Lewisham East (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Lewisham East Borough constituency |
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| Lewisham East shown within Greater London | |
| Created: | 1918, 1974 |
| MP: | Bridget Prentice |
| Party: | Labour |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| County: | Greater London |
| EP constituency: | London |
Lewisham East is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
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[edit] Boundaries
The constituency is in the London Borough of Lewisham, covering the east of the borough - areas such as Lee Green, Blackheath, Hither Green and Grove Park.
[edit] Boundary review
Following their review of parliamentary representation in South London, the Boundary Commission for England has created a new cross-border constituency Lewisham West and Penge, which has meant consequential changes to the other existing Lewisham seats.
The electoral wards used in the creation of this seat are;
- Blackheath, Catford South, Downham, Grove Park, Lee Green, Rushey Green and Whitefoot.
[edit] Members of Parliament
- 1918 – 1945: Assheton Pownall, Conservative
- 1945 – 1950: Herbert Morrison, Labour
- Seat abolished 1950
- Seat re-created 1974
- 1974 – 1983: Roland Moyle, Labour
- 1983 – 1992: Colin Moynihan, Conservative
- 1992 – present: Bridget Prentice, Labour
[edit] Election results
| General Election 2005: Lewisham East | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Bridget Prentice | 14,263 | 45.8 | −7.9 | |
| Conservative | James Cleverly | 7,512 | 24.1 | +0.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Thomas | 6,787 | 21.8 | +5.4 | |
| Green | Anna Baker | 1,243 | 4.0 | N/A | |
| UK Independence | Arnold Tarling | 697 | 2.2 | +1.0 | |
| National Front | Bernard Franklin | 625 | 2.0 | N/A | |
| Majority | 6,751 | 21.7 | |||
| Turnout | 31,127 | 52.6 | −0.5 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | −4.1 | |||
| General Election 2001: Lewisham East | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Bridget Prentice | 16,160 | 53.7 | -4.6 | |
| Conservative | David McInnes | 7,157 | 23.8 | -2.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | David Buxton | 4,937 | 16.4 | +5.2 | |
| British National | Barry Roberts | 1,005 | 3.3 | N/A | |
| Socialist Alliance | Jean Kysow | 464 | 1.5 | N/A | |
| UK Independence | Maurice Link | 361 | 1.2 | N/A | |
| Majority | 9,003 | 29.9 | |||
| Turnout | 30,084 | 53.1 | -13.3 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- (2003) Iain Dale: The Times House of Commons 1929, 1931, 1935. Politico's (reprint). ISBN 1-84275-033-X.
- (1945) The Times House of Commons 1945.
