BOB Stewart received 27,597 votes to make the Beckenham constituency a Conservative hold.

Lib Dem candidate Steve Jenkins polled 9,813, while Labour's Damien Egan received 6,893 votes.

UKIP's Owen Brolly received 1,551 votes, BNP candidate Roger Tonks got 1,001, Green candidate Ann Garrett polled 608 and Dan Eastgate of the English Democrats received 223 votes.