Ravensbourne was a borough constituency in south London. It returned one Member of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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 to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom

Parliament of the United Kingdom

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 by the first-past-the-post

First-past-the-post

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 system. It existed from the February 1974 general election

United Kingdom general election, February 1974

The United Kingdom's general election of February 1974 was held on the 28th of that month. It was the first of two United Kingdom general elections held that year, and the first election since the Second World War not to produce an overall majority in the House of Commons for the winning party,...

 until it was abolished for the 1997 general election

United Kingdom general election, 1997

The United Kingdom general election, 1997 was held on 1 May 1997, more than five years after the previous election on 9 April 1992, to elect 659 members to the British House of Commons. The Labour Party ended its 18 years in opposition under the leadership of Tony Blair, and won the general...

.

History

This was a safe Conservative seat held by Sir John Hunt

John Hunt (British politician)

Sir John Leonard Hunt is a retired British Conservative Party politician.Hunt was educated at Dulwich College and became a stockbroker. He served as a councillor on Bromley Borough Council 1953-61, then became an alderman in 1961, joining the new London Borough of Bromley in 1964...

 for the entire period of its existence.

Boundaries

The constituency was created as Bromley, Ravensbourne and was initially made up of five wards of the London Borough of Bromley

London Borough of Bromley

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: Bromley Common, Keston

Keston

Keston is a part suburban, part rural area of the London Borough of Bromley, England. It lies on the edge of Hayes Common, to the northwest of Greater London's border with Kent.-History:...

 & Hayes

Hayes, Bromley

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, Martins Hill & Town, West Wickham

West Wickham

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 North and West Wickham South.

In 1983 the constituency was renamed Ravensbourne, and redefined as comprising the following wards: Biggin Hill

Biggin Hill

Biggin Hill is an area and electoral ward in the outskirts of the London Borough of Bromley in southeast London, United Kingdom.-History:Historically the settlement was known as Aperfield and formed part of the parish of Cudham...

, Bromley Common & Keston, Darwin, Hayes, Martins Hill and Town, West Wickham North and West Wickham South. Biggin Hill and Darwin wards had previously formed part of the Bromley, Orpington

Orpington (UK Parliament constituency)

Orpington is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-History:...

 constituency.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
	Feb 1974 United Kingdom general election, February 1974 The United Kingdom's general election of February 1974 was held on the 28th of that month. It was the first of two United Kingdom general elections held that year, and the first election since the Second World War not to produce an overall majority in the House of Commons for the winning party,...	Sir John Hunt John Hunt (British politician) Sir John Leonard Hunt is a retired British Conservative Party politician.Hunt was educated at Dulwich College and became a stockbroker. He served as a councillor on Bromley Borough Council 1953-61, then became an alderman in 1961, joining the new London Borough of Bromley in 1964...	Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
	1997 United Kingdom general election, 1997 The United Kingdom general election, 1997 was held on 1 May 1997, more than five years after the previous election on 9 April 1992, to elect 659 members to the British House of Commons. The Labour Party ended its 18 years in opposition under the leadership of Tony Blair, and won the general...	constituency abolished: see Bromley and Chislehurst, Beckenham Beckenham (UK Parliament constituency) Beckenham is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-Constituency profile:...  & Orpington Orpington (UK Parliament constituency) Orpington is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-History:...

Elections in the 1990s

Elections in the 1980s

Elections in the 1970s