Beckenham and Penge
| 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 (March 2020)[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 in Greater London represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament.[2] Further to the completion of the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election, since when it has been represented by Liam Conlon of the Labour Party.
Constituency profile
The Beckenham and Penge constituency is located in south London on the outskirts of the city and covers the north-western part of the Borough of Bromley. It is suburban in character and contains the areas of Beckenham, Penge and West Wickham.
The area was rural but experienced rapid population growth after the arrival of a railway in 1857.[3] Residents of the constituency are generally wealthier and more likely to work in professional jobs than the London and national averages.[4] Beckenham and Penge is more ethnically diverse than the country as a whole but less so than the rest of London; 73% of the population are White, 11% are Black and 7% are Asian.[5] At the most recent borough council election in 2022, the seats in Penge and the west of Beckenham were won by Labour Party candidates whilst the seats in West Wickham and the east of the constituency were won by Conservatives. In the 2016 referendum on European Union membership, 58% of the constituency's voters are estimated to have supported remaining in the EU.[4]
Boundaries
Under the 2023 boundary review, 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 Anerley, and Penge and Cator, transferred from Lewisham West and Penge (now abolished).[6]
Following a local government boundary review of Bromley, which became effective in May 2022,[7] it 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.[8]
Election results
Elections in the 2020s
| 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 | |||
2019 notional result
| 2019 notional result[n 1][10] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Majority | 631 | 1.0 | |
| Turnout | 60,142 | 78.5 | |
| Electorate | 76,625 | ||
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 2 August 2023.
- ^ Willey, Russ (2006). The London Gazetteer. Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd. pp. 28–9.
- ^ a b Electoral Calculus https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/fcgi-bin/seatdetails.py?seat=Beckenham%20and%20Penge
- ^ "2021 census results: Ethnic groups in your constituency". commonslibrary.parliament.uk. 4 July 2024. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 3 London region.
- ^ LGBCE. "Bromley | LGBCE". www.lgbce.org.uk. Retrieved 2025-04-13.
- ^ "New Seat Details – Beckenham and Penge". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
- ^ "Statement of Person Nominated and Notice of Poll: Beckenham and Penge Constituency". Bromley Council. 7 June 2024.
- ^ "Beckenham and Penge notional election - 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.
- ^ Estimate of the 2019 general election result as if the revised boundaries recommended under the 2023 boundary review were in place
External links
- Beckenham and Penge UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK