Lewisham West and East Dulwich (UK Parliament constituency)

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Lewisham West and East Dulwich
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Lewisham West and East Dulwich 2023 Constituency.svg
Boundary of Lewisham West and East Dulwich in Greater London
County Greater London
Electorate 69,904 (2023) [1]
Major settlements Lewisham, East Dulwich, Sydenham
Current constituency
Created 2024
Member of Parliament Ellie Reeves (Labour)
SeatsOne
Created from Lewisham West and Penge, Lewisham Deptford & Camberwell and Peckham

Lewisham West and East Dulwich is a constituency [n 1] of the House of Commons in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It is currently represented by Ellie Reeves of the Labour Party, [n 2] who currently serves as Chair of the Labour Party.

Contents

Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested in the 2024 general election. [2]

Boundaries

Lewisham West and East Dulwich (UK Parliament constituency)
Map of boundaries from 2024

The constituency is composed of the following:

It comprises the following districts: [4]

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Lewisham West and East Dulwich [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ellie Reeves 27,406 59.1 –7.1
Green Callum Fowler9,00919.4+12.1
Liberal Democrats Josh Matthews3,5587.7–2.2
Conservative Christine Wallace3,4777.5–7.0
Reform UK Marian Newton2,2344.8+3.0
Workers Party Gwenton Sloley4270.9N/A
CPA Katherine Hortense3030.7+0.2
Majority18,39739.7–11.8
Turnout 46,41466.2+0.1
Registered electors 70,099
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg9.6

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result [7]
PartyVote %
Labour 30,53466.1
Conservative 6,71114.5
Liberal Democrats 4,5689.9
Green 3,3687.3
Brexit Party 8321.8
Others2130.5
Turnout46,22666.1
Electorate69,904

Notes

  1. A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
  2. As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years

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