UK Explained

Beckenham and Penge

Represented in Parliament by Liam Conlon (Labour). Here is who won the last general election here, and a few numbers about the area.

Your MP at a glance

Liam Conlon, Labour. Open their full page →

These describe the record. They do not say why an MP voted or claimed as they did.

How Beckenham and Penge compares

Every dot is one of the 631 areas that have figures. The large red dot is this area; green dots are areas like it.

TYPICAL FULL-TIME PAY, A WEEK

This area is 24 of 631 for pay, counting from the highest.

UK £767This area £967£400£1,100
PEOPLE CLAIMING UNEMPLOYMENT-RELATED BENEFITS

Higher than 416 areas and lower than 232.

UK 3.9%This area 3.8%0.0%12.0%

Areas like this one

The three areas with the closest pay and claimant rate. This says nothing about politics or geography.

AreaWeekly payClaimants
Beckenham and Penge£9673.8%
Kingston and Surbiton£9533.4%
Chelsea and Fulham£9923.5%
Chipping Barnet£9363.9%
United Kingdom£7673.9%

Printable one-page briefing

Who lives in Beckenham and Penge

From the 2021 Census, next to the figure for England and Wales as a whole. Census day was 21 March 2021, so some things will have changed.

About the areaThis areaEngland and WalesCompared
Number of people107,14759,597,740 in total
Aged under 1619%18%about the same
Aged 65 and over16%19%3 points lower
Adults with a degree or higher49%34%15 points higher
Households that own their home63%62%about the same
Households renting from a council or housing association14%17%3 points lower
Households renting privately23%20%2 points higher

Source: ONS, Census 2021 (England and Wales), via the UK Data Service statistics portal. Fetched 2026-10-04. These describe who lives here. They do not explain how anyone votes.

WINNER, 2024
Liam Conlon

Labour

MAJORITY
12,905

votes ahead of second place

TURNOUT
68%

of people who could vote did

Liam Conlon won with 49% of the votes, and Hannah Gray (Conservative) came second with 25%.

Votes for each party

Labour49% · 25,753
Conservative25% · 12,848
Reform UK10% · 5,355
Liberal Democrat8% · 4,436
Green Party7% · 3,830
Every candidate
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Liam ConlonLabour25,75349.3%
Hannah GrayConservative12,84824.6%
Edward ApostolidesReform UK5,35510.3%
Chloe-Jane RossLiberal Democrat4,4368.5%
Ruth FabricantGreen Party3,8307.3%

2024 General Election, on today’s boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library via the Members API.

Your area at a glance

Typical pay for full-time workers who live here
£967 a week
This areaUK: £767 a week

Median gross weekly pay, 2025. Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.

Working-age people claiming unemployment-related benefits
3.8%
This areaUK: 3.9%

Share of people aged 16 to 64, August 2026. Source: ONS and DWP claimant count.

At a general election each area elects one MP, and the candidate with the most votes wins, even without more than half. The area figures describe the people who live here. They do not show whether any MP or vote is the cause.

Updated 4 Oct 2026