Dulwich and West Norwood (UK Parliament constituency)

Dulwich and West Norwood
Borough constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of Dulwich and West Norwood in Greater London.
County	Greater London
Electorate	71,523 (December 2010)^[1]
Current constituency
Created	1997
Member of parliament	Tessa Jowell (Labour)
Number of members	One
Created from	Dulwich and Norwood
Overlaps
European Parliament constituency	London

Dulwich and West Norwood /ˈdʌlɪtʃ ənd wɛst ˈnɔːwʊd/ is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.^{[n 1]}

Boundaries

The current boundaries take in the southern parts of Southwark but more of Lambeth.

Tessa Jowell has represented the constituency since its creation in 1997

Dulwich College is a local landmark

West Norwood Cemetery

Boundary review

Following their review of parliamentary representation in South London, the 2007 Boundary Commission for England modified this constituency by moving the northern boundary to encompass more of Brixton and the eastern boundary to lose the wards of Peckham Rye and South Camberwell.

The electoral wards used in the creation of this seat are:

From the London Borough of Lambeth: Coldharbour, Gipsy Hill, Herne Hill, Knight’s Hill, Thurlow Park.
From the London Borough of Southwark: College, East Dulwich, Village.

Members of Parliament

The constituency was created in 1997 from parts of the former seats of Dulwich and Norwood. It has been represented since its creation by the former Secretary of State for Culture, Tessa Jowell.

Election		Member^[2]	Party
	1997	Tessa Jowell	Labour

Election results

Elections of the 2010s

General Election 2015: Dulwich and West Norwood ^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UKIP	Rathy Alagaratnam
	Liberal Democrat	James Barber
	Labour	Helen Hayes
	All People's Party	Amadu Kanumansa
	Conservative	Resham Kotecha
	Independent	Robin Lambert
	TUSC	Steve Nally ^[5]
	Green	Rashid Nix

General Election 2010: Dulwich and West Norwood^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Tessa Jowell	22,461	46.6	−2.3
	Liberal Democrat	Jonathan Mitchell	13,096	27.2	+6.1
	Conservative	Kemi Adegoke	10,684	22.2	+1.3
	Green	Shane Collins	1,266	2.6	−3.7
	UKIP	Elizabeth Jones	707	1.5	+0.7
Majority			9,365	19.4	−0.3
Turnout			48,214	66.2	+9.3
	Labour hold		Swing	−0.8

Elections of the 2000s

General Election 2005: Dulwich and West Norwood
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Tessa Jowell	19,059	45.4	−9.5
	Liberal Democrat	Jonathan Mitchell	10,252	24.4	+9.2
	Conservative	Kim Humphreys	9,200	21.9	−0.8
	Green	Jenny Jones	2,741	6.5	+1.5
	UKIP	Ralph Atkinson	290	0.7	N/A
	Veritas	David Heather	241	0.6	N/A
	Socialist Labour	Amanda Rose	149	0.4	N/A
	For Integrity And Trust In Government	Judy Weleminsky	57	0.1	N/A
Majority			8,807	21.0
Turnout			41,989	58.1	+4.7
	Labour hold		Swing	−9.4

General Election 2001: Dulwich and West Norwood
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Tessa Jowell	20,999	54.9	−6.1
	Conservative	Nicholas Edward John Vineall	8,689	22.7	−1.5
	Liberal Democrat	Caroline Pidgeon	5,805	15.2	+4.4
	Green	Jennifer Helen Jones	1,914	5.0	N/A
	Socialist Alliance	Brian John Kelly	839	2.2	N/A
Majority			12,310	32.2
Turnout			38,246	53.4	−11.6
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections of the 1990s

General Election 1997: Dulwich and West Norwood
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Tessa Jowell	27,807	61.0	N/A
	Conservative	Roger W. Gough	11,038	24.2	N/A
	Liberal Democrat	Susan Kramer	4,916	10.8	N/A
	Referendum Party	Bruce G.S. Coles	897	2.0	N/A
	Liberal	Dr. Alex Goldie	587	1.3	N/A
	Rainbow Dream Ticket	David S. Goodman	173	0.4	N/A
	UKIP	E.C. Pike	159	0.3	N/A
	Rizz Party	Captain Rizz	38	0.1	N/A
Majority			16,769	36.8	N/A
Turnout			45,615	65.5	N/A
	Labour win (new seat)

References

Notes

↑ As with all constituencies, Dulwich and West Norwood elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.

References

↑ "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "D" (part 3)
↑ http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/2015guide/dulwichandwestnorwood/
↑ http://electionresults.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/dulwich-west-norwood-2015.html
↑ http://www.tusc.org.uk/txt/320.pdf
↑ BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/election2010/results/constituency/b45.stm. Missing or empty |title= (help)

Constituencies in London

Labour	Barking Bethnal Green and Bow Brent North Camberwell and Peckham Croydon North Dagenham and Rainham Dulwich and West Norwood Ealing North Ealing Southall East Ham Edmonton Eltham Erith and Thamesmead Feltham and Heston Greenwich and Woolwich Hackney North and Stoke Newington Hackney South and Shoreditch Hammersmith Harrow West Hayes and Harlington Hampstead and Kilburn Holborn and St. Pancras Ilford South Islington North Islington South and Finsbury Lewisham Deptford Lewisham East Lewisham West and Penge Leyton and Wanstead Mitcham and Morden Poplar and Limehouse Streatham Tooting Tottenham Vauxhall Walthamstow West Ham Westminster North

Conservative	Battersea Beckenham Bexleyheath and Crayford Brentford and Isleworth Bromley and Chislehurst Chelsea and Fulham Chingford and Woodford Green Chipping Barnet Cities of London and Westminster Croydon Central Croydon South Ealing Central and Acton Enfield North Enfield Southgate Finchley and Golders Green Harrow East Hendon Hornchurch and Upminster Ilford North Kensington Old Bexley and Sidcup Orpington Putney Richmond Park Romford Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner Uxbridge and South Ruislip Wimbledon

Liberal Democrats	Bermondsey and Old Southwark Brent Central Carshalton and Wallington Hornsey and Wood Green Kingston and Surbiton Sutton and Cheam Twickenham

Historic constituencies in London

1997

Coordinates: 51°26′49″N 0°05′02″W / 51.447°N 0.084°W / 51.447; -0.084