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{{Short description|UK Parliament constituency (1997–2024)}}
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{{Infobox UK constituency main
 |name        = Bromley and Chislehurst
 |parliament  = uk
 |map1        = BromleyChislehurst2007
 |map2        = 
 |map_entity  = Greater London
 |map_year    = 
 |year        = 1997
 |abolished   = 2024
 |type        = Borough
 |borough     = [[London Borough of Bromley]]
 |previous    = [[Ravensbourne (UK Parliament constituency)|Ravensbourne]], [[Chislehurst (UK Parliament constituency)|Chislehurst]]
 |next        =[[Bromley and Biggin Hill]], [[Eltham and Chislehurst]] 
 | population = 88,633 (2011 census)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=6507780&c=&d=27&e=62&g=6430187&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&o=362&m=0&r=1&s=1422104706393&enc=1&dsFamilyId=2473 |title=Bromley and Chislehurst: Usual Resident Population, 2011 |website=Neighbourhood Statistics |publisher=Office for National Statistics |access-date=4 February 2015 |archive-date=4 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150204221451/http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=6507780&c=&d=27&e=62&g=6430187&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&o=362&m=0&r=1&s=1422104706393&enc=1&dsFamilyId=2473 |url-status=live }}</ref>
 |electorate  = 65,508 (December 2010)<ref>{{cite web
 |url=http://www.boundarycommissionforengland.org.uk/electoral-figures/electoral-figures.htm
 |title=Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England 
 |date=4 March 2011 
 |work=2011 Electorate Figures 
 |publisher=Boundary Commission for England 
 |access-date=13 March 2011 
 |url-status=usurped
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101106204053/http://www.boundarycommissionforengland.org.uk/electoral-figures/electoral-figures.htm 
 |archive-date=6 November 2010 
}}</ref>
 |mp          = [[Bob Neill]]
 |party       = [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
 |region      = England
 |county      = Greater London
 |european    = London
 |elects_howmany = One
}}

'''Bromley and Chislehurst''' was a [[Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom|constituency]] in [[Greater London]] represented in the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] of the [[UK Parliament]] from [[2006 Bromley and Chislehurst by-election|2006]] until its abolition for the [[2024 United Kingdom general election|2024 general election]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – London {{!}} Boundary Commission for England |url=https://boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk/2023-review/2023-review-volume-one-report/the-2023-review-of-parliamentary-constituency-boundaries-in-england-volume-one-report-london/ |access-date=2023-07-26 |website=boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk}}</ref> by [[Bob Neill]], a [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]].{{refn|As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] (MP) by the [[first past the post]] system of election at least every five years.|group= n}}

==Constituency profile==
The Bromley and Chislehurst constituency is relatively prosperous in terms of income and has low unemployment; it is largely suburban with significant parkland and sports areas.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk |title=Local statistics - Office for National Statistics |website=Neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk |date=2017-05-12 |access-date=2017-06-30 |archive-date=2003-02-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030211201309/http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.openstreetmap.org |title=OpenStreetMap |website=OpenStreetMap.org |access-date=2017-06-30 |archive-date=2011-02-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110223195827/http://www.openstreetmap.org/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Most of the housing is owner-occupied although there are significant proportions of [[social housing]] in parts of [[Mottingham]] and [[Bromley Common]]. The [[2011 United Kingdom census|2011 census]] shows that the borough is 84.3% White European/British, lower than the national average (86%) and higher than then London average (59%).<ref name="s1">{{cite web |url=http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/guide/seat-profiles/bromley |title=UKPollingReport Election Guide 2010 » Bromley and Chislehurst |website=Ukpollingreport.co.uk |date=2006-06-29 |access-date=2017-06-30 |archive-date=2017-08-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170819220247/http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/guide/seat-profiles/bromley/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Until 2006 it was one of the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]]'s [[Safe seat|safest seats]]; the by-election of that year saw the party's electoral majority fall steeply from over 13,000 (in the [[2005 United Kingdom general election|2005 election]]) to just over 600 votes. The party has since rebuilt its majority, which currently stands at just under 11,000.<ref name="last"/>

==History==
The [[Bromley (UK Parliament constituency)|Bromley]] parliamentary constituency was created in 1918.{{refn|Before 1918 the area was part of the larger [[Sevenoaks (UK Parliament constituency)|Sevenoaks]] constituency|group= n}} In 1974 Bromley became [[Ravensbourne (UK Parliament constituency)|Ravensbourne]].

Before the 1997 election western wards of [[Chislehurst (UK Parliament constituency)|Chislehurst]] merged with eastern wards in Ravensbourne to form '''Bromley and Chislehurst'''.{{refn|Outlying parts of predecessor constituencies joined [[Beckenham (UK Parliament constituency)|Beckenham]], [[Lewisham West and Penge]] and [[Orpington (UK Parliament constituency)|Orpington]]|group= n}}

===Bromley/Ravensbourne/Chislehurst summary===
The earlier Bromley seat, later Ravensbourne, was markedly prosperous in regional terms and did not elect [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Members of Parliament]] (MPs) during its 1918 to 1974 existence. However, one of the Ravensbourne wards, [[Plaistow, Bromley|Plaistow and Sundridge]], had a communist councillor in the 1940s. Prime Minister (1957–1963) [[Harold Macmillan]] was the MP for [[Bromley (UK Parliament constituency)|Bromley]] from 1945 until his retirement in 1964, when he was succeeded by [[John Hunt (British politician, born 1929)|John Hunt]]. Hunt, on the left of the Conservative Party, held the seat (renamed [[Ravensbourne (UK Parliament constituency)|Ravensbourne]] in 1974) until 1997.

The Chislehurst seat had a [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] MP from [[1966 United Kingdom general election|1966]] until [[1970 United Kingdom general election|1970]].

A [[2006 Bromley and Chislehurst by-election|by-election]] was held on 29 June 2006, upon the death of the previous MP [[Eric Forth]] the month before, which returned [[London Assembly]] member [[Bob Neill]] as the new Conservative MP with an electoral majority of just over 600 votes – compared to the previous Conservative majority of over 13,000 in the 2005 general election. Turnout was down by a significant margin. In 2010 Bob Neill was re-elected with a Conservative majority greater than that achieved in 2005.

==Boundaries==
'''1997–2010''': The London Borough of Bromley wards of Bickley, Bromley Common and Keston, Chislehurst, Hayes, Martins Hill and Town, Mottingham, and Plaistow and Sundridge.

[[File:Bromley&Chislehurst.GIF|thumb|290px|The wards and boundaries for the Bromley and Chislehurst Parliament constituency (red) as first used in the [[2010 United Kingdom general election|2010 general election]], shown within the London Borough of Bromley (yellow)]]
'''2010–2024''': The London Borough of Bromley wards of Bickley, Bromley Town, Chislehurst, Cray Valley West, Mottingham and Chislehurst North, and Plaistow and Sundridge.

Bromley and Chislehurst constituency covered the northern part of the [[London Borough of Bromley]] including the east of Bromley, its town centre, and Chislehurst.

===Abolition===
Further to the completion of the [[2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies]], the seat was abolished for the [[2024 United Kingdom general election|2024 general election]], with its contents distributed three ways:<ref name=":0" />

* The majority of the electorate, comprising [[Bickley]], [[Bromley]], [[Plaistow, Bromley|Plaistow]] and [[Sundridge, London|Sundridge]], to form the basis of the new constituency of [[Bromley and Biggin Hill (UK Parliament constituency)|'''Bromley and Biggin Hill''']]
* [[Chislehurst]] and [[Mottingham]] to be included in the new constituency of [[Eltham and Chislehurst (UK Parliament constituency)|'''Eltham and Chislehurst''']]
* The Cray Valley West ward ([[St Paul's Cray]]) to be reunited with Cray Valley East ([[St Mary's Cray]]) in the [[Orpington (UK Parliament constituency)|Orpington]] constituency

==Members of Parliament==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!colspan="2"|Election!!Member<ref>{{cite web|title=Bromley and Chislehurst 1997-|url=https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/constituencies/bromley-and-chislehurst|website=[[Hansard|Parliamentary Debates (Hansard)]]|access-date=2 February 2015|archive-date=21 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141221205641/http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/constituencies/bromley-and-chislehurst|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="rayment">{{Rayment-hc|b|6|date=March 2012}}</ref>
!Party
|-
|rowspan=2 style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[1997 United Kingdom general election|1997]]
| [[Eric Forth]]
| rowspan=2|[[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
|-
| [[2006 Bromley and Chislehurst by-election|2006 by-election]]
| [[Bob Neill]]
|}

