Editing Beckenham (UK Parliament constituency) (section)

===Elections in the 1950s===
{{Election box begin
 | title=[[1959 United Kingdom general election|General election 1959]]: Beckenham<ref name="1950-1973"/>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
  |party      = Conservative Party (UK)
  |candidate  = [[Philip Goodhart]]
  |votes      = 36,528
  |percentage = 61.6
  |change     = –7.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Labour Party (UK)
  |candidate  = Herbert Ferguson
  |votes      = 13,395
  |percentage = 22.6
  |change     = –8.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Liberal Party (UK)
  |candidate  = Hubert Monroe
  |votes      = 9,365
  |percentage = 15.8
  |change     = ''New''
}}
{{Election box majority|
  |votes      = 23,133
  |percentage = 39.0
  |change     = +1.1
}}
{{Election box turnout|
  |votes      = 59,288
  |percentage = 80.8
  |change     = +4.2
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
  |reg. electors = 73,421
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
  |winner     = Conservative Party (UK)
  |swing      = +0.5
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin
 | title=[[1957 Beckenham by-election]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://by-elections.co.uk/57.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120329041134/http://by-elections.co.uk/57.html|title=1957 By Election Results|archive-date=2012-03-29|url-status=dead|access-date=2015-08-14}}</ref><ref name="1950-1973"/>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
  |party      = Conservative Party (UK)
  |candidate  = [[Philip Goodhart]]
  |votes      = 29,621
  |percentage = 62.9
  |change     = –6.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Labour Party (UK)
  |candidate  = [[Neville Sandelson]]
  |votes      = 17,445
  |percentage = 37.1
  |change     = +6.0
}}
{{Election box majority|
  |votes      = 12,176
  |percentage = 25.9
  |change     = –12.1
}}
{{Election box turnout|
  |votes      = 47,066
  |percentage = 64.7
  |change     = –11.9
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
  |reg. electors = 72,786
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
  |winner     = Conservative Party (UK)
  |swing      = –6.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin
 | title=[[1955 United Kingdom general election|General election 1955]]: Beckenham<ref name="1950-1973"/>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
  |party      = Conservative Party (UK)
  |candidate  = [[Patrick Buchan-Hepburn]]
  |votes      = 38,614
  |percentage = 69.0
  |change     = +1.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Labour Party (UK)
  |candidate  = Charles Culling
  |votes      = 17,377
  |percentage = 31.0
  |change     = –1.6
}}
{{Election box majority|
  |votes      = 21,237
  |percentage = 37.9
  |change     = +3.2
}}
{{Election box turnout|
  |votes      = 55,991
  |percentage = 76.5
  |change     = –5.9
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 73,177
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
  |winner     = Conservative Party (UK)
  |swing      = +1.6
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin
 | title=[[1951 United Kingdom general election|General election 1951]]: Beckenham<ref name="1950-1973"/>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
  |party      = Conservative Party (UK)
  |candidate  = [[Patrick Buchan-Hepburn]]
  |votes      = 41,282
  |percentage = 67.4
  |change     = +7.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Labour Party (UK)
  |candidate  = A. Philip Magonet
  |votes      = 19,982
  |percentage = 32.6
  |change     = +3.2
}}
{{Election box majority|
  |votes      = 21,300
  |percentage = 34.8
  |change     = +4.3
}}
{{Election box turnout|
  |votes      = 61,264
  |percentage = 82.4
  |change     = –4.1
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
  |reg. electors = 74,370
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
  |winner     = Conservative Party (UK)
  |swing      = +2.2
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change|
 | title=[[1950 United Kingdom general election|General election 1950]]: Beckenham<ref name="1950-1973">{{cite book |last1=Craig |first1=Fred W. S |title=British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 |date=1983 |publisher=Parliamentary Research Services |isbn=0900178078 |edition=2nd |url=https://archive.org/details/britishparliamen0000crai_z6z6/page/4/mode/1up |access-date=5 April 2025}}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
  |party      = Conservative Party (UK)
  |candidate  = [[Patrick Buchan-Hepburn]]
  |votes      = 38,102
  |percentage = 59.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
  |party      = Labour Party (UK)
  |candidate  = Alexander Bain
  |votes      = 18,723
  |percentage = 29.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
  |party      = Liberal Party (UK)
  |candidate  = Hubert Monroe
  |votes      = 6,834
  |percentage = 10.7
}}
{{Election box majority no change|
  |votes      = 19,379
  |percentage = 30.4
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
  |votes      = 63,659
  |percentage = 86.5
}}
{{Election box registered electors no change|
  |reg. electors = 73,605
}}
{{Election box new seat win no change|
  |winner     = Conservative Party (UK)
}}
{{Election box end}}