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==Elections== [[File:Beckenham Results 1950-2019.png|thumb|]] ===Elections in the 2010s=== {{Election box begin |title = [[2019 United Kingdom general election|General election 2019]]: Beckenham<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bromley.gov.uk/downloads/file/5214/statement_of_persons_nominated_general_election_2019_-_beckenham_constituency|title=Statement of Persons Nominated General Election 2019 - Beckenham constituency|website=Bromley the London Borough|language=en|access-date=2019-11-19|archive-date=2020-08-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200814101101/https://www.bromley.gov.uk/downloads/file/5214/statement_of_persons_nominated_general_election_2019_-_beckenham_constituency|url-status=live}}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = [[Bob Stewart (politician)|Bob Stewart]] |votes = 27,282 |percentage = 54.0 |change = β5.3 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = [[Marina Ahmad]] |votes = 13,024 |percentage = 25.8 |change = β4.3 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Democrats (UK) |candidate = Chloe-Jane Ross |votes = 8,194 |percentage = 16.2 |change = +8.3 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Green Party of England and Wales |candidate = Ruth Fabricant |votes = 2,055 |percentage = 4.1 |change = +1.4 }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 14,258 |percentage = 28.2 |change = β1.0 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 50,555 |percentage = 73.6 |change = β2.4 }} {{Election box registered electors| |reg. electors = 68,671 }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Conservative Party (UK) |swing = β0.5 }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin |title=[[2017 United Kingdom general election|General election 2017]]: Beckenham<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000551 |title=Beckenham parliamentary constituency |work=BBC News |access-date=2018-06-22 |archive-date=2018-10-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181022062341/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000551 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-7979/CBP-7979.pdf |title=Commons Briefing Paper 7979. General Election 2017: results and analysis |edition=Second |date=29 January 2019 |orig-date=7 April 2018 |publisher=[[House of Commons Library]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191112183438/https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-7979/CBP-7979.pdf |archive-date=12 November 2019}}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = [[Bob Stewart (politician)|Bob Stewart]] |votes = 30,632 |percentage = 59.3 |change = +2.0 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = [[Marina Ahmad]] |votes = 15,545 |percentage = 30.1 |change = +10.7 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Democrats (UK) |candidate = Julie Ireland |votes = 4,073 |percentage = 7.9 |change = +1.0 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Green Party of England and Wales |candidate = Ruth Fabricant |votes = 1,380 |percentage = 2.7 |change = β1.1 }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 15,087 |percentage = 29.2 |change = β8.7 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 51,630 |percentage = 76.0 |change = +2.8 }} {{Election box registered electors| |reg. electors = 67,925 }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Conservative Party (UK) |swing = β4.3 }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin | title=[[2015 United Kingdom general election|General election 2015]]: Beckenham<ref name=electoralcalculus2015>{{cite web|title=Election Data 2015|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2015.txt|publisher=[[Electoral Calculus]]|access-date=17 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017112223/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2015.txt|archive-date=17 October 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bromley.gov.uk/downloads/file/2228/beckenham_constituency_result_of_poll_may_2015|title=London Borough of Bromley download - General Election May 2015 results Council and democracy - Elections and voting - Elections|website=Bromley the London Borough|access-date=2015-08-18|archive-date=2015-09-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923194745/http://www.bromley.gov.uk/downloads/file/2228/beckenham_constituency_result_of_poll_may_2015|url-status=live}}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = [[Bob Stewart (politician)|Bob Stewart]] |votes = 27,955 |percentage = 57.3 |change = β0.6 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = [[Marina Ahmad]] |votes = 9,484 |percentage = 19.4 |change = +4.9 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = UK Independence Party |candidate = Rob Bryant |votes = 6,108 |percentage = 12.5 |change = +9.2 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Democrats (UK) |candidate = Anuja Prashar |votes = 3,378 |percentage = 6.9 |change = β13.7 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Green Party of England and Wales |candidate = Ruth Fabricant<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/RuthFabricant/status/591624139686944769|title=Done. As you might have spotted, this is the twitter for the @Beckenham Green Party Candidate. @BeckBromFL @WoW_Bromley #GE2015|first=RUTH|last=FABRICANT|date=April 24, 2015|access-date=September 10, 2019|archive-date=February 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220214091249/https://twitter.com/RuthFabricant/status/591624139686944769|url-status=live}}</ref> |votes = 1,878 |percentage = 3.8 |change = +2.5 }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 18,471 |percentage = 37.9 |change = +0.6 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 48,803 |percentage = 73.2 |change = +1.2 }} {{Election box registered electors| |reg. electors = 67,439 }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Conservative Party (UK) |swing = +6.6 }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin | title = [[2010 United Kingdom general election|General election 2010]]: Beckenham<ref name=electoralcalculus2010>{{cite web|title=Election Data 2010|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2010.txt|publisher=[[Electoral Calculus]]|access-date=17 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130726162034/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2010.txt|archive-date=26 July 2013}}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = [[Bob Stewart (politician)|Bob Stewart]] |votes = 27,597 |percentage = 57.9 |change = β1.2 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Democrats (UK) |candidate = Stephen Jenkins |votes = 9,813 |percentage = 20.6 |change = +5.5 