Conservative holds Orpington in General Election 2024

With a majority in Orpington, Conservative Party member Gareth Bacon will continue to serve as the constituency's MP.

His victory comes after a night of volunteers counting ballots as part of the 2024 General Election.

The total turnout for this election in Orpington was 46,238 votes, and Mr Bacon received 17,504 votes.

Mr Bacon MP said: "We have worked very hard these last few weeks.

"I must say thank you to my family and parents."

Volunteers began counting the votes at 10pm yesterday (Thursday, July 4) when the polls closed.

Voters across Orpington as a borough have historically favoured the Conservative Party.

An MP from the Conservative Party has been elected in Orpington since 1970.

In the 2019 General Election, Mr Bacon also represented the Conservative Party in Orpington and won with 63.4 per cent.

Who were the candidates?

Conservative Party – Gareth Bacon

Labour Party – Ju Owens

Liberal Democrats – Graeme Casey

Reform UK – Mark James

Green Party – Seamus McCauley

Social Democratic Party – John Hunter Bright

A breakdown of the results

Conservative Party – 17,504

Labour Party – 12,386

Liberal Democrats – 4,728

Reform UK – 8,896

Green Party – 2,319

Social Democratic Party - 240.