Lewisham North (UK Parliament constituency) facts for kids
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Lewisham North was a parliamentary constituency in Lewisham, London which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1950 until it was abolished for the February 1974 general election.
Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat will be re-established for the next general election. It will be formed primarily from the (to be abolished) seat of Lewisham Deptford.
Boundaries
The Metropolitan Borough of Lewisham wards of Blackheath and Church Lee, Ladywell, Lewisham Park, Lewisham Village, Manor Lee, and South Lee.
Members of Parliament
Election | Member | Party | Notes | |
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1950 | Austin Hudson | Conservative | Died November 1956 | |
1957 by-election | Niall MacDermot | Labour | ||
1959 | Christopher Chataway | Conservative | ||
1966 | Roland Moyle | Labour | ||
Feb 1974 | constituency abolished |
Election results
General election 1970: Lewisham North | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Roland Moyle | 18,235 | 51.45 | ||
Conservative | Hugh Samuel | 17,208 | 48.55 | ||
Majority | 1,027 | 2.90 | |||
Turnout | 35,443 | 68.49 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
General election 1966: Lewisham North | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Roland Moyle | 20,352 | 53.08 | ||
Conservative | Christopher Chataway | 17,989 | 46.92 | ||
Majority | 2,363 | 6.16 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 38,341 | 77.41 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
General election 1964: Lewisham North | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Christopher Chataway | 17,144 | 45.42 | ||
Labour | Henry Collins | 16,801 | 44.51 | ||
Liberal | Trevor Lloyd-Jones | 3,798 | 10.06 | ||
Majority | 343 | 0.91 | |||
Turnout | 37,703 | 74.56 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
General election 1959: Lewisham North | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Christopher Chataway | 22,125 | 51.99 | -1.97 | |
Labour | Niall MacDermot | 17,512 | 41.15 | -4.89 | |
Liberal | Kenneth John Brookes | 2,921 | 6.86 | New | |
Majority | 4,613 | 10.84 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 42,558 | 81.19 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
United Kingdom Parliament: Lewisham North by-election 1957 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Niall MacDermot | 18,516 | 49.50 | +3.46 | |
Conservative | Norman Farmer | 17,406 | 46.53 | -7.43 | |
Independent loyalist | Leslie Greene | 1,487 | 3.97 | New | |
Majority | 1,110 | 2.97 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 37,409 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
General election 1955: Lewisham North | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Austin Hudson | 22,070 | 53.96 | +0.50 | |
Labour | Trevor Williams | 18,834 | 46.04 | -0.50 | |
Majority | 3,236 | 7.91 | +0.99 | ||
Turnout | 40,904 | 77.93 | -6.09 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
General election 1951: Lewisham North | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Austin Hudson | 24,406 | 53.46 | ||
Labour | Trevor Williams | 21,243 | 46.54 | ||
Majority | 3,163 | 6.92 | |||
Turnout | 45,649 | 84.02 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
General election 1950: Lewisham North | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Austin Hudson | 22,465 | 49.56 | ||
Labour | Fred Copeman | 19,974 | 44.07 | ||
Liberal | Stanley George Smith | 2,888 | 6.37 | ||
Majority | 2,491 | 5.49 | |||
Turnout | 45,327 | 84.51 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) |
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