Lewisham West and Penge (UK Parliament constituency)
Lewisham West and Penge | |
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Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
![]() Boundary of Lewisham West and Penge in Greater London | |
County | Greater London |
Electorate | 69,399 (December 2010)[1] |
Current constituency | |
Created | 2010 |
Member of Parliament | Jim Dowd (Labour) |
Seats | One |
Created from | Lewisham 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 | |
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style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 2010 | Jim Dowd | Labour |
Election results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | 84 | 0.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 12,714 | 26.4 | +13.5 | ||
Turnout | 48,125 | 66.6 | +1.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +5.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
- ^ 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.
- ^ Served as MP for Lewisham West in the 2005–2010 Parliament
- ^ swing and change percentages based on notional results following boundary changes
- References
- ^ "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ^ General Election Results from the Electoral Commission
- ^ Profile of SE19
see also: SE postcode area - ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "L" (part 2)
- ^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ http://councilmeetings.lewisham.gov.uk/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?XXR=0&ID=24&RPID=38835890 26Jul15
- ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000788
- ^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
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