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{{Short description|Proposed United Kingdom parliamentary constituency}}
{{Short description|Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 2024 onwards}}
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{{Infobox UK constituency main|name=Eltham and Chislehurst|parliament=uk|image=[[File:Eltham and Chislehurst 2023 Constituency.svg|250px]]|caption=Boundary of Eltham and Chislehurst in Greater London|map_entity=Greater London|map_year=|year=2024|abolished=|type=Borough|previous=[[Eltham (UK Parliament constituency)|Eltham]] & [[Bromley and Chislehurst (UK Parliament constituency)|Bromley and Chislehurst]]|next=|electorate=|mp=[[To be confirmed|TBC]]|party=[[To be confirmed|TBC]]|region=England|county=[[Greater London]]|european=|elects_howmany=One}}'''Eltham and Chislehurst''' is a proposed [[List of UK Parliament constituencies|constituency]] of the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] in the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom|UK Parliament]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – London {{!}} Boundary Commission for England |url=https://boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk/2023-review/2023-review-volume-one-report/the-2023-review-of-parliamentary-constituency-boundaries-in-england-volume-one-report-london/ |access-date=2 August 2023 |website=boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk}}</ref> Further to the completion of the [[2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies]], it will first be contested at the [[2024 United Kingdom general election|2024 general election]].
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'''Eltham and Chislehurst''' is a [[List of UK Parliament constituencies|constituency]] of the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] in the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom|UK Parliament]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – London {{!}} Boundary Commission for England |url=https://boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk/2023-review/2023-review-volume-one-report/the-2023-review-of-parliamentary-constituency-boundaries-in-england-volume-one-report-london/ |access-date=2 August 2023 |website=boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk}}</ref> It was first contested at the [[2024 United Kingdom general election|2024 general election]] and is currently represented by [[Clive Efford]] of the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]].


== Boundaries ==
== Boundaries ==
The constituency was created by the [[2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies]]. It is composed of the following wards:
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{{maplink|raw={{Wikipedia:Map data/Eltham and Chislehurst (UK Parliament constituency)}}|frame=yes|frame-height=280|frame-width=255|text=Map of boundaries from 2024}}
The constituency will comprise the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):


* The [[Royal Borough of Greenwich]] wards of Coldharbour and New Eltham, Eltham North, Eltham South, Eltham West, Kidbrooke with Hornfair, and Middle Park and Sutcliffe, transferred from [[Eltham (UK Parliament constituency)|Eltham]] (to be abolished).
*The Royal Borough of Greenwich wards of: Blackheath and Westcombe (part), Charlton Hornfair (part), Eltham Page, Eltham Park & Progress, Eltham Town & Avery Hill, Kidbrooke Park (part), Kidbrooke Village and Sutcliffe, Middle Park and Horn Park, and Mottingham, Coldharbour & New Eltham.
* The [[London Borough of Bromley]] wards of [[Chislehurst]], and [[Mottingham]] and Chislehurst North, transferred from [[Bromley and Chislehurst (UK Parliament constituency)|Bromley and Chislehurst]] (to be abolished).<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023 |url=https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2023/1230/schedules/made |at=Schedule 1 Part 3 London region}}</ref>
* The London Borough of Bromley wards of Chislehurst and Mottingham.<ref>{{Cite web |title=New Seat Details – Eltham and Chislehurst |url=https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/fcgi-bin/calcwork23.py?seat=Eltham+and+Chislehurst |access-date=2024-03-28 |website=www.electoralcalculus.co.uk}}</ref>
Following local government boundary reviews in the Boroughs of Bromley<ref>{{Cite web |last=LGBCE |title=Bromley {{!}} LGBCE |url=https://www.lgbce.org.uk/all-reviews/bromley |access-date=2024-03-28 |website=www.lgbce.org.uk |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The London Borough of Bromley (Electoral Changes) Order 2021 |url=https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2021/424/contents/made}}</ref> and Greenwich<ref>{{Cite web |last=LGBCE |title=Greenwich {{!}} LGBCE |url=https://www.lgbce.org.uk/all-reviews/greenwich |access-date=2024-03-28 |website=www.lgbce.org.uk |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Royal Borough of Greenwich (Electoral Changes) Order 2021 |url=https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2021/1419/contents/made}}</ref> which came into effect in May 2022, the constituency will now comprise the following from the 2024 general election:

