Greenwich and Lewisham (London Assembly constituency)

Greenwich and Lewisham

London Assembly constituency
Greenwich and Lewisham shown within London
Created:	2000
Member:	Len Duvall
Party:	Labour
Region:	London
Assembly:	London Assembly

Greenwich and Lewisham is a constituency represented in the London Assembly.

It consists of the combined area of the Royal Borough of Greenwich and the London Borough of Lewisham.

In elections to Westminster it is traditionally strong Labour-voting area, with all constituencies returning Labour MPs.

The equivalent Westminster seats are:

• Eltham (Labour)
• Erith and Thamesmead(Greenwich part only) (Labour)
• Greenwich and Woolwich (Labour)
• Lewisham Deptford (Labour)
• Lewisham East (Labour)
• Lewisham West and Penge (Labour)

Election results

London Assembly election, 2012: Greenwich and Lewisham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Len Duvall
	UKIP	Paul Oakley
	Liberal Democrat	John Russell
	Green	Roger Sedgley
	Conservative	Alex Wilson
Majority
Turnout

London Assembly election, 2008: Greenwich and Lewisham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Len Duvall	53,174	36.2	+2.9
	Conservative	Andy Jennings	37,040	25.2	+4.8
	Liberal Democrat	Brian Robson	18,174	12.4	–5.2
	Green	Sue Luxton	15,607	10.6	+0.2
	National Front	Tess Culnane	8,509	5.8	N/A
	Christian (Christian Peoples)	Stephen Hammond	5,079	3.5	+0.2
	UKIP	Arnold Tarling	3,910	2.7	–9.7
	Left List	Jennifer Jones	2,045	1.4	N/A
	English Democrats	Joanna Munilla	1,716	1.2	N/A
	Socialist Alternative	Chris Flood	1,587	1.1	N/A
Majority			16,134	11.0	–1.9
Turnout			149,238	43.0	+10.0
	Labour hold		Swing	–1.0

London Assembly election, 2004: Greenwich and Lewisham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Len Duvall	36,251	33.3	–9.2
	Conservative	Gareth Bacon	22,168	20.4	–3.2
	Liberal Democrat	Alexander Feakes	19,183	17.6	+0.5
	UKIP	Timothy Reynolds	13,454	12.4	N/A
	Green	Susan Luxton	11,271	10.4	–2.1
	Christian Peoples	Stephen Hammond	3,619	3.3	N/A
	Respect	Ian Page	2,825	2.6	N/A
Majority			14,083	12.9	–6.1
Turnout			108,771	33.0	+4.0
	Labour hold		Swing

London Assembly election, 2000: Greenwich and Lewisham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Len Duvall	40,386	42.6	N/A
	Conservative	Rhodri Harris	22,401	23.6	N/A
	Liberal Democrat	David Buxton	16,290	17.2	N/A
	Green	Terry Liddle	11,839	12.5	N/A
	London Socialist	Ian Page	3,981	4.2	N/A
Majority			17,985	19.0	N/A
Turnout			94,697	29.0	N/A
	Labour hold		Swing