Greenwich (UK Parliament constituency)

UK former constituency infobox
Name = Greenwich
Type = Borough
Year = 1832
Abolition = 1997
members = One

Greenwich was a parliamentary constituency in South-East London, which returned Members of Parliament to the British House of Commons from 1832 to 1997.

From 1832 until 1885 it was a two-member constituency, but its representation was reduced to one Member of Parliament under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885. For the 1997 general election, it was merged with part of the former the former Woolwich constituency to form the Greenwich and Woolwich seat.

Its history is dominated by the area's strong maritime tradition. Its most prominent claim to fame was as the seat of William Ewart Gladstone between 1868 and 1880, and it also achieved prominence in the 1987 Greenwich by-election, when the SDP won a surprise victory.

Members of Parliament

1832-1885

1885-present

Election results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Nick Raynsford
votes = 14,630
percentage = 41.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Social Democratic Party (UK)
candidate = Rosie Barnes
votes = 13,273
percentage = 37.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = A. McNair
votes = 6,960
percentage = 19.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = R. McCracken
votes = 483
percentage = 1.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Fellowship Party
candidate = Ronald Mallone
votes = 147
percentage = 0.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Malcolm Hardee
votes = 103
percentage = 0.3
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Natural Law Party
candidate = J. Small
votes = 70
percentage = 0.2
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 1,357
percentage = 3.8
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 74.6
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
loser = Social Democratic Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Social Democratic Party (UK)
candidate = Rosie Barnes
votes = 15,149
percentage = 40.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Deirdre Wood
votes = 13,008
percentage = 34.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = John Antcliffe
votes = 8,695
percentage = 23.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party (UK)
candidate = J. Thomas
votes = 346
percentage = 0.9
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Fellowship Party
candidate = Ronald Mallone
votes = 59
percentage = 0.2
change = -0.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Communist Party of Great Britain
candidate = P. Clinton
votes = 58
percentage = 0.2
change = -0.2Election box majority
votes = 2,141
percentage = 5.7
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 73.4
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Social Democratic Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Social Democratic Party (UK)
candidate = Rosie Barnes
votes = 18,287
percentage = 53.0
change = +27.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Deirdre Wood
votes = 11,676
percentage = 33.8
change = -4.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = John Antcliffe
votes = 3,852
percentage = 11.2
change = -23.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party (UK)
candidate = Graham Bell
votes = 264
percentage = 0.8
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Vote For Yourself Rainbow Dream Ticket
candidate = Malcolm Hardee
votes = 124
percentage = 0.3
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = British National Party
candidate = Ian Dell
votes = 116
percentage = 0.3
change = -0.4Election box candidate with party link
party = National Front (UK)
candidate = Joe Pearce
votes = 103
percentage = 0.3
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Revolutionary Communist Party (Furedi)
candidate = Kate Marshall
votes = 91
percentage = 0.3
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 6,611
percentage = 19.2
change = +15.7Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 68.2
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Social Democratic Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing = +9.6

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Guy Barnett
votes = 13,361
percentage = 38.2
change = -13.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Arthur Rolfe
votes = 12,150
percentage = 34.8
change = +1.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Social Democratic Party (UK)
candidate = T. Ford
votes = 8,783
percentage = 25.1
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = British National Party
candidate = Ian Dell
votes = 259
percentage = 0.7
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Fellowship Party
candidate = Ronald Mallone
votes = 242
percentage = 0.7
change = -0.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Communist Party of Great Britain
candidate = F. Hooks
votes = 149
percentage = 0.4
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 1,211
percentage = 3.5
change = -15.3Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 67.7
change = -2.9Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =