Bexleyheath (UK Parliament constituency)

Bexleyheath
Former borough constituency for the House of Commons
County	Greater London
February 1974–1997
Seats	One
Created from	Bexley
Replaced by	Bexleyheath & Crayford, Old Bexley and Sidcup

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

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

Boundaries

This constituency in the London Borough of Bexley was centred around 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. 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.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" |	Feb 1974	Sir Cyril Townsend	Conservative
	1997	constituency abolished: see Bexleyheath & Crayford and Old Bexley and Sidcup

Elections

Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1992: Bexleyheath

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Cyril Townsend	25,606	54.0	+0.3
	Labour	RJ Browning	11,520	24.3	+6.5
	Liberal Democrats	Mrs AW Chaplin	10,107	21.3	−7.2
	Independent	RWC Cundy	170	0.4	+0.4
Majority			14,086	29.7	+4.5
Turnout			47,403	82.2	+4.4
	Conservative hold		Swing	-3.1

See also

• List of Parliamentary constituencies in Greater London

References

• Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 3)