==Election results==
===Elections in the 2010s===
{{Election box begin | title = [[2019 United Kingdom general election|General election 2019]]: Bromley and Chislehurst<ref name="last">{{Cite web|url=https://www.bromley.gov.uk/downloads/file/5216/statement_of_persons_nominated_general_election_2019_-_bromley_and_chislehurst_constituency|title=Statement of Persons Nominated General Election 2019 - Bromley & Chislehurst constituency {{!}} London Borough of Bromley|last=Bromley|first=London Borough of|website=www.bromley.gov.uk|language=en|access-date=2019-11-19|archive-date=2019-11-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191115105312/https://www.bromley.gov.uk/downloads/file/5216/statement_of_persons_nominated_general_election_2019_-_bromley_and_chislehurst_constituency|url-status=live}}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Bob Neill]]
|votes = 23,958
|percentage = 52.6
|change = −1.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party=Labour Party (UK)
|candidate=Angela Wilkins
|votes= 13,067
|percentage= 28.7
|change= −4.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate=Julie Ireland
|votes= 6,621
|percentage= 14.5
|change= +7.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party=Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate=Mary Ion
|votes= 1,546
|percentage= 3.4
|change= +0.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party=Christian Peoples Alliance
|candidate= Zion Amodu
|votes= 255
|percentage= 0.6
|change= ''New''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party=Renew Party
|candidate= Jyoti Dialani
|votes= 119
|percentage= 0.3
|change= ''New''
}}
{{Election box majority
 |votes = 10,891
 |percentage = 23.9
 |change = +3.3
}}
{{Election box turnout
 |votes = 45,566
 |percentage = 68.3
 |change = −3.4
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 66,711
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
 |winner = Conservative Party (UK)
 |swing  = +1.7
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin|title=[[General election 2017]]: Bromley and Chislehurst<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bromley.gov.uk/downloads/file/2920/bromley_and_chislehurst_constituency_notice_of_election_agents_names_and_offices|title=Bromley and Chislehurst Constituency Notice of Election Agents' Names and Offices|access-date=2017-05-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170627194956/http://www.bromley.gov.uk/downloads/file/2920/bromley_and_chislehurst_constituency_notice_of_election_agents_names_and_offices|archive-date=2017-06-27|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000604 |title=Bromley & Chislehurst parliamentary constituency |work=BBC News |access-date=2018-06-22 |archive-date=2018-04-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180429040454/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000604 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-7979/CBP-7979.pdf |title=Commons Briefing Paper 7979. General Election 2017: results and analysis |edition=Second |date=29 January 2019 |orig-date=7 April 2018 |publisher=[[House of Commons Library]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191112183438/https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-7979/CBP-7979.pdf |archive-date=12 November 2019}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
  |party      = Conservative Party (UK)
  |candidate  = [[Bob Neill]]
  |votes      = 25,175
  |percentage = 54.0
  |change     = +1.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Labour Party (UK)
  |candidate  = [[Sara Hyde]]
  |votes      = 15,585
  |percentage = 33.4
  |change     = +11.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Liberal Democrats (UK)
  |candidate  = Sam Webber
  |votes      = 3,369
  |percentage = 7.2
  |change     = +0.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = UKIP
  |candidate  = Emmett Jenner
  |votes      = 1,383
  |percentage = 3.0
  |change     = −11.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Green Party of England and Wales
  |candidate  = Roisin Robertson
  |votes      = 1,150
  |percentage = 2.5
  |change     = −1.6
}} 
{{Election box majority
 |votes = 9,590
 |percentage = 20.6
 |change = −10.2
}}
{{Election box turnout
 |votes = 46,662
 |percentage = 71.7
 |change = +3.3
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 65,117
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
 |winner = Conservative Party (UK)
 |swing  = −5.1
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=[[2015 United Kingdom general election|General election 2015]]: Bromley and Chislehurst<ref name=electoralcalculus2015>{{cite web|title=Election Data 2015|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2015.txt|publisher=[[Electoral Calculus]]|access-date=17 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017112223/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2015.txt|archive-date=17 October 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=London Borough of Bromley |url=http://www.bromley.gov.uk/downloads/file/2229/bromley_and_chislehurst_constituency_result_of_poll_may_2015 |title=Bromley and Chislehurst Constituency result of poll May 2015 - General Election May 2015 results - Downloads - London Borough of Bromley |website=Bromley.gov.uk |access-date=2017-06-30 |archive-date=2018-05-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180511172023/http://www.bromley.gov.uk/downloads/file/2229/bromley_and_chislehurst_constituency_result_of_poll_may_2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
  |party      = Conservative Party (UK)
  |candidate  = [[Bob Neill]]
  |votes      = 23,343
  |percentage = 53.0
  |change     = −0.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Labour Party (UK)
  |candidate  = John Courtneidge<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.labour.org.uk/people/detail/john-courtneidge |title=John Courtneidge – the Labour Party |access-date=2015-04-02 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403123906/http://www.labour.org.uk/people/detail/john-courtneidge |archive-date=2015-04-03}}</ref>
  |votes      = 9,779
  |percentage = 22.2
  |change     = +5.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = UK Independence Party
  |candidate  = Emmett Jenner
  |votes      = 6,285
  |percentage = 14.3
  |change     = +11.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Liberal Democrats (UK)
  |candidate  = Sam Webber<ref>[http://www.libdems.org.uk/general_election_candidates#London]  {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150215082557/http://www.libdems.org.uk/general_election_candidates |date=2015-02-15 }}</ref>
  |votes      = 2,836
  |percentage = 6.4
  |change     = −15.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Green Party of England and Wales
  |candidate  = Roisin Robertson<ref>{{cite web |url=http://london.greenparty.org.uk/elections/2015-general-election.html |title=London Green Party &#124; 2015 General Election |access-date=2015-02-25 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150108053347/http://london.greenparty.org.uk/elections/2015-general-election.html |archive-date=2015-01-08 }}</ref>
  |votes      = 1,823
  |percentage = 4.1
  |change     = +2.6
}}
{{Election box majority
 |votes =  13,564
 |percentage = 30.8
 |change = −0.8
}}
{{Election box turnout
 |votes =  44,066
 |percentage = 68.4
 |change = +1.1
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 65,477
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
 |winner = Conservative Party (UK)
 |swing  = −3.0
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin| title=[[2010 United Kingdom general election|General election 2010]]: Bromley and Chislehurst<ref name=electoralcalculus2010>{{cite web|title=Election Data 2010|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2010.txt|publisher=[[Electoral Calculus]]|access-date=17 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130726162034/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2010.txt|archive-date=26 July 2013}}</ref><ref name="s1" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://bnp.org.uk/2010/04/bnp-to-fight-32-parliamentary-seats-in-london/ |title=The British National Party — Blog — BNP to Fight 32 Parliamentary Seats in London |access-date=2017-06-30 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100408114810/http://bnp.org.uk/2010/04/bnp-to-fight-32-parliamentary-seats-in-london/ |archive-date=2010-04-08 }}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