*The Royal Borough of Greenwich wards of: Blackheath and Westcombe (small part); Charlton Hornfair (small part); Eltham Page; Eltham Park and Progress; Eltham Town and Avery Hill; Kidbrooke Park (most); Kidbrooke Village and Sutcliffe; Middle Park and Horn Park; and Mottingham, Coldharbour and New Eltham.
* The London Borough of Bromley wards of Chislehurst and Mottingham.<ref>{{Cite web |title=New Seat Details - Eltham and Chislehurst |url=https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/fcgi-bin/calcwork23.py?seat=Eltham+and+Chislehurst |access-date=2024-03-28 |website=www.electoralcalculus.co.uk}}</ref>


==Election results==
==Election results==
===Elections in the 2020s===
===Elections in the 2020s===


{{Election box begin|title=[[2024 United Kingdom general election|General election 2024]]: Eltham and Chislehurst<ref>{{cite web |title=Eltham and Chislehurst Statement of Persons Nominated |url=https://www.royalgreenwich.gov.uk/download/downloads/id/6674/eltham_and_chislehurst_statement_of_persons_nominated.pdf |website=Royal Borough of Greenwich |access-date=9 June 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Eltham and Chislehurst - General election results 2024 |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election/2024/uk/constituencies/E14001223 |access-date=18 July 2024}}</ref>}}
{{Election box begin|title=[[2024 United Kingdom general election|General election 2024]]: Eltham and Chislehurst
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=[[Clive Efford]]|votes=20,069|percentage=44.0|change=+3.9}}
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{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Charlie Davis|votes=11,640|percentage=25.5|change=-21.4}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Ulysse Abbate<ref>{{cite web |title=PPCs selected for Eltham and Greenwich & Woolwich |url=https://www.greenwichlibdems.uk/news/article/ppcs-selected-for-eltham-and-greenwich-woolwich |website=Greenwich Liberal Democrats |access-date=2 August 2023 |language=en}}</ref><ref>https://www.markpack.org.uk/167842/liberal-democrat-prospective-parliamentary-candidates/</ref>|votes=|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=John Courtneidge<ref>https://we-are-collective.org/candidates/eltham-mottingham-and-chislehurst</ref>|votes=|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Reform UK|candidate=Mark Simpson|votes=7,428|percentage=16.3|change=+13.7}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Charlie Davis<ref>{{cite web |title=Charlie Davis selected for Eltham & Chislehurst |url=https://www.greenwichconservatives.com/news/charlie-davis-selected-eltham-chislehurst |website=Greenwich Conservatives |access-date=2 August 2023 |language=en}}</ref>|votes=|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Green Party of England and Wales|candidate=Sam Gabriel|votes=3,079|percentage=6.8|change=+3.8}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=[[Clive Efford]]<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://greenwichwire.co.uk/2023/07/14/its-charlie-v-clive-as-tories-pick-davis-for-eltham-and-chislehurst/ |title=It’s Charlie v Clive as Tories pick Davis for Eltham… and Chislehurst |access-date=2 January 2024 |publisher=The Greenwich Wire}}</ref>|votes=|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Ulysse Abbate|votes=2,423|percentage=5.3|change=-2.2}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Green Party of England and Wales|candidate=Sam Gabriel<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.greenparty.org.uk/our-candidates.html |title=Our Candidates |access-date=1 June 2024}}</ref>|votes=|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Workers Party of Britain|candidate=Sean Stewart |votes=356|percentage=0.8|change=''N/A''}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Reform UK|candidate=Mark Simpson<ref>{{cite web |title=Mark G Simpson |url=https://twitter.com/RealMGSimpson/status/1668729846397128708 |website=Twitter |access-date=2 August 2023 |language=en}}</ref>|votes=|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Arnold Tarling|votes=307|percentage=0.7|change=''N/A''}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Christian Hacking|votes=173|percentage=0.4|change=''N/A''}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=John Courtneidge|votes=91|percentage=0.2|change=''N/A''}}
{{Election box majority|votes=8,429|percentage=18.5|change=''N/A''}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=45,566|percentage=61.4|change=-7.5}}
{{Election box registered electors|reg. electors=74,224}}
{{Election box new seat win|winner=Labour Party (UK)|lose=Conservative Party (UK)|swing={{increase}}12.7}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}

===Elections in the 2010s===

{| class="wikitable"
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! colspan="4" | [[2019 United Kingdom general election|2019]] [[2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies|notional result]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://electionresults.parliament.uk/general-elections/5 |title=Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019 |date= |access-date=11 July 2024 |work=Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News |publisher=[[UK Parliament]]}}</ref>
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="130px" colspan="2" | Party
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="50px" | Vote
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="30px" | %
|-
| {{party color cell|Conservative Party (UK)}}
| [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] ||align=right| 23,936 ||align=right| 46.9
|-
| {{party color cell|Labour Party (UK)}}
| [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] ||align=right| 20,492 ||align=right| 40.1
|-
| {{party color cell|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}
| [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]] ||align=right| 3,826 ||align=right| 7.5
|-
| {{party color cell|Green Party of England and Wales}}
| [[Green Party of England and Wales|Green]] ||align=right| 1,516 ||align=right| 3.0
|-
| {{party color cell|Brexit Party}}
| [[Brexit Party]] ||align=right| 1,317 ||align=right| 2.6
|-
|colspan="4" bgcolor="#EAECF0"|
|-
|colspan="2"|'''Turnout'''
|align=right|51,087
|align=right|68.9
|-
|colspan="2"|'''Electorate'''
|align=right|74,179
|}


== References ==
== References ==
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==External links==
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[[Category:Proposed constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom]]
*[https://mapit.mysociety.org/area/168528.html Eltham and Chislehurst UK Parliament constituency] (boundaries from June 2024) at ''MapIt UK''

{{Constituencies in London}}

[[Category:Parliamentary constituencies in London]]
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[[Category:Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 2024]]
[[Category:Politics of the Royal Borough of Greenwich]]
[[Category:Politics of the London Borough of Bromley]]
[[Category:Eltham|Parliament constituency]]
[[Category:Chislehurst|Parliament constituency]]

Latest revision as of 04:32, 9 December 2024

Eltham and Chislehurst
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Map
Interactive map of boundaries from 2024
Boundary of Eltham and Chislehurst in Greater London
CountyGreater London
Electorate74,179 (2023)[1]
Current constituency
Created2024
Member of ParliamentClive Efford (Labour)
SeatsOne
Created from

Eltham and Chislehurst is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.[2] It was first contested at the 2024 general election and is currently represented by Clive Efford of the Labour Party.

Boundaries

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The constituency was created by the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies. It is composed of the following wards:

  • The Royal Borough of Greenwich wards of: Blackheath and Westcombe (part), Charlton Hornfair (part), Eltham Page, Eltham Park & Progress, Eltham Town & Avery Hill, Kidbrooke Park (part), Kidbrooke Village and Sutcliffe, Middle Park and Horn Park, and Mottingham, Coldharbour & New Eltham.
  • The London Borough of Bromley wards of Chislehurst and Mottingham.[3]

Election results

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Elections in the 2020s

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General election 2024: Eltham and Chislehurst[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Clive Efford 20,069 44.0 +3.9
Conservative Charlie Davis 11,640 25.5 −21.4
Reform UK Mark Simpson 7,428 16.3 +13.7
Green Sam Gabriel 3,079 6.8 +3.8
Liberal Democrats Ulysse Abbate 2,423 5.3 −2.2
Workers Party Sean Stewart 356 0.8 N/A
Independent Arnold Tarling 307 0.7 N/A
Independent Christian Hacking 173 0.4 N/A
Independent John Courtneidge 91 0.2 N/A
Majority 8,429 18.5 N/A
Turnout 45,566 61.4 −7.5
Registered electors 74,224
Labour win (new seat)

Elections in the 2010s

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2019 notional result[6]
Party Vote %
Conservative 23,936 46.9
Labour 20,492 40.1
Liberal Democrats 3,826 7.5
Green 1,516 3.0
Brexit Party 1,317 2.6
Turnout 51,087 68.9
Electorate 74,179

References

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  1. ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – London". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 20 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 2 August 2023.
  3. ^ "New Seat Details – Eltham and Chislehurst". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
  4. ^ "Eltham and Chislehurst Statement of Persons Nominated" (PDF). Royal Borough of Greenwich. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Eltham and Chislehurst - General election results 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  6. ^ "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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