Lewisham West and Penge (UK Parliament constituency)

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Lewisham West and Penge
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
LewishamWestPenge2007Constituency.svg
Boundary of Lewisham West and Penge in Greater London
County Greater London
Electorate 69,399 (December 2010) [1]
Major settlementsForest Hill, Penge and Sydenham
Current constituency
Created 2010
Member of Parliament Ellie Reeves (Labour)
SeatsOne
Created from Lewisham West
Beckenham

Lewisham West and Penge is a constituency in Greater London created in 2010 and represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2017 by Ellie Reeves of the Labour Party. [n 1]

Contents

The seat is due to be abolished for the next general election. [2]

History

Following the adoption of the Boundary Commission's Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, this constituency was created for the 2010 general election with electoral wards from the London Boroughs of Bromley and Lewisham. The greater electorate and area of the constituency is in the London Borough of Lewisham.

Political history

At the 2010 general election, the Liberal Democrat challenge edged the Conservative candidate narrowly into third. The 2015 Liberal Democrat candidate moved into fifth position on results night. [3]

Labour held the seat in the 2019 general election, with a reduced share of the vote 31,860. [4] The Conservatives came second, and the Liberal Democrats achieved third place.

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 Sydenham, with most of Forest Hill in the north. Its ambit also includes some of the Crystal Palace and Sydenham Hill (the park and site of the palace itself is on the intersection of five boroughs) and the nearby areas of Anerley and Penge. The parts of Beckenham around Clock House and Kent House railway stations are also included. [5] The Guardian summarised it in 2010 as "suburban south-east London, with a large Afro-Caribbean population."

Boundaries

Lewisham West and Penge (UK Parliament constituency)
Map of present 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.

Proposed abolition

Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat will be abolished for the next general election, with its contents distributed three ways: [2]

Members of Parliament

ElectionMember [6] Party
2010 Jim Dowd Labour
2017 Ellie Reeves

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Lewisham West and Penge [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ellie Reeves 31,860 61.2 -5.4
Conservative Aisha Cuthbert10,31719.8-3.2
Liberal Democrats Alex Feakes6,26012.0+5.8
Green James Braun2,3904.6+2.4
Brexit Party Teixeira Hambro1,0602.0New
CPA Katherine Hortense2130.4-0.2
Majority21,54341.4-2.2
Turnout 52,10069.8-3.2
Registered electors 74,615
Labour hold Swing -1.1
General election 2017: Lewisham West & Penge [9] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ellie Reeves 35,411 66.6 +16.0
Conservative Shaun Bailey 12,24923.0-1.2
Liberal Democrats Earl Russell 3,3176.2-1.5
Green Karen Wheller1,1442.2-6.4
UKIP Hoong-Wai Cheah7001.3-6.5
CPA Katherine Hortense3250.6New
Populist PartyRussell White500.1New
Majority23,16243.6+17.2
Turnout 53,19673.0+6.4
Registered electors 72,899
Labour hold Swing +8.5
General election 2015: Lewisham West and Penge [11] [12] [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jim Dowd 24,347 50.6 +9.5
Conservative Russell Jackson11,63324.2-1.3
Green Tom Chance4,0778.5+6.4
UKIP Gary Harding3,7647.8+5.3
Liberal Democrats Alex Feakes3,7097.7-20.4
TUSC Martin Powell-Davies3910.8New
Independent David Hansom1600.3New
Liberty GB George Whale840.1New
Majority12,71426.4+13.4
Turnout 48,16566.6+1.4
Registered electors 72,290
Labour hold Swing +5.4
General election 2010: Lewisham West and Penge [14] [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jim Dowd [n 2] 18,501 41.1
Liberal Democrats Alex Feakes12,67328.1
Conservative Chris Phillips11,48925.5
UKIP Peter Staveley1,1172.5
Green Romayne Phoenix9312.1
CPA Stephen Hammond3170.7
Majority5,82813.0
Turnout 45,02865.2
Registered electors 69,022
Labour win (new seat)

See also

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

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References

  1. ↑ "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Archived from the original on 6 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
  2. 1 2 "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.
  3. ↑ "Electoral Commission - Previous UK general elections". www.electoralcommission.org.uk.
  4. ↑ "Lewisham West & Penge parliamentary constituency - Election 2019 - BBC News" . Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  5. ↑ "Area and Property Guide for se19 - Mouseprice". www.mouseprice.com.
  6. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "L" (part 2)
  7. ↑ "General election 2019". lewisham.gov.uk. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  8. ↑ "Commons Briefing Paper 8749. General Election 2019: results and analysis" (PDF). London: House of Commons Library. 28 January 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 November 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  9. ↑ "Lewisham West and Penge parliamentary constituency". BBC News.
  10. ↑ "Commons Briefing Paper 7979. General Election 2017: results and analysis" (PDF) (Second ed.). House of Commons Library. 29 January 2019 [7 April 2018]. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 November 2019.
  11. ↑ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  12. ↑ "Election results for Lewisham West and Penge, 7 May 2015". councilmeetings.lewisham.gov.uk. 7 May 2015.
  13. ↑ "Lewisham West & Penge parliamentary constituency - Election 2017" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  14. ↑ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  15. ↑ "BBC News - Election 2010 - Constituency - Lewisham West & Penge". news.bbc.co.uk.

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