Chislehurst was a parliamentary constituency in what is now the London Borough of Bromley. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the UK Parliament.
The constituency was created for the 1918 general election, and abolished for the 1997 general election, when it was partly replaced by the new Bromley and Chislehurst constituency. From 1885 to 1918, most of the area of this constituency was included in the Sevenoaks seat.
Boundaries and boundary changes DatesLocal authorityMapsWards1918–1945Chislehurst Urban District (before 1934)Sidcup Urban District (before 1934)Bromley Rural District (before 1934)Chislehurst and Sidcup Urban District (after 1934)Orpington Urban District (after 1934)Municipal Borough of Bromley (after 1934)The Urban Districts of Chislehurst and Foot's Cray, the Rural District of Bromley, and part of the Rural District of Dartford.1945–1950Chislehurst and Sidcup Urban DistrictSwanscombe Urban DistrictDartford Rural DistrictThe Urban Districts of Chislehurst and Sidcup, and Swanscombe, and the Rural District of Dartford.1950–1955Chislehurst and Sidcup Urban DistrictDartford Rural DistrictThe Urban District of Chislehurst and Sidcup, and the parishes of Darenth, Stone, Sutton at Hone, and Wilmington in the Rural District of Dartford.1955–1974Chislehurst and Sidcup Urban District (before 1965)London Borough of Bromley (after 1965)London Borough of Bexley (after 1965) The Urban District of Chislehurst and Sidcup.1974–1997London Borough of Bromley Bickley, Chislehurst, Mottingham, Plaistow and Sundridge, and St Paul's Cray. 1918–1945 The constituency was formed primarily from the existing constituency of Sevenoaks
1945–1950 The Orpington Urban District and the part of the Municipal Borough of Bromley included in the seat were transferred to the new constituency of Orpington. The Swanscombe Urban District and the rest of the Dartford Rural District were transferred from the constituency of Dartford
1950–1955 The constituency was subject to minor boundary changes, which saw Swanscombe transferred to the constituency of Gravesend while the Dartford Rural District (except the parishes of Darenth, Stone, Sutton at Hone and Wilmington) was transferred to Orpington
1955–1974 The part of the Dartford Rural District included in the seat was transferred to Dartford
1974–1997 The part of the London Borough of Bexley included in the seat was transferred to new constituency of Sidcup
Abolition After the Fourth periodic review of Westminster constituencies the majority of the constituency was merged with the eastern part of the to be abolished Ravensbourne constituency to form the new seat of Bromley and Chislehurst, with the St Paul's Cray ward transferred to Orpington.
Members of Parliament ElectionMemberPartyNotes 1918 Alfred Smithers Unionist 1922 Robert Nesbitt Unionist 1924 Waldron SmithersConservativeContested Orpington following redistribution Constituency split, with half becoming the new Orpington seat 1945 George Wallace Labour 1950 Patricia Hornsby-Smith Conservative 1966 Alistair Macdonald Labour 1970 Patricia Hornsby-Smith ConservativeContested Aldridge-Brownhills following redistribution Constituency split, majority renamed Sidcup, minority merged with part of the abolished Bromley Feb 1974 Roger Sims Conservative 1997 constituency abolished: see Bromley and Chislehurst & Orpington
Elections Elections in the 1990s
Elections in the 1980s
Elections in the 1970s
1970 notional result Party Vote % Conservative 19,900 50.1 Labour 15,800 39.8 Liberal 4,000 10.1Turnout39,70072.9Electorate54,450
Elections in the 1960s
Elections in the 1950s
Elections in the 1940s
Elections in the 1930s
Elections in the 1920s
Elections in the 1910s
See also List of parliamentary constituencies in London
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