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{{Short description|Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1974–1997}}
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'''Bexleyheath''' was a [[United Kingdom constituencies|parliamentary constituency]] in south-east London, which returned one [[Member of Parliament]] to the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] of the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom]].
'''Bexleyheath''' was a [[United Kingdom constituencies|parliamentary constituency]] in south-east London, which returned one [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] (MP) to the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] of the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom]].


It was created for the [[United Kingdom general election, February 1974|February 1974 general election]], and abolished for the [[United Kingdom general election, 1997|1997 general election]].
It was created for the [[February 1974 United Kingdom general election|February 1974 general election]], and abolished for the [[1997 United Kingdom general election|1997 general election]].


==History==
==History==
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==Boundaries==
==Boundaries==
'''1974-1983''': The London Borough of Bexley wards of Brampton, Christchurch, Danson, East Wickham, Falconwood, St Michael's, and Upton.
'''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.
'''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 [[Royal Borough of Greenwich|Greenwich]].<ref>C. Rallings & M. Thrasher, The Media Guide to the New Parliamentary Constituencies, p.12 (Plymouth: LGC Elections Centre, 1995)
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 [[Royal Borough of Greenwich|Greenwich]].<ref>C. Rallings & M. Thrasher, The Media Guide to the New Parliamentary Constituencies, p.12 (Plymouth: LGC Elections Centre, 1995)
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| [[United Kingdom general election, February 1974|Feb 1974]]
| [[February 1974 United Kingdom general election|Feb 1974]]
| [[Cyril Townsend]]
| [[Cyril Townsend]]
| [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
|-
|-
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| [[United Kingdom general election, 1997|1997]]
| [[1997 United Kingdom general election|1997]]
|colspan="2"| ''constituency abolished: see [[Bexleyheath and Crayford (UK Parliament constituency)|Bexleyheath and Crayford]] & [[Old Bexley and Sidcup (UK Parliament constituency)|Old Bexley and Sidcup]] ''
|colspan="2"| ''constituency abolished: see [[Bexleyheath and Crayford (UK Parliament constituency)|Bexleyheath and Crayford]] & [[Old Bexley and Sidcup (UK Parliament constituency)|Old Bexley and Sidcup]] ''
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===Elections in the 1970s===
===Elections in the 1970s===
{{Election box begin |
{{Election box begin |
|title=[[United Kingdom general election, February 1974|General Election February 1974]]: Bexleyheath}}
|title=[[February 1974 United Kingdom general election|General election February 1974]]: Bexleyheath
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Cyril Townsend]]
|candidate = [[Cyril Townsend]]
|votes = 18,541
|votes = 18,541
|percentage = 43.3
|percentage = 43.3
|change = ''N/A''
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|party = Labour Co-operative
|candidate = [[John Cartwright (British politician)|John Cartwright]]
|candidate = [[John Cartwright (British politician)|John Cartwright]]
|votes = 14,675
|votes = 14,675
|percentage = 34.3
|percentage = 34.3
|change = ''N/A''
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
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|votes = 9,575
|votes = 9,575
|percentage = 22.4
|percentage = 22.4
|change = ''N/A''
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box majority|
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 3,866
|votes = 3,866
|percentage = 9.0
|percentage = 9.0
|change = ''N/A''
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box turnout|
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 42,791
|votes = 42,791
|percentage = 84.6
|percentage = 84.6
|change = ''N/A''
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box new seat win|
{{Election box new seat win|
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}}
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |
{{Election box begin |
|title=[[United Kingdom general election, October 1974|General Election October 1974]]: Bexleyheath}}
|title=[[October 1974 United Kingdom general election|General election October 1974]]: Bexleyheath
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Cyril Townsend]]
|candidate = [[Cyril Townsend]]
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|votes = 1,987
|votes = 1,987
|percentage = 5.0
|percentage = 5.0
|change =
|change = -4.0
}}
}}
{{Election box turnout|
{{Election box turnout|
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}}
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |
{{Election box begin |
|title=[[United Kingdom general election, 1979|General Election 1979]]: Bexleyheath}}
|title=[[1979 United Kingdom general election|General election 1979]]: Bexleyheath
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Cyril Townsend]]
|candidate = [[Cyril Townsend]]
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Richard Blackwell<ref name="ee79">{{cite book|title=Election Expenses|date=1980|isbn=0102374805|page=9|publisher=[[Parliament of the United Kingdom]]}}</ref>
|candidate = R. Blackwell
|votes = 13,342
|votes = 13,342
|percentage = 32.7
|percentage = 32.7
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = J. Crowhurst
|candidate = John Crowhurst<ref name="ee79"/>
|votes = 4,782
|votes = 4,782
|percentage = 11.7
|percentage = 11.7
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = National Front (United Kingdom)
|party = National Front (United Kingdom)
|candidate = A. Wilkens
|candidate = Alan Wilkens<ref name="ee79"/>
|votes = 749
|votes = 749
|percentage = 1.8
|percentage = 1.8
|change = ''N/A''
|change = ''New''
}}
}}
{{Election box majority|
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 8,546
|votes = 8,546
|percentage = 21.0
|percentage = 21.0
|change =
|change = +16.0
}}
}}
{{Election box turnout|
{{Election box turnout|
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===Elections in the 1980s===
===Elections in the 1980s===
{{Election box begin |
{{Election box begin |
|title=[[1983 United Kingdom general election|General election 1983]]: Bexleyheath<ref name=electoralcalculus1983>{{cite web|title=Election Data 1983|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1983.txt|publisher=[[Electoral Calculus]]|access-date=28 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054231/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1983.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|title=[[United Kingdom general election, 1983|General Election 1983]]: Bexleyheath}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Cyril Townsend]]
|candidate = [[Cyril Townsend]]
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = A.B. Erlam
|candidate = Andrew Erlam
|votes = 7,560
|votes = 7,560
|percentage = 17.1
|percentage = 17.1
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}}
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |
{{Election box begin |
|title=[[1987 United Kingdom general election|General election 1987]]: Bexleyheath<ref name=electoralcalculus1987>{{cite web|title=Election Data 1987|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1987.txt|publisher=[[Electoral Calculus]]|access-date=28 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054243/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1987.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|title=[[United Kingdom general election, 1987|General Election 1987]]: Bexleyheath}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Cyril Townsend]]
|candidate = [[Cyril Townsend]]
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|votes = 11,687
|votes = 11,687
|percentage = 25.2
|percentage = 25.2
|change =
|change = +1.9
}}
}}
{{Election box turnout|
{{Election box turnout|
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===Elections in the 1990s===
===Elections in the 1990s===
{{Election box begin |
{{Election box begin |
|title=[[1992 United Kingdom general election|General election 1992]]: Bexleyheath<ref name=electoralcalculus1992>{{cite web|title=Election Data 1992|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1992ob.txt|publisher=[[Electoral Calculus]]|access-date=28 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054418/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1992ob.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/ge92index.htm|title=Politics Resources|date=9 April 1992|work=Election 1992|publisher=Politics Resources|access-date=6 Dec 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724020412/http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/ge92index.htm|archive-date=24 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|title=[[United Kingdom general election, 1992|General Election 1992]]: Bexleyheath<ref>{{cite web|
}}
url=http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/ge92index.htm|title=Politics Resources|date=9 April 1992|work=Election 1992|publisher=Politics Resources|accessdate=6 Dec 2010}}</ref>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Cyril Townsend]]
|candidate = [[Cyril Townsend]]
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|votes = 170
|votes = 170
|percentage = 0.4
|percentage = 0.4
|change = ''N/A''
|change = ''New''
}}
}}
{{Election box majority|
{{Election box majority|
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==See also==
==See also==
*[[List of Parliamentary constituencies in Greater London]]
*[[List of parliamentary constituencies in London]]


