| Lewisham, Deptford Borough constituency |
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| Lewisham, Deptford shown within Greater London | |
| Created: | 1974 |
| MP: | Joan Ruddock |
| Party: | Labour |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| County: | Greater London |
| EP constituency: | London |
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Lewisham, Deptford is a parliamentary 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.
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Boundaries
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Boundary review
Following their review of parliamentary representation in South London, the Boundary Commission for England has made changes to the constituencies within the London Borough of Lewisham to create the new cross-boundary seat of Lewisham West and Penge which takes electoral wards from the London Borough of Bromley
The 7 electoral wards used in the creation of the modified Deptford constituency are;
- Brockley
- Crofton Park
- Evelyn,
- Ladywell
- Lewisham Central,
- New Cross and
- Telegraph Hill.
Members of Parliament
- 1974: John Silkin, Labour
- 1987: Joan Ruddock, Labour
Election results
| General Election, 2010: [1] Lewisham Deptford | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Gemma Townsend | ||||
| Labour | Joan Ruddock | ||||
| Liberal Democrat | Tamora Langley | ||||
| Green | Darren Johnson | ||||
| General Election 2005: Lewisham, Deptford | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Joan Ruddock | 16,902 | 55.6 | −9.4 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Columba Blango | 5,091 | 16.8 | +5.1 | |
| Conservative | James Cartlidge | 3,773 | 12.4 | 0.0 | |
| Green | Darren Johnson | 3,367 | 11.4 | +4.6 | |
| Socialist Alternative | Ian Page | 742 | 2.4 | N/A | |
| UKIP | David Holland | 518 | 1.7 | N/A | |
| Majority | 11,811 | 38.9 | |||
| Turnout | 30,393 | 51.5 | +3.2 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | −7.2 | |||
| General Election 2001: Lewisham, Deptford | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Joan Ruddock | 18,915 | 65.0 | -5.8 | |
| Conservative | Cordelia McCartney | 3,622 | 12.4 | -2.3 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Andrew Wiseman | 3,409 | 11.7 | +2.8 | |
| Green | Darren Johnson | 1,901 | 6.5 | N/A | |
| Socialist Alliance | Ian Page | 1,260 | 4.3 | N/A | |
| Majority | 15,293 | 52.6 | |||
| Turnout | 29,107 | 48.3 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
References
See also
Coordinates: 51°28′N 0°02′W / 51.47°N 0.04°W
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