Erith and Thamesmead

(UK Parliament constituency)

Erith and Thamesmead Borough constituency

Erith and Thamesmead shown within Greater London
Created:	1997
MP:	John Austin
Party:	Labour
Type:	House of Commons
County:	Greater London
EP constituency:	London

Erith and Thamesmead 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.

The constituency covers the areas of Erith and Thamesmead near the border of South East London. It was created for the 1997 general election from parts of the old Woolwich and Erith & Crayford constituencies.

Boundaries

Boundary review

Following their review of parliamentary representation in South London, the Boundary Commission for England has made minor changes to the existing Erith and Thamesmead constituency.

The electoral wards used in the formation of the constituency are:

Belvedere, Erith, Lesnes Abbey, Northumberland Heath and Thamesmead East from the London Borough of Bexley
Abbey Wood, Plumstead and Thamesmead Moorings from the London Borough of Greenwich.

Members of Parliament

John Austin has been the MP for this constituency since it was first created for the 1997 general election.

Election results

General Election 2005: Erith and Thamesmead
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Austin	20,483	54.4	-4.9
	Conservative	Chris Bromby	8,983	23.9	-1.9
	Liberal Democrat	Steven Toole	5,088	13.5	+2.1
	UK Independence	Barrie Thomas	1,477	3.9	N/A
	British National Party	Brian Ravenscroft	1,620	4.3	N/A
Majority			11,500	30.5	-2.0
Turnout			37,651	52.3	+2.1
	Labour hold		Swing	-4.9%

General Election 2001: Erith and Thamesmead
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Austin	19,769	59.3	-2.8
	Conservative	Mark Brooks	8,602	25.8	+5.6
	Liberal Democrat	James Kempton	3,800	11.4	-0.6
	Socialist Labour	Hardev Dhillon	1,180	3.5	N/A
Majority			11,167	33.5%
Turnout			33,351	50.2	-15.3
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election 1997: Erith and Thamesmead
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Austin	25,812	62.1	N/A
	Conservative	Nadim Zahawi	8,388	20.2	N/A
	Liberal Democrat	Alex Grigg	5,001	12.0	N/A
	Referendum Party	J. Flunder	1,394	3.4	N/A
	British National Party	V. Dooley	718	1.7	N/A
	UK Independence	M. Jackson	274	0.7	N/A
Majority			17,424		N/A
Turnout				66.1	N/A
	Labour hold		Swing

Constituencies in Greater London
Labour	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
Conservative	Beckenham • Bexleyheath and Crayford • Bromley and Chislehurst • Chingford and Woodford Green • Chipping Barnet • Cities of London and Westminster • Croydon Central • Croydon South • Enfield Southgate • Hammersmith and Fulham • Hornchurch • Ilford North • Kensington and Chelsea • Old Bexley and Sidcup • Orpington • Putney • Romford • Ruislip-Northwood • Upminster • Uxbridge • Wimbledon
Liberal Democrat	Brent East • Carshalton and Wallington • Hornsey and Wood Green • Kingston and Surbiton • Richmond Park • North Southwark and Bermondsey • Sutton and Cheam • Twickenham
Respect	Bethnal Green and Bow
London European constituency: Conservative (3) • Labour (3) • Liberal Democrats (1) • UKIP (1) • Green (1)

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Erith and Thamesmead

Boundaries

Boundary review

Members of Parliament

Election results

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