Lewisham West (UK Parliament constituency)

UK constituency infobox alt
Name = Lewisham West


Type = Borough
Entity = Greater London
DivisionType = County
Division = Greater London
Year = 1918
MP = Jim Dowd
Party = Labour
EP = London

Lewisham West is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

This constituency is to be abolished for the next general election (due no later than 2010), when it will be largely replaced by the new Lewisham West & Penge constituency.

Boundaries

Lewisham West constituency covers the south-western part of the London Borough of Lewisham, being largely based on the communities of Catford, Sydenham, Forest Hill and Bellingham.

Boundary review

Following their review of parliamentary representation in South London, the Boundary Commission for England have created a new constituency of Lewisham West and Penge, which creates a cross-border constituency. Electoral wards from Bromley and Lewisham are used in the creation of this new seat.

History

From 1966 until 1992, Lewisham West a classic bellwether seat, being won by whichever party won the General Election (with the exception of 1979). However, long-term demographic trends have since turned the seat away from being a Labour-Conservative marginal into a safe Labour seat. Partly this has occurred because of a strong increase in the number of ethnic minority residents. At the same time, the communities of Catford, Sydenham and Forest Hill have become much less leafy and suburban over the past 30 years. The large council estate in Bellingham has always been a Labour stronghold, and the other areas of the seat can also now be regarded as quite safe for Labour, wheareas in the past they were not.

Members of Parliament

Election results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Jim Dowd
votes = 16,611
percentage = 52.0
change = −9.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Alex Feakes
votes = 6,679
percentage = 20.9
change = +7.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Evett McAnuff
votes = 6,396
percentage = 20.0
change = −2.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Nick Long
votes = 1,464
percentage = 4.6
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Jens Winton
votes = 773
percentage = 2.4
change = +0.8Election box majority
votes = 9,932
percentage = 31.1
change = Election box turnout
votes = 31,923
percentage = 54.7
change = +2.6Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing = −8.2

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Jim Dowd
votes = 18,816
percentage = 61.1
change = -0.9%Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Gary Johnson
votes = 6,896
percentage = 22.4
change = -1.5%Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Richard Thomas
votes = 4,146
percentage = 13.5
change = +3.7%Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Frederick Pearson
votes = 485
percentage = 1.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Nick Long
votes = 472
percentage = 1.5
change = Election box majority
votes = 11,920
percentage = 38.7
change = Election box turnout
votes = 30,815
percentage = 52.1
change = -12.0%

Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Jim Dowd
votes = 23,273
percentage = 61.96
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = C. Whelan
votes = 8,956
percentage = 23.84
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = K. McGrath
votes = 3,672
percentage = 9.78
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Referendum Party
candidate = A. Leese
votes = 1,098
percentage = 2.92
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Socialist Labour Party (UK)
candidate = N. Long
votes = 398
percentage = 1.06
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK, 1989)
candidate = E. Oram
votes = 167
percentage = 0.45
change = Election box majority
votes = 14,317
percentage = 38.11
change = Election box turnout
votes = 37,564
percentage = 64.04
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing = +17.00

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Jim Dowd
votes = 20,378
percentage = 46.99
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = John Maples
votes = 18,569
percentage = 42.82
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = E. Neale
votes = 4,295
percentage = 9.90
change = Election box candidate
party = Anti-Federalist League
candidate = P. Coulham
votes = 125
percentage = 0.29
change = Election box majority
votes = 1,809
percentage = 4.17
change = Election box turnout
votes = 43,367
percentage = 73.11
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
loser = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = John Maples
votes = 20,995
percentage = 46.18
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Jim Dowd
votes = 17,223
percentage = 37.88
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = S. C. Titley
votes = 7,247
percentage = 15.94
change = Election box majority
votes = 3,772
percentage = 8.30
change = Election box turnout
votes = 45,465
percentage = 72.25
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = John Maples
votes = 19,521
percentage = 44.02
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = C. Price
votes = 17,015
percentage = 38.37
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = H. Mooney
votes = 7,470
percentage = 16.85
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = British National Party
candidate = R. F. Hoy
votes = 336
percentage = 0.76
change = Election box majority
votes = 2,506
percentage = 5.65
change = Election box turnout
votes = 44,342
percentage = 70.34
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = C. Price
votes = 20,932
percentage = 46.45
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = N. P. Kemp
votes = 19,882
percentage = 44.12
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = G. A. Payne
votes = 3,350
percentage = 7.43
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = National Front (UK)
candidate = P. Williams
votes = 901
percentage = 2.00
change = Election box majority
votes = 1,050
percentage = 2.33
change = Election box turnout
votes = 45,065
percentage = 76.01
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
loser = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

ee also

*List of Parliamentary constituencies in Greater London

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