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Lewisham West and Penge (UK Parliament constituency)

Coordinates: 51°26′N 0°03′W / 51.43°N 0.05°W / 51.43; -0.05
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Lewisham West and Penge
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Outline map
Boundary of Lewisham West and Penge in Greater London
CountyGreater London
Electorate69,399 (December 2010)[1]
Current constituency
Created2010
Member of ParliamentJim Dowd (Labour)
SeatsOne
Created fromLewisham West
Beckenham

Lewisham West and Penge is a constituency in Greater London represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Jim Dowd of the Labour Party.[n 1]

History

Following the adoption of this part of the Boundary Commission's Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies this new constituency was born with electoral wards from the London Boroughs of Bromley and Lewisham — the greater electorate and area is in the latter.

It was contested for the first time in the 2010 general election. A strong Liberal Democrat challenge in 2010 edged the Conservative candidate narrowly into third.[2]

Constituency profile

The seat comprises the South-Western portion of Lewisham borough with the northwestern tip of Bromley borough. At the heart of the seat is Forest Hill, bisected by the route of the South Circular Road. Its ambit also includes some of the Crystal Palace hill (the park and site of the palace itself is on the intersection of five boroughs) and the nearby areas of Anerley, Penge and Sydenham.[3] The Guardian however positively summarised it in 2010 as "suburban south-east London, with a large Afro-Caribbean population."

Boundaries

The seat covers the following electoral wards: Bellingham; Forest Hill; Perry Vale; Sydenham (London Borough of Lewisham) and Clock House; Crystal Palace; Penge & Cator (London Borough of Bromley).

To create the new constituency the Boundary Commission for England transferred Perry Vale ward, Bellingham ward, Forest Hill ward, and Sydenham ward from the former Lewisham West constituency. Clock House ward, Crystal Palace ward, and Penge and Cator ward were transferred from Beckenham constituency.

Members of Parliament

Election Member[4] Party
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | 2010 Jim Dowd Labour

Election results

General Election 2015: Lewisham West and Penge[5][6][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jim Dowd 24,347 50.6 +9.5
Conservative Russell Jackson 11,633 24.2 −1.3
Green Tom Chance 4,077 8.5 +6.4
UKIP Gary Harding 3,764 7.8 +5.3
Liberal Democrats Alex Feakes 3,709 7.7 −20.4
TUSC Martin Powell-Davies 391 0.8 N/A
Independent David Hansom 160 0.3 N/A
Liberty GB Dr George Whale 44 0.1 N/A
Majority 12,714 26.4 +13.5
Turnout 48,125 66.6 +1.4
Labour hold Swing +5.4
General Election 2010: Lewisham West and Penge[8][9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jim Dowd[n 2] 18,501 41.1 −5.2'"`UNIQ−−ref−00000012−QINU`"'
Liberal Democrats Alex Feakes 12,673 28.1 +1.0
Conservative Chris Phillips 11,489 25.5 +3.9
UKIP Peter Staveley 1,117 2.5 −0.1
Green Romayne Phoenix 931 2.1 −0.3
CPA Stephen Hammond 317 0.7 N/A
Majority 5,828 12.9 −6.2
Turnout 45,028 65.2 +7.8
Labour hold Swing −3.1

See also

Notes and references

Notes
  1. ^ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.
  2. ^ Served as MP for Lewisham West in the 2005–2010 Parliament
  3. ^ swing and change percentages based on notional results following boundary changes
References
  1. ^ "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
  2. ^ General Election Results from the Electoral Commission
  3. ^ Profile of SE19
    see also: SE postcode area
  4. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "L" (part 2)
  5. ^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  6. ^ http://councilmeetings.lewisham.gov.uk/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?XXR=0&ID=24&RPID=38835890 26Jul15
  7. ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000788
  8. ^ "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)
  9. ^ BBC - Election 2010 - Lewisham West & Penge

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