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Bromley & Biggin Hill

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Created in the 2023 boundary review, replacing Bromley and Chislehurst.

Dispatch
Apr 2026

A new constituency created in the 2023 boundary review. Won by Con in its first election in 2024 by 0.6%. Centred on Bromley. Population 90,371.

Fortune's most distinctive parliamentary move has been backing the Tobacco and Vapes Bill at both Second and Third Reading -- twice breaking with the Conservative majority to support the cross-party public health legislation. Otherwise, he is a 99% party-line voter, consistently opposing tax increases, supporting business interests and parliamentary scrutiny, and backing the Lords' amendments to the Victims and Courts Bill against the government's overrides. He has also voted with Conservative frontbench positions on defence and oil and gas policy.

At 72% participation -- somewhat below the Commons average -- Fortune is a moderately engaged backbencher with no current committee roles. His speeches cluster around economy and jobs, local government, cost of living, housing, and social care, with 18 contributions across 12 debates since 2024. He deviates from his party average on criminal justice reform, voting in favour of reform-oriented positions at a rate 13 points above Conservative colleagues. His stance profile shows complete alignment against tax increases and firmly behind business interests, with minimal support for the government's legislative agenda -- consistent with opposition-bench behaviour.

334
Commons votes
This parliament
£37k
Median income
HMRC · 2024
70.7k
Electorate
2024 GE

Won by just 302 votes — a 0.6% margin.

Current Member of Parliament

Peter Fortune

Peter Fortune

Conservative and Unionist Party

Peter Fortune is the Conservative MP for Bromley and Biggin Hill, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

Notable Votes

MPs voted to pass the Tobacco and Vapes Bill at its final stage in the Commons. The Bill aims to create a 'smokefree generation' by gradually raising the legal age for buying tobacco so that those born after a certain date can never legally purchase it, representing the biggest public health intervention since the 2007 smoking ban.

MP voted YesAgainst party majority

MPs voted on whether to give the Tobacco and Vapes Bill its Second Reading, advancing legislation that would create a 'smoke-free generation' by progressively raising the legal age for buying tobacco so that anyone born after 2009 could never legally purchase cigarettes, while also cracking down on vaping among young people.

MP voted YesAgainst party majority

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Voting at a Glance

A new constituency created in the 2023 boundary review. Won by Con in its first election in 2024 by 0.6%. Centred on Bromley. Population 90,371.

2024 General Election

§ 06This week in Westminster.Live · today’s sittingOrder Paper · refreshed daily

Fortune’s scheduled Commons activity this week — whipped divisions, oral questions, debates — drawn from the House of Commons Order Paper.

§ 07The record, at a glance.367 divisions voted

Two readings of the same data. Issue volume shows where Fortune has cast the most ballots — a proxy for engagement, not direction. Notable votes are the moments where the whip was free or where they broke ranks.

Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted · cumulative this Parliament
Taxation
84
Economy
73
Employment
48
Crime & Policing
36
Education
35
Pensions
21
Notable votes
Free votes and rebellions — moments the MP’s own judgment matters more than the whip
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading26 Mar 2025 · free vote
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading26 Nov 2024 · free vote
Aye
§ 08The local picture.6 wards

Constituencies are not uniform. Below — the local council make-up, key facts worth knowing, and the neighbouring seats on either side.

WardCouncillorVotesParty
Bickley SundridgeColin Smith2,643Conserva
Bickley SundridgeKate Lymer2,671Conserva
Bickley SundridgeKira Gabbert2,626Conserva
Biggin HillMelanie Stevens1,443Independ
Biggin HillSophie Dunbar1,323Independ
Bromley TownGraeme Casey1,828Liberal
Bromley TownJulie Ireland1,929Liberal
Bromley TownSam Webber1,834Liberal
Hayes Coney HallJosh Coldspring-White1,541Conserva
PlaistowAlisa Igoe1,566Labour P
PlaistowTony McPartlan1,514Labour P
Shortlands Park LangleyGemma Jade Turrell2,835Conserva
Population (2021 Census)
90,371
Electorate 70,713 · 2024 register
Median income
£37,100
HMRC SPI 2024
Households renting privately
15.6%
England average 20.0%
Schools
34
18 primary · 6 secondary
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