Lewisham West and Penge (UK Parliament constituency)

Lewisham West and Penge
Borough constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of Lewisham West and Penge in Greater London.
County	Greater London
Electorate	69,399 (December 2010)^[1]
Current constituency
Created	2010
Member of parliament	Jim Dowd (Labour)
Number of members	One
Created from	Lewisham West Beckenham
Overlaps
European Parliament constituency	London

Lewisham West and Penge is a constituency in Greater London represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Jim Dowd of the Labour Party.^{[n 1]}

History

Following the adoption of this part of the Boundary Commission's Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies this new constituency was born with electoral wards from the London Boroughs of Bromley and Lewisham — the greater electorate and area is in the latter.

It was contested for the first time in the 2010 general election. A strong Liberal Democrat challenge in 2010 edged the Conservative candidate narrowly into third.^[2]

Constituency profile

The seat comprises the South-Western portion of Lewisham borough with the northwestern tip of Bromley borough. At the heart of the seat is Forest Hill, bisected by the route of the South Circular Road. Its ambit also includes some of the Crystal Palace hill (the park and site of the palace itself is on the intersection of five boroughs) and the nearby areas of Anerley, Penge and Sydenham.^[3] The Guardian however positively summarised it in 2010 as "suburban south-east London, with a large Afro-Caribbean population."

Boundaries

The seat covers the following electoral wards: Bellingham; Forest Hill; Perry Vale; Sydenham (London Borough of Lewisham) and Clock House; Crystal Palace; Penge & Cator (London Borough of Bromley).

To create the new constituency the Boundary Commission for England transferred Perry Vale ward, Bellingham ward, Forest Hill ward, and Sydenham ward from the former Lewisham West constituency. Clock House ward, Crystal Palace ward, and Penge and Cator ward were transferred from Beckenham constituency.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member^[4]	Party
	2010	Jim Dowd	Labour

Election results

General Election 2015: Lewisham West and Penge^[5]^[6]^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jim Dowd	24,347	50.6	+9.5
	Conservative	Russell Jackson	11,633	24.2	-1.3
	Green	Tom Chance	4,077	8.5	+6.4
	UKIP	Gary Harding	3,764	7.8	+5.3
	Liberal Democrat	Alex Feakes	3,709	7.7	-20.4
	TUSC	Martin Powell-Davies	391	0.8	N/A
	Independent	David Hansom	160	0.3	N/A
	Liberty	Dr George Whale	44	0.1	N/A
Majority			12,714	26.4	+13.5
Turnout			48,125	66.6	+1.4
	Labour hold		Swing	+5.4

General Election 2010: Lewisham West and Penge^[8]^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jim Dowd^{[n 2]}	18,501	41.1	−5.2^{[n 3]}
	Liberal Democrat	Alex Feakes	12,673	28.1	+1.0
	Conservative	Chris Phillips	11,489	25.5	+3.9
	UKIP	Peter Staveley	1,117	2.5	−0.1
	Green	Romayne Phoenix	931	2.1	−0.3
	Christian Peoples	Stephen Hammond	317	0.7	N/A
Majority			5,828	12.9	−6.2
Turnout			45,028	65.2	+7.8
	Labour hold		Swing	−3.1

Notes and references

Notes

↑ 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.
↑ Served as MP for Lewisham West in the 2005–2010 Parliament
↑ swing and change percentages based on notional results following boundary changes

References

↑ "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
↑ General Election Results from the Electoral Commission
↑ Profile of SE19
see also: SE postcode area
↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "L" (part 2)
↑ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
↑ http://councilmeetings.lewisham.gov.uk/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?XXR=0&ID=24&RPID=38835890 26Jul15
↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000788
↑ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
↑ BBC - Election 2010 - Lewisham West & Penge

Constituencies in London (73)

Labour (45)	Barking Bermondsey and Old Southwark Bethnal Green and Bow Brent Central Brentford and Isleworth Brent North Camberwell and Peckham Croydon North Dagenham and Rainham Dulwich and West Norwood Ealing Central and Acton Ealing North Ealing Southall East Ham Edmonton Eltham Enfield North Erith and Thamesmead Feltham and Heston Greenwich and Woolwich Hackney North and Stoke Newington Hackney South and Shoreditch Hammersmith Harrow West Hayes and Harlington Hampstead and Kilburn Holborn and St. Pancras Hornsey and Wood Green Ilford North Ilford South Islington North Islington South and Finsbury Lewisham Deptford Lewisham East Lewisham West and Penge Leyton and Wanstead Mitcham and Morden Poplar and Limehouse Streatham Tooting Tottenham Vauxhall Walthamstow West Ham Westminster North

