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Bexleyheath and Crayford Borough constituency
Bexleyheath and Crayford shown within Greater London
Created:	1997
MP:	David Evennett
Party:	Conservative
Type:	House of Commons
County:	Greater London
EP constituency:	London

Bexleyheath and Crayford is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. It is Conservative-held seat.

David Evennett is the current Member of Parliament for this constituency.

It was created for the 1997 general election from much of the old Bexleyheath constituency and part of the old Erith and Crayford constituency.

Contents 1 Boundaries 1.1 Boundary review 2 Members of Parliament 3 Election results 4 See also

Following their review of parliamentary representation in South London, the Boundary Commission for England has made minor changes to the existing seat of Bexleyheath and Crayford.

The electoral wards used in the formation of this modified constituency are from the London Borough of Bexley:

• Barnehurst, Brampton, Christchurch, Colyers, Crayford, Danson Park, North End and St Michael’s.

Election		Member	Party
	2005	David Evennett	Conservative
	1997	Nigel Beard	Labour

David Evennett is the Conservative MP for Bexleyheath and Crayford. He is married with two sons and lives in the Barnehurst ward of the Bexleyheath and Crayford constituency. Prior to his election to Parliament, he has worked as a secondary school teacher, an insurance broker, a director in the city and a lecturer in management.

He was educated at Buckhurst Hill County High School for Boys and the London School of Economics and Political Science.

David is an active member of St Paulinus Church in Crayford. He is a Friend of the Greenwich and Bexley Hospice and Governor of Townley Grammar School for Girls and St Paulinus Church of England Primary School. He is an active supporter of the Bexleyheath and District Club for the Disabled.

General Election 2005: Bexleyheath and Crayford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Evennett	19,722	46.3	+6.4
	Labour	Nigel Beard	15,171	35.6	−8.0
	Liberal Democrat	David Raval	5,144	12.1	+1.0
	UK Independence	John Dunford	1,302	3.1	+1.2
	British National Party	Jay Lee	1,245	2.9	-0.6
Majority			4,551	10.7
Turnout			42,584	65.5	+2.0
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	+7.2

General Election 2001: Bexleyheath and Crayford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Nigel Beard	17,593	43.6	-1.9
	Conservative	David Evennett	16,121	39.9	+1.5
	Liberal Democrat	Nick O'Hare	4,476	11.1	-0.1
	UK Independence	John Dunford	780	1.9	+1.1
	British National Party	Colin Smith	1408	3.5	+2.6
Majority			1,472	3.6
Turnout			40,378	63.5	-12.6
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election 1997: Bexleyheath and Crayford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Nigel Beard	21,942	45.5	N/A
	Conservative	David Evennett	18,527	38.4	N/A
	Liberal Democrat	Francoise Montford	5,391	11.2	N/A
	Referendum Party	B. Thomas	1,551	3.2	N/A
	British National Party	P. Smith	429	0.9	N/A
	UK Independence	W. Jenner	383	0.8	N/A
Majority			3,415		N/A'
Turnout				46.1	N/A'
	Labour hold		Swing

• List of Parliamentary constituencies in Greater London

• David Evennett Wikipedia page

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Conservative	Beckenham · Bexleyheath and Crayford · Bromley and Chislehurst · Chingford and Woodford Green · Chipping Barnet · Cities of London and Westminster · Croydon Central · Croydon South · Enfield Southgate · Hammersmith and Fulham · Hornchurch · Ilford North · Kensington and Chelsea · Old Bexley and Sidcup · Orpington · Putney · Romford · Ruislip-Northwood · Upminster · Uxbridge · Wimbledon
Liberal Democrat	Brent East · Carshalton and Wallington · Hornsey and Wood Green · Kingston and Surbiton · Richmond Park · North Southwark and Bermondsey · Sutton and Cheam · Twickenham
Respect	Bethnal Green and Bow
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