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Old Bexley and Sidcup (UK Parliament constituency)

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.

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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
General Election 2001: Old Bexley and Sidcup
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Derek Conway 19,130 45.4 +3.4
Labour Jim Dickson 15,785 37.5 +2.4
Liberal Democrats Belinda Ford 5,792 13.7 -2.4
UKIP Janice Cronin 1.426 3.4 +2.4
Majority 3,345 7.9
Turnout 42,133 62.1 -13.4
Conservative hold Swing

Politics and history of the constituency








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