Ravensbourne_(UK_Parliament_constituency)

Ravensbourne (UK Parliament constituency)

Ravensbourne (UK Parliament constituency)

Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1974–1997


Ravensbourne was a borough constituency in the London Borough of Bromley in south London. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom by the first-past-the-post system. It existed from the February 1974 general election until it was abolished for the 1997 general election.

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History

This was a safe Conservative seat held by Sir John Hunt for the entire period of its existence.

The constituency shared boundaries with the Ravensbourne electoral division for election of councillors to the Greater London Council at elections in 1973, 1977 and 1981.

Boundaries

1974–1983: The London Borough of Bromley wards of Bromley Common, Keston and Hayes, Martin's Hill and Town, West Wickham North, and West Wickham South.[1]

1983–1997: The London Borough of Bromley wards of Biggin Hill, Bromley Common and Keston, Darwin, Hayes, Martins Hill and Town, West Wickham North, and West Wickham South.

Members of Parliament

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Elections

Elections in the 1970s

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Elections in the 1980s

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Elections in the 1990s

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See also


References

  1. "The Parliamentary Constituencies (London Borough of Bromley) Order 1971. SI 1971/2112". Statutory Instruments 1971. Part III Section 2. London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office. 1972. pp. 6228–6230.
  2. Election Expenses. Parliament of the United Kingdom. 1980. p. 10. ISBN 0102374805.
  3. "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  4. "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  5. "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  6. "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Retrieved 6 December 2010.

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