Lewisham North
Former Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Major settlementsLewisham
1950–February 1974
Seatsone
Created fromLewisham East
Replaced byLewisham Deptford and Lewisham East

Lewisham North was 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 will be re-established for the next general election. It will be formed primarily from the (to be abolished) seat of Lewisham Deptford.[1]

Boundaries

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

1950–1974: The Metropolitan Borough of Lewisham wards of Blackheath and Church Lee, Ladywell, Lewisham Park, Lewisham Village, Manor Lee, and South Lee.

Proposed

Lewisham North in 2023

Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, enacted by the Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023, from the next general election, due by January 2025, the re-established constituency will be composed of the following wards of the London Borough of Lewisham (as they existed on 4 May 2022):

Blackheath; Brockley; Deptford; Evelyn; Ladywell; Lewisham Central; New Cross Gate; Telegraph Hill.[2]

The constituency will succeed Lewisham Deptford, except Crofton Park ward, which will be included in the new constituency of Lewisham West and East Dulwich. Blackheath ward will be added from Lewisham East.

Members of Parliament

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

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

Next general election: Lewisham North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Vicky Foxcroft[3]
Green Adam Pugh
Majority
Turnout

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1970: Lewisham North[4]
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

General election 1966: Lewisham North[5]
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[6]
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

General election 1959: Lewisham North[7]
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[8]
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[9]
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

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 3 London region.
  3. ^ Vicky Foxcroft [@vickyfoxcroft] (27 July 2022). "I am delighted to have been re-selected as the @UKLabour candidate for @LewDeptLabour. I am absolutely thrilled to be given the honour to once again represent the area I love" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. ^ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1970.
  5. ^ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1966.
  6. ^ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1964.
  7. ^ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1959.
  8. ^ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1955.
  9. ^ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1951.
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