Beckenham and Penge is a

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of the

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in the

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. Further to the completion of the

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, it was first contested in the 2024 general election, since when it has been represented by Liam Conlon of the Labour Party.

Constituency profile

The main settlements are Anerley, Beckenham, Penge and West Wickham with a large amount of interwar housing. Levels of education and employment are above average for Great Britain.

Boundaries

Under the 2023 boundary review, the constituency was defined as comprising the following wards of the

London Borough of Bromley The London Borough of Bromley () is a London Borough, borough in London, England. It is the largest and southeasternmost borough in London, and borders the county of Kent, of which it formed part until 1965. The borough's population in the 2021 ...

as they existed on 1 December 2020: * Copers Cope, Kelsey and Eden Park, Shortlands, and West Wickham, transferred from

Beckenham Beckenham () is a town in Greater London, England, within the London Borough of Bromley. Prior to 1965, it was part of Kent. It is situated north of Elmers End and Eden Park, east of Penge, south of Lower Sydenham and Bellingham, and west ...

(now abolished). * Clock House, Crystal Palace and Anerley, and Penge and Cator, transferred from Lewisham West and Penge (now abolished). Following a local government boundary review of Bromley, which became effective in May 2022, it now comprises the following wards from the 2024 general election: *

Town and Copers Cope; Clock House; Crystal Palace and

Anerley Anerley () is suburb of south east London, England, within the London Borough of Bromley. It is located south south-east of Charing Cross, to the south of Upper Norwood, west of Penge, north of Elmers End and east of South Norwood. The northe ...

; Kelsey and Eden Park;

Penge Penge () is a suburb of South East Greater London, London, England, now in the London Borough of Bromley, west of Bromley, north east of Croydon and south east of Charing Cross. Etymology The name ''Penge'' is first attested in charter of ...

and Cator; Shortlands and Park Langley (except polling district SHP5X); and West Wickham.

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

Elections in the 2010s

References

External links

Beckenham and Penge UK Parliament constituency
(boundaries from June 2024) at ''MapIt UK'' {{Constituencies in London Parliamentary constituencies in London Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 2024 Politics of the London Borough of Bromley