Riding profile

Beckenham and Penge

UK constituency — England · Urban · london

The question

Beckenham and Penge: a safe seat for Labour?

Editorial read

Beckenham and Penge, an urban constituency in England, elected a member with Labour in the previous cycle, with a 25-point margin. The Vote-Scope model projects Labour ahead at 36% vote share, against 21% for the Conservatives, and the probability of a close race is negligible.

Sitting member

Liam Conlon

Sits with Labour

Since
2024-07-04
Parliament
59th

Current forecast

Labour

Safe

Probability
100%
Mean margin (pts)
13.4
P(close race)
0%

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Labour 35.9%
  • Conservative 20.7%
  • Reform UK 19.5%
  • Green 12.5%
  • Lib Dems 10.1%
  • Other 1.0%

In context

How this riding stacks up

Labour Conservative Reform UK Green
HereBeckenham and Penge 35.9%20.7%19.5%12.5%
National averageUnited Kingdom 21.7% +14.2 18.9% +1.8 25.3% −5.8 11.8% +0.6

Nationwide averages computed across the 650 riding-level projections (unweighted mean).

Previous election · UK 2024

Won by
Labour
Margin
24.7 pts
Margin shift vs current projection
-11.3 pts

Detailed result · UK 2024

Candidates and votes

Candidate Party Votes % Occupation
Liam Conlon Elected Labour 25,753 49.3
Hannah Gray Conservative 12,848 24.6
Edward Apostolides Reform UK 5,355 10.3
Chloe-Jane Ross Lib Dems 4,436 8.5
Ruth Fabricant Green 3,830 7.3

Demographics

Who lives here

Population
106,866
Median age
40
Employment rate
73.1%

Data source : ONS mid-2022 population + Jan 2026 labour market

Last model run
Cycle
uk_2029