Lewisham West | |
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Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | Greater London |
1918–2010 | |
Seats | One |
Created from | Lewisham |
Replaced by | Lewisham West and Penge |
Lewisham West was a borough constituency in south-east London represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election from 1918, until it was abolished for the 2010 general election.
From 1966 until 1992, Lewisham West was a classic bellwether seat, being won by whichever party won the General Election (with the exception of 1979). However, long-term demographic trends have since turned the seat away from being a Labour-Conservative marginal into a safe Labour seat. Partly this has occurred because of a strong increase in the number of ethnic minority residents. At the same time, the communities of Catford, Sydenham and Forest Hill have become much less leafy and suburban over the past 30 years. The large council estate of Bellingham has always been a Labour stronghold, and the other areas of the seat can also now be regarded as quite safe for Labour, whereas in the past they were not.
1918–1950: The Metropolitan Borough of Lewisham wards of Brockley, Forest Hill, and Sydenham, and parts of the wards of Catford and Lewisham Village.
1950–1974: The Metropolitan Borough of Lewisham wards of Brockley, Forest Hill, Honor Oak Park, Sydenham East, and Sydenham West.
1974–1983: The London Borough of Lewisham wards of Bellingham, Culverley, Forest Hill, Honor Oak Park, Rushey Green, Sydenham East, and Sydenham West.
1983–2010: The London Borough of Lewisham wards of Bellingham, Catford, Forest Hill, Horniman, Perry Hill, Rushey Green, St Andrew, Sydenham East, and Sydenham West.
Lewisham West constituency covered the south-western part of the London Borough of Lewisham, being largely based on the communities of Catford, Sydenham, Forest Hill and Bellingham.
Following their review of parliamentary representation in South London, the Boundary Commission for England created a new constituency of Lewisham West and Penge, using electoral wards from Bromley and Lewisham.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | James Patrick Dowd | 16,611 | 52.0 | −9.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Alex Feakes | 6,679 | 20.9 | +7.4 | |
Conservative | Evett McAnuff | 6,396 | 20.0 | −2.4 | |
Green | Nick Long | 1,464 | 4.6 | New | |
UKIP | Jens Winton | 773 | 2.4 | +0.8 | |
Majority | 9,932 | 31.1 | -7.6 | ||
Turnout | 31,923 | 54.7 | +2.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | −8.2 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | James Patrick Dowd | 18,816 | 61.1 | -0.9 | |
Conservative | Gareth Johnson | 6,896 | 22.4 | -1.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Richard Thomas | 4,146 | 13.5 | +3.7 | |
UKIP | Frederick Pearson | 485 | 1.6 | New | |
Independent | Nick Long | 472 | 1.5 | New | |
Majority | 11,920 | 38.7 | +0.6 | ||
Turnout | 30,815 | 52.1 | -12.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | James Patrick Dowd | 23,273 | 62.0 | +15.0 | |
Conservative | Clare Whelan | 8,956 | 23.8 | −19.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Kathy McGrath | 3,672 | 9.8 | −0.1 | |
Referendum | Anthony Leese | 1,098 | 2.9 | New | |
Socialist Labour | Nick Long | 398 | 1.1 | New | |
Liberal | Elizabeth Oram | 167 | 0.5 | New | |
Majority | 14,317 | 38.1 | +33.9 | ||
Turnout | 37,564 | 64.0 | −9.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +17.0 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | James Patrick Dowd | 20,378 | 47.0 | +9.1 | |
Conservative | John Cradock Maples | 18,569 | 42.8 | −3.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Mrs E Neale | 4,295 | 9.9 | −6.0 | |
Anti-Federalist League | P Coulam | 125 | 0.3 | New | |
Majority | 1,809 | 4.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 43,367 | 73.0 | +0.8 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +6.2 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | John Cradock Maples | 20,995 | 46.2 | +2.2 | |
Labour | James Patrick Dowd | 17,223 | 37.9 | -0.5 | |
Liberal | Sarah Caroline Titley | 7,247 | 15.9 | -0.9 | |
Majority | 3,772 | 8.3 | +2.7 | ||
Turnout | 45,465 | 72.2 | +1.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | John Cradock Maples | 19,521 | 44.02 | ||
Labour | Christopher Price | 17,015 | 38.37 | ||
Liberal | Hugh Mooney | 7,470 | 16.85 | ||
BNP | R. F. Hoy | 336 | 0.76 | New | |
Majority | 2,506 | 5.65 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 44,342 | 70.34 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Christopher Price | 20,932 | 46.45 | ||
Conservative | Noel Kemp [10] | 19,882 | 44.12 | ||
Liberal | Godfrey Arthur Payne | 3,350 | 7.43 | ||
National Front | Peter Williams [10] | 901 | 2.00 | ||
Majority | 1,050 | 2.33 | |||
Turnout | 45,065 | 76.01 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Christopher Price | 21,102 | 48.24 | ||
Conservative | M. Marshall | 15,573 | 35.60 | ||
Liberal | J.D. Eagle | 5,952 | 13.61 | ||
National Front | P. Williams | 1,114 | 2.55 | ||
Majority | 5,529 | 12.64 | |||
