Beckenham and Penge (UK Parliament constituency)


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Beckenham and Penge 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 was first contested in the 2024 general election.

Beckenham and Penge
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Outline map

Boundary of Beckenham and Penge in Greater London for the 2024 general election

CountyGreater London
Electorate76,625 (2023)[1]
BoroughBromley
Current constituency
Created2024
Member of ParliamentLiam Conlon (Labour)
SeatsOne
Created fromBeckenham, & Lewisham West and Penge

Constituency profile

The main settlements are Beckenham, Penge and West Wickham with a large amount of interwar housing. Levels of education and employment are above average for Great Britain.[3]

Boundaries

Map of boundaries from 2024

The constituency was defined as comprising the following wards of the London Borough of Bromley as they existed on 1 December 2020:

  • Copers Cope, Kelsey and Eden Park, Shortlands, and West Wickham, transferred from Beckenham (now abolished).
  • Clock House, Crystal Palace, and Penge and Cator, transferred from Lewisham West and Penge (now abolished).[4]

Following a local government boundary review of Bromley, which became effective in May 2022, the constituency now comprises the following wards from the 2024 general election:

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result[7]
Party Vote %
Labour 24,118 40.1
Conservative 23,487 39.1
Liberal Democrats 9,657 16.1
Green 2,416 4.0
Brexit Party 464 0.8
Turnout 60,142 78.5
Electorate 76,625

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – London | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  3. ^ Electoral Calculus https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/fcgi-bin/seatdetails.py?seat=Beckenham%20and%20Penge
  4. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 3 London region.
  5. ^ "New Seat Details - Beckenham and Penge". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
  6. ^ "Statement of Person Nominated and Notice of Poll: Beckenham and Penge Constituency". Bromley Council. 7 June 2024.
  7. ^ "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.