Bexleyheath (UK Parliament constituency)

Bexleyheath
Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons
County	Greater London
February 1974–1997
Number of members	One
Replaced by	Bexleyheath & Crayford, Old Bexley and Sidcup
Created from	Bexley

Bexleyheath was a parliamentary constituency in south-east London, which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

It was created for the February 1974 general election, and abolished for the 1997 general election.

History

This safe Conservative seat was represented for its entire existence by Sir Cyril Townsend.

Boundaries

1974-1983: The London Borough of Bexley wards of Brampton, Christchurch, Danson, East Wickham, Falconwood, St Michael's, and Upton.

1983-1997: The London Borough of Bexley wards of Barnehurst, Barnehurst North, Brampton, Christchurch, Danson, East Wickham, Falconwood, St Michael's, and Upton.

This constituency in the London Borough of Bexley was centred on the district of Bexleyheath. It was split in 1997 when the Boundary Commission for England recommended an extra seat for the paired boroughs of Bexley and Greenwich.^[1] It was largely replaced by the new constituency of Bexleyheath and Crayford, with about a third of the constituency being added to the existing Old Bexley and Sidcup constituency.^[2]

Members of Parliament

Election		Member^[3]	Party
	Feb 1974	Cyril Townsend	Conservative
	1997	constituency abolished: see Bexleyheath and Crayford & Old Bexley and Sidcup

Election results

Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1992: Bexleyheath^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Cyril David Townsend	25,606	54.0	+0.3
	Labour	John J. Browning	11,520	24.3	+6.5
	Liberal Democrat	Mrs Wendy Chaplin	10,107	21.3	−7.2
	Independent	Roger W.C. Cundy	170	0.4	N/A
Majority			14,086	29.7	+4.5
Turnout			47,403	82.2	+4.4
	Conservative hold		Swing	−3.1

Elections in the 1980s

General Election 1987: Bexleyheath
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Cyril David Townsend	24,866	53.7	+0.6
	Liberal	Barry Colin Standen	13,179	28.5	−1.3
	Labour	James Frederick Little	8,218	17.8	+0.7
Majority			11,687	25.2
Turnout			46,263	77.8	+3.3
	Conservative hold		Swing	+1.0

General Election 1983: Bexleyheath
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Cyril David Townsend	23,411	53.1	−1.1
	Liberal	Barry Colin Standen	13,153	29.8	+18.4
	Labour	A.B. Erlam	7,560	17.1	−15.5
Majority			10,258	23.3
Turnout			44,124	74.5	−5.6
	Conservative hold		Swing	−9.8

Elections in the 1970s

General Election 1979: Bexleyheath
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Cyril David Townsend	21,888	53.7	+9.9
	Labour	R. Blackwell	13,342	32.7	−6.1
	Liberal	J. Crowhurst	4,782	11.7	−5.6
	National Front	A. Wilkens	749	1.8	N/A
Majority			8,546	21.0
Turnout			40,761	80.1	+2.3
	Conservative hold		Swing	+8.0

General Election October 1974: Bexleyheath
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Cyril David Townsend	17,399	43.8	+0.5
	Labour	J. Stanyer	15,412	38.8	+4.5
	Liberal	W. Pickard	6,882	17.3	−5.1
Majority			1,987	5.0
Turnout			39,693	77.8	−6.8
	Conservative hold		Swing	−2.0

General Election February 1974: Bexleyheath
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Cyril David Townsend	18,541	43.3	N/A
	Labour	John Cameron Cartwright	14,675	34.3	N/A
	Liberal	W. Pickard	9,575	22.4	N/A
Majority			3,866	9.0	N/A
Turnout			42,791	84.6	N/A
	Conservative win (new seat)

Notes and references

↑ C. Rallings & M. Thrasher, The Media Guide to the New Parliamentary Constituencies, p.12 (Plymouth: LGC Elections Centre, 1995)
↑ C. Rallings & M. Thrasher, The Media Guide to the New Parliamentary Constituencies, p.192 (Plymouth: LGC Elections Centre, 1995)
↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 3)
↑ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Retrieved 6 Dec 2010.

Coordinates: 51°27′N 0°08′E / 51.45°N 0.14°E / 51.45; 0.14

Historic constituencies in London

1974	Acton Barking Battersea North Battersea South Beckenham Bermondsey Bethnal Green and Bow Bexleyheath Brent East Brent North Brent South Brentford and Isleworth Carshalton Chelsea Chingford Chipping Barnet Chislehurst City of London and Westminster South Croydon Central Croydon North East Croydon North West Croydon South Dagenham Dulwich Ealing North Edmonton Enfield North Enfield Southgate Erith and Crayford Feltham and Heston Finchley Fulham Greenwich Hackney Central Hackney North and Stoke Newington Hackney South and Shoreditch Hammersmith North Hampstead Harrow Central Harrow East Harrow West Hayes and Harlington Hendon North Hendon South Holborn and St Pancras South Hornchurch Hornsey Ilford North Ilford South Islington Central Islington North Islington South and Finsbury Kensington Kingston-upon-Thames Lambeth Central Lewisham Deptford Lewisham East Lewisham West Leyton Mitcham and Morden Newham North East Newham North West Newham South Norwood Orpington Paddington Peckham Putney Ravensbourne Richmond Romford Ruislip-Northwood St Marylebone St Pancras North Sidcup Southall Stepney and Poplar Streatham Surbiton Sutton and Cheam Tooting Tottenham Twickenham Upminster Uxbridge Vauxhall Walthamstow Wanstead and Woodford Wimbledon Wood Green Woolwich East Woolwich West

1983	Barking Battersea Beckenham Bethnal Green and Stepney Bexleyheath Bow and Poplar Brent East Brent North Brent South Brentford and Isleworth Carshalton and Wallington Chelsea Chingford Chipping Barnet Chislehurst City of London and Westminster South Croydon Central Croydon North East Croydon North West Croydon South Dagenham Dulwich Ealing Acton Ealing North Ealing Southall Edmonton Eltham Enfield North Enfield Southgate Erith and Crayford Feltham and Heston Finchley Fulham Greenwich Hackney North and Stoke Newington Hackney South and Shoreditch Hammersmith Hampstead and Highgate Harrow East Harrow West Hayes and Harlington Hendon North Hendon South Holborn and St Pancras Hornchurch Hornsey and Wood Green Ilford North Ilford South Islington North Islington South and Finsbury Kensington Kingston-upon-Thames Lewisham Deptford Lewisham East Lewisham West Leyton Mitcham and Morden Newham North East Newham North West Newham South Norwood Old Bexley and Sidcup Orpington Peckham Putney Ravensbourne Richmond and Barnes Romford Ruislip-Northwood Southwark and Bermondsey Streatham Surbiton Sutton and Cheam Tooting Tottenham Twickenham Upminster Uxbridge Vauxhall Walthamstow Wanstead and Woodford Westminster North Wimbledon Woolwich

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