Bromley and Biggin Hill (UK Parliament constituency)

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, Beckenham, Orpington

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.

Constituency profile

The seat comprises the prosperous town of Bromley and its surrounding leafy suburbs, the free-standing town of Biggin Hill, and a rural area between the two. Levels of education and employment are higher than national averages.[3] It is a marginal Conservative-Labour seat.

Boundaries

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.[4]

1.Area marked “5” on the map of the Bromley and Biggin Hill constituency produced by the Boundary Commission for England[5]

It covers the following areas:[6]

Following a local government boundary review which came into effect in May 2022,[7][8] 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).[9]

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Bromley and Biggin Hill[10]
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

2019 notional result[11]
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

  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. ^ Electoral Calculus https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/fcgi-bin/seatdetails.py?seat=Bromley+and+Biggin+Hill
  4. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 3 London region.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ Bulbul, Nuray (2023-10-30). "What are the London constituencies for the next election?". Evening Standard. Retrieved 2023-12-28.
  7. ^ LGBCE. "Bromley | LGBCE". www.lgbce.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
  8. ^ "The London Borough of Bromley (Electoral Changes) Order 2021".
  9. ^ "New Seat Details - Bromley and Biggin Hill". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
  10. ^ "Statement of Person Nominated and Notice of Poll: Bromley and Biggin Hill Constituency". Bromley Council. 7 June 2024.
  11. ^ "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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