Lewisham West (UK Parliament constituency)
Lewisham West | |
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Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons |
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Boundary of Lewisham West in Greater London for the 2005 general election.
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County | Greater London |
1918–2010 | |
Number of members | One |
Replaced by | Lewisham West and Penge |
Created from | Lewisham |
Lewisham West was a borough constituency in south-east London represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election from 1918, until it was abolished for the 2010 general election.
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History
From 1966 until 1992, Lewisham West was 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 of Bellingham has always been a Labour stronghold, and the other areas of the seat can also now be regarded as quite safe for Labour, whereas in the past they were not.
Boundaries
1918-1950: The Metropolitan Borough of Lewisham wards of Brockley, Forest Hill, and Sydenham; and the part of each of the Catford and the Lewisham Village wards which lay to the west of the centre of the Mid-Kent Branch of the South Eastern and Chatham Railway.
1950-1974: The Metropolitan Borough of Lewisham wards of Brockley, Forest Hill, Honor Oak Park, Sydenham East, and Sydenham West.
1974-1983: The London Borough of Lewisham wards of Bellingham, Culverley, Forest Hill, Honor Oak Park, Rushey Green, Sydenham East, and Sydenham West.
1983-2010: The London Borough of Lewisham wards of Bellingham, Catford, Forest Hill, Horniman, Perry Hill, Rushey Green, St Andrew, Sydenham East, and Sydenham West.
Lewisham West constituency covered 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 created a new constituency of Lewisham West and Penge, using electoral wards from Bromley and Lewisham.
Members of Parliament
Elections
Elections in the 2000s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | James Patrick Dowd | 16,611 | 52.0 | −9.1 | |
Liberal Democrat | Alex Feakes | 6,679 | 20.9 | +7.4 | |
Conservative | Evett McAnuff | 6,396 | 20.0 | −2.4 | |
Green | Nick Long | 1,464 | 4.6 | N/A | |
UKIP | Jens Winton | 773 | 2.4 | +0.8 | |
Majority | 9,932 | 31.1 | |||
Turnout | 31,923 | 54.7 | +2.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | −8.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | James Patrick Dowd | 18,816 | 61.1 | -0.9 | |
Conservative | Gary Johnson | 6,896 | 22.4 | -1.5 | |
Liberal Democrat | Richard Thomas | 4,146 | 13.5 | +3.7 | |
UKIP | Frederick Pearson | 485 | 1.6 | ||
Independent | Nick Long | 472 | 1.5 | ||
Majority | 11,920 | 38.7 | |||
Turnout | 30,815 | 52.1 | -12.0% | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1990s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | James Patrick Dowd | 23,273 | 62.0 | +15.0 | |
Conservative | Clare Whelan | 8,956 | 23.8 | −19.0 | |
Liberal Democrat | Kathy McGrath | 3,672 | 9.8 | −0.1 | |
Referendum | Anthony Leese | 1,098 | 2.9 | N/A | |
Socialist Labour | Nick Long | 398 | 1.1 | N/A | |
Liberal | Elizabeth Oram | 167 | 0.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 14,317 | 38.1 | +33.9 | ||
Turnout | 37,564 | 64.0 | −9.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +17.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | James Patrick Dowd | 20,378 | 47.0 | +9.1 | |
Conservative | John Cradock Maples | 18,569 | 42.8 | −3.4 | |
Liberal Democrat | Mrs E Neale | 4,295 | 9.9 | −6.0 | |
Anti-Federalist League | P Coulam | 125 | 0.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,809 | 4.2 | −4.1 | ||
Turnout | 43,367 | 73.0 | +0.8 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +6.2 |
Elections in the 1980s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | John Cradock Maples | 20,995 | 46.18 | ||
Labour | James Patrick Dowd | 17,223 | 37.88 | ||
Liberal | Sarah Caroline Titley | 7,247 | 15.94 | ||
Majority | 3,772 | 8.30 | |||
Turnout | 45,465 | 72.25 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | John Cradock Maples | 19,521 | 44.02 | ||
Labour | Christopher Price | 17,015 | 38.37 | ||
Liberal | H. Mooney | 7,470 | 16.85 | ||
BNP | R. F. Hoy | 336 | 0.76 | ||
Majority | 2,506 | 5.65 | |||
Turnout | 44,342 | 70.34 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Elections in the 1970s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Christopher Price | 20,932 | 46.45 | ||
Conservative | N. P. Kemp | 19,882 | 44.12 | ||
Liberal | G. A. Payne | 3,350 | 7.43 | ||
National Front | P. Williams | 901 | 2.00 | ||
Majority | 1,050 | 2.33 | |||
Turnout | 45,065 | 76.01 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Christopher Price | 21,102 | 48.24 | ||
Conservative | M. Marshall | 15,573 | 35.60 | ||
Liberal | J.D. Eagle | 5,952 | 13.61 | ||
National Front | P. Williams | 1,114 | 2.55 | ||
Majority | 5,529 | 12.64 | |||
Turnout | 70.06 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Christopher Price | 21,118 | 43.27 | -5.7 | |
