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Beckenham — UK General Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

Beckenham was won by Conservative at the 2019 general election, with a majority of 14,258 votes over Labour. This page covers every general election in Beckenham from 1950 to 2019.

Full Election History, 1950–2019

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1950 Patrick George Thomas Buchan-Hepburn (Conservative) 38,102 59.9% Alexander Bain (Labour) 19,379 (30.4 pts) 86.5%
1951 Patrick George Thomas Buchan-Hepburn (Conservative) 41,282 67.4% Philip Magonet (Labour) 21,300 (34.8 pts) 82.4%
1955 Patrick George Thomas Buchan-Hepburn (Conservative) 38,614 69.0% Charles FA Culling (Labour) 21,237 (37.9 pts) 76.5%
1959 Philip Carter Goodhart (Conservative) 36,528 61.6% Herbert Ferguson (Labour) 23,133 (39.0 pts) 80.8%
1964 Philip Goodhart (Conservative) 30,070 53.5% Alistair Huistean Macdonald (Labour) 16,732 (29.8 pts) 77.4%
1966 Philip Goodhart (Conservative) 28,837 51.5% John Grant (Labour) 13,865 (24.8 pts) 77.8%
1970 Philip Goodhart (Conservative) 30,763 57.8% Inigo Geoffrey Bing (Labour) 17,732 (33.3 pts) 68.7%
Feb 1974 Philip Goodhart (Conservative) 22,976 49.1% Graham Donald Mitchell (Liberal) 10,155 (21.7 pts) 79.4%
Oct 1974 Philip Goodhart (Conservative) 19,798 47.7% Nicholas John Sharp (Labour) 8,658 (20.8 pts) 69.8%
1979 Philip Goodhart (Conservative) 24,607 56.9% Jonathan Watkin Mordecai (Labour) 13,751 (31.8 pts) 74.7%
1983 Philip Goodhart (Conservative) 23,606 57.4% Christina Maria Forrest (Liberal) 12,670 (30.8 pts) 70.0%
1987 Philip Goodhart (Conservative) 24,903 56.6% Colin Darracot (Liberal) 13,464 (30.6 pts) 73.2%
1992 Piers Merchant (Conservative) 26,323 56.9% Kenneth Ritchie (Labour) 15,285 (33.0 pts) 77.9%
1997 Piers Merchant (Conservative) 23,084 42.5% Robert Hughes (Labour) 4,953 (9.1 pts) 74.6%
2001 Jacqui Lait (Conservative) 20,618 45.3% Richard Watts (Labour) 4,959 (10.9 pts) 63.1%
2005 Jacqui Lait (Conservative) 22,183 45.3% Liam Curran (Labour) 8,401 (17.2 pts) 65.5%
2010 Bob Stewart (Conservative) 27,597 57.9% Stephen Jenkins (Liberal Democrat) 17,784 (37.3 pts) 72.2%
2015 Bob Stewart (Conservative) 27,955 57.3% Marina Ahmad (Labour) 18,471 (37.9 pts) 72.5%
2017 Bob Stewart (Conservative) 30,632 59.3% Marina Ahmad (Labour) 15,087 (29.2 pts) 76.3%
2019 Bob Stewart (Conservative) 27,282 54.0% Marina Ahmad (Labour) 14,258 (28.2 pts) 74.0%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Patrick George Thomas Buchan-Hepburn Conservative 38,10259.9% Yes
Alexander Bain Labour 18,72329.4% No
Herbert Monroe Liberal 6,83410.7% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Patrick George Thomas Buchan-Hepburn Conservative 41,28267.4% Yes
Philip Magonet Labour 19,98232.6% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Patrick George Thomas Buchan-Hepburn Conservative 38,61469.0% Yes
Charles FA Culling Labour 17,37731.0% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Philip Carter Goodhart Conservative 36,52861.6% Yes
Herbert Ferguson Labour 13,39522.6% No
Herbert H Monroe Liberal 9,36515.8% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Philip Goodhart Conservative 30,07053.5% Yes
Alistair Huistean Macdonald Labour 13,33823.7% No
Hubert Holmes Monroe Liberal 12,82122.8% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Philip Goodhart Conservative 28,83751.5% Yes
John Grant Labour 14,97226.8% No
Philip Alan Golding Liberal 12,15521.7% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Philip Goodhart Conservative 30,76357.8% Yes
Inigo Geoffrey Bing Labour 13,03124.5% No
Philip Alan Golding Liberal 9,40417.7% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Philip Goodhart Conservative 22,97649.1% Yes
Graham Donald Mitchell Liberal 12,82127.4% No
Nicholas John Sharp Labour 11,01823.5% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Philip Goodhart Conservative 19,79847.7% Yes
Nicholas John Sharp Labour 11,14026.8% No
Graham Donald Mitchell Liberal 10,57825.5% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Philip Goodhart Conservative 24,60756.9% Yes
Jonathan Watkin Mordecai Labour 10,85625.1% No
Christina Maria Forrest Liberal 6,45014.9% No
Wilfred Vernon Green 7621.8% No
Nigel Vernon Dickson National Front 6061.4% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Philip Goodhart Conservative 23,60657.4% Yes
Christina Maria Forrest Liberal 10,93626.6% No
Jim Dowd Labour 6,38615.5% No
Geoffrey Watt Younger BNP 2030.5% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Philip Goodhart Conservative 24,90356.6% Yes
Colin Darracot Liberal 11,43926.0% No
Kenneth Ritchie Labour 7,88817.9% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Piers Merchant Conservative 26,32356.9% Yes
Kenneth Ritchie Labour 11,03823.8% No
Mary Williams Liberal Democrat 8,03817.4% No
Gerry Williams Liberal 6431.4% No
Patrick Shaw Natural Law 2430.5% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Piers Merchant Conservative 23,08442.5% Yes
Robert Hughes Labour 18,13133.4% No
Rosemary Vetterlein Liberal Democrat 9,85818.1% No
Leonard Mead Referendum Party 1,6633.1% No
Phil Rimmer Liberal 7201.3% No
Christopher Pratt UKIP 5060.9% No
John McAuley National Front 3880.7% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jacqui Lait Conservative 20,61845.3% Yes
Richard Watts Labour 15,65934.4% No
Alexander Feakes Liberal Democrat 7,30816.0% No
Karen Moran Green 9612.1% No
Christopher Pratt UKIP 7821.7% No
Rif Winfield Liberal 2340.5% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jacqui Lait Conservative 22,18345.3% Yes
Liam Curran Labour 13,78228.1% No
Jef Foulger Liberal Democrat 10,86222.2% No
James Cartwright UKIP 1,3012.7% No
Roderick Reed Independent 8361.7% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Bob Stewart Conservative 27,59757.9% Yes
Stephen Jenkins Liberal Democrat 9,81320.6% No
Damien Egan Labour 6,89314.5% No
Owen Brolly UKIP 1,5513.3% No
Roger Tonks BNP 1,0012.1% No
Ann Garrett Green 6081.3% No
Daniel Cheeseman English Democrats 2230.5% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Bob Stewart Conservative 27,95557.3% Yes
Marina Ahmad Labour 9,48419.4% No
Rob Bryant UKIP 6,10812.5% No
Anuja Prashar Liberal Democrat 3,3786.9% No
Ruth Fabricant Green 1,8783.8% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Bob Stewart Conservative 30,63259.3% Yes
Marina Ahmad Labour 15,54530.1% No
Julie Ireland Liberal Democrat 4,0737.9% No
Ruth Fabricant Green 1,3802.7% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Bob Stewart Conservative 27,28254.0% Yes
Marina Ahmad Labour 13,02425.8% No
Chloe-Jane Ross Liberal Democrat 8,19416.2% No
Ruth Fabricant Green 2,0554.1% No