Conservative (27)	Battersea Beckenham Bexleyheath and Crayford Bromley and Chislehurst Chelsea and Fulham Chingford and Woodford Green Chipping Barnet Cities of London and Westminster Croydon Central Croydon South Enfield Southgate Finchley and Golders Green Harrow East Hendon Hornchurch and Upminster Kensington Kingston and Surbiton Old Bexley and Sidcup Orpington Putney Richmond Park Romford Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner Sutton and Cheam Twickenham Uxbridge and South Ruislip Wimbledon

Liberal Democrats (1)	Carshalton and Wallington

London European constituency: Labour (4) Conservative (2) Green (1) UKIP (1)

London Borough of Bromley

Districts	Anerley Aperfield Beckenham Berry's Green Bickley Biggin Hill Bromley Bromley Common Broom Hill Chelsfield Chislehurst Crystal Palace Cudham Downe Eden Park Elmers End Elmstead Farnborough Foxbury Goddington Green Street Green Hayes Hazelwood Hockenden Horns Green Keston Leaves Green Locksbottom Longlands Luxted Mottingham New Beckenham Orpington Park Langley Penge Petts Wood Plaistow Poverest Pratt's Bottom Ruxley St Mary Cray St Paul Cray Shortlands Single Street Southborough South Street Sundridge Sydenham Upper Norwood West Wickham Widmore

Attractions	Bromley Museum Chislehurst Caves Churchill Theatre Crofton Roman Villa Crystal Palace Museum Down House Wickham Theatre

Parks and open spaces	Betts Park Bromley Wood Chislehurst Common Covet Wood Crystal Palace Park Cuckoo Wood Cudham Frith Darrick Wood Elmstead Wood Hayes Common High Elms Country Park Jubilee Country Park Kelsey Park Norman Park Poverest Recreation Ground Scadbury Park Sundridge Park

Places of worship	St George's Church, Beckenham St John the Evangelist, Penge St Mary's Church, Downe St Mary the Virgin, Hayes St Peter and St Paul's Church, Bromley

Constituencies	Beckenham Bromley and Chislehurst Lewisham West and Penge Orpington

Rail stations and tram stops	Anerley Avenue Road Beckhenham Road Beckenham Junction Bickley Birkbeck Bromley North Bromley South Chelsfield Chislehurst Clock House Crystal Palace Eden Park Elmers End Elmstead Woods Hayes Kent House Knockholt Lower Sydenham New Beckenham Orpington Penge East Penge West Petts Wood Ravensbourne St Mary Cray Shortlands Sundridge Park West Wickham

Other topics	Coat of arms Council Grade I and II* listed buildings Parks and open spaces People Public art Schools

London Borough of Lewisham

Districts	Bell Green Bellingham Blackheath Brockley Catford Crofton Park Crystal Palace Deptford Downham Forest Hill Grove Park Hither Green Honor Oak Ladywell Lee Lewisham Lower Sydenham Mottingham New Cross Perry Vale Southend St Johns Sydenham Sydenham Hill Upper Sydenham

Attractions	Albany Theatre Broadway Theatre, Catford Deptford Market Honor Oak Gallery Horniman Museum Laban Dance Centre The London Theatre The Den (Millwall Football Club) Rivoli Ballroom St. Paul's, Deptford

Parks and open spaces	Beckenham Place Gardens Bridge House Meadows Chinbrook Meadows Deptford Park Downham Park Folkestone Gardens Fordham Park Forster Memorial Park Hilly Fields Park Ladywell Fields Lewisham Park Manor House Gardens Mayow Park Mountsfield Park Pepys Park Sydenham Wells Park

Constituencies	Lewisham West and Penge Lewisham East Lewisham Deptford

Rail stations	Beckenham Hill Bellingham Blackheath Brockley Catford Catford Bridge Crofton Park Deptford Deptford Bridge Elveson Road Forest Hill Grove Park Hither Green Honor Oak Park Ladywell Lewisham Lee Lower Sydenham New Cross New Cross Gate St Johns Sydenham

Other topics	Council Grade I and II* listed buildings People Public art Schools

Coordinates: 51°26′N 0°03′W / 51.43°N 0.05°W / 51.43; -0.05

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