Dulwich and West Norwood (UK Parliament constituency)

Dulwich and West Norwood
Borough constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of Dulwich and West Norwood in Greater London.
County	Greater London
Electorate	71,523 (December 2010)[1]
Current constituency
Created	1997
Member of parliament	Helen Hayes (Labour)
Number of members	One
Created from	Dulwich and Norwood
Overlaps
European Parliament constituency	London

Dulwich and West Norwood /ˈdʌlɪtʃ ənd wɛst ˈnɔːwʊd/ is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom^{[n 1]} by Helen Hayes of the Labour Party.

Boundaries

1997-2010: The London Borough of Southwark wards of Alleyn, Bellenden, College, Lyndhurst, Ruskin, and Rye, and the London Borough of Lambeth wards of Gipsy Hill, Herne Hill, Knight’s Hill, and Thurlow Park.

2010-present: The London Borough of Southwark wards of College, East Dulwich, and Village, and the London Borough of Lambeth wards of Coldharbour, Gipsy Hill, Herne Hill, Knight’s Hill, and Thurlow Park.

The current boundaries take in the southern parts of Southwark but more of Lambeth.

Tessa Jowell represented the constituency since its creation in 1997 up until she stepped down from office in 2015

Dulwich College is a local landmark

West Norwood Cemetery

Boundary review

Following their review of parliamentary representation in South London, the Boundary Commission for England modified this constituency for the 2010 general election by moving the northern boundary to encompass more of Brixton and the eastern boundary to lose the wards of Peckham Rye and South Camberwell.

Members of Parliament

The constituency was created in 1997 from parts of the former seats of Dulwich and Norwood. It was represented from its creation until the 2015 General Election by the former Secretary of State for Culture and London Mayoral candidate, Tessa Jowell.

Election		Member[2]	Party
	1997	Dame Tessa Jowell	Labour
	2015	Helen Hayes	Labour

Election results

Elections of the 2010s

General Election 2015: Dulwich and West Norwood[3][4][5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Helen Hayes	27,772	54.1	+7.5
	Conservative	Resham Kotecha	11,650	22.7	+0.5
	Liberal Democrat	James Barber	5,055	9.8	–17.3
	Green	Rashid Nix	4,844	9.4	+6.8
	UKIP	Rathy Alagaratnam	1,606	3.1	+1.7
	TUSC	Steve Nally [6]	248	0.5	N/A
	Independent	Robin Lambert	125	0.2	N/A
	All People's Party	Amadu Kanumansa	62	0.1	N/A
Majority			16,122	31.4	+12.0
Turnout			51,362	67.1	+0.9
	Labour hold		Swing	+3.5

General Election 2010: Dulwich and West Norwood[7][8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Tessa Jowell	22,461	46.6	−2.3
	Liberal Democrat	Jonathan Mitchell	13,096	27.2	+6.1
	Conservative	Kemi Adegoke	10,684	22.2	+1.3
	Green	Shane Collins	1,266	2.6	−3.7
	UKIP	Elizabeth Jones	707	1.5	+0.7
Majority			9,365	19.4	−0.3
Turnout			48,214	66.2	+9.3
	Labour hold		Swing	−0.8

Elections of the 2000s

General Election 2005: Dulwich and West Norwood[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Tessa Jowell	19,059	45.4	−9.5
	Liberal Democrat	Jonathan Mitchell	10,252	24.4	+9.2
	Conservative	Kim Humphreys	9,200	21.9	−0.8
	Green	Jenny Jones	2,741	6.5	+1.5
	UKIP	Ralph Atkinson	290	0.7	N/A
	Veritas	David Heather	241	0.6	N/A
	Socialist Labour	Amanda Rose	149	0.4	N/A
	For Integrity And Trust In Government	Judy Weleminsky	57	0.1	N/A
Majority			8,807	21.0
Turnout			41,989	58.1	+4.7
	Labour hold		Swing	−9.4

General Election 2001: Dulwich and West Norwood[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Tessa Jowell	20,999	54.9	−6.1
	Conservative	Nicholas Edward John Vineall	8,689	22.7	−1.5
	Liberal Democrat	Caroline Pidgeon	5,805	15.2	+4.4
	Green	Jennifer Helen Jones	1,914	5.0	N/A
	Socialist Alliance	Brian John Kelly	839	2.2	N/A
Majority			12,310	32.2
Turnout			38,246	53.4	−11.6
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections of the 1990s

General Election 1997: Dulwich and West Norwood[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Tessa Jowell	27,807	61.0	N/A
	Conservative	Roger W. Gough	11,038	24.2	N/A
	Liberal Democrat	Susan Kramer	4,916	10.8	N/A
	Referendum	Bruce G.S. Coles	897	2.0	N/A
	Liberal	Dr. Alex Goldie	587	1.3	N/A
	Rainbow Dream Ticket	David S. Goodman	173	0.4	N/A
	UKIP	E.C. Pike	159	0.3	N/A
	Rizz Party	Captain Rizz	38	0.1	N/A
Majority			16,769	36.8	N/A
Turnout			45,615	65.5	N/A
	Labour win (new seat)

See also

• List of Parliamentary constituencies in Greater London
• Lambeth local elections
• Southwark local elections

References

Notes

1. As with all constituencies, Dulwich and West Norwood elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.

References

1. "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
2. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "D" (part 3)
3. "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
4. http://moderngov.lambeth.gov.uk/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?XXR=0&ID=137&RPID=26942154 23Jul15
5. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000673
6. http://www.tusc.org.uk/txt/320.pdf
7. "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
8. BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/election2010/results/constituency/b45.stm. Missing or empty |title= (help)
9. "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
10. "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
11. "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

Coordinates: 51°26′49″N 0°05′02″W / 51.447°N 0.084°W