Peckham (UK Parliament constituency)

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Peckham
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Peckham 2023 Constituency.svg
Boundary of Peckham in Greater Londonfor the 2024 general election
County Greater London
Electorate 71,176 (2023) [1]
Current constituency
Created 2024
Member of Parliament Miatta Fahnbulleh (Labour Co-op)
SeatsOne
Created from Camberwell & Peckham, Bermondsey and Old Southwark
1885–1997
Created from Lambeth
Replaced by Camberwell & Peckham, North Southwark and Bermondsey

Peckham is a borough constituency in South London which returns one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Elections are held using the first-past-the-post voting system.

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It was created for the 1885 general election and abolished for the 1997 general election, when it was replaced by the new constituency of Camberwell and Peckham.

Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat was re-established for the 2024 general election. It is composed primarily of the majority of the now abolished constituency of Camberwell and Peckham. [2]

History

The constituency was, by the time of its abolition, a safe Labour seat. It was held for the last thirteen years of its existence by Harriet Harman, who went on to become the deputy leader of the Labour Party.

The constituency shared boundaries with the Peckham electoral division for election of councillors to the Greater London Council at elections in 1973, 1977 and 1981.

Boundaries

Camberwell Met. B Ward Map 1916.svg

Historic

Current

Peckham (UK Parliament constituency)
Map of boundaries from 2024

Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, which came into effect for the 2024 general election, the re-established constituency is composed of the following wards of the London Borough of Southwark (as they existed on 1 December 2020):

The contents reflect the new ward structure which became effective in May 2018. The re-established seat primarily comprises the majority of the abolished constituency of Camberwell and Peckham, together with parts of Bermondsey and Old Southwark (mainly North Walworth).

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1885 Arthur A. Baumann Conservative
1892 Sir Frederick Banbury Conservative
1906 Charles Clarke Liberal
1908 by-election Henry Gooch Conservative
Dec. 1910 Sir Albion Richardson Liberal
1922 Collingwood Hughes Conservative
1924 Hugh Dalton Labour
1929 John Beckett Labour
1931 David Beatty Conservative
1936 by-election Lewis Silkin Labour
1950 Freda Corbet Labour
Feb 1974 Harry Lamborn Labour
1982 by-election Harriet Harman Labour
1997 constituency abolished: see Camberwell and Peckham & Southwark North and Bermondsey
2024 Miatta Fahnbulleh Labour Co-op

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Peckham [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Miatta Fahnbulleh 22,813 58.8 –12.0
Green Claire Sheppard7,58519.6+14.6
Liberal Democrats David Watson2,7247.0–3.4
Conservative Ben Mascall2,2765.9–5.3
Reform UK Linda Purcell1,7904.6+2.3
Independent Jennifer Blake5551.4N/A
Workers Revolutionary Mariatu Kargbo3550.9+0.6
Rejoin EU Alex Kerr2850.7N/A
Yoruba Party Olusola Oni2610.7N/A
Independent Stefan Harvey1530.4N/A
Majority15,22839.2–20.4
Turnout 38,79753.8–8.8
Registered electors 72,123
Labour Co-op hold Swing −13.3

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result [7]
PartyVote %
Labour 31,55270.8
Conservative 4,99911.2
Liberal Democrats 4,62610.4
Green 2,2325.0
Brexit Party 1,0112.3
Others1270.3
Turnout44,54762.6
Electorate71,176

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1992: Peckham [8] [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Harriet Harman 19,391 61.8 +7.3
Conservative Christopher Frazer7,38623.5−2.2
Liberal Democrats Rose Colley4,33113.8−4.1
Workers Revolutionary Gilbert Dacres1460.5N/A
CorrectiveVictor Teh1400.4N/A
Majority12,00538.3+9.5
Turnout 31,39453.8−1.8
Labour hold Swing +4.7

Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Peckham [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Harriet Harman 17,965 54.5 +2.9
Conservative Lillian Ingram8,47625.7+1.5
Liberal Richard Shearman5,87817.9−3.8
Green Doreen Robinson6281.9N/A
Majority9,48928.8+1.4
Turnout 32,94755.6+1.1
Labour hold Swing +0.7
General election 1983: Peckham [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Harriet Harman 16,616 51.6 +1.3
Conservative Tobias Eckersley7,79224.2+9.8
SDP Andrew Sawdon7,00621.7−20.2
National Front Mary Bailey8002.5−1.4
Majority8,82427.4
Turnout 32,21454.5
Labour hold Swing -2.2
1982 Peckham by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Harriet Harman 11,349 50.3 −9.5
SDP Dick Taverne 7,41832.9+25.2
Conservative John Redwood 2,80012.4−15.7
National Front Martin Webster 8743.9−0.7
Democratic Monarchist, Public Safety, White Resident Bill Boaks 1020.5N/A
Majority3,93117.4−14.4
Turnout 22,543
Labour hold Swing -17.4

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1979: Peckham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Harry Lamborn 20,364 59.85
Conservative Andrew Dalton [12] 9,55328.07
Liberal Terence Minahan [12] 2,6077.66
National Front Muriel Roberts [12] 1,5034.6N/A
Majority10,81131.78
Turnout 32,52457.66
Labour hold Swing
General election October 1974: Peckham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Harry Lamborn 24,587 71.64
Conservative Nicholas Baker 5,76016.78
Liberal S.W.F. Saltmarsh3,97111.57
Majority18,82754.86
Turnout 34,31854.17
Labour hold Swing
General election February 1974: Peckham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Harry Lamborn 26,116 64.31
Conservative Nicholas Baker 8,04519.81
Liberal S.W.F. Saltmarsh6,44615.87N/A
Majority18,07144.50
Turnout 40,60764.59
Labour hold Swing
General election 1970: Peckham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Freda Corbet 17,071 67.47
Conservative Ivan Lawrence 8,23232.53
Majority8,83934.93
Turnout 25,30349.80
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1960s

General election 1966: Peckham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Freda Corbet 20,630 72.00
Conservative Ivan Lawrence 8,02328.00
Majority12,60744.00
Turnout 28,65355.61
Labour hold Swing
General election 1964: Peckham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Freda Corbet 20,111 63.97
Conservative Toby Jessel 11,32636.03
Majority8,78527.94
Turnout 31,43758.30
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1959: Peckham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Freda Corbet 24,389 65.22
Conservative Alfred Frank Lockwood13,00734.78
Majority11,38230.44
Turnout 37,39664.64
Labour hold Swing
General election 1955: Peckham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Freda Corbet 26,315 67.71
Conservative Dudley Smith 12,54732.29
Majority13,76835.42
Turnout 38,86263.66
Labour hold Swing
General election 1951: Peckham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Freda Corbet 33,702 69.84
Conservative Cecil Vernon Ford14,55730.16
Majority19,14639.68
Turnout 48,25975.62
Labour hold Swing
General election 1950: Peckham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Freda Corbet 32,623 66.44
Conservative Edwin Horace Lee13,32327.13
Liberal Kenneth George P. Gunnell2,2674.62N/A
Communist T. Gibson8861.80N/A
Majority19,30039.31
Turnout 49,09977.59
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: Peckham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Lewis Silkin 12,935 68.69
Conservative R.J.L. O'Connell5,89631.31
Majority7,03937.38
Turnout 18,83165.52
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1930s

1936 Peckham by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Lewis Silkin 13,007 50.2 −1.5
Conservative P.G.A. Harvey12,90749.8−1.5
Majority1000.4N/A
Turnout 25,91456.5−8.3
Labour gain from Conservative
General election 1935: Peckham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Beatty 15,229 51.30
Labour Lewis Silkin 14,45748.70
Majority7722.60
Turnout 29,68664.78
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1931: Peckham [13] [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Beatty 19,458 58.1 +26.3
Ind. Labour Party John Beckett 11,21733.5−15.4
National Labour E J Titler1,4424.3N/A
Labour Hubert Beaumont 1,3504.0−44.9
Majority8,24124.6N/A
Turnout 33,46769.7+2.7
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Elections in the 1920s

