Clapham and Brixton Hill (UK Parliament constituency)
| Clapham and Brixton Hill | |
|---|---|
| Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Interactive map of boundaries from 2024 | |
 Boundary of Clapham and Brixton Hill in Greater London | |
| County | Greater London |
| Electorate | 75,460 (2023)[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2024 |
| Member of Parliament | Bell Ribeiro-Addy (Labour) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Streatham & Vauxhall |
Clapham and Brixton Hill is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.[2] Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested in the 2024 general election.
Boundaries
[edit]The constituency was defined as comprising the following wards of the London Borough of Lambeth, as they existed on 1 December 2020:[3]
- Brixton Hill, Clapham Common, Thornton, and Tulse Hill, transferred from the abolished constituency of Streatham
- Clapham Town, Ferndale and Larkhall, transferred from the abolished constituency of Vauxhall[4]
Following a local government boundary review in the Borough of Lambeth which came into effect in May 2022,[5][6] the constituency now comprises the following from the 2024 general election:
- The London Borough of Lambeth wards of: Brixton Acre Lane; Brixton North (majority); Brixton Rush Common (nearly all); Clapham Common and Abbeville; Clapham East; Clapham Park (nearly all); Clapham Town; St Martin's (part); Stockwell East (part); Stockwell West and Larkhall (part); Streatham Hill West and Thornton (majority); and a very small part of West Dulwich.[7]
Constituency profile
[edit]The seat is formed from parts of the former Vauxhall and Streatham seats which were both safe Labour seats.
Elections
[edit]Elections in the 2020s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Bell Ribeiro-Addy | 24,166 | 56.5 | +1.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Ben Curtis | 6,161 | 14.4 | –5.4 | |
| Green | Shâo-Lan Yuen | 5,768 | 13.5 | +9.3 | |
| Conservative | Asha Saroy | 4,360 | 10.2 | –9.3 | |
| Reform UK | Mark Matlock | 1,758 | 4.1 | +3.0 | |
| Independent | Jon Key | 406 | 0.9 | N/A | |
| Socialist (GB) | Bill Martin | 122 | 0.3 | N/A | |
| Majority | 18,005 | 42.1 | +6.5 | ||
| Turnout | 42,741 | 57.4 | –7.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 74,435 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | +3.2 | |||
Elections in the 2010s
[edit]| 2019 notional result[9] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Labour | 26,924 | 55.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 9,633 | 19.8 | |
| Conservative | 9,481 | 19.5 | |
| Green | 2,045 | 4.2 | |
| Brexit Party | 549 | 1.1 | |
| Turnout | 48,632 | 64.4 | |
| Electorate | 75,460 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – London". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – London | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
- ^ "New election boundary plans make Clapham and Brixton one constituency". Clapham Nub News. 2021-09-27. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 3 London region.
- ^ LGBCE. "Lambeth | LGBCE". www.lgbce.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-03-30.
- ^ "The London Borough of Lambeth (Electoral Changes) Order 2022".
- ^ "New Seat Details – Clapham and Brixton Hill". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-03-30.
- ^ "STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED, NOTICE OF POLL AND SITUATION OF POLLING STATIONS" (PDF). Lambeth Council. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ^ "Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019". Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News. UK Parliament. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
External links
[edit]- Clapham and Brixton Hill UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK
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