Camberwell and Peckham (UK Parliament constituency)

Camberwell and Peckham
Borough constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of Camberwell and Peckham in Greater London.
County	Greater London
Population	125,226 (2011 census)^[1]
Electorate	78,605 (December 2010)^[2]
Current constituency
Created	1997
Member of parliament	Harriet Harman (Labour)
Number of members	One
Created from	Peckham
Overlaps
European Parliament constituency	London

Peckham

Harriet Harman, Labour MP for Camberwell and Peckham

Camberwell and Peckham is a constituency^{[n 1]} represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since its 1997 creation by Harriet Harman of the Labour Party.^{[n 2]}

Constituency profile

Situated in south London is the seat of Camberwell and Peckham. Labour since 1945, the former acting Labour Party deputy leader, Harriet Harman has represented the constituency since 1983. Ethnically diverse, it has the highest proportion of Afro-Caribbean residents – 37.4% – of all the constituencies in England and Wales, according to ONS 2011 Census figures.

At 50.6%, it also has the highest proportion of social housing of any seat. More than three in 10 is a lone parent.

The area is also socially diverse with fine Georgian houses in parts of Camberwell, while Nunhead to the east has experienced considerable regeneration in recent years. King's College Hospital, one of London's largest teaching hospitals, and the Maudsley Hospital are major employers.

One in seven is employed in human health and social work and in 2010, Labour held the seat with 59.2% of the vote.

At least two conservation area groupings exist containing pockets of upmarket housing stock, principally Camberwell Grove and Camberwell Green.^[3] The housing stock has expanded in the early 21st century major increase in central London property prices, which has led to new private sector funded housing initiatives.

As such rents across the private rented sector have multiplied, impacting on its long-term communities who have entrenched high reliance overall on the rented sector, pushing residents away by eviction or further away from owning their own homes near to their communities.^[4]

Boundaries

1997-2010: The London Borough of Southwark wards of Barset, Brunswick, Consort, Faraday, Friary, Liddle, St Giles, The Lane, and Waverley.

2010–present: The London Borough of Southwark wards of Brunswick Park, Camberwell Green, Faraday, Livesey, Nunhead, Peckham, Peckham Rye, South Camberwell, and The Lane.

The constituency incorporates the areas of Camberwell, Peckham and Nunhead in the London Borough of Southwark, together with parts of its other districts of Walworth, East Dulwich, South Bermondsey and Rotherhithe.

Political history

The constituency was created in 1997. All results since 1997 have been strong Labour Party majorities of 36.8% of the vote or greater. As the predecessor seats were Labour (in this instance the length of party tenure can be dated to 1936) and council wards tend to have strong majorities for the party (local opposition is weak), the seat has the three main hallmarks of a safe seat.

Its MP to date is Harriet Harman, the former Deputy Leader of the party and former Shadow Culture Secretary, who had been the MP for the preceding constituency of Peckham since a by-election in 1982.

Members of Parliament

Parliament	Years		Party
51st	1997–2001	Harriet Harman	Labour
52nd	2001–2005
53rd	2005–2010
54th	2010–2015
55th	2015–2017
56th	2017–

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2017: Camberwell and Peckham^[6]^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Harriet Harman	44,665	77.8	+14.5
	Conservative	Ben Spencer	7,349	12.8	-0.4
	Liberal Democrat	Michael Bukola	3,413	5.9	+0.9
	Green	Eleanor Margolies	1,627	2.8	-7.2
	Christian Peoples	Ray Towey	227	0.4	+0.4
	Workers Revolutionary	Sellu Aminata	131	0.2	0.0
Majority			37,316	65.0	+14.9
Turnout			57,412	67.1%	+4.8
	Labour hold		Swing	+7.45

