Old Bexley and Sidcup (UK Parliament constituency)

Old Bexley and Sidcup
Borough constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of Old Bexley and Sidcup in Greater London.
County	Greater London
Electorate	65,161 (December 2010)^[1]
Current constituency
Created	1983
Member of parliament	James Brokenshire (Conservative)
Number of members	One
Created from	Bexleyheath and Sidcup
Overlaps
European Parliament constituency	London

Wards of the Old Bexley and Sidcup constituency (green) within the London Borough of Bexley (yellow and green) from the 2010 General Election

Old Bexley and Sidcup is a constituency^{[n 1]} represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by James Brokenshire, a Conservative.^{[n 2]}

History

Sir Edward Heath, (prime minister of the United Kingdom 1970-1974), held this seat and its predecessors from 1950 until 2001 when he retired; at the age of 85 he was by then the nation's oldest member of parliament.

The two general elections from 2001 were won by Derek Conway, elected as a Conservative Party candidate. However, on 29 January 2008 the Conservative Party withdrew the whip from Derek Conway following alleged misuse of funds, and he became an Independent MP. He retired in 2010 and the seat was won by the Conservative James Brokenshire, who had transferred to this seat and approved by his local party when his former seat of Hornchurch was abolished in boundary changes.

Since its creation with the exception of the 1997 New Labour Landslide the constituency large majorities suggest a Conservative safe seat.

Boundaries

1983-1997: The London Borough of Bexley wards of Blackfen, Blendon and Penhill, Cray, Lamorbey, St Mary's, Sidcup East, and Sidcup West.

1997-2010: The London Borough of Bexley wards of Blackfen, Blendon and Penhill, Cray, Danson, East Wickham, Falconwood, Lamorbey, St Mary's, Sidcup East, and Sidcup West.

2010-present: The London Borough of Bexley wards of Blackfen and Lamorbey, Blendon and Penhill, Cray Meadows, East Wickham, Falconwood and Welling, Longlands, St Mary’s, and Sidcup.

As its name suggest, the seat covers the Bexley and Sidcup areas; it formerly included Danson Park which owing to more development in the south was moved to the Bexleyheath and Crayford constituency.

Constituency profile

Old Bexley and Sidcup has average incomes above the national average,^[2] a high proportion of semi-detached and detached homes^[3] and low unemployment^[4] with a lower than average dependency on social housing.^[2]

South London had major factory, ship repairs and dock labour in areas such as Deptford, Brixton, Greenwich, New Cross, Woolwich, Lewisham and Croydon which contributed to family labour union ties forming in the early 20th century to the Labour Party but here this is weak as a result of very late urbanization, triggered by garden-character^[5] Commuter Belt status starting with construction of the Dartford Loop or "Sidcup" Line opened in 1866, before which there was significant heath and woodland.^[6]

In 1848 Bexley (the largest parish) had 3955 inhabitants.^[7] In 1797 the central parish of Bexley was described as including or being next to parts of the several seats of Lamienby, Blendon, and Danson, and the several small hamlets of Hurst, Halfway-street, Bridgen, Blendon, Upton, and Welling, or indeed, more properly, Wellend, (which name was given to it from the safe arrival of the traveller at it, after having escaped the danger of robbers through the hazardous road of Shooter's Hill).^[6]

Members of Parliament

	Member^[8]	Party
1983	Sir Edward Heath	Conservative
2001	Derek Conway	Conservative
2008	Derek Conway	Independent
2010	James Brokenshire	Conservative

Election results

Elections in 2010s

General Election 2015: Old Bexley and Sidcup^[9]^[10]^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	James Brokenshire	24,682	52.8	-1.3
	Labour	Ibby Mehmet	8,879	19.0	-0.3
	UKIP	Catherine Reilly	8,528	18.2	+14.9
	Liberal Democrat	Jennifer Keen	1,644	3.5	-11.9
	Green	Derek Moran	1,336	2.9	+2.0
	National Health Action	Bob Gill	1,216	2.6	N/A
	Christian	Laurence Williams	245	0.5	N/A
	BNP	Nicola Finch	218	0.5	-4.2
Majority			15,803	33.8	-1.1
Turnout			46,748	70.8	+1.5
	Conservative hold		Swing	-0.5

General Election 2010: Old Bexley and Sidcup^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	James Brokenshire	24,625	54.1	+4.1
	Labour	Rick Everitt	8,768	19.3	−8.7
	Liberal Democrat	Duncan Borrowman	6,996	15.4	+1.5
	BNP	John Brooks	2,132	4.7	+1.8
	UKIP	David Coburn	1,532	3.4	−1.2
	English Democrats	Elaine Cheeseman	520	1.1	N/A
	Independents to save Queen Mary’s Hospital	John Hemming-Clark	393	0.9	N/A
	Green	Jonathan Rooks	371	0.8	N/A
	Monster Raving Loony	Napoleon Dynamite	155	0.3	N/A
Majority			15,857	34.9	+12.6
Turnout			45,492	69.3	+4.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.3

