Editing Beckenham (UK Parliament constituency) (section)

===Elections in the 1970s===
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! colspan="4" | [[1979 United Kingdom general election|1979]] [[Third periodic review of Westminster constituencies|notional result]]<ref>{{cite web |title=BBC/ITN NOTIONAL ELECTION 1979 |url=http://www.election.demon.co.uk/notional79.html |website=election.demon.co.uk |publisher=BBC/ITN |access-date=7 March 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040528085747/http://www.election.demon.co.uk/notional79.html |archive-date=28 May 2004}}</ref>
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! 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| 24,761 ||align=right| 56.9	
|-
| {{party color cell|Labour Party (UK)}}
| [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] ||align=right| 10,872 ||align=right| 25.0
|-
| {{party color cell|Liberal Party (UK)}}
| [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]] ||align=right| 6,488 ||align=right| 14.9
|-
| {{party color cell|Independent politician}}
| Others ||align=right| 1,371 ||align=right| 3.2
|-
|colspan="4" bgcolor="#EAECF0"|
|-
|colspan="2"|'''Turnout'''
|align=right|43,492
|align=right|
|-
|colspan="2"|'''Electorate'''
|align=right|
|}
{{Election box begin
 | title=[[1979 United Kingdom general election|General election 1979]]: Beckenham
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
  |party      = Conservative Party (UK)
  |candidate  = [[Philip Goodhart]]
  |votes      = 24,607
  |percentage = 56.9
  |change     = +9.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Labour Party (UK)
  |candidate  = Jonathan Mordecai
  |votes      = 10,856
  |percentage = 25.1
  |change     = –1.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Liberal Party (UK)
  |candidate  = Christina Forrest
  |votes      = 6,450
  |percentage = 14.9
  |change     = –10.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Ecology Party
  |candidate  = Wilfred Vernon
  |votes      = 762
  |percentage = 1.8
  |change     = ''New''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = National Front (United Kingdom)
  |candidate  = Nigel Dickson
  |votes      = 606
  |percentage = 1.4
  |change     = ''New''
}}
{{Election box majority|
  |votes      = 13,751
  |percentage = 31.8
  |change     = +10.9
}}
{{Election box turnout|
  |votes      = 43,281
  |percentage = 74.7
  |change     = +4.9
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
  |reg. electors = 57,939
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
  |winner     = Conservative Party (UK)
  |swing      = +5.5
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin
 | title=[[October 1974 United Kingdom general election|General election October 1974]]: Beckenham
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
  |party      = Conservative Party (UK)
  |candidate  = [[Philip Goodhart]]
  |votes      = 19,798
  |percentage = 47.7
  |change     = –1.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Labour Party (UK)
  |candidate  = Nicholas Sharp
  |votes      = 11,140
  |percentage = 26.8
  |change     = +3.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Liberal Party (UK)
  |candidate  = Graham Mitchell
  |votes      = 10,578
  |percentage = 25.5
  |change     = –1.9
}}
{{Election box majority|
  |votes      = 8,658
  |percentage = 20.9
  |change     = –0.8
}}
{{Election box turnout|
  |votes      = 41,516
  |percentage = 69.8
  |change     = –9.6
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
  |reg. electors = 59,497
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
  |winner     = Conservative Party (UK)
  |swing      = –2.3
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin
 | title=[[February 1974 United Kingdom general election|General election February 1974]]: Beckenham
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
  |party      = Conservative Party (UK)
  |candidate  = [[Philip Goodhart]]
  |votes      = 22,976
  |percentage = 49.1
  |change     = –6.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Liberal Party (UK)
  |candidate  = Graham Mitchell
  |votes      = 12,821
  |percentage = 27.4
  |change     = +11.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Labour Party (UK)
  |candidate  = Nicholas Sharp
  |votes      = 11,018
  |percentage = 23.5
  |change     = –4.6
}}
{{Election box majority|
  |votes      = 10,155
  |percentage = 21.7
  |change     = –18.0
}}
{{Election box turnout|
  |votes      = 46,815
  |percentage = 79.4
  |change     = +11.0
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
  |reg. electors = 58,995
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
  |winner     = Conservative Party (UK)
  |swing      = –9.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
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! colspan="4" | [[1970 United Kingdom general election|1970]] [[Second periodic review of Westminster constituencies|notional result]]<ref>{{cite web |title=1970 notional general election & February 1974 general election |url=https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1dX47DuTxmFg6SXaizeo3TQwvlEEOKPdCWQCTABWyN40/edit?gid=0#gid=0 |author1=Michael Stead |publisher=BBC |access-date=18 March 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| 23,200 ||align=right| 55.8
|-
| {{party color cell|Labour Party (UK)}}
| [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] ||align=right| 11,700 ||align=right| 28.1
|-
| {{party color cell|Liberal Party (UK)}}
| [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]] ||align=right| 6,700 ||align=right| 16.1
|-
|colspan="4" bgcolor="#EAECF0"|
|-
|colspan="2"|'''Turnout'''
|align=right|41,600
|align=right|68.4
|-
|colspan="2"|'''Electorate'''
|align=right|60,857
|}
{{Election box begin
 | title=[[1970 United Kingdom general election|General election 1970]]: Beckenham<ref name="1950-1973"/>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
  |party      = Conservative Party (UK)
  |candidate  = [[Philip Goodhart]]
  |votes      = 30,763
  |percentage = 57.8
  |change     = +6.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Labour Party (UK)
  |candidate  = [[Inigo Bing]]
  |votes      = 13,031
  |percentage = 24.5
  |change     = –2.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Liberal Party (UK)
  |candidate  = Philip Golding
  |votes      = 9,404
  |percentage = 17.7
  |change     = –4.0
}}
{{Election box majority|
  |votes      = 17,732
  |percentage = 33.3
  |change     = +8.6
}}
{{Election box turnout|
  |votes      = 53,198
  |percentage = 68.7
  |change     = –9.0
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
  |reg. electors = 77,385
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
  |winner     = Conservative Party (UK)
  |swing      = +4.3
}}
{{Election box end}}