General election 1929: Peckham [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Beckett 15,751 48.9 +2.8
Unionist Douglas Cooke 10,24631.8−11.1
Liberal George Ivor Phillips6,18719.2+8.2
Majority5,50517.1+13.9
Turnout 32,18467.0−7.2
Labour hold Swing +6.9
General election 1924: Peckham [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Hugh Dalton 13,361 46.1 +10.8
Unionist Martin Archer-Shee 12,41442.9+6.9
Liberal Joseph Nathaniel Emery3,19411.0−17.7
Majority9473.2N/A
Turnout 28,96974.2+12.8
Labour gain from Unionist Swing +2.0
General election 1923: Peckham [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist Collingwood Hughes 8,526 36.0 −8.4
Labour Walter Ashbridge Chambers8,37035.3+11.7
Liberal Charles William Tagg6,81528.7+23.4
Majority1560.7−17.0
Turnout 23,71161.4−4.7
Unionist hold Swing -10.0
General election 1922: Peckham [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist Collingwood Hughes 11,218 44.4 +15.7
National Liberal Henry Lesser6,73926.7N/A
Labour Walter Ashbridge Chambers5,96423.6+7.5
Liberal Gerald Spence Tetley1,3295.3−49.9
Majority4,47917.7N/A
Turnout 25,25066.1+23.1
Unionist gain from National Liberal Swing

Elections in the 1910s

General election 1918: Peckham [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
C Liberal Albion Richardson 8,76455.2+5.0
Ind. Unionist Collingwood Hughes 4,55028.7−21.1
Labour Charles Diamond 2,55916.1N/A
Majority4,21426.5+26.1
Turnout 15,87343.0−38.1
Liberal hold Swing +13.2
Cindicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.
AHH Richardson Albion Richardson.jpg
AHH Richardson
General election December 1910: Peckham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Albion Richardson 5,027 50.2 +0.6
Conservative Henry Gooch 4,98649.8−0.6
Majority410.4N/A
Turnout 12,34181.1+4.6
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +0.6
General election January 1910: Peckham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Henry Gooch 5,330 50.4 +12.8
Liberal Albion Richardson 5,24749.6−12.8
Majority830.8−12.0
Turnout 12,34185.7+9.4
Conservative hold Swing -10.5

Elections in the 1900s

1908 Peckham by-election [17] [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Henry Gooch 6,970 60.9 +23.3
Liberal Thomas Gautrey 4,47639.1−23.3
Majority2,49421.8N/A
Turnout 11,44678.3+2.0
Registered electors 14,615
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +23.3
Goddard Clarke.jpg
General election 1906: Peckham [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Charles Clarke 5,903 62.4 +21.7
Conservative Frederick Banbury 3,56437.6−21.7
Majority2,33912.8N/A
Turnout 9,46776.3+12.8
Registered electors 12,401
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +21.7
Hemphill Fitzroy Hemphill.jpg
Hemphill
General election 1900: Peckham [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Frederick Banbury 4,453 59.3 +2.9
Liberal Fitzroy Hemphill 3,06140.7−2.9
Majority1,39218.6+5.8
Turnout 7,51463.5−6.5
Registered electors 11,835
Conservative hold Swing +2.9

Elections in the 1890s

General election 1895: Peckham [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Frederick Banbury 4,495 56.4 +5.8
Liberal Charles Clements3,47243.6−4.6
Majority1,02312.8+10.4
Turnout 7,96770.00.0
Registered electors 11,388
Conservative hold Swing +5.2
FG Banbury Frederick Banbury.jpg
FG Banbury
General election 1892: Peckham [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Frederick Banbury 3,847 50.6 −5.5
Liberal Edwin Jones3,66448.2+4.3
Independent Labour Ben Ellis951.2N/A
Majority1832.4−9.8
Turnout 7,60670.0+6.9
Registered electors 10,861
Conservative hold Swing -4.9

Elections in the 1880s

General election 1886: Peckham [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Arthur A. Baumann 3,439 56.1 +7.1
Liberal William Willis 2,68843.9+1.3
Majority75112.2+5.8
Turnout 6,12763.1−7.6
Registered electors 9,713
Conservative hold Swing +2.9
General election 1885: Peckham [19] [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Arthur A. Baumann 3,362 49.0
Liberal William Willis 2,92942.6
Independent Liberal Edward Dresser Rogers5808.4
Majority4336.4
Turnout 6,87170.7
Registered electors 9,713
Conservative win (new seat)

See also

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