Lewisham North is a parliamentary constituency in Lewisham, London which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1950 until it was abolished for the February 1974 general election.
Lewisham North | |
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Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
Electorate | 73,504 (2023) [1] |
Major settlements | Lewisham |
Current constituency | |
Created | 2024 |
Member of Parliament | None |
Seats | one |
Created from | Lewisham Deptford |
1950–February 1974 | |
Created from | Lewisham East |
Replaced by | Lewisham Deptford and Lewisham East |
Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat has been re-established for the 2024 general election, primarily formed from the abolished seat of Lewisham Deptford.[2]
Boundaries
edit1950–1974
editThe Metropolitan Borough of Lewisham wards of Blackheath and Church Lee, Ladywell, Lewisham Park, Lewisham Village, Manor Lee, and South Lee.
Current
editFurther to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, which came into effect for the 2024 general election, the constituency is composed of:
- The London Borough of Lewisham wards of: Blackheath; Brockley; Deptford; Evelyn; Ladywell; Lewisham Central; New Cross Gate; Telegraph Hill.[3]
The re-established constituency succeeds Lewisham Deptford, except Crofton Park ward, which is in the new constituency of Lewisham West and East Dulwich. Blackheath ward was added from Lewisham East.
Members of Parliament
editElection | Member | Party | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1950 | Austin Hudson | Conservative | Died November 1956 | |
1957 by-election | Niall MacDermot | Labour | ||
1959 | Christopher Chataway | Conservative | ||
1966 | Roland Moyle | Labour | ||
Feb 1974 | constituency abolished |
Election results
editElections in the 2020s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Workers Party | Mian Akbar | ||||
Liberal Democrats | Jean Branch | ||||
Labour | Vicky Foxcroft | ||||
Alliance For Green Socialism | John Lloyd | ||||
Conservative | Nupur Majumdar | ||||
Reform UK | Edward Powell | ||||
Green | Adam Pugh | ||||
Communist | Oliver Snelling | ||||
Independent | Julia Tilford | ||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout |
Elections in the 1970s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Roland Moyle | 18,235 | 51.45 | ||
Conservative | Hugh Samuel | 17,208 | 48.55 | ||
Majority | 1,027 | 2.90 | |||
Turnout | 35,443 | 68.49 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1960s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Roland Moyle | 20,352 | 53.08 | ||
Conservative | Christopher Chataway | 17,989 | 46.92 | ||
Majority | 2,363 | 6.16 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 38,341 | 77.41 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Christopher Chataway | 17,144 | 45.42 | ||
Labour | Henry Collins | 16,801 | 44.51 | ||
Liberal | Trevor Lloyd-Jones | 3,798 | 10.06 | ||
Majority | 343 | 0.91 | |||
Turnout | 37,703 | 74.56 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1950s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Christopher Chataway | 22,125 | 51.99 | -1.97 | |
Labour | Niall MacDermot | 17,512 | 41.15 | -4.89 | |
Liberal | Kenneth John Brookes | 2,921 | 6.86 | New | |
Majority | 4,613 | 10.84 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 42,558 | 81.19 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Niall MacDermot | 18,516 | 49.50 | +3.46 | |
Conservative | Norman Farmer | 17,406 | 46.53 | -7.43 | |
Independent loyalist | Leslie Greene | 1,487 | 3.97 | New | |
Majority | 1,110 | 2.97 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 37,409 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Austin Hudson | 22,070 | 53.96 | +0.50 | |
Labour | Trevor Williams | 18,834 | 46.04 | -0.50 | |
Majority | 3,236 | 7.91 | +0.99 | ||
Turnout | 40,904 | 77.93 | -6.09 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Austin Hudson | 24,406 | 53.46 | ||
Labour | Trevor Williams | 21,243 | 46.54 | ||
Majority | 3,163 | 6.92 | |||
Turnout | 45,649 | 84.02 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Austin Hudson | 22,465 | 49.56 | ||
Labour | Fred Copeman | 19,974 | 44.07 | ||
Liberal | Stanley George Smith | 2,888 | 6.37 | ||
Majority | 2,491 | 5.49 | |||
Turnout | 45,327 | 84.51 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) |
References
edit- ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – London". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
- ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – London | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 3 London region.
- ^ "STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED" (PDF). Lewisham Council. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ^ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1970.
- ^ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1966.
- ^ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1964.
- ^ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1959.
- ^ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1955.
- ^ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1951.
External links
edit- Lewisham North UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK