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Bromley and Chislehurst Borough constituency
Bromley and Chislehurst shown within Greater London
Created:	1997
MP:	Bob Neill
Party:	Conservative
Type:	House of Commons
County:	Greater London
EP constituency:	London

Bromley and Chislehurst is a parliamentary constituency in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, represented by Bob Neill for the Conservative Party. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

Contents 1 Boundaries 1.1 Boundary review 2 History 3 Members of Parliament 4 Election results 5 Sources 6 References 7 See also

Bromley and Chislehurst constituency covers the northern part of the London Borough of Bromley between the towns of Bromley and Chislehurst, and the central part of the borough as far south as Hayes and Bromley Common.

Following their review of parliamentary representation in South London, the Boundary Commission for England has made changes to the existing Bromley and Chislehurst constituency. The electoral wards used in the formation are:

• Bickley, Bromley Town, Chislehurst, Cray Valley West, Mottingham and Chislehurst North, Plaistow and Sundridge from the London Borough of Bromley

The boundary changes that will come into force before the next General Election will remove the ward of Bromley Common & Keston and that part of the Hayes & Coney Hall ward that currently lies within the constituency, to Beckenham constituency, and the Cray Valley West ward will move into the seat from Orpington constituency.

Except for areas such as the former council estates in Mottingham and Bromley Common, this constituency consists largely of prosperous leafy suburbia and is one of the Conservative's strongest seats. The area is largely white and its character is one of prosperous small businesses, rather than commuting professionals.

Harold Macmillan was the MP for Bromley until his retirement in 1964, when he was succeeded by John Hunt. Hunt, on the left of the Conservative party, held the seat (renamed Ravensbourne in 1974) until 1997. The former Chislehurst constituency also had a tradition of electing centrist Conservative MPs, in the form of Patricia Hornsby-Smith and from 1974 Roger Sims. When the Chislehurst constituency was merged with part of Ravensbourne in 1997 to form Bromley and Chislehurst, both Hunt and Sims retired, and the eccentric libertarian Eric Forth was selected as the Conservative candidate.

In May 2006, just after the Local Elections, Eric Forth was taken ill, complaining of severe stomach pains. He was diagnosed with inoperable cancer and died peacefully a few days later.

The by-election was held on 29 June 2006. The current Greater London Authority member Bob Neill held the seat for the Conservatives with a majority of just over 600 votes separating him from the Liberal Democrat candidate Ben Abbotts.

• 1997 – 2006: Eric Forth, Conservative
• 2006 – Present: Bob Neill, Conservative

Bromley and Chislehurst by-election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Bob Neill	11,621	40.1	-10.0
	Liberal Democrat	Ben Abbotts	10,988	37.9	+17.6
	UK Independence	Nigel Farage	2,307	8.0	+4.8
	Labour	Rachel Reeves	1,925	6.6	-15.6
	Green	Ann Garrett	811	2.8	-0.4
	National Front	Paul Winnett	476	1.6	*
	Independent	John Hemming-Clark	442	1.5	*
	English Democrats	Steven Uncles	212	0.7	*
	Monster Raving Loony	John Cartwright	132	0.5	*
	Independent	Nick Hadziannis	65	0.2	*
	Money Reform	Anne Belsey	33	0.1	*
Majority			633	2.2	-26.7
Turnout			29,012	40.18	-24.68
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election 2005: Bromley and Chislehurst
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Eric Forth	23,583	51.1	+1.6
	Labour	Rachel Reeves	10,241	22.2	-6.4
	Liberal Democrat	Peter Brookes	9,368	20.3	+1.4
	UK Independence	David Hooper	1,475	3.2	+0.3
	Green	Ann Garrett	1,470	3.2	N/A
Majority			13,342	28.9
Turnout			46,137	64.8	+0.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election 2001: Bromley and Chislehurst
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Eric Forth	21,412	49.5	+3.2
	Labour	Sue Polydorou	12,375	28.6	+3.4
	Liberal Democrat	Geoff Payne	8,180	18.9	-4.8
	UK Independence	Rob Bryant	1,264	2.9	+0.7
Majority			9037	20.9
Turnout			64,231	64.3	-9.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election 1997: Bromley and Chislehurst
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Eric Forth	24,428	46.3	N/A
	Labour	Rob Yeldham	13,310	25.2	N/A
	Liberal Democrat	Paul Booth	12,530	23.8	N/A
	UK Independence	R Bryant	1,176	2.2	N/A
	Green	Frances Speed	640	1.2	N/A
	National Front	Michael Stoneman	369	0.7	N/A
	Liberal	Gabriel Aitman	285	0.5	N/A
Majority			11,118	21.1	N/A
Turnout			52,738	74.1	N/A

• 2005 info from BBC
• 2001 and 1997 information from the BBC

By-elections in British politics: Chris Cook and John Ramsden (Routledge, 2003)

• List of Parliamentary constituencies in Greater London

v • d • e Constituencies in Greater London by holding party
Labour	Barking · Battersea · Brent North · Brent South · Brentford and Isleworth · Camberwell and Peckham · Croydon North · Dagenham · Dulwich and West Norwood · Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush · Ealing North · Ealing Southall · East Ham · Edmonton · Eltham · Enfield North · Erith and Thamesmead · Feltham and Heston · Finchley and Golders Green · Greenwich and Woolwich · Hackney North and Stoke Newington · Hackney South and Shoreditch · Hampstead and Highgate · Harrow East · Harrow West · Hayes and Harlington · Hendon · Holborn and St. Pancras · Ilford South · Islington North · Islington South and Finsbury · Lewisham Deptford · Lewisham East · Lewisham West · Leyton and Wanstead · Mitcham and Morden · Poplar and Canning Town · Regent's Park and Kensington North · Streatham · Tooting · Tottenham · Vauxhall · Walthamstow · West Ham
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
London European constituency Conservatives 3 · Labour 3 · Liberal Democrats 1 · UKIP 1 · Green 1