Bexleyheath (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Bexleyheath Borough constituency |
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|---|---|
| Created: | 1974 |
| Abolished: | 1997 |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| Members: | one |
Bexleyheath was a parliamentary constituency in the London Borough of Bexley, outer London, which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from February 1974 until it was abolished for the 1997 general election.
It was only ever represented in the House of Commons by one man – Cyril Townsend. A Conservative, Townsend held the seat from its creation in February 1974 until its abolition in 1997.
It was then largely replaced by the new constituency of Bexleyheath and Crayford.
[edit] Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
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| 1974 | Cyril Townsend | Conservative | |
