Lewisham North (UK Parliament constituency)
| Lewisham North | |
|---|---|
| Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Boundary of Lewisham North in Greater London | |
| County | Greater London |
| Electorate | 73,504 (2023) [1] |
| Major settlements | Lewisham |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2024 |
| Member of Parliament | Vicky Foxcroft (Labour) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Lewisham Deptford |
| 1950–February 1974 | |
| Created from | Lewisham East |
| Replaced by | Lewisham Deptford and Lewisham East |
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.
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
1950–1974
The Metropolitan Borough of Lewisham wards of Blackheath and Church Lee, Ladywell, Lewisham Park, Lewisham Village, Manor Lee, and South Lee.
Current
Map of boundaries from 2024
Further 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
| Election | 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 | |||
| constituency recreated | ||||
| 2024 | Vicky Foxcroft | Labour | MP for Lewisham Deptford (2017–2024) | |
Election results
Elections in the 2020s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Vicky Foxcroft | 25,467 | 57.7 | −11.7 | |
| Green | Adam Pugh | 9,685 | 21.9 | +16.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jean Branch | 3,284 | 7.4 | −3.7 | |
| Conservative | Nupur Majumdar | 2,701 | 6.1 | −6.1 | |
| Reform UK | Edward Powell | 2,000 | 4.5 | +2.9 | |
| Workers Party | Mian Akbar | 457 | 1.0 | N/A | |
| Independent | Julia Tilford | 243 | 0.6 | N/A | |
| Communist | Oliver Snelling | 211 | 0.5 | N/A | |
| Alliance for Green Socialism | John Lloyd | 119 | 0.3 | +0.2 | |
| Majority | 15,782 | 35.8 | –21.4 | ||
| Turnout | 44,167 | 59.5 | –9.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 74,204 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing |  14.2
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Elections in the 2010s
| 2019 notional result[6] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Labour | 35,124 | 69.4 | |
| Conservative | 6,175 | 12.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 5,620 | 11.1 | |
| Green | 2,656 | 5.3 | |
| Brexit Party | 810 | 1.6 | |
| Others | 201 | 0.4 | |
| Turnout | 50,586 | 68.8 | |
| Electorate | 73,504 | ||
Elections in the 1970s
| Party | 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
| Party | 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
| Party | 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
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Lewisham North – General election results 2024". BBC News.
- ^ "Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019". Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News. UK Parliament. Retrieved 11 July 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
- Lewisham North UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK