England · Constituency
Beckenham and Penge
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Photograph shows Eden Park, a settlement in this constituency, not the whole of Beckenham and Penge.
Your member of parliament
Liam Conlon
LabourLabour won Beckenham and Penge at the 2024 general election with a majority of 12,905 votes, or 24.7 points. A swing of 12.3 points to Conservative would take it. That makes it safer than 509 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 141.
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How safe is this seat?
Safe
A majority of 24.7 points, which is larger than 509 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Labour finished ahead of Conservative by 12,905 votes.
Majority
12,905
24.7% of votes cast.
Turnout
67.6%
+7.9 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
5
52,222 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liam ConlonElected | Labour | 25,753 | 49.3% | +15.6 |
| Hannah Gray | Conservative | 12,848 | 24.6% | +0.9 |
| Edward Apostolides | Reform UK | 5,355 | 10.3% | -4.0 |
| Chloe-Jane Ross | Liberal Democrat | 4,436 | 8.5% | -3.7 |
| Ruth Fabricant | Green Party | 3,830 | 7.3% | +0.9 |
Safe. A comfortable margin. The vs UK column is each party’s share here against its own national share, summed from all 650 results. That describes the 2024 general election only: arithmetic on the published count, not a forecast.
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