Beckenham (UK Parliament constituency)

Beckenham
Borough constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of Beckenham in Greater London.
County	Greater London
Population	87,011 (2011 census)
Electorate	66,470 (December 2010)
Current constituency
Created	1950
Member of parliament	Bob Stewart (Conservative)
Number of members	One
Created from	Bromley
Overlaps
European Parliament constituency	London

Beckenham /ˈbɛkəˌnəm/ is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Bob Stewart of the Conservative Party.

The northernmost third of the constituency is in part contiguous to Penge and Crystal Palace and has similar demographics to the borough to the northwest and to Norwood Junction in having significantly more social housing than the Greater London average. However, these wards in 2005 and 2010 voted strongly for the Liberal Democrats, with Labour also competitive.

The remaining half of wards, the three in the south, consist of a larger majority of private housing than the other wards which can be branded as leafy Bromley suburbia in the "BR2 postcode" — one widely known gazetteer summarises this in 2012:

"The properties on these streets typically include a range of styles, from modern to Mock Tudor. However many local residents are wealthy city commuters. Keston Common and Keston Ponds are both popular attractions for locals...The common theme is large, detached houses with substantial land and typically with asking prices of over £1 million. At the lower end of the market, a one bedroom period conversion flat on Turpington Lane near Bromley Common, or a one bedroom flat in a modern block on Homesdale Road, near the Bickley border, would demand an asking price of approximately £160,000."