Terpene

Bromley and Biggin Hill
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Boundary of Bromley and Biggin Hill in Greater London
CountyGreater London
Electorate70,418 (2023)[1]
Current constituency
Created2024
Member of ParliamentPeter Fortune (Conservative)
SeatsOne
Created fromBromley and Chislehurst

Bromley and Biggin Hill is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.[2] Created as a result of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election.

Boundaries

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Map
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:

  • 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]

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

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Elections in the 2020s

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General election 2024: Bromley and Biggin Hill[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
Registered electors 70,713
Conservative hold Swing Decrease14.4

Elections in the 2010s

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2019 notional result[10]
Party Vote %
Conservative 26,710 54.4
Labour 12,330 25.1
Liberal Democrats 7,838 16.0
Green 1,806 3.7
Others 374 0.7
Turnout 49,058 69.7
Electorate 70,418

References

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  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 2023-07-26.
  3. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 3 London region.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ Bulbul, Nuray (2023-10-30). "What are the London constituencies for the next election?". Evening Standard. Retrieved 2023-12-28.
  6. ^ LGBCE. "Bromley | LGBCE". www.lgbce.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
  7. ^ "The London Borough of Bromley (Electoral Changes) Order 2021".
  8. ^ "New Seat Details - Bromley and Biggin Hill". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
  9. ^ "Statement of Person Nominated and Notice of Poll: Bromley and Biggin Hill Constituency". Bromley Council. 7 June 2024.
  10. ^ "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.
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