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Eltham (UK Parliament constituency)

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Eltham
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Outline map
Boundary of Eltham in Greater London
CountyGreater London
Electorate63,059 (December 2010)[1]
Current constituency
Created1983
Member of ParliamentClive Efford (Labour)
SeatsOne
Created fromWoolwich West

Eltham /ɛltəm/ is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.[n 1]

It is a marginal Labour-held seat covering roughly the southern half of the Royal Borough of Greenwich in London.[2][3]

Boundaries

1983-1997: The London Borough of Greenwich wards of Avery Hill, Coldharbour, Deansfield, Eltham Park, Herbert, Middle Park, New Eltham, Nightingale, Palace, Sherard, Sutcliffe, Tarn, and Well Hall.

1997-2010: The London Borough of Greenwich wards of Avery Hill, Coldharbour, Deansfield, Eltham Park, Herbert, Middle Park, New Eltham, Palace, Plumstead Common, Sherard, Shrewsbury, Slade, Sutcliffe, Tarn, and Well Hall.

2010–present: The London Borough of Greenwich wards of Coldharbour and New Eltham, Eltham North, Eltham South, Eltham West, Kidbrooke with Hornfair, Middle Park and Sutcliffe, and Shooters Hill.

The constituency is in the Royal Borough of Greenwich in south-east London. Before 1983, a constituency with similar boundaries was called Woolwich West.

The seat is bordered by the constituencies of:

History

Eltham is famous as being the birthplace of American-raised comedian and Hollywood film star Bob Hope. Shooters Hill and Blackheath presents open green and well-planted parkland with many residential locations that also share in impressive views over Canary Wharf commercial district of London. Eltham itself has a short, winding and typical high street, and is bypassed however by a main Road (the A20).

The seat was held by high-profile Tory Peter Bottomley for over two decades (as Woolwich West and then Eltham) before Labour gained the seat in 1997. After fairly comfortable victories then and in 2001, the Labour majority decreased quite significantly in 2005, though Labour were able to resist some of the national swing against the party in 2010 to hold the seat.

Most of Eltham itself is Conservative, but Eltham West and the remaining wards in the seat are inclined to Labour. Conservative support has tended to be strongest in the south (on the Bromley borders), where there are more owner-occupied houses and the area is more middle-class. Labour has fared well in the northern areas of the constituency towards Greenwich, and in areas such as Shooters Hill and Well Hall.[4]

The Eltham Conservative Association became the first in London to select a prospective parliamentary candidate by means of an open primary election where any voter on the electoral roll was entitled to attend and vote. David Gold (PPC Brighton Pavilion 2001) defeated Jackie Doyle-Price (PPC Sheffield Hillsborough 2005) and Eric Ollerenshaw (former Greater London Assembly member) by winning more than 50% of the ballot in the first round at a meeting chaired by Michael Portillo on 31 July 2006 at the Bob Hope Theatre. Approximately 140 people turned up for the open primary meeting.[5][6]

Members of Parliament

Election Member[7] Party
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | 1983 Peter Bottomley Conservative
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | 1997 Clive Efford Labour

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2015: Eltham[8][9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Clive Efford 18,393 42.6 +1.1
Conservative Spencer Drury 15,700 36.4 −1.2
UKIP Peter Whittle 6,481 15.0 +12.6
Liberal Democrats Alex Cunliffe 1,308 3.0 −9.6
Green James Parker 1,275 3.0 +2.0
Majority 2,693 6.2 +2.2
Turnout 43,157 67.4 +0.4
Labour hold Swing 1.2
General Election 2010: Eltham[10][11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Clive Efford 17,416 41.5 −0.7
Conservative David Gold 15,753 37.5 +2.9
Liberal Democrats Steven Toole 5,299 12.6 −4.7
BNP Roberta Woods 1,745 4.2 +1.6
UKIP Ray Adams 1,011 2.4 −0.4
Green Arthur Hayles 419 1.0 N/A
English Democrat Mike Tibby 217 0.5 N/A
Independent Andrew James Graham 104 0.2 −0.2
Majority 1,663 4.0 −5.3
Turnout 41,964 67.0 +8.6
Labour hold Swing -1.8

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2005: Eltham[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Clive Efford 15,381 43.6 −9.2
Conservative Spencer Drury 12,105 34.3 +2.2
Liberal Democrats Ian Gerrard 5,669 16.1 +3.9
UKIP Jeremy Elms 1,024 2.9 +0.8
BNP Barry Roberts 979 2.8 N/A
Independent Andrew James Graham 147 0.4 −0.3
Majority 3,276 9.3 −11.4
Turnout 35,305 61.7 +3.0
Labour hold Swing -5.7
General Election 2001: Eltham[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Clive Efford 17,855 52.8 −1.8
Conservative Sharon Marina Massey 10,859 32.1 +0.9
Liberal Democrats Martin Morris 4,121 12.2 +3.7
UKIP Terrence Frederick Jones 706 2.1 N/A
Independent Andrew James Graham 251 0.7 N/A
Majority 6,996 20.7 −5.3
Turnout 41,964 67.0 +8.6
Labour hold Swing -1.8

Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1997: Eltham[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Clive Efford 23,710 54.6 +12.7
Conservative Clive D Blackwood 13,528 31.2 −14.8
Liberal Democrats Amanda J Taylor 3,701 8.5 −3.2
Referendum Matthew D Clark 1,414 3.3 N/A
Liberal Henry Middleton 584 1.3 N/A
BNP William A Hitches 491 1.1 N/A
Majority 10,182 23.4 N/A
Turnout 43,428 75.7 −3.0
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
General Election 1992: Eltham[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Bottomley 18,813 46.0 −1.5
Labour Clive Efford 17,147 41.9 +9.9
Liberal Democrats Christopher P McGinty 4,804 11.7 −8.8
Independent Andrew James Graham 165 0.4 N/A
Majority 1,666 4.07 −11.46
Turnout 40,929 78.7 +1.78
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1980s

General Election 1987: Eltham[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Bottomley 19,752 47.5 −0.4
Labour Rees David Vaughan 13,292 32.0 +2.7
Liberal Democrats Edward John Randall 8,542 20.5 −1.7
Majority 6,460 15.53 −3.07
Turnout 41,586 76.92
Conservative hold Swing -1.6
General Election 1983: Eltham[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Bottomley 19,530 47.9 N/A
Labour CP Moore 11,938 29.3 N/A
Liberal Democrats Edward John Randall 9,030 22.2 N/A
BNP PT Banks 276 0.7 N/A
Majority 7,592 18.6 N/A
Turnout 40,774 74.1 N/A
Conservative win (new seat)

See also

References

Notes
  1. ^ As with all constituencies, Eltham elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.
References
  1. ^ "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
  2. ^ UK Polling Report
  3. ^ The Almanac of British Politics https://books.google.com/books?id=oLGpTZB2_w4C&pg=PT409
  4. ^ BBC NEWS | VOTE 2001 | RESULTS & CONSTITUENCIES | Eltham
  5. ^ ConservativeHome's Seats & Candidates blog: Final three for Eltham
  6. ^ ConservativeHome's Seats & Candidates blog: David Gold selected for Eltham
  7. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "E" (part 2)
  8. ^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  9. ^ http://www.royalgreenwich.gov.uk/elections2015results
  10. ^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 26 July 2013 suggested (help)
  11. ^ BBC News | Election 2010 | Constituency | Eltham
  12. ^ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  13. ^ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  14. ^ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  15. ^ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  16. ^ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  17. ^ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

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