Historical place archive

Bexley in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Bexley in Great Britain. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

6 records5 event labels1 people1946–2000

Historical events in Bexley

1946

1946
Member of Parliament
Edward Richard George Heath · Conservative Party Government

Appointed prospective Member of Parliament for Broadstairs

1947

October 1947
Parliamentary Selection
Edward Richard George Heath · Conservative Party

Builds his Conservative candidacy for the Bexley parliamentary seat.

1950

23 February 1950
Election to Parliament
Edward Richard George Heath · Conservative Party

Is elected Conservative MP for Bexley at the 1950 general election.

23 February 1950
Member of Parliament
Edward Richard George Heath · Conservative Party Government

Elected Member of Parliament for Bexley

1959

8 October 1959
Election
Edward Richard George Heath · Conservative Party Government

Almost doubles his majority to 8,633

2000

24 October 2000
Retirement
Edward Richard George Heath · Conservative Party Government

Announces retirement from the House of Commons, 50 unbroken years as Member of Parliament for Bexley

Provenance

About these place records

These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match Great Britain and Bexley. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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