Camberwell and Peckham (UK Parliament constituency)
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Camberwell and Peckham Borough constituency |
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Camberwell and Peckham shown within Greater London | |
Created: | 1997 |
MP: | Harriet Harman |
Party: | Labour |
Type: | House of Commons |
County: | Greater London |
EP constituency: | London |
Camberwell and Peckham is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It is a Labour Party stronghold.
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[edit] Boundaries
The constituency incorporates the areas of Camberwell and Peckham.
[edit] Boundary review
Following their reivew of parliamentary representation in South London, the Boundary Commission for England has made minor changes to the existing Camberwell and Peckham constituency.
The electoral wards used in the formation of the modified constituency are:
- Brunswick Park, Camberwell Green, Faraday, Livesey, Nunhead, Peckham, Peckham Rye, South Camberwell and The Lane.
[edit] Members of Parliament
The constituency was created in 1997. Its first and only Member of Parliament, as of 2005, is Harriet Harman, who had been an MP for the preceding constituency of Peckham since a 1982 by-election.
- 1997 – present: Harriet Harman, Labour
[edit] Election results
General Election 2005: Camberwell and Peckham | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Harriet Harman | 18,933 | 65.3 | -4.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Richard Porter | 5,450 | 18.8 | +5.5 | |
Conservative | Jessica Lee | 2,841 | 9.8 | -1.1 | |
Green | Paul Ingram | 1,172 | 4.0 | +0.8 | |
UK Independence | Derek Penhallow | 350 | 1.2 | +1.2 | |
Socialist Labour | Margaret Sharkey | 132 | 0.5 | -0.2 | |
Workers' Revolutionary | Sanjay Kulkarni | 113 | 0.4 | +0.1 | |
Majority | 13,483 | 46.5 | |||
Turnout | 28,991 | 52.0 | +5.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
General Election 2001: Camberwell and Peckham | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Harriet Harman | 17,473 | 69.6 | + 0.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Donnachadh McCarthy | 3,350 | 13.3 | + 2.1 | |
Conservative | Jonathan Morgan | 2,740 | 10.9 | - 0.7 | |
Green | Storm Poorun | 805 | 3.2 | N/A | |
Socialist Alliance | John Mulrenan | 478 | 1.9 | N/A | |
Socialist Labour | Bob Adams | 188 | 0.7 | - 1.7 | |
Workers' Revolutionary | Frank Sweeney | 70 | 0.3 | - 0.1 | |
Majority | 14,123 | 56.3 | |||
Turnout | 25,104 | 46.8 | - 8.5 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
General Election 1997: Camberwell and Peckham | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Harriet Harman | 19,734 | 69.3 | N/A | |
Conservative | Kim Humphreys | 3,383 | 11.9 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Nigel Williams | 3,198 | 11.2 | N/A | |
Referendum Party | N. China | 692 | 2.4 | N/A | |
Socialist Labour | A. Ruddock | 685 | 2.4 | N/A | |
Liberal | G. Williams | 443 | 1.6 | N/A | |
Socialist Alternative | J. Barker | 233 | 0.8 | N/A | |
Workers' Revolutionary | C. Eames | 106 | 0.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 16,351 | ||||
Turnout | 56.7 | N/A | |||
Labour hold | Swing |