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Old Bexley and Sidcup (UK Parliament constituency)

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Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1983 onwards

Old Bexley and Sidcup
Borough constituency for theHouse of Commons

County	Greater London
Electorate	74,317 (2023)^[1]
Major settlements	Bexley, Sidcup, part of Welling
Current constituency
Created	1983
Member of Parliament	Louie French (Conservative)
Seats	One
Created from	Bexleyheath (part) andSidcup

Old Bexley and Sidcup is aconstituency inGreater London represented in theHouse of Commons of theUK Parliament since its1983 creation. Its firstMember of Parliament (MP) was former Prime MinisterEdward Heath, who previously representedBexley (1950–1974) andSidcup (1974–1983). The seat has been held since a2021 by-election byLouie French of theConservative Party, following the death of incumbentJames Brokenshire.

History and profile

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The seat was created in 1983 by combining a small part of the abolished seat ofBexleyheath, chiefly Old Bexley, with the abolished seat ofSidcup.

On 29 January 2008 theConservative Party withdrew the whip from the constituency's MP,Derek Conway, following alleged misuse of funds revealed by theMPs expenses controversy, who declined to resign as MP and became an Independent. He retired from national politics in 2010.

Sir Edward Heath (Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 1970–1974) held this area (also referring to its main predecessor seats, Bexley and Sidcup) from 1950 until 2001 when he retired at the age of 84, at the time the longest-serving MP in the Commons, known as theFather of the House.

Political overview

The seat has been won at general elections since creation by theConservative Party candidate. The1997 New Labour landslide saw the party's majority fall to its lowest level of 7% of the vote. Its greatest level has to date been 41.5% of the vote — in 1987.

In 2010 the seat was won by the Conservative candidateJames Brokenshire, who had transferred to this seat and approved by his local party when his former seat ofHornchurch was abolished in boundary changes. His 2015 result made the seat the 105th safest of the Conservative Party's 331 seats by percentage of majority.^[2] The seat was left vacant following Brokenshire's death on 7 October 2021.^[3]^[4] until aby-election was held on 2 December which resulted in a Conservative hold.

Boundaries

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Historic

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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.

Wards of the Old Bexley and Sidcup constituency (green) within theLondon Borough of Bexley (yellow and green) from the2010 general election

2010–2024: The London Borough of Bexley wards of Blackfen and Lamorbey, Blendon and Penhill, East Wickham, Falconwood and Welling, Longlands, St Mary's, and Sidcup.

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

Current

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The new boundaries of the Old Bexley and Sidcup constituency (green) within theLondon Borough of Bexley (yellow) to be used from the2024 general election.

Further to the2023 periodic review of Westminster constituencies, which came into effect for the2024 general election, the constituency is composed of:

The London Borough of Bexley wards of: Blackfen & Lamorbey; Blendon & Penhill; East Wickham; Falconwood & Welling; Longlands; St. Mary’s & St. James; Sidcup.^[5]

The revised contents take into account the local government boundary review for Bexley which became effective in May 2018. Boundaries were extended slightly by adding the parts of the expanded East Wickham and Falconwood & Welling wards previously inBexleyheath and Crayford.

Constituency profile

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Old Bexley and Sidcup has average incomes among the highest of all constituencies,^[6] a high proportion of semi-detached and detached homes^[7] and low unemployment^[8] with a lower than average dependency onsocial housing.^[6]

The constituency generally consists of middle-class and lower middle-class outer Londonsuburbia, served by theDartford Loop andBexleyheath commuter railway lines toCentral London. Sidcup has been largely developed to neatgarden suburb-inspired building schemes for most homes.

Members of Parliament

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	Member^[9]	Party
1983	Edward Heath	Conservative
2001	Derek Conway	Conservative
2008	Derek Conway	Independent
2010	James Brokenshire	Conservative
2021 by-election	Louie French	Conservative

Elections

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Elections in the 2020s

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General election 2024: Old Bexley and Sidcup^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Louie French	17,910	37.6	−26.3
	Labour	Edward Jones	14,362	30.2	+6.3
	Reform UK	Maxine Fothergill	10,384	21.8	N/A
	Green	Brad Davies	2,601	5.5	+2.0
	Liberal Democrats	Adrian Hyyrylainen-Trett	1,927	4.0	−4.3
	Rejoin EU	Laurent Williams	251	0.5	N/A
	Independent	Andrew Still	198	0.4	N/A
Majority			3,548	7.4	−32.6
Turnout			47,633	65.9	−3.9
Registered electors			72,290
	Conservativehold		Swing	−16.3

By-election 2021: Old Bexley and Sidcup^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Louie French	11,189	51.5	−13.0
	Labour	Daniel Francis	6,711	30.9	+7.4
	Reform UK	Richard Tice	1,432	6.6	N/A
	Green	Jonathan Rooks	830	3.8	+0.6
	Liberal Democrats	Simone Reynolds	647	3.0	−5.3
	English Democrat	Elaine Cheeseman	271	1.3	N/A
	UKIP	John Poynton	184	0.8	N/A
	Rejoin EU	Richard Hewison	151	0.7	N/A
	Heritage	David Kurten	116	0.5	N/A
	CPA	Carol Valinejad	108	0.5	0.0
	Monster Raving Loony	Mad Mike Young	94	0.4	N/A
Majority			4,478	20.6	−20.4
Turnout			21,733	33.5	−36.3
Registered electors			64,831
	Conservativehold		Swing	−10.2

