Beckenham and Penge (UK Parliament constituency)

Beckenham and Penge
County constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of Beckenham and Penge in Greater London for the 2024 general election
County	Greater London
Electorate	76,625 (2023)[1]
Borough	Bromley
Current constituency
Created	2024
Member of Parliament	Liam Conlon (Labour)
Seats	One
Created from	Beckenham, & Lewisham West and Penge

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.

Constituency profile

The main settlements are Anerley, 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 & Anerley, 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:

• Beckenham Town and Copers Cope, Clock House, Crystal Palace and Anerley, Kelsey and Eden Park, Penge and Cator, Shortlands and Park Langley (except polling district SHP5X), and West Wickham.[5]

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Beckenham and Penge[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Liam Conlon	25,738	49.3	+9.2
	Conservative	Hannah Gray	12,848	24.6	–14.5
	Reform UK	Edward Apostolides	5,355	10.3	+9.5
	Liberal Democrats	Chloe-Jane Ross	4,436	8.5	–7.6
	Green	Ruth Fabricant	3,830	7.3	+3.3
Majority			12,905	24.7	+23.7
Turnout			52,207	67.6	–10.9
Registered electors			77,194
	Labour hold		Swing	11.9

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.

External links

• Beckenham and Penge UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK