Peckham (UK Parliament constituency)

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Peckham
Former Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
County Greater London
1885 (1885)–1997 (1997)
Number of members One
Replaced by Camberwell & Peckham, Southwark North and Bermondsey
Created from Lambeth

Peckham was a borough constituency in South London which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Elections were held using the first-past-the-post voting system.

It was created for the 1885 general election and abolished for the 1997 general election, when it was replaced by the new constituency of Camberwell and Peckham.

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[edit] History

The constituency was, by the time of its abolition, a safe Labour seat. It was held for the last thirteen years of its existence by Harriet Harman, who went on to become the deputy leader of the Labour Party.

[edit] Boundaries

Peckham in the Metropolitan Board of Works area, showing boundaries used from 1885 to 1918.
Peckham in the Parliamentary County of London from 1918 to 1949.
Peckham in the Parliamentary County of London from 1950 to 1974.

The constituency formed the southern part of the London Borough of Southwark, centred around the district of Peckham.

[edit] Members of Parliament

Election Member Party
1885 Arthur Anthony Baumann Conservative
1892 Sir Frederick George Banbury Conservative
1906 Charles Goddard Clarke Liberal
1908 by-election Henry Cubitt Gooch Conservative
Dec. 1910 Sir Albion Henry Herbert Richardson Liberal
1922 Collingwood James Hughes Conservative
1924 Hugh Dalton Labour
1929 John Beckett Labour
1931 David Field Beatty, Viscount Borodale Conservative
1936 by-election Lewis Silkin Labour
1950 Freda Corbet Labour
Feb 1974 Harry Lamborn Labour
1982 by-election Harriet Harman Labour
1997 constituency abolished: see Camberwell & Peckham
and Southwark North and Bermondsey

[edit] Elections

[edit] Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1992: Peckham[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Harriet Harman 19,391 61.8 +7.2
Conservative CM Frazer 7,386 23.5 −2.2
Liberal Democrat Mrs RE Colley 4,331 13.8 −4.0
Workers' Revolutionary GC Dacres 146 0.5 +0.5
Corrective VE Teh 140 0.4 +0.4
Majority 12,005 38.2 +9.4
Turnout 31,394 53.8 −1.8
Labour hold Swing +4.7

[edit] Elections in the 1980s

General Election 11 June 1987:

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General Election 9 June 1983:

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[edit] Elections in the 1970s

General Election 3 May 1979:

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General Election 10 October 1974:

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General Election 28 February 1974:

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General Election 18 June 1970:

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[edit] Elections in the 1960s

General Election 31 March 1966:

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General Election 15 October 1964:

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[edit] Elections in the 1950s

General Election 8 October 1959:

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General Election 26 May 1955:

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General Election 25 October 1951:

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General Election 23 February 1950:

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[edit] Elections in the 1940s

General Election 5 to 19 July 1945:

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[edit] Elections in the 1930s

General Election 14 November 1935:

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General Election 27 October 1931:[2]

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Conservative Lt Viscount Borodale RN 19,458 58.1
Labour John Warburton Beckett 11,217 33.5
National Labour E J Titler 1,442 4.3
Independent Labour Capt H Beaumont 1,350 4.0
Majority 8,241 24.6
Turnout 33,467 69.7
Conservative gain from Labour

[edit] Elections in the 1920s

General Election 30 May 1929:

constituency of Camberwell, Peckham Division
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Warburton Beckett 15,751 48.9
Conservative Dr James Douglas Cooke 10,246 31.8
Liberal G. Ivor Phillips 6,187 19.2
Majority 5,505 17.1
Turnout 32,184 67.0
Labour hold
General Election 29 October 1924:

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General Election 6 December 1923:

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Electorate 38,611 Turnout %,
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Conservative Collingwood Hughes 8,526
Labour W A Chambers 8,370
Liberal C W Tagg 6,815
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General Election 15 November 1922:

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Conservative Collingwood Hughes 11,218 44.4
National Liberal H Lesser 6,739 26.7
Labour W A Chambers 5,964 23.6
Liberal C S Tetley 1,329 5.3
Majority 4,479 17.7
Turnout 25,250 66.1
Conservative gain from Coalition Liberal

[edit] Elections in the 1910s

General Election 14 December 1918:

constituency of Camberwell Peckham
Composed of the Camberwell wards of Clifton, Goldsmith, Nunhead, The Rye, Ryes Lane and St Mary's
Electorate , Turnout %,
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Coalition Liberal Albion Richardson 8,764
Independent Collingwood Hughes 4,550
Labour C Diamond 2,559
Majority 4,214
Turnout
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General Election December 1910: Camberwell, Peckham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Albion Henry Herbert Richardson 5,027 50.2 0.6
Conservative Henry Cubitt Gooch 4,986 49.8 -0.6
Majority 41
Turnout 12,341 81.1
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing
General Election January 1910: Camberwell, Peckham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Henry Cubitt Gooch 5,330 50.4 -10.5
Liberal Albion Henry Herbert Richardson 5,247 49.6 10.5
Majority 83
Turnout 12,341 85.7
Conservative hold Swing

[edit] Elections in the 1900s

Peckham by-election, 1908[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Henry Cubitt Gooch 6,970 60.9 23.3
Liberal Thomas Gautrey 4,476 39.1 -23.3
Majority 2,494
Turnout 14,615 78.3
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing
General Election 1906: Camberwell, Peckham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Charles Goddard Clarke 5,903 62.4 21.7
Conservative Sir Frederick George Banbury 3,564 37.6 -21.7
Majority 2,339
Turnout 12,401 76.3
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing
General Election 1900: Camberwell, Peckham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Frederick George Banbury 4,453 59.3 2.9
Liberal Capt. Fitzroy Hemphill 3,061 40.7 -2.9
Majority 1,392
Turnout 11,835 63.5
Conservative hold Swing


[edit] Elections in the 1890s

General Election 1895: Camberwell, Peckham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Frederick George Banbury 4,495 56.4 5.8
Liberal Charles Clements 3,472 43.6 -4.6
Majority 1,023
Turnout 11,388 70.0
Conservative hold Swing
General Election 1892: Camberwell, Peckham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Frederick George Banbury 3,847 50.6 -5.5
Liberal Edwin Jones 3,664 48.2 4.3
Independent Labour Ben Ellis 95 1.2
Majority 183
Turnout 10,861 70.0
Conservative hold Swing

[edit] Elections in the 1880s

General Election 1886: Camberwell, Peckham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Arthur Anthony Baumann 3,439 56.1 7.2
Liberal William Willis 2,688 43.9 1.3
Majority 751
Turnout 9,713 63.1
Conservative hold Swing
General Election 1885: Camberwell, Peckham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Arthur Anthony Baumann 3,362 48.9
Liberal William Willis 2,929 42.6
Independent Liberal Edward Dresser Rogers 580 8.4
Majority 433
Turnout 9,713 70.7
Conservative gain from new seat Swing

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/ge92index.htm. Retrieved 6 Dec 2010. 
  2. ^ "General Election Results - 1931". The Times: p. 25. 29 October 1931. 
  3. ^ "Election Intelligence. Camberwell (Peckham Division)". The Times: p. 12. 25 March 1908. 
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