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Lewisham North
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Boundary of Lewisham North in Greater London
CountyGreater London
Electorate73,504 (2023) [1]
Major settlementsLewisham
Current constituency
Created2024
Member of ParliamentVicky Foxcroft (Labour)
SeatsOne
Created fromLewisham Deptford
1950–February 1974
Created fromLewisham East
Replaced byLewisham Deptford and Lewisham East

Lewisham North is a parliamentary constituency in Lewisham, London which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1950 until it was abolished for the February 1974 general election.

Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat has been re-established for the 2024 general election, primarily formed from the abolished seat of Lewisham Deptford.[2]

Boundaries

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1950–1974

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Lewisham North in the Parliamentary County of London from 1950 to 1974.

The Metropolitan Borough of Lewisham wards of Blackheath and Church Lee, Ladywell, Lewisham Park, Lewisham Village, Manor Lee, and South Lee.

Current

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Map
Map of boundaries from 2024

Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, which came into effect for the 2024 general election, the constituency is composed of:

  • The London Borough of Lewisham wards of: Blackheath; Brockley; Deptford; Evelyn; Ladywell; Lewisham Central; New Cross Gate; Telegraph Hill.[3]

The re-established constituency succeeds Lewisham Deptford, except Crofton Park ward, which is in the new constituency of Lewisham West and East Dulwich. Blackheath ward was added from Lewisham East.

Members of Parliament

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Election Member Party Notes
1950 Austin Hudson Conservative Died November 1956
1957 by-election Niall MacDermot Labour
1959 Christopher Chataway Conservative
1966 Roland Moyle Labour
Feb 1974 constituency abolished
constituency recreated
2024 Vicky Foxcroft Labour MP for Lewisham Deptford (2017–2024)

Election results

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Elections in the 2020s

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General election 2024: Lewisham North[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Vicky Foxcroft 25,467 57.7 −11.7
Green Adam Pugh 9,685 21.9 +16.6
Liberal Democrats Jean Branch 3,284 7.4 −3.7
Conservative Nupur Majumdar 2,701 6.1 −6.1
Reform UK Edward Powell 2,000 4.5 +2.9
Workers Party Mian Akbar 457 1.0 N/A
Independent Julia Tilford 243 0.6 N/A
Communist Oliver Snelling 211 0.5 N/A
Alliance for Green Socialism John Lloyd 119 0.3 +0.2
Majority 15,782 35.8 –21.4
Turnout 44,167 59.5 –9.3
Registered electors 74,204
Labour hold Swing Decrease14.2

Elections in the 2010s

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2019 notional result[6]
Party Vote %
Labour 35,124 69.4
Conservative 6,175 12.2
Liberal Democrats 5,620 11.1
Green 2,656 5.3
Brexit Party 810 1.6
Others 201 0.4
Turnout 50,586 68.8
Electorate 73,504

Elections in the 1970s

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General election 1970: Lewisham North[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Roland Moyle 18,235 51.45
Conservative Hugh Samuel 17,208 48.55
Majority 1,027 2.90
Turnout 35,443 68.49
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1960s

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General election 1966: Lewisham North[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Roland Moyle 20,352 53.08
Conservative Christopher Chataway 17,989 46.92
Majority 2,363 6.16 N/A
Turnout 38,341 77.41
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
General election 1964: Lewisham North[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Christopher Chataway 17,144 45.42
Labour Henry Collins 16,801 44.51
Liberal Trevor Lloyd-Jones 3,798 10.06
Majority 343 0.91
Turnout 37,703 74.56
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1950s

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General election 1959: Lewisham North[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Christopher Chataway 22,125 51.99 −1.97
Labour Niall MacDermot 17,512 41.15 −4.89
Liberal Kenneth John Brookes 2,921 6.86 New
Majority 4,613 10.84 N/A
Turnout 42,558 81.19
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
United Kingdom Parliament: Lewisham North by-election 1957
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Niall MacDermot 18,516 49.50 +3.46
Conservative Norman Farmer 17,406 46.53 −7.43
Independent loyalist Leslie Greene 1,487 3.97 New
Majority 1,110 2.97 N/A
Turnout 37,409
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
General election 1955: Lewisham North[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Austin Hudson 22,070 53.96 +0.50
Labour Trevor Williams 18,834 46.04 −0.50
Majority 3,236 7.91 +0.99
Turnout 40,904 77.93 −6.09
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1951: Lewisham North[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Austin Hudson 24,406 53.46
Labour Trevor Williams 21,243 46.54
Majority 3,163 6.92
Turnout 45,649 84.02
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1950: Lewisham North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Austin Hudson 22,465 49.56
Labour Fred Copeman 19,974 44.07
Liberal Stanley George Smith 2,888 6.37
Majority 2,491 5.49
Turnout 45,327 84.51
Conservative win (new seat)

References

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  1. ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – London". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  2. ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – London | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  3. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 3 London region.
  4. ^ "STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED" (PDF). Lewisham Council. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Lewisham North – General election results 2024". BBC News.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1970.
  8. ^ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1966.
  9. ^ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1964.
  10. ^ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1959.
  11. ^ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1955.
  12. ^ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1951.
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