Bromley and Biggin Hill (UK Parliament constituency)
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Bromley and Biggin Hill | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
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 |
Bromley and Biggin Hill is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.[2] Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it will first be contested at the 2024 general election.
Boundaries
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.[3]
1.Area marked “5” on the map of the Bromley and Biggin Hill constituency produced by the Boundary Commission for England[4]
It covers the following areas:[5]
- 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,[6][7] 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).[8]
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | 20.4 |
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
External links
- Bromley and Biggin Hill UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK
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