Lewisham North

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Lewisham North
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Lewisham North
Interactive map of boundaries from 2024
Lewisham North 2023 Constituency.svg
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)
SeatsOne
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.

Contents

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

Constituency profile

Lewisham North is an urban constituency in the Borough of Lewisham in Greater London, located around 5 miles (8.0 km) south-east of the centre of London. It includes the town centre of Lewisham and the neighbourhoods of Ladywell, Brockley, New Cross and parts of Deptford and Blackheath. The area was mostly developed for housing during the early 20th century. Deptford is located on the south bank of the River Thames and has a history of shipbuilding as the former site of a Royal Navy dockyard. The constituency has a large student population as the location of Goldsmiths, University of London, which has around 8,000 students. [3] Lewisham North has average levels of wealth; there is some deprivation in Deptford whilst Blackheath is more affluent. [4] House prices are lower than the rest of London. [5]

In general, residents of Lewisham North are very young and well-educated. They are unlikely to be married and likely to live in rented housing. Levels of income and professional employment are similar to London averages and a high proportion of residents work in the health and education sectors. [5] [6] The percentage of the population claiming unemployment benefits is higher than the London-wide and nationwide figures. [7] Half the population were White at the 2021 census, around one-third of whom were of non-British origin. Black people were the largest ethnic minority group at 27%, including large Jamaican and Nigerian communities, and Asians were 10%, including a large Chinese population. [8] At the local borough council, all seats in the constituency are represented by Labour Party councillors. Voters in Lewisham North overwhelmingly voted in favour of remaining in the European Union in the 2016 referendum; an estimated 78% voted to remain compared to the nationwide figure of 48%. Electoral Calculus ranks the constituency as the 11th most remain-voting constituency out of 650 in the United Kingdom. [5]

Boundaries

1950–1974

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

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:

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberPartyNotes
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

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Lewisham North [10] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Vicky Foxcroft 25,467 57.7 −11.7
Green Adam Pugh9,68521.9+16.6
Liberal Democrats Jean Branch3,2847.4−3.7
Conservative Nupur Majumdar2,7016.1−6.1
Reform Edward Powell2,0004.5+2.9
Workers Party Mian Akbar4571.0N/A
Independent Julia Tilford2430.6N/A
Communist Oliver Snelling2110.5N/A
Alliance for Green Socialism John Lloyd1190.3+0.2
Majority 15,78235.8–21.4
Turnout 44,16759.5–9.3
Registered electors 74,204
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg14.2

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result [12]
PartyVote%
Labour 35,12469.4
Conservative 6,17512.2
Liberal Democrats 5,62011.1
Green 2,6565.3
Brexit Party 8101.6
Others2010.4
Turnout50,58668.8
Electorate73,504

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1970: Lewisham North [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Roland Moyle 18,235 51.45
Conservative Hugh Samuel17,20848.55
Majority 1,0272.90
Turnout 35,44368.49
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1960s

General election 1966: Lewisham North [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Roland Moyle 20,352 53.08
Conservative Christopher Chataway 17,98946.92
Majority 2,3636.16N/A
Turnout 38,34177.41
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
General election 1964: Lewisham North [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Christopher Chataway 17,144 45.42
Labour Henry Collins16,80144.51
Liberal Trevor Lloyd-Jones3,79810.06
Majority 3430.91
Turnout 37,70374.56
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1959: Lewisham North [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Christopher Chataway 22,125 51.99 −1.97
Labour Niall MacDermot 17,51241.15−4.89
Liberal Kenneth John Brookes2,9216.86New
Majority 4,61310.84N/A
Turnout 42,55881.19
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
United Kingdom Parliament: Lewisham North by-election 1957
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Niall MacDermot 18,516 49.50 +3.46
Conservative Norman Farmer17,40646.53−7.43
Independent loyalist Leslie Greene1,4873.97New
Majority 1,1102.97N/A
Turnout 37,409
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +5.44
General election 1955: Lewisham North [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Austin Hudson 22,070 53.96 +0.50
Labour Trevor Williams18,83446.04−0.50
Majority 3,2367.91+0.99
Turnout 40,90477.93−6.09
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1951: Lewisham North [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Austin Hudson 24,406 53.46
Labour Trevor Williams21,24346.54
Majority 3,1636.92
Turnout 45,64984.02
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1950: Lewisham North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Austin Hudson 22,465 49.56
Labour Fred Copeman 19,97444.07
Liberal Stanley George Smith2,8886.37
Majority 2,4915.49
Turnout 45,32784.51
Conservative win (new seat)

References

  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. ↑ "Where do HE students study?". Higher Education Statistics Agency. Students by HE provider: HE student enrolments by HE provider. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  4. ↑ "Constituency data: Deprivation in England". commonslibrary.parliament.uk. Retrieved 18 April 2026.
  5. 1 2 3 "Seat Details - Lewisham North". electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 18 April 2026.
  6. ↑ "Constituency data: businesses and industries". commonslibrary.parliament.uk. Retrieved 18 April 2026.
  7. ↑ "Constituency dashboard". House of Commons Library. Retrieved 18 April 2026.
  8. ↑ "2021 census results: Ethnic groups in your constituency". commonslibrary.parliament.uk. 4 July 2024. Retrieved 18 April 2026.
  9. ↑ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 3 London region.
  10. ↑ "STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED" (PDF). Lewisham Council. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  11. ↑ "Lewisham North – General election results 2024". BBC News.
  12. ↑ "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.
  13. ↑ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1970.
  14. ↑ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1966.
  15. ↑ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1964.
  16. ↑ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1959.
  17. ↑ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1955.
  18. ↑ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1951.
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