Conservative | John Selwyn Gummer | 18,716 | 38.35 | -12.6 | |
Liberal | J.D. Eagle | 7,974 | 16.34 | n/a | |
National Front | P. Williams | 1,000 | 2.05 | ||
Majority | 2,402 | 4.92 | |||
Turnout | 78.89 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +3.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | John Selwyn Gummer | 19,676 | 50.98 | ||
Labour | James McCulloch York Dickens | 18,916 | 49.02 | ||
Majority | 760 | 2.90 | |||
Turnout | 68.06 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Elections in the 1960s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | James McCulloch York Dickens | 21,018 | 52.54 | ||
Conservative | Patrick Michael Ernest David McNair-Wilson | 18,984 | 47.46 | ||
Majority | 2,034 | 5.08 | |||
Turnout | 75.68 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Patrick Michael Ernest David McNair-Wilson | 18,167 | 44.78 | ||
Labour | Joan Lestor | 17,281 | 42.59 | ||
Liberal | Alan B Mountain | 5,123 | 12.63 | ||
Majority | 886 | 2.18 | |||
Turnout | 74.82 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1950s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Henry Alfred Price | 22,466 | 51.74 | ||
Labour | Richard C Edmonds | 16,233 | 37.39 | ||
Liberal | Trevor Arthur Smith | 4,721 | 10.87 | ||
Majority | 6,233 | 14.36 | |||
Turnout | 80.30 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Henry Alfred Price | 24,066 | 54.94 | ||
Labour | Tom Sargant | 19,741 | 45.06 | ||
Majority | 4,325 | 9.87 | |||
Turnout | 79.57 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Henry Alfred Price | 25,449 | 52.73 | ||
Labour | Arthur Massey Skeffington | 22,813 | 47.27 | ||
Majority | 2,636 | 5.46 | |||
Turnout | 85.85 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Henry Alfred Price | 23,628 | 49.23 | ||
Labour | Arthur Massey Skeffington | 21,433 | 44.65 | ||
Liberal | Alfred Edward G Pritchard | 2,939 | 6.12 | ||
Majority | 2,195 | 4.57 | |||
Turnout | 85.70 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Elections in the 1940s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Arthur Massey Skeffington | 20,008 | 53.35 | ||
Conservative | Henry Brooke | 17,492 | 46.65 | ||
Majority | 2,516 | 6.7 | |||
Turnout | 73.65 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Elections in the 1930s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Henry Brooke | 22,587 | |||
Labour | Arthur Massey Skeffington | 16,939 | |||
Majority | 5,648 | ||||
Turnout | 58 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Sir Philip Dawson | 27,173 | 64.7 | ||
Labour | Robert Michael Maitland Stewart | 14,803 | 35.4 | ||
Majority | 12,370 | 29.5 | |||
Turnout | 63.91 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Sir Philip Dawson | 34,289 | 77.5 | ||
Labour | Robert Michael Maitland Stewart | 9,956 | 22.5 | ||
Majority | 24,333 | 55.0 | |||
Turnout | 44,245 | 69.2 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1920s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Unionist | Sir Philip Dawson | 20,830 | 49.1 | -10.2 | |
Labour | Mrs C M Wadham | 10,958 | 25.9 | +5.4 | |
Liberal | Arthur Reginald Newsom Roberts | 10,590 | 25.0 | +4.7 | |
Majority | 9,872 | 23.2 | -15.6 | ||
Turnout | 69.3 | -6.2 | |||
Unionist hold | Swing | -7.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Unionist | Sir Philip Dawson | 19,723 | 59.3 | ||
Labour | Mrs Barbara Drake | 6,781 | 20.4 | n/a | |
Liberal | Barrett Lennard Albemarle O'Malley | 6,756 | 20.3 | ||
Majority | 12,942 | 38.9 | +37.1 | ||
Turnout | 75.5 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Unionist | Sir Philip Dawson | 12,448 | 50.9 | -14.8 | |
Liberal | Barrett Lennard Albemarle O'Malley | 12,009 | 49.1 | +14.8 | |
Majority | 439 | 1.8 | -29.6 | ||
Turnout | 57.0 | -1.1 | |||
Unionist hold | Swing | -14.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Unionist | Sir Philip Dawson | 16,216 | 65.7 | +26.8 | |
Liberal | Barrett Lennard Albemarle O'Malley | 8,469 | 34.3 | +8.7 | |
Majority | 7,747 | 31.4 | + | ||
Turnout | 58.1 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Unionist | Sir Philip Dawson | 9,427 | 38.9 | n/a | |
Anti-Waste League | Walter George Windham | 8,580 | 35.4 | n/a | |
Liberal | Frank Walter Raffety | 6,211 | 25.6 | n/a | |
Majority | 847 | 3.5 | n/a | ||
Turnout | 24,218 | 59.2 | n/a | ||
Unionist hold | Swing | n/a |
Elections in the 1910s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Sir Edward Feetham Coates | unopposed | n/a | n/a | |
Conservative hold | Swing | n/a |
See also
Notes and references
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- ↑ C. Rallings & M. Thrasher, The Media Guide to the New Parliamentary Constituencies, p.111 (Plymouth: LGC Elections Centre, 1995)
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- ↑ F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949; Political Reference Publications, Glasgow 1949
Sources
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