| Dulwich and West Norwood Borough constituency |
|
|---|---|
 |
|
| Dulwich and West Norwood shown within Greater London | |
| Created: | 1997 |
| MP: | Tessa Jowell |
| Party: | Labour |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| County: | Greater London |
| EP constituency: | London |
Dulwich and West Norwood 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.
Contents |
Boundaries
The current boundaries take in the southern parts of Lambeth but more of Southwark.
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 Peckham Rye and South Camberwell.
The electoral wards used in the creation of this seat are:
- Coldharbour, Gipsy Hill, Herne Hill, Knight’s Hill and Thurlow Park from London Borough of Lambeth
- College, East Dulwich and Village from London Borough of Southwark.
Members of Parliament
The constituency was created in 1997 from parts of the former seats of Dulwich & Norwood. It has been represented since its creation by Tessa Jowell, the Cabinet Office Minister.
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Tessa Jowell | Labour | |
Election results
| Confirmed candidates for the |
|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Kemi Adegoke | ||||
| Labour | Tessa Jowell | ||||
| Liberal Democrat | Jonathan Mitchell | ||||
| 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 | Nick Vineall | 8,689 | 22.7 | -1.5 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Caroline Pidgeon | 5,805 | 15.2 | +4.4 | |
| Green | Jenny Jones | 1,914 | 5.0 | N/A | |
| Socialist Alliance | Brian Kelly | 839 | 2.2 | N/A | |
| Majority | 12,310 | 32.2% | |||
| Turnout | 38,246 | 53.4% | -11.6% | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| General Election 1997: Dulwich and West Norwood | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Tessa Jowell | 27,807 | 61.0 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Roger Gough | 11,038 | 24.2 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrat | Susan Kramer | 4,916 | 10.8 | N/A | |
| Referendum Party | B. Coles | 897 | 2.0 | N/A | |
| Liberal | A. Goldie | 587 | 1.3 | N/A | |
| Rainbow Dream Ticket | D. Goodman | 173 | 0.4 | N/A | |
| UKIP | E. Pike | 159 | 0.3 | N/A | |
| Rizz Party | C. Rizz | 38 | 0.1 | N/A | |
| Majority | 16,769 | N/A | |||
| Turnout | 65.5 | N/A | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | N/A | |||
References
See also
 |
This article relating to a constituency of the Parliament of the United Kingdom or its predecessors is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
This entry is from Wikipedia, the leading user-contributed encyclopedia. It may not have been reviewed by professional editors (see full disclaimer)
