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: | Independent (formerly 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, elected as a Conservative Party candidate, who won the selection contest after Sir Edward Heath, who had held the seat and its predecessors since 1950 and was prime minister of the United Kingdom between 19 June 1970 to 4 March 1974, announced his retirement at the end of the previous parliament.
However on 29 January 2008 the Conservative Party withdrew Derek Conway's whip following alleged misuse of funds, and he is now an Independent MP.
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[edit] Boundaries
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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
| Duration of term as MP | Name of MP | Party of MP | |
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| 1983 - 2001 | Edward Heath | Conservative | |
| 2001 - 2008 | Derek Conway | Conservative | |
| 2008 - Present | Independent Conservative | ||
[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 Democrat | Nick O'Hare | 6,564 | 14.7 | +1.0 | |
| UK Independence | Michael Barnbrook | 2,015 | 4.5 | +1.1 | |
| British National Party | Claire Sayers | 1,227 | 2.8 | N/A | |
| Independent | 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 Democrat | 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 | ||||
[edit] See also
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