| Bexley | |
|---|---|
| Former Borough constituency | |
| for the House of Commons | |
| 1945–February 1974 | |
| Number of members | one |
| Replaced by | Bexleyheath, Sidcup |
| Created from | Chislehurst, Dartford |
Bexley was a parliamentary constituency centred on the Bexley district of south-east London. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The constituency was created for the 1945 general election, from parts of the Chislehurst and Dartford seats, and abolished for the 1974 general election and replaced by two new constituencies of Bexleyheath and Sidcup.
The MP when the constituency was abolished, the then Conservative Prime Minister Edward Heath, fought and won the new Sidcup constituency in 1974. He went on to represent the new seat of Old Bexley and Sidcup from 1983 until he retired from parliament in 2001 after being an MP for 50 years.
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | Janet Adamson | Labour | |
| 1946 by-election | Ashley Bramall | Labour | |
| 1950 | Rt Hon Edward Heath | Conservative | |
| Feb 1974 | constituency abolished: see Bexleyheath and Sidcup | ||
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Kinross and West Perthshire |
Constituency represented by the Leader of the Opposition 1965–1970 |
Succeeded by Huyton |
| Preceded by Huyton |
Constituency represented by the Prime Minister 1970–1974 |
Succeeded by Huyton |