Lewisham North (UK Parliament constituency)

Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1950–1974 and 2024 onwards

"Lewisham North" redirects here. For other uses, see Lewisham North (disambiguation).

Lewisham North

Borough constituency
for the House of Commons

Interactive map of boundaries from 2024

Location within Greater London

County| Greater London
Electorate| 73,504 (2023) [1]
Major settlements| Lewisham, New Cross, Deptford (part)
Current constituency
Created| 2024
Member of Parliament| Vicky Foxcroft (Labour)
Seats| One
Created from| Lewisham Deptford
1950–February 1974
Created from| Lewisham East
Replaced by| Lewisham Deptford and Lewisham East

Lewisham North is a parliamentary constituency in Lewisham, London which returns one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was re-established at the 2024 general election by the 2023 periodic review of Westminster constituencies, primarily formed from the abolished seat of Lewisham Deptford.[2] The seat is currently represented by Vicky Foxcroft of Labour.

A previous creation of the seat existed from 1950 until it was abolished for the February 1974 general election.

## Constituency profile

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The seat covers the densely populated areas of Lewisham, Deptford and New Cross which have undergone regeneration in the 21st century. New Cross has a substantial student population at Goldsmiths. Brockley and Blackheath are more affluent suburbs with larger houses. Incomes and house prices are high for the UK but average within Greater London.[3]

## 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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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. Following the 2023 periodic review of Westminster constituencies, which came into effect for the 2024 general election, the constituency is composed of the following electoral wards of the London Borough of Lewisham:

* Blackheath, Brockley, Deptford, Evelyn, Ladywell, Lewisham Central, New Cross Gate, and Telegraph Hill.[4]

## Members of Parliament

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Election | Member | Party | Notes

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| 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[5][6] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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 | 14.2  |

### Elections in the 2010s

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2019 notional result[7]

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[8] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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[9] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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[10] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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[11] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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[12] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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[13] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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. ^ Electoral Calculus https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/fcgi-bin/seatdetails.py?seat=Lewisham+North
4. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 3 London region.
5. ^ "STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED" (PDF). Lewisham Council. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
6. ^ "Lewisham North – General election results 2024". BBC News.
7. ^ "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.
8. ^ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1970.
9. ^ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1966.
10. ^ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1964.
11. ^ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1959.
12. ^ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1955.
13. ^ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1951.

* Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "L" (part 2)

## External links

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* Lewisham North UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK

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