Editing Beckenham (UK Parliament constituency) (section)

===Elections in the 1990s===
{{Election box begin
 | title=[[1997 Beckenham by-election]]<ref name="Demon">{{cite web|url=http://www.election.demon.co.uk/by1997.html|title=Results of Byelections in the 1997-2002 Parliament|last=Boothroyd|first=David|access-date=2015-10-05|website=United Kingdom Election Results|archive-date=2019-04-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190421125210/http://www.election.demon.co.uk/by1997.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
  |party      = Conservative Party (UK)
  |candidate  = [[Jacqui Lait]]
  |votes      = 13,162
  |percentage = 41.2
  |change     = −1.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Labour Party (UK)
  |candidate  = Robert Hughes
  |votes      = 11,935 
  |percentage = 37.4
  |change     = +4.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Liberal Democrats (UK)
  |candidate  = Rosemary Vetterlein
  |votes      = 5,864
  |percentage = 18.4
  |change     = +0.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Liberal Party (UK, 1989)
  |candidate  = Phil Rimmer
  |votes      = 330
  |percentage = 1.0
  |change     = –0.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = National Front (United Kingdom)
  |candidate  = John McAuley
  |votes      = 267
  |percentage = 0.8
  |change     = +0.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Referendum Party
  |candidate  = Leonard Mead
  |votes      = 237
  |percentage = 0.7
  |change     = –2.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Independent politician
  |candidate  = John Campion
  |votes      = 69
  |percentage = 0.2
  |change     = ''New''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Natural Law Party
  |candidate  = John Small
  |votes      = 44
  |percentage = 0.1
  |change     = ''New''
}}
{{Election box majority|
  |votes      = 1,227
  |percentage = 3.8
  |change     = –5.3
}}
{{Election box turnout|
  |votes      = 31,908
  |percentage = 43.6
  |change     = –31.1
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
  |reg. electors = 73,127
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
  |winner     = Conservative Party (UK)
  |swing      = –2.6
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin
 | title=[[1997 United Kingdom general election|General election 1997]]: Beckenham<ref name=electoralcalculus1997>{{cite web|title=Election Data 1997|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1997.txt|publisher=[[Electoral Calculus]]|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054424/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1997.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
  |party      = Conservative Party (UK)
  |candidate  = [[Piers Merchant]]
  |votes      = 23,084
  |percentage = 42.5
  |change     = –17.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Labour Party (UK)
  |candidate  = Robert Hughes
  |votes      = 18,131
  |percentage = 33.4
  |change     = +12.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Liberal Democrats (UK)
  |candidate  = Rosemary Vetterlein
  |votes      = 9,858
  |percentage = 18.1
  |change     = +1.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Referendum Party
  |candidate  = Leonard Mead
  |votes      = 1,663
  |percentage = 3.1
  |change     = ''New''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Liberal Party (UK, 1989)
  |candidate  = Phil Rimmer
  |votes      = 720
  |percentage = 1.3
  |change     = –0.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = UK Independence Party
  |candidate  = Christopher Pratt
  |votes      = 506
  |percentage = 0.9
  |change     = ''New''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = National Front (United Kingdom)
  |candidate  = John McAuley
  |votes      = 388
  |percentage = 0.7
  |change     = ''New''
}}
{{Election box majority|
  |votes      = 4,953
  |percentage = 9.1
  |change     = –29.9
}}
{{Election box turnout|
  |votes      = 54,350
  |percentage = 74.7
  |change     = –2.8
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
  |reg. electors = 72,807
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
  |winner     = Conservative Party (UK)
  |swing      = –15.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan="4" | [[1992 United Kingdom general election|1992]] [[Fourth periodic review of Westminster constituencies|notional result]]<ref>{{cite web |title=1992 (Implied) Election Result |url=https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1992nb.txt |website=electoralcalculus.co.uk |publisher=Electoral Calculus |access-date=7 April 2025}}</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| 35,154 ||align=right| 60.2
|-35,154
| {{party color cell|Labour Party (UK)}}
| [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] ||align=right| 12,341 ||align=right| 21.1
|-
| {{party color cell|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}
| [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]] ||align=right| 9,765 ||align=right| 16.7
|-
| {{party color cell|Independent politician}}
| Others ||align=right| 1,153 ||align=right| 3.2
|-
|colspan="4" bgcolor="#EAECF0"|
|-
|colspan="2"|'''Turnout'''
|align=right|58,413
|align=right|77.5
|-
|colspan="2"|'''Electorate'''
|align=right|75,388
|}
{{Election box begin |
  |title=[[1992 United Kingdom general election|General election 1992]]: Beckenham<ref name=electoralcalculus1992>{{cite web|title=Election Data 1992|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1992ob.txt|publisher=[[Electoral Calculus]]|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054418/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1992ob.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/ge92index.htm|title=Politics Resources|date=9 April 1992|work=Election 1992|publisher=Politics Resources|access-date=6 December 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724020412/http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/ge92index.htm|archive-date=24 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
  |party      = Conservative Party (UK)
  |candidate  = [[Piers Merchant]]
  |votes      = 26,323
  |percentage = 56.9
  |change     = +0.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Labour Party (UK)
  |candidate  = [[Ken Ritchie]]
  |votes      = 11,038
  |percentage = 23.9
  |change     = +6.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Liberal Democrats (UK)
  |candidate  = Mary Williams
  |votes      = 8,038
  |percentage = 17.4
  |change     = –8.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Liberal Party (UK, 1989)
  |candidate  = Gerry Williams
  |votes      = 643
  |percentage = 1.4
  |change     = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Natural Law Party
  |candidate  = Patrick Shaw
  |votes      = 243
  |percentage = 0.5
  |change     = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
  |votes      = 15,285
  |percentage = 33.0
  |change     = +2.6
}}
{{Election box turnout|
  |votes      = 46,285
  |percentage = 77.9
  |change     = +5.0
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
  |reg. electors = 59,440
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
  |winner     = Conservative Party (UK)
  |swing      = –2.7
}}
{{Election box end}}