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Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1974–1997 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
Bexleyheath | |
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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 |
It was created for the February 1974 general election, and abolished for the 1997 general election.
This safe Conservative seat was represented for its entire existence by Sir Cyril Townsend.
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]
Election | Member[3] | Party | |
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Feb 1974 | Cyril Townsend | Conservative | |
1997 | constituency abolished: see Bexleyheath and Crayford & Old Bexley and Sidcup |
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) |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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