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = [[Damien Egan]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.labour.org.uk/ppc/damien_egan/824/ |title=PPC for Beckenham |publisher=Labour |access-date=19 March 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100402040508/http://www2.labour.org.uk/ppc/damien_egan/824/ |archive-date=2 April 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |votes = 6,893 |percentage = 14.5 |change = β7.3 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = UK Independence Party |candidate = Owen Brolly |votes = 1,551 |percentage = 3.3 |change = +0.8 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = British National Party |candidate = Roger Tonks |votes = 1,001 |percentage = 2.1 |change = ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Green Party of England and Wales |candidate = Ann Garrett |votes = 608 |percentage = 1.3 |change = ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = English Democrats Party |candidate = Dan Eastgate |votes = 223 |percentage = 0.5 |change = ''New'' }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 17,784 |percentage = 37.3 |change = +20.1 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 47,686 |percentage = 72.0 |change = +6.7 }} {{Election box registered electors| |reg. electors = 66,219 }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Conservative Party (UK) |swing = β3.3 }} {{Election box end}} ===Elections in the 2000s=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! colspan="4" | [[2005 United Kingdom general election|2005]] [[Fifth periodic review of Westminster constituencies|notional result]]<ref>{{cite web |title=2005 (Implied) Election Result |url=https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2005nb.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| 24,596 ||align=right| 59.1 |- | {{party color cell|Labour Party (UK)}} | [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] ||align=right| 9,040 ||align=right| 21.7 |- | {{party color cell|Liberal Democrats (UK)}} | [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]] ||align=right| 6,287 ||align=right| 15.1 |- | {{party color cell|Independent politician}} | Others ||align=right| 1,705 ||align=right| 4.1 |- |colspan="4" bgcolor="#EAECF0"| |- |colspan="2"|'''Turnout''' |align=right|41,628 |align=right|65.3 |- |colspan="2"|'''Electorate''' |align=right|63,738 |} {{Election box begin | title=[[2005 United Kingdom general election|General election 2005]]: Beckenham<ref name=electoralcalculus2005>{{cite web|title=Election Data 2005|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2005ob.txt|publisher=[[Electoral Calculus]]|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054249/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2005ob.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = [[Jacqui Lait]] |votes = 22,183 |percentage = 45.3 |change = +0.1 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Liam Curran |votes = 13,782 |percentage = 28.1 |change = β6.1 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Democrats (UK) |candidate = Jef Foulger |votes = 10,862 |percentage = 22.2 |change = +6.1 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = UK Independence Party |candidate = James Cartwright |votes = 1,301 |percentage = 2.7 |change = +0.9 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent politician |candidate = Roderick Reed |votes = 836 |percentage = 1.7 |change = ''New'' }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 8,401 |percentage = 17.2 |change = +6.3 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 48,964 |percentage = 65.5 |change = +2.9 }} {{Election box registered electors| |reg. electors = 74,706 }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Conservative Party (UK) |swing = +3.1 }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin |title = [[2001 United Kingdom general election|General election 2001]]: Beckenham<ref name=electoralcalculus2001>{{cite web|title=Election Data 2001|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2001ob.txt|publisher=[[Electoral Calculus]]|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054450/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2001ob.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = [[Jacqui Lait]] |votes = 20,618 |percentage = 45.3 |change = +2.8 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Richard Watts |votes = 15,659 |percentage = 34.4 |change = +1.0 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Democrats (UK) |candidate = Alexander Feakes |votes = 7,308 |percentage = 16.0 |change = β2.1 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Green Party of England and Wales |candidate = Karen Moran |votes = 961 |percentage = 2.1 |change = ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = UK Independence Party |candidate = Christopher Pratt |votes = 782 |percentage = 1.7 |change = +0.8 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Party (UK, 1989) |candidate = Rif Winfield |votes = 234 |percentage = 0.5 |change = β0.8 }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 4,959 |percentage = 10.9 |change = +1.8 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 45,562 |percentage = 62.6 |change = β12.0 }} {{Election box registered electors| |reg. electors = 72,772 }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Conservative Party (UK) |swing = +0.9 }} {{Election box end}} ===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 = β1.2 }} {{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 = β0.3 }} {{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 = β2.3 }} {{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 = β5.3 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 31,908 |percentage = 43.6 |change = β31.1 }} {{Election box registered electors| |reg. electors = 73,127 }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Conservative Party (UK) |swing = β2.6 }} {{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 = β17.7 }} {{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 = β0.1 }} {{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 = β29.9 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 54,350 |percentage = 74.7 |change = β2.8 }} {{Election box registered electors| |reg. electors = 72,807 }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Conservative Party (UK) |swing = β15.0 }} {{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 = β8.5 }} {{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 = β2.7 }} {{Election box end}} ===Elections in the 1980s=== {{Election box begin | title=[[1987 United Kingdom general election|General election 1987]]: Beckenham<ref name=electoralcalculus1987>{{cite web|title=Election Data 1987|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1987.txt|publisher=[[Electoral Calculus]]|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054243/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1987.