Bromley (UK Parliament constituency)

Bromley
Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons
County	Kent
1918–February 1974
Number of members	One
Replaced by	Ravensbourne
Created from	Sevenoaks

Bromley is a former borough constituency in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. Its best-known MP was Harold Macmillan (Prime Minister 1957-1963).

1918-1945: The Municipal Borough of Bromley, and the Urban Districts of Beckenham and Penge.

1945-1950: Parts of the Municipal Boroughs of Beckenham and Bromley, and the Urban District of Penge.

1950-1974: The Municipal Borough of Bromley.

The constituency covered an area based on the town of Bromley. It is part of the north of the historic county of Kent, which was included in Greater London after 1965.

The constituency was abolished in the redistribution which took effect in 1974. The London Borough of Bromley (a larger area than the previous Municipal Borough) was split into four seats.

This constituency consisted largely of prosperous leafy suburbia and was one of the Conservatives' strongest seats. The character of the area was one of prosperous small businesses, rather than commuting professionals.

Before 1918 this area was mostly the northern part of the Sevenoaks constituency. The first MP for this seat was Henry William Forster, the former member for Sevenoaks. In 1919 he was created the 1st Baron Forster and became Governor-General of Australia in 1920.

The next three MPs were first elected at by-elections (in 1919, 1930 and 1945 respectively).

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