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.

1950: Conservative margin 30.4 pts 1951: Conservative margin 34.8 pts 1955: Conservative margin 37.9 pts 1959: Conservative margin 39.0 pts 1964: Conservative margin 29.8 pts 1966: Conservative margin 24.8 pts 1970: Conservative margin 33.3 pts Feb 1974: Conservative margin 21.7 pts Oct 1974: Conservative margin 20.8 pts 1979: Conservative margin 31.8 pts 1983: Conservative margin 30.8 pts 1987: Conservative margin 30.6 pts 1992: Conservative margin 33.0 pts 1997: Conservative margin 9.1 pts 2001: Conservative margin 10.9 pts 2005: Conservative margin 17.2 pts 2010: Conservative margin 37.3 pts 2015: Conservative margin 37.9 pts 2017: Conservative margin 29.2 pts 2019: Conservative margin 28.2 pts 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019

Trend

Beckenham has been contested at 20 general elections on record since 1950. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Beckenham in the 2019 general election?

Conservative won Beckenham in 2019 with 27,282 votes (54.0%), a majority of 14,258 votes over Labour in second place.

Which parties have won Beckenham since 1950?

Since 1950, Beckenham has been won by: Conservative.

What was the closest result in Beckenham?

The closest result on record for Beckenham was 1997, when Conservative beat Labour by just 4,953 votes (9.1 percentage points).

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