Bromley And Chislehurst

Bromley and Chislehurst is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2006 by Bob Neill of the Conservative Party. Constituency profileAside from a few ex-council estates which retain significant proportions of social housing in parts of Mottingham and Bromley Common, this constituency is relatively prosperous in terms of income, has low unemployment and is largely suburban with significant parkland and sports areas. The 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% ). Until 2006 it was one of the Conservative Party's safest seats but the by-election of that year saw the party's electoral majority fall steeply from over 13, 000 (in the 2005 election) to just over 600 votes (see below - "Election results"). HistoryThe Bromley parliamentary constituency was created in 1918. In 1974 Bromley became Ravensbourne. Before the 1997 election western wards of Chislehurst merged with eastern wards in Ravensbourne to form Bromley and Chislehurst.

Bromley and Chislehurst is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2006 by Bob Neill of the Conservative Party. Constituency profileAside from a few ex-council estates which retain significant proportions of social housing in parts of Mottingham and Bromley Common, this constituency is relatively prosperous in terms of income, has low unemployment and is largely suburban with significant parkland and sports areas. The 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% ). Until 2006 it was one of the Conservative Party's safest seats but the by-election of that year saw the party's electoral majority fall steeply from over 13, 000 (in the 2005 election) to just over 600 votes (see below - "Election results"). HistoryThe Bromley parliamentary constituency was created in 1918. In 1974 Bromley became Ravensbourne. Before the 1997 election western wards of Chislehurst merged with eastern wards in Ravensbourne to form Bromley and Chislehurst.