Bromley and Biggin Hill (UK Parliament constituency)
| Bromley and Biggin Hill | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Boundary of Bromley and Biggin Hill in Greater London | |
| County | Greater London |
| Electorate | 70,418 (2023)[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2024 |
| Member of Parliament | Peter Fortune (Conservative) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Bromley and Chislehurst, Beckenham, Orpington |
Bromley and Biggin Hill is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.[2] Created as a result of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election.
Constituency profile
[edit]The seat comprises the prosperous town of Bromley and its surrounding leafy suburbs, the free-standing town of Biggin Hill, and a rural area between the two. Levels of education and employment are higher than national averages.[3] It is a marginal Conservative-Labour seat.
Boundaries
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The constituency was defined as comprising the following wards of the London Borough of Bromley as they existed on 1 December 2020:
- Bickley; Biggin Hill; Bromley Common and Keston; Bromley Town; Darwin (part1); Hayes and Coney Hall; Plaistow and Sundridge.[4]
1.Area marked “5” on the map of the Bromley and Biggin Hill constituency produced by the Boundary Commission for England[5]
It covers the following areas:[6]
- Just over half the electorate, comprising Bickley, Bromley, Plaistow and Sundridge, previously part of the abolished constituency of Bromley and Chislehurst
- Bromley Common, Keston, Hayes and Coney Hall, transferred from Beckenham (renamed Beckenham and Penge)
- Biggin Hill, transferred from Orpington
Following a local government boundary review which came into effect in May 2022,[7][8] the constituency now comprises the following wards of the London Borough of Bromley from the 2024 general election:
- Bickley and Sundridge; Biggin Hill; Bromley Common and Holwood; Bromley Town; Darwin (polling district DAR1); Hayes and Coney Hall; Plaistow; Shortlands and Park Langley (polling district SHP5X).[9]
Elections
[edit]Elections in the 2020s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Peter Fortune | 15,929 | 34.0 | –20.4 | |
| Labour | Oana Olaru-Holmes | 15,627 | 33.4 | +8.3 | |
| Reform UK | Alan Cook | 8,203 | 17.5 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Julie Ireland | 4,352 | 9.3 | –6.7 | |
| Green | Caroline Sandes | 2,583 | 5.5 | +1.8 | |
| Climate | Karen Miller | 94 | 0.2 | N/A | |
| Majority | 302 | 0.6 | –28.7 | ||
| Turnout | 46,788 | 66.2 | –3.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 70,713 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing |  14.4
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Elections in the 2010s
[edit]| 2019 notional result[11] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Conservative | 26,710 | 54.4 | |
| Labour | 12,330 | 25.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 7,838 | 16.0 | |
| Green | 1,806 | 3.7 | |
| Others | 374 | 0.7 | |
| Turnout | 49,058 | 69.7 | |
| Electorate | 70,418 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – London". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – London | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
- ^ Electoral Calculus https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/fcgi-bin/seatdetails.py?seat=Bromley+and+Biggin+Hill
- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 3 London region.
- ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume three: Maps | Boundary Commission for England | Page 4". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Map 118. Retrieved 2023-12-28.
- ^ Bulbul, Nuray (2023-10-30). "What are the London constituencies for the next election?". Evening Standard. Retrieved 2023-12-28.
- ^ LGBCE. "Bromley | LGBCE". www.lgbce.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
- ^ "The London Borough of Bromley (Electoral Changes) Order 2021".
- ^ "New Seat Details - Bromley and Biggin Hill". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
- ^ "Statement of Person Nominated and Notice of Poll: Bromley and Biggin Hill Constituency". Bromley Council. 7 June 2024.
- ^ "Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019". Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News. UK Parliament. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
External links
[edit]- Bromley and Biggin Hill UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK
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