Millions of voters across London went to the polls on July 4 to elect the new Government. The Standard looked at key battleground seats in the capital, and published an interactive map of the results. Here we turn the spotlight on:
Top five candidates (in alphabetical order):
Gareth Bacon - Conservatives (17,504 votes)
Graeme Casey - Liberal Democrats (4,728 votes)
Mark Bradley James - Reform UK (8,896 votes)
Seamus McCauley - Green Party (2,319 votes)
Ju Owens - Labour (12,386 votes)
Area: Chelsfield and Pratts Bottom, Cray Valley East, Cray Valley West, Darwin (part of), Farnborough and Crofton, Orpington, Petts Wood and Knoll
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Boundary changes impact (Thrasher and Rallings analysis): Boundary changes make this less of a Tory constituency but it still remains overwhemlingly Blue. In 2019, the Tories won with 63.4 per cent of the vote, Labour on 17.5 per cent, and Lib Dems 15.5 per cent. Under the new boundaries it would have been 61.9 per cent Tory, 19.8 per cent Labour and 14.6 per cent Lib Dem.
