Who is the MP for Beckenham and Penge?

Liam Conlon (Labour) is the MP for Beckenham and Penge. They were first elected in July 2024.

Who won Beckenham and Penge at the 2024 general election?

The 2024 general election in Beckenham and Penge was won by Labour with 49.3% of the vote, ahead of Conservative on 24.6%.

Who is projected to win the next election in Beckenham and Penge?

PollCheck's current projection has Labour on 29.3% and Reform UK on 23.0% if a general election were held today. The projection updates as new polling is added.

What council is Beckenham and Penge in?

Beckenham and Penge sits within Bromley council. Westminster constituencies and local councils are separate units, but Bromley covers most or all of the Beckenham and Penge area.

What is the demographic profile of Beckenham and Penge?

Beckenham and Penge is in London. The seat is Remain-voting (Leave vote estimated at 40.6% in 2016). Around 48.6% of residents have a degree, a median age of 41, and 61.7% of homes are owner-occupied (Census 2021).

When was the last general election in Beckenham and Penge?

The most recent general election was held on 4 July 2024. In Beckenham and Penge, Labour won with 49.3% of the vote. The next general election must be held by August 2029.

Which parties have won Beckenham and Penge in recent elections?

Recent general election winners in Beckenham and Penge: 2010 Conservative, 2015 Conservative, 2017 Conservative, 2019 Labour, 2024 Labour.

Constituency profile

Beckenham and Penge

London · Borough constituency · Bromley borough

Sitting MP

Liam Conlon

Labour

First elected July 2024

Current PollCheck projection

Region & type

London

Borough constituency, Bromley council

Last 5 GE winners

CCCLL

Conservative 3/5, Labour 2/5

EU referendum 2016

40.6% Leave

UK average 51.9%; -11.3pp below mean

Current outlook

Labour +6.3pp

vs Reform UK 23.0%

LondonRemain-leaningGraduate-heavyDiverse

Who lives in Beckenham and Penge? Constituency demographics

From the 2021 Census and 2016 EU referendum estimates. Constituency-level data on 2024 boundaries.

Leave vote 2016

40.6%

UK average ~52%

Degree or above

48.6%

UK average ~34%

No qualifications

12.1%

UK average ~18%

Owner-occupied

61.7%

UK average ~63%

Renting (social + private)

37.3%

UK average ~36%

Median age

40.6

UK median ~40

Age 65+

19.3%

UK average ~19%

Age 18-34

27.8%

UK average ~28%

How did Beckenham and Penge vote in 2024 and how would it vote now?

2024 vote shares from the HoC Library. Current projection is at the 7-poll average.

2024 general election

Lab hold · majority 12,905 votes (24.7pp) · turnout 67.6%

Current projection

If a general election were held today, at current poll average

Map of Beckenham and Penge

Switch between ward-level 2024 election winners and a demographic view. Ward winners are Britain Elects' / New Statesman modelled estimates with an average ~4pp margin of error per ward. The demographic view splits the seat into small neighbourhoods (around 1,500 residents each, from the 2021 Census). Hover any area for detail.

Council layer (not Westminster)

Beckenham and Penge within Bromley

The Westminster constituency of Beckenham and Penge sits entirely within Bromley Council. Local council elections are a separate ballot from Westminster general elections - the figures below are from the council elections held on Thursday 7 May 2026.

Council overlap

Council	Share of seat	Projection
Bromley 65 LSOAs	100%	View projection ›

Most recent council ward results

Latest council winner per ward. Where May 2026 elections happened, those are shown; otherwise the most recent year on the ward’s pre-2026 boundary (via DCLEAPIL, 2014-2024). The "Shift since GE2024" column is only computed for May 2026 results - earlier council votes pre-date the GE, so no directional shift is shown.

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Ward	GE2024 winner	Latest council winner	Shift since GE2024	Turnout

Projection trajectory

PollCheck's projection for Beckenham and Penge at each of the last 60 GB polls. Hover the chart for the underlying poll details.

Who has won Beckenham and Penge at past general elections?

2024 result is on current boundaries. The 2019 row is the UK Parliament's notional recalculation onto the 2024 boundaries (directly comparable to 2024). The 2010, 2015 and 2017 rows are on the boundaries in force at the time and aren't directly comparable.

Year	Result	MP	Lab	Con	LD	Right (Ref/UKIP)	Green	Other	Majority	Turnout
2010predecessor	Con hold	Bob Stewart Beckenham MP	14.5%	57.9%	20.6%	3.3% UKIP	1.3%	2.6%	17,784	72.0%
2015predecessor	Con hold	Bob Stewart Beckenham MP	19.4%	57.3%	6.9%	12.5% UKIP	3.8%	-	18,471	72.4%
2017predecessor	Con hold	Bob Stewart Beckenham MP	30.1%	59.3%	7.9%	-	2.7%	-	15,087	76.0%
2019notional	Labour winner	Ellie Reeves Lewisham West and Penge MP, pre-review boundary	40.1%	39.1%	16.1%	-	4.0%	0.7%	631	78.5%
2024	Lab hold	Liam Conlon	49.3%	24.6%	8.5%	10.3% Ref	7.3%	-	12,905	67.6%

Beckenham and Penge was created or substantially redrawn by the 2023 boundary review. Pre-2024 rows below are for the predecessor seat Beckenham (the seat that covered most of this area), so vote shares and majorities aren’t directly comparable to the post-2024 figures.

Constituencies most like Beckenham and Penge

Five seats with similar demographic profiles to Beckenham and Penge. Politics shown for context.

What would change this seat?

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Sources

2024 general election results · UK Parliament Election Results portal and House of Commons Library briefing CBP-10009.
Notional 2019 results on 2024 boundaries · UK Parliament Election Results portal. Recalculated by Parliament; carries assumptions about how 2019 voters would have distributed across the redrawn boundaries.
Historic general election results (2010-2017) · House of Commons Library historic results files (on the boundaries in force at the time).
Ward-level GE2024 estimates · Britain Elects / New Statesman - article by Ben Walker, underlying spreadsheet. Modelled from constituency totals; average ~4pp per-ward MoE.
May 2026 council ward results · Democracy Club via PollCheck's locals 2026 dataset.
Earlier council ward results (2014-2024) · DCLEAPIL v1.0 (Jason Leman, drawing on Andrew Teale's LEAP dataset and Democracy Club).
Demographics · ONS Census 2021 (England and Wales), aggregated to constituency level using the ONS LSOA21 -> PCON24 best-fit lookup.
EU referendum 2016 estimates · Constituency-level Leave vote estimates (Hanretty 2017 method).
MP details and Cabinet roles · UK Parliament Members API. MP photos are fetched live from the same source.
Boundary geometry and lookups · ONS Open Geography Portal (PCON24 boundaries, LSOA21 boundaries, LSOA21-WD24-LAD24 best-fit lookup).
Current projection and trajectory · PollCheck's demographic swingometer applied to the rolling 7-poll average from aggregated GB polls. Not a true MRP - vote-share movements are applied through per-constituency sensitivity multipliers derived from demographic regressions.

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