Camberwell and Peckham (UK Parliament constituency)

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Camberwell and Peckham
Borough constituency
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 borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It is a Labour Party stronghold. It has the distinction of having a higher proportion of poor people than any other UK constituency in 2000 Poverty and wealth across Britain 1968 to 2005

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[edit] Boundaries

The constituency incorporates the areas of Camberwell and Peckham, in the London Borough of Southwark.

[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.

[edit] Election results

General Election 2005: Camberwell and Peckham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Harriet Harman 18,933 65.3 -4.3
Liberal Democrat 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
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Harriet Harman 17,473 69.6 + 0.3
Liberal Democrat 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
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Harriet Harman 19,734 69.3 N/A
Conservative Kim Humphreys 3,383 11.9 N/A
Liberal Democrat 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 N/A

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Constituencies in Greater London by holding party
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Barking · Battersea · Brent North · Brent South · Brentford and Isleworth · Camberwell and Peckham · Croydon North · Dagenham · Dulwich and West Norwood · Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush · Ealing North · Ealing Southall · East Ham · Edmonton · Eltham · Enfield North · Erith and Thamesmead · Feltham and Heston · Finchley and Golders Green · Greenwich and Woolwich · Hackney North and Stoke Newington · Hackney South and Shoreditch · Hampstead and Highgate · Harrow East · Harrow West · Hayes and Harlington · Hendon · Holborn and St. Pancras · Ilford South · Islington North · Islington South and Finsbury · Lewisham Deptford · Lewisham East · Lewisham West · Leyton and Wanstead · Mitcham and Morden · Poplar and Canning Town · Regent's Park and Kensington North · Streatham · Tooting · Tottenham · Vauxhall · Walthamstow · West Ham
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Conservatives 3 · Labour 3 · Liberal Democrats 1 · UKIP 1 · Green 1