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Beckenham

Every general election in Beckenham since 1950 (until 2019). Latest: Bob Stewart, Conservative, majority 14,258.

2019 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Bob Stewart Elected sitting MPConservative27,28254.0%
Marina AhmadLabour13,02425.8%
Chloe-Jane RossLiberal Democrats8,19416.2%
Ruth FabricantGreen2,0554.1%
Valid votes50,555
Majority14,25828.2%

Con hold Turnout 73.6% of 68,662 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%1950195519641970O1974198319922001201020172019Conservative, 1950: 59.9%Conservative, 1951: 67.4%Conservative, 1955: 69.0%Conservative, 1959: 61.6%Conservative, 1964: 53.5%Conservative, 1966: 51.5%Conservative, 1970: 57.8%Conservative, February 1974: 49.1%Conservative, October 1974: 47.7%Conservative, 1979: 56.9%Conservative, 1983: 57.4%Conservative, 1987: 56.3%Conservative, 1992: 56.9%Conservative, 1997: 42.5%Conservative, 2001: 45.3%Conservative, 2005: 45.3%Conservative, 2010: 57.9%Conservative, 2015: 57.3%Conservative, 2017: 59.3%Conservative, 2019: 54.0%Labour, 1950: 29.4%Labour, 1951: 32.6%Labour, 1955: 31.0%Labour, 1959: 22.6%Labour, 1964: 23.7%Labour, 1966: 26.8%Labour, 1970: 24.5%Labour, February 1974: 23.5%Labour, October 1974: 26.8%Labour, 1979: 25.1%Labour, 1983: 15.5%Labour, 1987: 17.8%Labour, 1992: 23.9%Labour, 1997: 33.4%Labour, 2001: 34.4%Labour, 2005: 28.2%Labour, 2010: 14.5%Labour, 2015: 19.4%Labour, 2017: 30.1%Labour, 2019: 25.8%Liberal, 1950: 10.7%Liberal, 1959: 15.8%Liberal, 1964: 22.8%Liberal, 1966: 21.7%Liberal, 1970: 17.7%Liberal, February 1974: 27.4%Liberal, October 1974: 25.5%Liberal, 1979: 14.9%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 17.4%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 18.1%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 16.0%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 22.2%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 20.6%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 6.9%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 7.9%Liberal Democrats, 2019: 16.2%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 26.6%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 25.9%UK Independence Party, 2010: 3.3%UK Independence Party, 2015: 12.5%
Vote share in Beckenham at each general election Con Lab Lib LD Alliance UKIP

Boundary changes in 2024

Where the voters of the old Beckenham (2010–2019 boundaries) live now:

Shares of population, from the House of Commons Library’s boundary analysis in the UK Parliament election results data.

Every result

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
2019Con Bob StewartLab14,25828.273.6%Con hold
2017Con Bob StewartLab15,08729.276.0%Con hold
2015Con Bob StewartLab18,47137.972.4%Con hold
2010Con Bob StewartLD17,78437.372.0%Con hold
2005ConLab8,40117.265.2%
2001ConLab4,95910.962.6%Con hold
1997ConLab4,9539.174.3%
1992ConLab15,28533.077.9%Con hold
1987ConAlliance13,46430.473.6%Con hold
1983ConAlliance12,67030.869.3%
1979ConLab13,75131.874.7%Con hold
October 1974ConLab8,65820.969.8%Con hold
February 1974ConLib10,15521.779.4%
1970ConLab17,73233.368.7%Con hold
1966ConLab13,86524.877.8%Con hold
1964ConLab16,73229.877.4%Con hold
1959ConLab23,13339.080.8%Con hold
1955ConLab21,23737.976.5%
1951ConLab21,30034.882.4%Con hold
1950ConLab19,37930.486.5%

Constituency boundaries were redrawn several times (most recently in 1983, 1997, 2005 (Scotland), 2010 and 2024), so the area behind the name changed over time. Before 2010 results are by party; candidate names start in 2010.

Questions and answers

Who last won Beckenham?

Bob Stewart (Conservative) won Beckenham at the 2019 general election with a majority of 14,258.

Which parties have won Beckenham?

At the 20 general elections held under this name since 1950: Conservative 20.

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