Elections in the 2010s

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2019 notional result^[12]
Party		Vote	%
	Conservative	33,158	63.9
	Labour	12,389	23.9
	Liberal Democrats	4,303	8.3
	Green	1,791	3.5
	Others	226	0.4

Turnout		51,867	69.8
Electorate		74,317

General election 2019: Old Bexley and Sidcup^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	James Brokenshire	29,786	64.5	+3.1
	Labour	Dave Tingle	10,834	23.5	−5.8
	Liberal Democrats	Simone Reynolds	3,822	8.3	+5.0
	Green	Matt Browne	1,477	3.2	+1.5
	CPA	Carol Valinejad	226	0.5	+0.3
Majority			18,952	41.0	+8.8
Turnout			46,145	69.8	−3.0
Registered electors			66,104
	Conservativehold		Swing	+4.4

General election 2017: Old Bexley and Sidcup^[14]^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	James Brokenshire	29,545	61.5	+8.7
	Labour	Danny Hackett	14,079	29.3	+10.3
	UKIP	Freddy Vachha	1,619	3.4	−14.9
	Liberal Democrats	Drew Heffernan	1,572	3.3	−0.2
	Green	Derek Moran	820	1.7	−1.2
	BNP	Michael Jones	324	0.7	+0.2
	CPA	Chinwe Nwadikeduruibe	83	0.2	N/A
Majority			15,466	32.2	−1.6
Turnout			48,042	72.8	+2.0
Registered electors			66,005
	Conservativehold		Swing	−0.8

General election 2015: Old Bexley and Sidcup^[16]^[17]^[18]
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 Democrats	Jennifer Keen	1,644	3.5	−11.9
	Green	Derek Moran	1,336	2.9	+2.0
	NHA	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
Registered electors			66,035
	Conservativehold		Swing	−0.5

General election 2010: Old Bexley and Sidcup^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	James Brokenshire	24,625	54.1	+4.1
	Labour	Rick Everitt	8,768	19.3	−8.7
	Liberal Democrats	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 Democrat	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
Registered electors			65,699
	Conservativehold		Swing	+6.4

Elections in the 2000s

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General election 2005: Old Bexley and Sidcup^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Derek Conway	22,191	49.8	+4.4
	Labour	Gavin Moore	12,271	27.5	−10.0
	Liberal Democrats	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
Registered electors			68,226
	Conservativehold		Swing	+7.2

General election 2001: Old Bexley and Sidcup^[21]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Derek Conway	19,130	45.4	+3.3
	Labour	Jim Dickson	15,785	37.5	+2.4
	Liberal Democrats	Belinda Ford	5,792	13.7	−2.4
	UKIP	Janice Cronin	1,426	3.4	+2.4
Majority			3,345	7.9	+0.9
Turnout			42,133	62.1	−13.4
Registered electors			67,841
	Conservativehold		Swing	+0.5

Elections in the 1990s

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General election 1997: Old Bexley and Sidcup^[22]^[23]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Edward Heath	21,608	42.1	−18.3
	Labour	Richard Justham	18,039	35.1	+13.5
	Liberal Democrats	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
Registered electors			68,079
	Conservativehold		Swing	−14.1

General election 1992: Old Bexley and Sidcup^[24]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Edward Heath	24,450	60.3	−1.8
	Labour	Donna Brierly	8,751	21.6	+4.3
	Liberal Democrats	David J. Nicolle	6,438	15.9	−4.7
	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	+4.8
Registered electors			49,449
	Conservativehold		Swing	−1.4

Elections in the 1980s

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General election 1987: Old Bexley and Sidcup^[25]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Edward Heath	24,350	62.1	+1.9
	Liberal	Thomas Pearce	8,076	20.6	−5.4
	Labour	Howard Stoate	6,762	17.3	+3.6
Majority			16,274	41.5	+7.3
Turnout			39,188	77.1	+2.9
Registered electors			50,831
	Conservativehold		Swing	+3.7

General election 1983: Old Bexley and Sidcup^[26]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Edward Heath	22,442	60.2
	Liberal	Peter Vickers	9,704	26.0
	Labour	Chris Kiff	5,116	13.7
Majority			12,738	34.2
Turnout			37,262	74.2
Registered electors			50,255
	Conservativewin (new seat)

References

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^"The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – London". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved22 June 2024.
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External links

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Politics Resources (Election results from 1922 onwards)
Electoral Calculus (Election results from 1955 onwards)
Old Bexley and Sidcup UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) atMapIt UK
Old Bexley and Sidcup UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) atMapIt UK
Old Bexley and Sidcup UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) atMapIt UK

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