General Election 2015: Camberwell and Peckham^[8]^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Harriet Harman	32,614	63.3	+4.1
	Conservative	Naomi Newstead	6,790	13.2	+0.1
	Green	Amelia Womack	5,187	10.1	+7.1
	Liberal Democrat	Yahaya Kiyingi	2,580	5.0	−17.4
	UKIP	David Kurten	2,413	4.7	N/A
	All People's Party	Prem Goyal	829	1.6	N/A
	National Health Action	Rebecca Fox	466	0.9	N/A
	TUSC	Nick Wrack	292	0.6	N/A
	CISTA	Alex Robertson	197	0.4	N/A
	Workers Revolutionary	Joshua Ogunleye	107	0.2	-0.3
	Whig	Felicity Anscomb	86	0.2	N/A
Majority			25,824	50.1	+11.3
Turnout			51,561	62.3	+3.0
	Labour hold		Swing	+2.0

General Election 2010: Camberwell and Peckham^[10]^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Harriet Harman	27,619	59.2	−4.1
	Liberal Democrat	Columba Blango	10,432	22.4	+1.9
	Conservative	Andrew Stranack	6,080	13.0	+3.1
	Green	Jenny Jones	1,361	2.9	−1.7
	English Democrat	Yohara Munilla	435	0.9	+0.9
	Workers Revolutionary	Joshua Ogunleye	211	0.5	+0.2
	Socialist Labour	Margaret M. Sharkey	184	0.4	−0.1
	Independent	Decima Francis	93	0.2	N/A
	Independent	Steven Robbins	87	0.2	N/A
	Independent	Patricia Knox	82	0.2	N/A
	Alliance for Workers' Liberty	Jill Mountford	75	0.2	N/A
Majority			17,187	36.8	-9.7
Turnout			46,659	59.3	+7.3
	Labour hold		Swing	−3.0

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2005: Camberwell and Peckham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Harriet Harman	18,933	65.3	−4.3
	Liberal Democrat	Richard J. Porter	5,450	18.8	+5.5
	Conservative	Jessica Lee	2,841	9.8	−1.1
	Green	Paul M. Ingram	1,172	4.0	+0.8
	UKIP	Derek Penhallow	350	1.2	+1.2
	Socialist Labour	Margaret M. Sharkey	132	0.5	–0.2
	Workers Revolutionary	Sanjay M. Kulkarni	113	0.4	+0.1
Majority			13,483	46.5
Turnout			28,991	52.0	+5.2
	Labour hold		Swing	−4.9

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	Störm Poorun	805	3.2	N/A
	Socialist Alliance	John Mulrenan	478	1.9	N/A
	Socialist Labour	Robert 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	−0.9

Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1997: Camberwell and Peckham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Harriet Harman	19,734	69.3	*N/A*
	Conservative	Kim Humphreys	3,283	11.9	N/A
	Liberal Democrat	Nigel P. Williams	3,198	11.2	N/A
	Referendum	Nicholas A. China	692	2.4	N/A
	Socialist Labour	Angela M. Ruddock	685	2.4	N/A
	Liberal	Gerry A. Williams	443	1.6	N/A
	Socialist Alternative	Joan Barker	233	0.8	N/A
	Workers Revolutionary	Christopher Eames	106	0.4	N/A
Majority			16,451	58.0	N/A
Turnout			28,374	55.3	N/A
	Labour win (new seat)

Notes and references

Notes

↑ A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
↑ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.

References

↑ "Camberwell and Peckham: Usual Resident Population, 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
↑ "Electorate Figures – Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Archived from the original on 6 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
↑ Conservation Area Appraisals Southwark Council. Retrieved 2017-01-22
↑ Poverty and wealth across Britain 1968 to 2005 Joseph Rowntree Foundation, 16 July 2007
↑ "Camberwell and Peckham 1997–". Hansard 1803–2005. UK Parliament. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
↑ "Camberwell & Peckham parliamentary constituency". BBC News.
↑ "Camberwell & Peckham general election results 2017". BBC News.
↑ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
↑ http://www.southwark.gov.uk/downloads/download/4185/general_election_-_camberwell_and_peckham 23Jul15
↑ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
↑ Election of a Member of Parliament - Camberwell and Peckham Constituency London Borough of Southwark, 20 April 2010

External links

nomis Constituency Profile for Camberwell and Peckham — presenting data from the ONS annual population survey and other official statistics.
Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 1)
UK General Elections since 1832 Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources

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