retrieved 2017-06-30.
- ↑ "Bromley and Chislehurst 1997-". Hansard 1803-2005. UK Parliament. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
- ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 6)
- ↑ "Bromley and Chislehurst Constituency Notice of Election Agents' Names and Offices".
- ↑ "Bromley & Chislehurst parliamentary constituency". BBC News.
- ↑ http://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-7979/CBP-7979.pdf
- ↑ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ↑ London Borough of Bromley. "Bromley and Chislehurst Constituency result of poll May 2015 - General Election May 2015 results - Downloads - London Borough of Bromley". Bromley.gov.uk. Retrieved 2017-06-30.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-04-03. Retrieved 2015-04-02.
- ↑ Archived 2015-02-15 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-01-08. Retrieved 2015-02-25.
- ↑ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ↑ "The British National Party — Blog — BNP to Fight 32 Parliamentary Seats in London". Web.archive.org. Archived from the original on 2010-04-08. Retrieved 2017-06-30.
- ↑ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ↑ "Election 2005 | Results | Bromley & Chislehurst". BBC News. 2005-05-06. Retrieved 2017-06-30.
- ↑ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- 1 2 "VOTE 2001 | RESULTS & CONSTITUENCIES | Bromley & Chislehurst". BBC News. Retrieved 2017-06-30.
- ↑ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
Further reading
- Cook, Chris and Ramsden, John. By-elections in British politics (Routledge, 2003)
External links
- nomis Constituency Profile for Bromley and Chislehurst — presenting data from the ONS annual population survey and other official statistics.
- Politics Resources (Election results from 1922 onwards)
- Electoral Calculus (Election results from 1955 onwards)