Constituency profile

Old Bexley and Sidcup

London · Borough constituency · Bexley borough

Mr Louie French MP
Sitting MP

Mr Louie French

Conservative

First elected December 2021

Current PollCheck projection

Region & type
London
Borough constituency, Bexley council
Last 5 GE winners
CCCCC
Conservative 5/5
EU referendum 2016
62.4% Leave
UK average 51.9%; +10.5pp above mean
Current outlook
Conservative +5.0pp
vs Reform UK 33.8%
LondonStrong Leave area

About the Old Bexley and Sidcup constituency

Old Bexley and Sidcup is a borough constituency in London. The sitting MP is Mr Louie French (Conservative), first elected in December 2021. At the 2024 general election, the Conservatives won with 37.6% to 30.1% for Labour, a majority of 3,548 votes on a 65.1% turnout. PollCheck's current projection, at the seven-poll average, has the Conservatives on 38.7% and Reform UK on 33.8%, a margin of 5.0 points.

Who lives in Old Bexley and Sidcup? Constituency demographics

From the 2021 Census and 2016 EU referendum estimates. Constituency-level data on 2024 boundaries.

Leave vote 2016
62.4%
UK average ~52%
Degree or above
30.9%
UK average ~34%
No qualifications
17.2%
UK average ~18%
Owner-occupied
76.4%
UK average ~63%
Renting (social + private)
22.5%
UK average ~36%
Median age
41.2
UK median ~40
Age 65+
22.9%
UK average ~19%
Age 18-34
28.5%
UK average ~28%

How did Old Bexley and Sidcup vote in 2024 and how would it vote now?

2024 vote shares from the HoC Library. Current projection is at the 7-poll average.

2024 general election

Con hold · majority 3,548 votes (7.5pp) · turnout 65.1%

Current projection

If a general election were held today, at current poll average

Map of Old Bexley and Sidcup

Switch between GE2024 ward winners (modelled estimates, ~4pp average error) and a demographic view from the 2021 Census. Hover any area for detail. How the map is built ›

Council layer (not Westminster)

Old Bexley and Sidcup within Bexley

Old Bexley and Sidcup sits entirely within Bexley Council. The figures below are from the council elections held on 7 May 2026. About this layer ›

Council overlap

CouncilShare of seatProjection
Bexley
62 LSOAs
100%View projection ›

Most recent council ward results

Latest council winner per ward - May 2026 results where the council voted, otherwise the most recent available result. How this table is sourced ›

Ward GE2024 winner Latest council winner Shift since GE2024 Turnout
Blackfen & LamorbeyConservative 40.2%vs Labour 29.5%May 2026 Conservative 39.4%vs Reform 36.8%
Conservative share
-0.8pp
-
Blendon & PenhillConservative 42.0%vs Labour 29.4%May 2026 Conservative 45.3%vs Reform 35.1%
Conservative share
+3.3pp
-
East WickhamLabour 30.5%vs Conservative 30.0%May 2026 Conservative 41.4%vs Reform 32.9%
Labour→Conservative
+11.8pp
-
Falconwood & WellingConservative 40.1%vs Labour 33.6%May 2026 Conservative 39.0%vs Reform 33.7%
Conservative share
-1.1pp
-
LonglandsConservative 36.4%vs Labour 28.9%May 2026 Conservative 47.1%vs Reform 25.9%
Conservative share
+10.6pp
-
SidcupConservative 36.1%vs Labour 29.9%May 2026 Conservative 42.5%vs Reform 25.7%
Conservative share
+6.5pp
-
St Mary's & St JamesConservative 38.1%vs Labour 28.3%May 2026 Conservative 56.2%vs Reform 21.9%
Conservative share
+18.0pp
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Projection trajectory

PollCheck's projection for Old Bexley and Sidcup at each of the last 60 GB polls. Hover the chart for the underlying poll details.

Who has won Old Bexley and Sidcup at past general elections?

2024 and notional 2019 rows are on current boundaries; 2010-2017 rows are on the boundaries in force at the time. More on boundaries ›

Year Result MP Lab Con LD Right (Ref/UKIP) Green Other Majority Turnout
2010Con holdJames Brokenshire19.3%54.1%15.4%3.4% UKIP0.8%7.0%15,85769.2%
2015Con holdJames Brokenshire19.0%52.8%3.5%18.2% UKIP2.9%3.6%15,80370.8%+1.6
2017Con holdJames Brokenshire29.3%61.5%3.3%3.4% UKIP1.7%0.8%15,46672.8%+2.0
2019notionalConservative winnerJames Brokenshire 2019 MP, pre-review boundary23.9%63.9%8.3%-3.5%0.4%20,76969.8%-3.0
2024Con holdLouie French30.2%37.6%4.0%21.8% Ref5.5%0.9%3,54865.1%-4.7

Earlier years are on pre-2024 boundaries; comparable results on the new boundary will be added when sourced.

Constituencies most like Old Bexley and Sidcup

Five seats with similar demographic profiles to Old Bexley and Sidcup. Politics shown for context.

What would change this seat?

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Sources

Every figure on this page is computed from the sources below. Read the full methodology ›

Show full source list
  • 2024 general election results · UK Parliament Election Results portal and House of Commons Library briefing CBP-10009.
  • Notional 2019 results on 2024 boundaries · UK Parliament Election Results portal. Recalculated by Parliament; carries assumptions about how 2019 voters would have distributed across the redrawn boundaries.
  • Historic general election results (2010-2017) · House of Commons Library historic results files (on the boundaries in force at the time).
  • Ward-level GE2024 estimates · Britain Elects / New Statesman - article by Ben Walker, underlying spreadsheet. Modelled from constituency totals; average ~4pp per-ward MoE.
  • May 2026 council ward results · Democracy Club via PollCheck's locals 2026 dataset.
  • Earlier council ward results (2014-2024) · DCLEAPIL v1.0 (Jason Leman, drawing on Andrew Teale's LEAP dataset and Democracy Club).
  • Demographics · ONS Census 2021 (England and Wales), aggregated to constituency level using the ONS LSOA21 -> PCON24 best-fit lookup.
  • EU referendum 2016 estimates · Constituency-level Leave vote estimates (Hanretty 2017 method).
  • MP details and Cabinet roles · UK Parliament Members API. MP photos are fetched live from the same source.
  • Boundary geometry and lookups · ONS Open Geography Portal (PCON24 boundaries, LSOA21 boundaries, LSOA21-WD24-LAD24 best-fit lookup).
  • Current projection and trajectory · PollCheck's demographic swingometer applied to the rolling 7-poll average from aggregated GB polls. Not a true MRP - vote-share movements are applied through per-constituency sensitivity multipliers derived from demographic regressions.

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