Lewisham West - UK Parliament Constituency

Here are the most recent election results for the Lewisham West constituency.

Note: Smaller parties may be omitted. The candidate with the largest vote who does not belong to one of the main parties is listed as 'Minor'. Votes listed for 'Other' are calculated by taking the votes from the main parties and 'Minor' away from the total votes cast.

Name	Lewisham West
Region	London
Current Status	Abolished

Electoral History

Election		Party
	Election 2005	Labour
	Election 2001	Labour
	Election 1997	Labour
	Election 1992	Labour
	Election 1987	Conservative
	Election 1983	Conservative
	Election 1979	Labour
	Election 1974 (October)	Labour
	Election 1974 (February)	Labour

Election 2005

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	16,611	52.03%	-9.03%
	Liberal Democrat	6,679	20.92%	+7.47%
	Conservative	6,396	20.04%	-2.34%
	Green	1,464	4.59%	N/A
	UKIP	773	2.42%	+0.85%
Majority		9,932	31.11%
Turnout		31,923	55.07%	+4.51%
Electorate		57,967
Swing from LAB to LD			8.25%
Swing from CON to LD			4.91%
Swing from LAB to CON			3.34%
	Labour hold

Election 2001

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	18,816	61.06%	-0.89%
	Conservative	6,896	22.38%	-1.46%
	Liberal Democrat	4,146	13.45%	+3.68%
	UKIP	485	1.57%	N/A
	Minor	472	1.53%	N/A
Majority		11,920	38.68%
Turnout		30,815	50.56%	-13.48%
Electorate		60,947
Swing from CON to LD			2.57%
Swing from LAB to LD			2.29%
Swing from CON to LAB			0.28%
	Labour hold

Election 1997

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	23,273	61.96%	+14.97%
	Conservative	8,956	23.84%	-18.98%
	Liberal Democrat	3,672	9.78%	-0.13%
	Minor	1,098	2.92%	N/A
	Others	565	1.50%	N/A
Majority		14,317	38.11%
Turnout		37,564	64.04%	-9.00%
Electorate		58,659
Swing from CON to LAB			16.97%
Swing from CON to LD			9.42%
Swing from LD to LAB			7.55%
	Labour hold

Election 1992

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	20,378	46.99%	+9.11%
	Conservative	18,569	42.82%	-3.36%
	Liberal Democrat	4,295	9.90%	N/A
	Minor	125	0.29%	N/A
Majority		1,809	4.17%
Turnout		43,367	73.04%	+0.79%
Electorate		59,372
Swing from CON to LD			6.63%
Swing from CON to LAB			6.23%
Swing from LAB to LD			0.40%
	Labour gain from Conservative

Election 1987

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	20,995	46.18%	+2.15%
	Labour	17,223	37.88%	-0.49%
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	7,247	15.94%	-0.91%
Majority		3,772	8.30%
Turnout		45,465	72.25%	+1.92%
Electorate		62,923
Swing from ALL to CON			1.53%
Swing from LAB to CON			1.32%
Swing from ALL to LAB			0.21%
	Conservative hold

Election 1983

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	19,521	44.02%	-0.09%
	Labour	17,015	38.37%	-8.08%
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	7,470	16.85%	N/A
	Minor	336	0.76%	N/A
Majority		2,506	5.65%
Turnout		44,342	70.34%	-5.67%
Electorate		63,043
Swing from LAB to ALL			12.46%
Swing from CON to ALL			8.47%
Swing from LAB to CON			3.99%
	Conservative gain from Labour

Election 1979

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	20,932	46.45%	-1.79%
	Conservative	19,882	44.12%	+8.52%
	Liberal	3,350	7.43%	-6.17%
	Others	901	2.00%	N/A
Majority		1,050	2.33%
Turnout		45,065	76.01%	+5.93%
Electorate		59,292
Swing from LIB to CON			7.34%
Swing from LAB to CON			5.16%
Swing from LIB to LAB			2.19%
	Labour hold

Election 1974 (October)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	21,102	48.24%	+4.98%
	Conservative	15,573	35.60%	-2.74%
	Liberal	5,952	13.61%	-2.73%
	Others	1,114	2.55%	N/A
Majority		5,529	12.64%
Turnout		43,741	70.08%	-8.82%
Electorate		62,419
Swing from CON to LAB			3.86%
Swing from LIB to LAB			3.85%
Swing from CON to LIB			0.01%
	Labour hold

Election 1974 (February)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	21,118	43.27%	N/A
	Conservative	18,716	38.35%	N/A
	Liberal	7,974	16.34%	N/A
	Others	1,000	2.05%	N/A
Majority		2,402	4.92%
Turnout		48,808	78.89%	N/A
Electorate		61,866

	Labour win

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