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Orpington

Every general election in Orpington since 1955. Latest: Gareth Bacon, Conservative, majority 5,118.

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Member of Parliament

Gareth Bacon

Conservative · elected 4 July 2024 · majority 5,118

2024 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Gareth Bacon Elected sitting MPConservative17,50438.0%
Ju OwensLabour12,38626.9%
Mark JamesReform UK8,89619.3%
Graeme CaseyLiberal Democrats4,72810.3%
Seamus McCauleyGreen2,3195.0%
John BrightSocial Democratic Party2400.5%
Valid votes46,073
Majority5,11811.1%

Con hold Turnout 64.6% of 71,284 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%195519641970O1974198319922001201020172024Conservative, 1955: 59.9%Conservative, 1959: 56.6%Conservative, 1964: 41.8%Conservative, 1966: 43.3%Conservative, 1970: 47.3%Conservative, February 1974: 47.2%Conservative, October 1974: 47.0%Conservative, 1979: 58.0%Conservative, 1983: 57.3%Conservative, 1987: 58.2%Conservative, 1992: 57.2%Conservative, 1997: 40.6%Conservative, 2001: 43.9%Conservative, 2005: 48.8%Conservative, 2010: 59.7%Conservative, 2015: 57.4%Conservative, 2017: 62.9%Conservative, 2019: 63.4%Conservative, 2024: 38.0%Liberal, 1955: 12.5%Liberal, 1959: 21.2%Liberal, 1964: 48.4%Liberal, 1966: 46.7%Liberal, 1970: 44.7%Liberal, February 1974: 40.7%Liberal, October 1974: 37.4%Liberal, 1979: 29.0%Labour, 1955: 27.6%Labour, 1959: 22.2%Labour, 1964: 9.9%Labour, 1966: 10.1%Labour, 1970: 8.0%Labour, February 1974: 12.1%Labour, October 1974: 15.7%Labour, 1979: 11.9%Labour, 1983: 7.7%Labour, 1987: 10.7%Labour, 1992: 11.5%Labour, 1997: 17.9%Labour, 2001: 10.8%Labour, 2005: 9.0%Labour, 2010: 9.0%Labour, 2015: 15.6%Labour, 2017: 24.4%Labour, 2019: 17.5%Labour, 2024: 26.9%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 30.2%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 35.7%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 43.3%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 39.8%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 24.5%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 6.8%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 6.6%Liberal Democrats, 2019: 15.5%Liberal Democrats, 2024: 10.3%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 34.5%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 31.0%UK Independence Party, 2010: 2.8%UK Independence Party, 2015: 16.7%UK Independence Party, 2017: 4.0%Reform UK, 2024: 19.3%
Vote share in Orpington at each general election Con Lib Lab LD Alliance UKIP Ref

Boundary changes in 2024

Where the voters of today’s Orpington lived under the old (2010–2019) boundaries:

Where the voters of the old Orpington (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
2024Con Gareth BaconLab5,11811.164.6%Con hold
2019Con Gareth BaconLab22,37845.970.7%Con hold
2017Con Joseph JohnsonLab19,46138.674.3%Con hold
2015Con Joseph JohnsonUKIP19,97940.872.0%Con hold
2010Con Jo JohnsonLD17,20035.272.2%Con hold
2005ConLD4,9479.069.3%
2001ConLD2690.564.6%Con hold
1997ConLD2,9524.976.3%
1992ConLD12,93527.083.7%Con hold
1987ConAlliance12,73227.278.5%Con hold
1983ConAlliance10,15122.774.9%
1979ConLib16,07629.081.7%Con hold
October 1974ConLib5,0109.779.0%Con hold
February 1974ConLib3,6646.686.1%
1970ConLib1,3222.679.2%Con gain from Lib
1966LibCon1,6223.486.9%Lib hold
1964LibCon3,0726.685.3%Lib gain from Con
1959ConLab14,76034.482.8%Con hold
1955ConLab11,93632.379.4%

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 is the MP for Orpington?

Gareth Bacon (Conservative) won Orpington at the 2024 general election with a majority of 5,118.

Which parties have won Orpington?

At the 19 general elections held under this name since 1955: Conservative 17, Liberal 2.

Which region is Orpington in?

Orpington is in London.

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