  |party      = Conservative Party (UK)
  |candidate  = [[Bob Neill]]
  |votes      = 23,569
  |percentage = 53.5
  |change     =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Liberal Democrats (UK)
  |candidate  = Sam Webber
  |votes      = 9,669
  |percentage = 22.0
  |change     =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Labour Party (UK)
  |candidate  = Chris Kirby
  |votes      = 7,295
  |percentage = 16.6
  |change     =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = UK Independence Party
  |candidate  = Emmett Jenner
  |votes      = 1,451
  |percentage = 3.3
  |change     =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = British National Party
  |candidate  = Rowena Savage
  |votes      = 1,070
  |percentage = 2.4
  |change     =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Green Party of England and Wales
  |candidate  = Roisin Robertson
  |votes      = 607
  |percentage = 1.5
  |change     =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = English Democrats Party
  |candidate  = Jon Cheeseman
  |votes      = 376
  |percentage = 0.9
  |change     =
}}
{{Election box majority|
  |votes      = 13,900
  |percentage = 31.6
  |change     =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
  |votes      = 44,037
  |percentage = 67.3
  |change     =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
  |winner     = Conservative Party (UK)
  |swing      =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===Elections in the 2000s===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2006 Bromley and Chislehurst by-election]]<ref name="s1" />
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
  |party      = Conservative Party (UK)
  |candidate  = [[Bob Neill]]
  |votes      = 11,621
  |percentage = 40.1
  |change     = −11.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Liberal Democrats (UK)
  |candidate  = Ben Abbotts
  |votes      = 10,988
  |percentage = 37.9
  |change     = +17.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = UK Independence Party
  |candidate  = [[Nigel Farage]]
  |votes      = 2,307
  |percentage = 8.0
  |change     = +4.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Labour Party (UK)
  |candidate  = [[Rachel Reeves]]
  |votes      = 1,925
  |percentage = 6.6
  |change     = −15.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Green Party of England and Wales
  |candidate  = Ann Garrett
  |votes      = 811
  |percentage = 2.8
  |change     = −0.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = National Front (United Kingdom)
  |candidate  = Paul Winnett
  |votes      = 476
  |percentage = 1.6
  |change     = ''New''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Independent (politician)
  |candidate  = John Hemming-Clark
  |votes      = 442
  |percentage = 1.5
  |change     = ''New''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = English Democrats Party
  |candidate  = Steven Uncles
  |votes      = 212
  |percentage = 0.7
  |change     = ''New''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Official Monster Raving Loony Party
  |candidate  = John Cartwright
  |votes      = 132
  |percentage = 0.5
  |change     = ''New''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Independent (politician)
  |candidate  = Nick Hadziannis
  |votes      = 65
  |percentage = 0.2
  |change     = ''New''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Money Reform Party
  |candidate  = Anne Belsey
  |votes      = 33
  |percentage = 0.1
  |change     = ''New''
}}
{{Election box majority|
  |votes      = 633
  |percentage = 2.2
  |change     = −26.7
}}
{{Election box turnout|
  |votes      = 29,012
  |percentage = 40.2
  |change     = −24.6
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 71,798
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
  |winner     = Conservative Party (UK)
  |swing      = −13.8
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=[[2005 United Kingdom general election|General election 2005]]: Bromley and Chislehurst<ref name=electoralcalculus2005>{{cite web|title=Election Data 2005|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2005ob.txt|publisher=[[Electoral Calculus]]|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054249/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2005ob.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/vote2005/html/101.stm |title=Election 2005 &#124; Results &#124; Bromley & Chislehurst |work=[[BBC News]] |date=2005-05-06 |access-date=2017-06-30 |archive-date=2007-03-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070313044331/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/vote2005/html/101.stm |url-status=live }}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
  |party      = Conservative Party (UK)
  |candidate  = [[Eric Forth]]
  |votes      = 23,583
  |percentage = 51.1
  |change     = +1.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Labour Party (UK)
  |candidate  = [[Rachel Reeves]]
  |votes      = 10,241
  |percentage = 22.2
  |change     = −6.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Liberal Democrats (UK)
  |candidate  = Peter Brooks
  |votes      = 9,368
  |percentage = 20.3
  |change     = +1.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = UK Independence Party
  |candidate  = David Hooper
  |votes      = 1,475
  |percentage = 3.2
  |change     = +0.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Green Party of England and Wales
  |candidate  = Ann Garrett
  |votes      = 1,470
  |percentage = 3.2
  |change     = ''New''
}}
{{Election box majority|
  |votes      = 13,342
  |percentage = 28.9
  |change     = +8.0
}}
{{Election box turnout|
  |votes      = 46,137
  |percentage = 64.8
  |change     = +0.5
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 71,137
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
  |winner     = Conservative Party (UK)
  |swing      = +4.0
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=[[2001 United Kingdom general election|General election 2001]]: Bromley and Chislehurst<ref name=electoralcalculus2001>{{cite web|title=Election Data 2001|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2001ob.txt|publisher=[[Electoral Calculus]]|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054450/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2001ob.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}</ref><ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/vote2001/results_constituencies/constituencies/101.stm |title=VOTE 2001 &#124; RESULTS & CONSTITUENCIES &#124; Bromley & Chislehurst |work=[[BBC News]] |access-date=2017-06-30 |archive-date=2016-06-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160623193458/http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/vote2001/results_constituencies/constituencies/101.stm |url-status=live }}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
  |party      = Conservative Party (UK)
  |candidate  = [[Eric Forth]]
  |votes      = 21,412
  |percentage = 49.5
  |change     = +3.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Labour Party (UK)
  |candidate  = Sue Polydorou
  |votes      = 12,375
  |percentage = 28.6
  |change     = +3.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Liberal Democrats (UK)
  |candidate  = Geoff Payne
  |votes      = 8,180
  |percentage = 18.9
  |change     = −4.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = UK Independence Party
  |candidate  = Rob Bryant
  |votes      = 1,264
  |percentage = 2.9
  |change     = +0.7
}}
{{Election box majority|
  |votes      = 9,037
  |percentage = 20.9
  |change     = −0.2
}}
{{Election box turnout|
  |votes      = 43,231
  |percentage = 64.3
  |change     = −9.8
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 67,183
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
  |winner     = Conservative Party (UK)
  |swing      = −0.1
}}
{{Election box end}}