Turnout | 43,741 | 70.06 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Christopher Price | 21,118 | 43.27 | -5.7 | |
Conservative | John Selwyn Gummer | 18,716 | 38.35 | -12.7 | |
Liberal | J.D. Eagle | 7,974 | 16.34 | New | |
National Front | P. Williams | 1,000 | 2.05 | New | |
Majority | 2,402 | 4.92 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 48,808 | 78.89 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +3.4 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | John Selwyn Gummer | 19,676 | 50.98 | ||
Labour | James McCulloch York Dickens | 18,916 | 49.02 | ||
Majority | 760 | 1.96 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 38,592 | 68.06 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | James McCulloch York Dickens | 21,018 | 52.54 | ||
Conservative | Patrick Michael Ernest David McNair-Wilson | 18,984 | 47.46 | ||
Majority | 2,034 | 5.08 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 40,002 | 75.68 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Patrick Michael Ernest David McNair-Wilson | 18,167 | 44.78 | ||
Labour | Joan Lestor | 17,281 | 42.59 | ||
Liberal | Alan B Mountain | 5,123 | 12.63 | ||
Majority | 886 | 2.19 | |||
Turnout | 40,571 | 74.82 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Henry Alfred Price | 22,466 | 51.74 | ||
Labour | Richard C Edmonds | 16,233 | 37.39 | ||
Liberal | Trevor Arthur Smith | 4,721 | 10.87 | New | |
Majority | 6,233 | 14.35 | |||
Turnout | 38,689 | 80.30 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Henry Alfred Price | 24,066 | 54.94 | ||
Labour | Tom Sargant | 19,741 | 45.06 | ||
Majority | 4,325 | 9.88 | |||
Turnout | 43,807 | 79.57 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Henry Alfred Price | 25,449 | 52.73 | ||
Labour | Arthur Massey Skeffington | 22,813 | 47.27 | ||
Majority | 2,636 | 5.46 | |||
Turnout | 48,262 | 85.85 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Henry Alfred Price | 23,628 | 49.23 | ||
Labour | Arthur Massey Skeffington | 21,433 | 44.65 | ||
Liberal | Alfred Edward G Pritchard | 2,939 | 6.12 | New | |
Majority | 2,195 | 4.58 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 45,061 | 85.70 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Arthur Massey Skeffington | 20,008 | 53.35 | ||
Conservative | Henry Brooke | 17,492 | 46.65 | ||
Majority | 2,516 | 6.70 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 37,500 | 73.65 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Henry Brooke | 22,587 | 57.1 | -7.6 | |
Labour | Arthur Massey Skeffington | 16,939 | 42.9 | +7.6 | |
Majority | 5,648 | 14.2 | -15.2 | ||
Turnout | 39,526 | 58.0 | -5.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Sir Philip Dawson | 27,173 | 64.7 | -12.8 | |
Labour | Robert Michael Maitland Stewart | 14,803 | 35.3 | +12.8 | |
Majority | 12,370 | 29.4 | -25.6 | ||
Turnout | 41,976 | 63.9 | -5.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Sir Philip Dawson | 34,289 | 77.5 | +28.4 | |
Labour | Robert Michael Maitland Stewart | 9,956 | 22.5 | -3.4 | |
Majority | 24,333 | 55.0 | +31.8 | ||
Turnout | 44,245 | 69.2 | -0.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Philip Dawson | 20,830 | 49.1 | −10.2 | |
Labour | Catherine Mary Wadham | 10,958 | 25.9 | +5.5 | |
Liberal | Arthur Reginald Newsom Roberts | 10,590 | 25.0 | +4.7 | |
Majority | 9,872 | 23.2 | −15.7 | ||
Turnout | 42,378 | 69.3 | −6.2 | ||
Registered electors | 61,191 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing | −7.9 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Philip Dawson | 19,723 | 59.3 | +8.4 | |
Labour | Barbara Drake | 6,781 | 20.4 | New | |
Liberal | Barrett Lennard Albemarle O'Malley | 6,756 | 20.3 | −28.8 | |
Majority | 12,942 | 38.9 | +37.1 | ||
Turnout | 33,260 | 75.5 | +18.5 | ||
Registered electors | 44,078 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing | +18.6 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Philip Dawson | 12,448 | 50.9 | −14.8 | |
Liberal | Barrett Lennard Albemarle O'Malley | 12,009 | 49.1 | +14.8 | |
Majority | 439 | 1.8 | −29.6 | ||
Turnout | 24,457 | 57.0 | −1.1 | ||
Registered electors | 42,940 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing | −14.8 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Philip Dawson | 16,216 | 65.7 | N/A | |
Liberal | Barrett Lennard Albemarle O'Malley | 8,469 | 34.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 7,747 | 31.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 24,685 | 58.1 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 42,455 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Philip Dawson | 9,427 | 39.0 | N/A | |
Anti-Waste League | Walter George Windham | 8,580 | 35.4 | New | |
Liberal | Frank Raffety | 6,211 | 25.6 | New | |
Majority | 847 | 3.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 24,218 | 59.2 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 40,919 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
C | Unionist | Sir Edward Feetham Coates | Unopposed | ||
Unionist win (new seat) | |||||
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