Old Bexley and Sidcup is a UK parliamentary constituency situated wholly within the London Borough of Bexley. The seat's incumbent MP since the 2001 general election is Derek Conway of the Conservative Party, who won the selection contest after Sir Edward Heath, who had held it since 1950, announced his retirement at the end of the previous parliament.
Boundaries
-
Member of Parliament
Election results
| General Election 2005: Old Bexley and Sidcup
|
| Party
| Candidate
| Votes
| %
| ±%
|
|
| Conservative
| Derek Conway
| 22,191
| 49.8
| +4.4
|
|
| Labour
| Gavin Moore
| 12,271
| 27.5
| −10.0
|
|
| Liberal Democrats
| Nick O'Hare
| 6,564
| 14.7
| +1.0
|
|
| UKIP
| Michael Barnbrook
| 2,015
| 4.5
| +1.1
|
|
| BNP
| Claire Sayers
| 1,227
| 2.8
| N/A
|
|
| Independent
| Gregory Peters
| 304
| 0.7
| N/A
|
| Majority
| 9,920
| 22.3
|
|
| Turnout
| 44,572
| 65.3
| +3.2
|
|
| Conservative hold
| Swing
| +7.2
|
|
Politics and history of the constituency