===Elections in the 1990s===
{{Election box begin|
 |title=[[1997 United Kingdom general election|General election 1997]]: Bromley and Chislehurst<ref name=electoralcalculus1997>{{cite web|title=Election Data 1997|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1997.txt|publisher=[[Electoral Calculus]]|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054424/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1997.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}</ref><ref name="autogenerated1"/>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
  |party      = Conservative Party (UK)
  |candidate  = [[Eric Forth]]
  |votes      = 24,428
  |percentage = 46.3
  |change     =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Labour Party (UK)
  |candidate  = Rob Yeldham
  |votes      = 13,310
  |percentage = 25.2
  |change     =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Liberal Democrats (UK)
  |candidate  = Paul Booth
  |votes      = 12,530
  |percentage = 23.8
  |change     =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = UK Independence Party
  |candidate  = Rob Bryant
  |votes      = 1,176
  |percentage = 2.2
  |change     =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Green Party of England and Wales
  |candidate  = Frances Speed
  |votes      = 640
  |percentage = 1.2
  |change     =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = National Front (United Kingdom)
  |candidate  = Michael Stoneman
  |votes      = 369
  |percentage = 0.7
  |change     =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Liberal Party (UK, 1989)
  |candidate  = Gabriel Aitman
  |votes      = 285
  |percentage = 0.5
  |change     =
}}
{{Election box majority|
  |votes      = 11,118
  |percentage = 21.1
  |change     =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
  |votes      = 52,738
  |percentage = 74.1
  |change     =
}}
{{Election box new seat win|
|winner     = Conservative Party (UK)
}}
{{Election box end}}