==Notes and references==
==Notes and references==
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[[Category:Parliamentary constituencies in London (historic)]]
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[[Category:United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies established in 1974]]
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Latest revision as of 09:25, 15 July 2024

Bexleyheath
Former borough constituency
for the House of Commons
CountyGreater London
February 1974–1997
SeatsOne
Created fromBexley
Replaced byBexleyheath & Crayford, Old Bexley and Sidcup

Bexleyheath was a parliamentary constituency in south-east London, which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) 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

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

Boundaries

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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

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

Election results

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Elections in the 1970s

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General election February 1974: Bexleyheath
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Cyril Townsend 18,541 43.3
Labour Co-op John Cartwright 14,675 34.3
Liberal W. Pickard 9,575 22.4
Majority 3,866 9.0
Turnout 42,791 84.6
Conservative win (new seat)
General election October 1974: Bexleyheath
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Cyril 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 −4.0
Turnout 39,693 77.8 −6.8
Conservative hold Swing −2.0
General election 1979: Bexleyheath
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Cyril Townsend 21,888 53.7 +9.9
Labour Richard Blackwell[4] 13,342 32.7 −6.1
Liberal John Crowhurst[4] 4,782 11.7 −5.6
National Front Alan Wilkens[4] 749 1.8 New
Majority 8,546 21.0 +16.0
Turnout 40,761 80.1 +2.3
Conservative hold Swing +8.0

Elections in the 1980s

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General election 1983: Bexleyheath[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Cyril Townsend 23,411 53.1 −1.1
Liberal Barry Standen 13,153 29.8 +18.4
Labour Andrew Erlam 7,560 17.1 −15.5
Majority 10,258 23.3
Turnout 44,124 74.5 −5.6
Conservative hold Swing −9.8
General election 1987: Bexleyheath[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Cyril Townsend 24,866 53.7 +0.6
Liberal Barry Standen 13,179 28.5 −1.3
Labour James Little 8,218 17.8 +0.7
Majority 11,687 25.2 +1.9
Turnout 46,263 77.8 +3.3
Conservative hold Swing +1.0

Elections in the 1990s

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General election 1992: Bexleyheath[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Cyril Townsend 25,606 54.0 +0.3
Labour John Browning 11,520 24.3 +6.5
Liberal Democrats Wendy Chaplin 10,107 21.3 −7.2
Independent Roger W.C. Cundy 170 0.4 New
Majority 14,086 29.7 +4.5
Turnout 47,403 82.2 +4.4
Conservative hold Swing −3.1

See also

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Notes and references

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  1. ^ C. Rallings & M. Thrasher, The Media Guide to the New Parliamentary Constituencies, p.12 (Plymouth: LGC Elections Centre, 1995)
  2. ^ C. Rallings & M. Thrasher, The Media Guide to the New Parliamentary Constituencies, p.192 (Plymouth: LGC Elections Centre, 1995)
  3. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 3)
  4. ^ a b c Election Expenses. Parliament of the United Kingdom. 1980. p. 9. ISBN 0102374805.
  5. ^ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  6. ^ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  7. ^ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  8. ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2010.

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