Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1950–1974 and 2024 onwards
Lewisham North Borough constituencyfor the House of Commons Boundary of Lewisham North in Greater London
County Greater London Electorate 73,504 (2023) [1] Major settlements Lewisham Current constituency Created 2024 Member of Parliament Vicky Foxcroft (Labour) Seats One Created from Lewisham Deptford 1950 –February 1974Created from Lewisham East Replaced by Lewisham 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 1950–1974 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 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 Election results Elections in the 2020s 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 New Independent Julia Tilford 243 0.6 New Communist Oliver Snelling 211 0.5 New Alliance for Green Socialism John Lloyd 119 0.3 +0.2 Majority 15,782 35.8 N/A Turnout 44,117 59.5 N/A
Elections in the 1970s Elections in the 1960s Elections in the 1950s 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[10] 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
References ^ "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 . ^ "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 . ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 3 London region. ^ "STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED" (PDF) . Lewisham Council . Retrieved 9 June 2024 . ^ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election/2024/uk/constituencies/E14001332 ^ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons . 1970. ^ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons . 1966. ^ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons . 1964. ^ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons . 1959. ^ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons . 1955. ^ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons . 1951. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "L" (part 2) External links Lewisham North UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK Labour (59) Barking Battersea Beckenham and Penge Bermondsey and Old Southwark Bethnal Green and Stepney Bexleyheath and Crayford Brent East Brent West Brentford and Isleworth Chelsea and Fulham Chipping Barnet Cities of London and Westminster Clapham and Brixton Hill Croydon East Croydon West Dagenham and Rainham Dulwich and West Norwood Ealing Central and Acton Ealing North Ealing Southall East Ham Edmonton and Winchmore Hill Eltham and Chislehurst Enfield North Erith and Thamesmead Feltham and Heston Finchley and Golders Green Greenwich and Woolwich Hackney North and Stoke Newington Hackney South and Shoreditch Hammersmith and Chiswick Hampstead and Highgate Harrow West Hayes and Harlington Hendon Holborn and St. Pancras Hornsey and Friern Barnet Ilford North Ilford South Islington South and Finsbury Kensington and Bayswater Lewisham East Lewisham North Lewisham West and East Dulwich Leyton and Wanstead Mitcham and Morden Peckham Poplar and Limehouse Putney Queen's Park and Maida Vale Southgate and Wood Green Stratford and Bow Streatham and Croydon North Tooting Tottenham Uxbridge and South Ruislip Vauxhall and Camberwell Green Walthamstow West Ham and Beckton Conservative (9) Bromley and Biggin Hill Chingford and Woodford Green Croydon South Harrow East Hornchurch and Upminster Old Bexley and Sidcup Orpington Romford Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner Liberal Democrats (6) Carshalton and Wallington Kingston and Surbiton Richmond Park Sutton and Cheam Twickenham Wimbledon Independent (1) East Midlands East of England London North East England North West England Northern Ireland Scotland South East England South West England Wales West Midlands Yorkshire and the Humber
1950 Battersea North Battersea South Bermondsey Bethnal Green Brixton Chelsea Cities of London and Westminster Clapham Deptford Dulwich Fulham East Fulham West Greenwich Hackney South Hammersmith North Hammersmith South Hampstead Holborn and St Pancras South Islington East Islington North Islington South West Kensington North Kensington South Lewisham North Lewisham South Lewisham West Norwood Paddington North Paddington South Peckham Poplar Putney St Marylebone St Pancras North Streatham Shoreditch and Finsbury Southwark Stepney Stoke Newington and Hackney North Vauxhall Wandsworth Central Woolwich East Woolwich West 1955 Barons Court Battersea North Battersea South Bermondsey Bethnal Green Brixton Chelsea Cities of London and Westminster Clapham Deptford Dulwich Fulham Greenwich Hackney Central Hammersmith North Hampstead Holborn and St Pancras South Islington East Islington North Islington South West Kensington North Kensington South Lewisham North Lewisham South Lewisham West Norwood Paddington North Paddington South Peckham Poplar Putney St Marylebone St Pancras North Shoreditch and Finsbury Southwark Stepney Stoke Newington and Hackney North Streatham Vauxhall Wandsworth Central Woolwich East Woolwich West