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 | |
![]() Boundary of Bromley and Biggin Hill in Greater London | |
County | Greater London |
Electorate | 70,418 (2023)[1] |
Current constituency | |
Created | 2024 |
Member of Parliament | TBC (TBC) |
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[edit]
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]
Active political party local branches[edit]
- Bromley & Biggin Hill Labour Party[9]
- Bromley & Biggin Hill Conservatives[10]
- Bromley & Biggin Hill Liberal Democrats[11]
Elections[edit]
Elections in the 2020s[edit]
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 | +17.5 | |
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 | +0.2 | |
Majority | 302 | 0.6 | -28.7 | ||
Turnout | 46,788 | 66.2 | −3.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −20.4 |
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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ http://www.bbhlabour.org.uk
- ^ https://www.bromleyconservatives.co.uk
- ^ https://www.bromleylibdems.org.uk
- ^ "Statement of Person Nominated and Notice of Poll: Bromley and Biggin Hill Constituency". Bromley Council. 7 June 2024.
External links[edit]
- Bromley and Biggin Hill UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK