Everything about Bromley And Chislehurst Uk Parliament Constituency totally explained
Bromley and Chislehurst is a
parliamentary constituency in the
House of Commons of the
Parliament of the United Kingdom, represented by
Bob Neill for the
Conservative Party. It elects one
Member of Parliament (MP) by the
first past the post system of election.
Boundaries
Bromley and Chislehurst constituency covers the northern part of the London Borough of Bromley between the towns of Bromley and Chislehurst, and the central part of the borough as far south as Hayes and Bromley Common.
Boundary review
Following their review of parliamentary representation in
South London, the
Boundary Commission for England has made changes to the existing Bromley and Chislehurst constituency. The electoral wards used in the formation are:
The boundary changes that will come into force before the next General Election will remove the ward of Bromley Common & Keston and that part of the Hayes & Coney Hall ward that currently lies within the constituency, to
Beckenham constituency, and the Cray Valley West ward will move into the seat from
Orpington constituency.
History
Except for areas such as the former council estates in Mottingham and Bromley Common, this constituency consists largely of prosperous leafy suburbia and is one of the Conservative's strongest seats. The area is largely white and its character is one of prosperous small businesses, rather than commuting professionals.
Harold Macmillan was the MP for Bromley until his retirement in 1964, when he was succeeded by John Hunt. Hunt, on the left of the Conservative party, held the seat (renamed
Ravensbourne in 1974) until 1997. The former Chislehurst constituency also had a tradition of electing centrist Conservative MPs, in the form of Patricia Hornsby-Smith and from 1974 Roger Sims. When the Chislehurst constituency was merged with part of Ravensbourne in 1997 to form Bromley and Chislehurst, both Hunt and Sims retired, and the eccentric
libertarian Eric Forth was selected as the Conservative candidate.
In May 2006, just after the Local Elections, Eric Forth was taken ill, complaining of severe stomach pains. He was diagnosed with inoperable cancer and died peacefully a few days later.
The
by-election was held on 29 June 2006. The current
Greater London Authority member Bob Neill held the seat for the Conservatives with a majority of just over 600 votes separating him from the
Liberal Democrat candidate
Ben Abbotts.
Members of Parliament
1997 – 2006: Eric Forth, Conservative
2006 – Present: Bob Neill, Conservative
Election results
Sources
2005 info from BBC
2001 and 1997 information from the BBCFurther Information
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