Old Bexley and Sidcup (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Old Bexley and Sidcup Borough constituency |
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| Old Bexley and Sidcup shown within Greater London | |
| Created: | 1983 |
| MP: | Derek Conway |
| Party: | Conservative |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| County: | Greater London |
| EP constituency: | London |
Old Bexley and Sidcup is a UK parliamentary constituency situated wholly within the London Borough of Bexley. The seat's incumbent MP since the 2001 general election is Derek Conway of the Conservative Party, who won the selection contest after Sir Edward Heath, who had held the seat and its predecessors since 1950, announced his retirement at the end of the previous parliament.
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[edit] Boundary review
Following their review of parliamentary representation in South London, the Boundary Commission for England has made only minor changes to the existing Old Bexley and Sidcup constituency.
The electoral wards used in the formation of this seat are;
- Blackfen and Lamorbey, Blendon and Penhill, Cray Meadows, East Wickham, Falconwood and Welling, Longlands, St Mary’s and Sidcup.
[edit] Members of Parliament
- 1983-2001 – Edward Heath, Conservative
- 2001 – present: Derek Conway, Conservative
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[edit] Election results
| General Election 2005: Old Bexley and Sidcup | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Derek Conway | 22,191 | 49.8 | +4.4 | |
| Labour | Gavin Moore | 12,271 | 27.5 | −10.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Nick O'Hare | 6,564 | 14.7 | +1.0 | |
| UK Independence | Michael Barnbrook | 2,015 | 4.5 | +1.1 | |
| British National | Claire Sayers | 1,227 | 2.8 | N/A | |
| Independent (politician) | Gregory Peters | 304 | 0.7 | N/A | |
| Majority | 9,920 | 22.3 | |||
| Turnout | 44,572 | 65.3 | +3.2 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +7.2 | |||
| General Election 2001: Old Bexley and Sidcup | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Derek Conway | 19,130 | 45.4 | +3.4 | |
| Labour | Jim Dickson | 15,785 | 37.5 | +2.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Belinda Ford | 5,792 | 13.7 | -2.4 | |
| UK Independence | Janice Cronin | 1.426 | 3.4 | +2.4 | |
| Majority | 3,345 | 7.9 | |||
| Turnout | 42,133 | 62.1 | -13.4 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