==See also==
*[[List of parliamentary constituencies in London]]

==Notes==
{{Reflist|group=n}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Further reading==
*Cook, Chris and Ramsden, John. ''By-elections in British politics'' (Routledge, 2003)

==External links==
*[http://www.nomisweb.co.uk/reports/lmp/wpca/1929379915/report.aspx nomis Constituency Profile for Bromley and Chislehurst] — presenting data from the ONS annual population survey and other official statistics.
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20180216152334/http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/edates.htm Politics Resources] (Election results from 1922 onwards)
*[http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/flatfile.html Electoral Calculus] (Election results from 1955 onwards)
*[https://mapit.mysociety.org/area/12968.html Bromley and Chislehurst UK Parliament constituency] (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at ''MapIt UK''
*[https://mapit.mysociety.org/area/65954.html Bromley and Chislehurst UK Parliament constituency] (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at ''MapIt UK''

{{Historic constituencies in London
| 1832 = n
| 1868 = n
| 1885 = n
| 1918 = n
| 1950 = n 
| 1955 = n 
| 1974 = n 
| 1983 = n 
| 1997 = y
| 2010 = y
}}
{{Authority control}}
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[[Category:Politics of the London Borough of Bromley]]
[[Category:Parliamentary constituencies in London (historic)]]
[[Category:Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1997]]
[[Category:Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 2024]]