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = [[Philip Goodhart]] |votes = 24,903 |percentage = 56.3 |change = β1.1 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Party (UK) |candidate = Colin Darracot |votes = 11,439 |percentage = 25.9 |change = β0.7 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = [[Ken Ritchie]] |votes = 7,888 |percentage = 17.8 |change = +2.3 }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 13,464 |percentage = 30.4 |change = β0.4 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 44,230 |percentage = 72.8 |change = +3.5 }} {{Election box registered electors| |reg. electors = 60,718 }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Conservative Party (UK) |swing = β0.2 }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin | title = [[1983 United Kingdom general election|General election 1983]]: Beckenham<ref name=electoralcalculus1983>{{cite web|title=Election Data 1983|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1983.txt|publisher=[[Electoral Calculus]]|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054231/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1983.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = [[Philip Goodhart]] |votes = 23,606 |percentage = 57.4 |change = +0.5 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Party (UK) |candidate = Christina Forrest |votes = 10,936 |percentage = 26.6 |change = +11.7 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = [[Jim Dowd (politician)|Jim Dowd]] |votes = 6,386 |percentage = 15.5 |change = β9.5 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = British National Party |candidate = Geoffrey Younger |votes = 203 |percentage = 0.5 |change = N/A }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 12,670 |percentage = 30.8 |change = β1.1 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 41,131 |percentage = 69.3 |change = β5.4 }} {{Election box registered electors| |reg. electors = 59,384 }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Conservative Party (UK) |swing = β5.6 }} {{Election box end}} ===Elections in the 1970s=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! 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> |- ! 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 = β1.8 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Party (UK) |candidate = Christina Forrest |votes = 6,450 |percentage = 14.9 |change = β10.6 }} {{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 = β1.4 }} {{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 = β1.9 }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 8,658 |percentage = 20.9 |change = β0.8 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 41,516 |percentage = 69.8 |change = β9.6 }} {{Election box registered electors| |reg. electors = 59,497 }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Conservative Party (UK) |swing = β2.3 }} {{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 = β6.7 }} {{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 = β4.6 }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 10,155 |percentage = 21.7 |change = β18.0 }} {{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 = β9.0 }} {{Election box end}} {| class="wikitable" |- ! 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 = β2.3 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Party (UK) |candidate = Philip Golding |votes = 9,404 |percentage = 17.7 |change = β4.0 }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 17,732 |percentage = 33.3 |change = +8.6 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 53,198 |percentage = 68.7 |change = β9.0 }} {{Election box registered electors| |reg. electors = 77,385 }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Conservative Party (UK) |swing = +4.3 }} {{Election box end}} ===Elections in the 1960s=== {{Election box begin | title=[[1966 United Kingdom general election|General election 1966]]: Beckenham<ref name="1950-1973"/> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = [[Philip Goodhart]] |votes = 28,837 |percentage = 51.5 |change = β2.0 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = [[John Grant (British politician)|John Grant]] |votes = 14,972 |percentage = 26.8 |change = +3.0 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Party (UK) |candidate = Philip Golding |votes = 12,155 |percentage = 21.7 |change = β1.1 }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 13,865 |percentage = 24.8 |change = β5.0 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 55,964 |percentage = 77.8 |change = +0.4 }} {{Election box registered electors| |reg. electors = 71,952 }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Conservative Party (UK) |swing = β2.5 }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin | title=[[1964 United Kingdom general election|General election 1964]]: Beckenham<ref name="1950-1973"/> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = [[Philip Goodhart]] |votes = 30,070 |percentage = 53.5 |change = β8.1 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = [[Alistair Macdonald]] |votes = 13,338 |percentage = 23.7 |change = +1.1 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Party (UK) |candidate = Hubert Monroe |votes = 12,821 |percentage = 22.8 |change = +7.0 }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 16,732 |percentage = 29.8 |change = β9.3 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 56,229 |percentage = 77.4 |change = β3.4 }} {{Election box registered electors| |reg. electors = 72,692 }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Conservative Party (UK) |swing = β4.6 }} {{Election box end}} ===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 = β7.4 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Herbert Ferguson |votes = 13,395 |percentage = 22.6 |change = β8.4 }} {{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 = β6.0 }} {{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 = β12.1 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 47,066 |percentage = 64.7 |change = β11.9 }} {{Election box registered electors| |reg. electors = 72,786 }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Conservative Party (UK) |swing = β6.0 }} {{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 = β1.6 }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 21,237 |percentage = 37.9 |change = +3.2 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 55,991 |percentage = 76.5 |change = β5.9 }} {{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 = β4.1 }} {{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}}
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