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Lewisham West (UK Parliament constituency)

Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1918–2010

Summary

Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1918–2010

Field	Value
name	Lewisham West
parliament	uk
map1	LewishamWest
map_size	200px
map_entity	Greater London
map_year	2005
year	1918
abolished	2010
elects_howmany	One
type	Borough
previous	Lewisham
next	Lewisham West and Penge
region	England
county	Greater London

Lewisham West was a borough constituency in south-east London represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election from 1918, until it was abolished for the 2010 general election.

History

Aside from a Labour gain in 1945 after the party's landslide general election victory, Lewisham West was a fairly safe Conservative seat from its creation in 1918, but from 1966 until 1992, it became a classic bellwether seat, being won by whichever party won the General Election (with the exception of 1979). However, long-term demographic trends turned the seat away from being a Labour-Conservative marginal into a safe Labour seat. Partly this occurred because of a strong increase in the number of ethnic minority residents. At the same time, the communities of Catford, Sydenham and Forest Hill became much less leafy and suburban over 30 years. The large council estate of Bellingham was a Labour stronghold, as other areas of the seat became increasingly safe for Labour, whereas in the past they were not.

Boundaries

1918–1950: The Metropolitan Borough of Lewisham wards of Brockley, Forest Hill, and Sydenham, and parts of the wards of Catford and Lewisham Village.

1950–1974: The Metropolitan Borough of Lewisham wards of Brockley, Forest Hill, Honor Oak Park, Sydenham East, and Sydenham West.

1974–1983: The London Borough of Lewisham wards of Bellingham, Culverley, Forest Hill, Honor Oak Park, Rushey Green, Sydenham East, and Sydenham West.

1983–2010: The London Borough of Lewisham wards of Bellingham, Catford, Forest Hill, Horniman, Perry Hill, Rushey Green, St Andrew, Sydenham East, and Sydenham West.

Lewisham West constituency covered the south-western part of the London Borough of Lewisham, being largely based on the communities of Catford, Sydenham, Forest Hill and Bellingham.

Boundary review

Following their review of parliamentary representation in South London, the Boundary Commission for England created a new constituency of Lewisham West and Penge, using electoral wards from Bromley and Lewisham.

Members of Parliament

Election	Member	Party
Coalition Conservative}}"		1918	Edward Feetham Coates
Conservative Party (UK)}}"		1921 by-election	Philip Dawson
Conservative Party (UK)}}"		1938 by-election	Henry Brooke
Labour Party (UK)}}"		1945	Arthur Skeffington
Conservative Party (UK)}}"		1950	Henry Price
Conservative Party (UK)}}"		1964	Patrick McNair-Wilson
Labour Party (UK)}}"		1966	James Dickens
Conservative Party (UK)}}"		1970	John Gummer
Labour Party (UK)}}"		Feb 1974	Christopher Price
Conservative Party (UK)}}"		1983	John Maples
Labour Party (UK)}}"		1992	Jim Dowd
	2010	constituency abolished: see Lewisham West and Penge

Elections

Elections in the 2000s

| reg. electors = 58,349

| reg. electors = 60,947

Elections in the 1990s

| reg. electors = 58,659

| reg. electors = 59,317

Elections in the 1980s

| reg. electors = 62,923 | reg. electors = 63,043

Elections in the 1970s

1979 notional result	Party	Vote	%
	Labour	21,871	46.1
	Conservative	21,004	44.3
	Liberal	3,583	7.6
	Others	991	2.1
Turnout	47,449
Electorate

| reg. electors = 59,292 | reg. electors = 62,435 | reg. electors = 61,866

1970 notional result	Party	Vote	%
	Conservative	22,200	50.3
	Labour	21,900	49.7
Turnout	44,100	67.3
Electorate	65,499

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Elections in the 1960s

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Elections in the 1950s

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Elections in the 1940s

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Elections in the 1930s

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Elections in the 1920s

Elections in the 1910s

Sources

References

"Election Data 2005". [[Electoral Calculus]].
"Election Data 2001". [[Electoral Calculus]].
"Election Data 1997". [[Electoral Calculus]].
(1 May 1997). "Politics Resources". Politics Resources.
"Election Data 1992". [[Electoral Calculus]].
(9 April 1992). "Politics Resources". Politics Resources.
"Election Data 1987". [[Electoral Calculus]].
"Election Data 1983". [[Electoral Calculus]].
"BBC/ITN NOTIONAL ELECTION 1979". BBC/ITN.
(1980). "Election Expenses". [[Parliament of the United Kingdom]].
"1970 notional general election & February 1974 general election". BBC.
F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949; Political Reference Publications, Glasgow 1949

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