Elections in 2000s

General Election 2005: Old Bexley and Sidcup^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Derek Conway	22,191	49.8	+4.4
	Labour	Gavin Moore	12,271	27.5	−10.0
	Liberal Democrat	Nick O'Hare	6,564	14.7	+1.0
	UKIP	Michael Barnbrook	2,015	4.5	+1.1
	BNP	Claire Sayers	1,227	2.8	N/A
	Independent	Gregory Peters	304	0.7	N/A
Majority			9,920	22.3	+14.4
Turnout			44,572	65.3	+3.2
	Conservative hold		Swing	+7.2

General Election 2001: Old Bexley and Sidcup^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Derek Conway	19,130	45.4	+3.4
	Labour	Jim Dickson	15,785	37.5	+2.4
	Liberal Democrat	Belinda Ford	5,792	13.7	−2.4
	UKIP	Janice Cronin	1,426	3.4	−1.4
Majority			3,345	7.9	+1.0
Turnout			42,133	62.1	−13.4
	Conservative hold		Swing	+0.5

Elections in 1990s

General Election 1997: Old Bexley and Sidcup^[15]^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Edward Heath	21,608	42.1	−18.3
	Labour	Richard Justham	18,039	35.1	+13.5
	Liberal Democrat	Iain King	8,284	16.1	+0.2
	Referendum	Brian Reading	2,457	4.8	N/A
	UKIP	C. Bullen	489	1.0	N/A
	BNP	Valerie Tyndall	415	0.8	N/A
	Natural Law	Robert Stephens	99	0.2	−0.2
Majority			3,569	7.0	−31.8
Turnout			51,391	75.5	−6.5
	Conservative hold		Swing	−15.9

General Election 1992: Old Bexley and Sidcup^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Edward Heath	24,450	60.3	−1.8
	Labour	Ms Donna Brierly	8,751	21.6	+1.0
	Liberal Democrat	David J. Nicolle	6,438	15.9	−1.4
	Independent	Barry Rose	733	1.8	N/A
	Natural Law	Robert Stephens	148	0.4	N/A
Majority			15,699	38.7	−2.8
Turnout			40,520	81.9	+4.9
	Conservative hold		Swing	−1.4

Elections in 1980s

General Election 1987: Old Bexley and Sidcup^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Edward Heath	24,350	62.1	+1.9
	Liberal	Thomas Henry Pearce	8,076	20.6	−5.4
	Labour	Howard Geoffrey Alvan Stoate	6,762	17.3	+3.5
Majority			16,274	41.5	+7.4
Turnout			39,188	77.1	+2.9
	Conservative hold		Swing	+3.7

General Election 1983: Old Bexley and Sidcup^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Edward Heath	22,442	60.2	N/A
	Liberal	P. Vickers	9,704	26.0	N/A
	Labour	Chris Kiff	5,116	13.7	N/A
Majority			12,738	34.2	N/A
Turnout			37,262	74.2	N/A
	Conservative win (new seat)

Notes and references

Notes

↑ A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
↑ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.

References

↑ "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
1 2 2001 Census
↑ 2011 census interactive maps
↑ Unemployment claimants by constituency The Guardian
↑ Open Street Map
1 2 Edward Hasted (1797). "Parishes: Bexley". The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent: Volume 2. Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
↑ Samuel Lewis (publisher) (1848). "Beverstone - Bickleigh". A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "O"
↑ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
↑ http://democracy.bexley.gov.uk/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?XXR=0&ID=94&RPID=9646321
↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000869
↑ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
↑ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
↑ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
↑ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
↑ http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20150908004337/http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/constit/010.htm
↑ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
↑ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
↑ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

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Liberal Democrats (1)	Carshalton and Wallington

London European constituency: Labour (4) Conservative (2) Green (1) UKIP (1)

Historic constituencies in London

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

1997	Barking Battersea Beckenham Bethnal Green and Bow Bexleyheath and Crayford Brent East Brent North Brent South Brentford and Isleworth Bromley and Chislehurst Camberwell and Peckham Carshalton and Wallington Chingford and Woodford Green Chipping Barnet Cities of London and Westminster Croydon Central Croydon North Croydon South Dagenham Dulwich and West Norwood Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush Ealing North Ealing Southall East Ham Edmonton Eltham Enfield North Enfield Southgate Erith and Thamesmead Feltham and Heston Finchley and Golders Green Greenwich and Woolwich Hackney North and Stoke Newington Hackney South and Shoreditch Hammersmith and Fulham Hampstead and Highgate Harrow East Harrow West Hayes and Harlington Hendon Holborn and St Pancras Hornchurch Hornsey and Wood Green Ilford North Ilford South Islington North Islington South and Finsbury Kensington and Chelsea Kingston and Surbiton Lewisham Deptford Lewisham East Lewisham West Leyton and Wanstead Mitcham and Morden North Southwark and Bermondsey Old Bexley and Sidcup Orpington Poplar and Canning Town Putney Regent's Park and Kensington North Richmond Park Romford Ruislip-Northwood Streatham Sutton and Cheam Tooting Tottenham Twickenham Upminster Uxbridge Vauxhall Walthamstow West Ham Wimbledon

Edward Heath

9 July 1916 - 17 July 2005

Premiership	1970-1974

General elections	1966 1970 February 1974 October 1974

Party elections	1965 1975

Constituencies	Bexley Sidcup Old Bexley and Sidcup

Related articles	European Community Conservative Government 1970–1974 Father of the House Margaret Thatcher

Coordinates: 51°26′20″N 0°07′12″E / 51.439°N 0.120°E / 51.439; 0.120

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