Bexleyheath and Crayford is a constituency in Greater London to be represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament by Daniel Francis following his victory in the 2024 general election for the Labour Party..
It was created in 1997 from parts of the former seats of Bexleyheath and Erith and Crayford.
Constituency profile
Bexleyheath and Crayford is a predominantly suburban constituency, located in the Borough of Bexley on the outskirts of London. It contains the towns of Bexleyheath and Crayford and the neighbourhood of Slade Green.
The area was historically rural and developed rapidly following the arrival of railways in the late 19th century. Compared to the rest of the country, residents of the constituency are wealthier and have similar levels of education and professional employment. The constituency is less ethnically diverse than other parts of London but more so than the country as a whole; 73% of residents are White, 11% are Black and 10% are Asian. At the most recent borough council election in 2022, most of the constituency's seats were won by Conservatives, whilst the areas closer to the Thames elected Labour Party councillors. Unlike most of London, Bexleyheath and Crayford voted strongly in favour of leaving the European Union in the 2016 referendum, estimated at 65% of voters.
:The revised contents take into account the local government boundary review for Bexley which became effective in May 2018. Boundaries were extended northwards, gaining parts of Erith and Thamesmead, offset by westernmost areas being transferred to Old Bexley and Sidcup.
Members of Parliament
See Bexley, Bexleyheath and Erith and Crayford for related results from 1955 to 1997.
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| 1997
| Nigel Beard
| Labour
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| 2005
| David Evennett
| Conservative
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| 2024
| Daniel Francis
| Labour
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Election results
thumb|centre|upright=2.5|Election results 1997-2024
Elections in the 2020s
Elections in the 2010s
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! colspan="4" | 2019 notional result
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! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="130px" colspan="2" | Party
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| Conservative ||align=right| 28,750 ||align=right| 60.8
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| Labour ||align=right| 13,712 ||align=right| 29.0
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| Liberal Democrats ||align=right| 2,832 ||align=right| 6.0
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| Green ||align=right| 1,070 ||align=right| 2.3
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| Others ||align=right| 520 ||align=right| 1.1
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| Brexit Party ||align=right| 416 ||align=right| 0.9
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|colspan="2"|Majority
|align=right|15,038
|align=right|31.8
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|colspan="2"|Turnout
|align=right|47,300
|align=right|67.6
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|colspan="2"|Electorate
|align=right|69,948
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Elections in the 2000s
Elections in the 1990s
See also
- List of parliamentary constituencies in London
Notes
References
External links
- Politics Resources (Election results from 1922 onwards)
- Electoral Calculus (Election results from 1955 onwards)
- Bexleyheath and Crayford UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at MapIt UK
- Bexleyheath and Crayford UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK
- Bexleyheath and Crayford UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK