Eltham (UK Parliament constituency)

Eltham
Borough constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of Eltham in Greater London.
County	Greater London
Electorate	63,059 (December 2010)^[1]
Current constituency
Created	1983
Member of parliament	Clive Efford (Labour)
Number of members	One
Created from	Woolwich West
Overlaps
European Parliament constituency	London

Eltham /ɛltəm/ is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.^{[n 1]}

It is a marginal Labour-held seat covering roughly the southern half of the Royal Borough of Greenwich in London.^[2]^[3]

Boundaries

1983-1997: The London Borough of Greenwich wards of Avery Hill, Coldharbour, Deansfield, Eltham Park, Herbert, Middle Park, New Eltham, Nightingale, Palace, Sherard, Sutcliffe, Tarn, and Well Hall.

1997-2010: The London Borough of Greenwich wards of Avery Hill, Coldharbour, Deansfield, Eltham Park, Herbert, Middle Park, New Eltham, Palace, Plumstead Common, Sherard, Shrewsbury, Slade, Sutcliffe, Tarn, and Well Hall.

2010–present: The London Borough of Greenwich wards of Coldharbour and New Eltham, Eltham North, Eltham South, Eltham West, Kidbrooke with Hornfair, Middle Park and Sutcliffe, and Shooters Hill.

The constituency is in the Royal Borough of Greenwich in south-east London. Before 1983, a constituency with similar boundaries was called Woolwich West.

The seat is bordered by the constituencies of:

History

Eltham is famous as being the birthplace of American-raised comedian and Hollywood film star Bob Hope. Shooters Hill and Blackheath presents open green and well-planted parkland with many residential locations that also share in impressive views over Canary Wharf commercial district of London. Eltham itself has a short, winding and typical high street, and is bypassed however by a main Road (the A20).

The seat was held by high-profile Tory Peter Bottomley for over two decades (as Woolwich West and then Eltham) before Labour gained the seat in 1997. After fairly comfortable victories then and in 2001, the Labour majority decreased quite significantly in 2005, though Labour were able to resist some of the national swing against the party in 2010 to hold the seat.

Most of Eltham itself is Conservative, but Eltham West and the remaining wards in the seat are inclined to Labour. Conservative support has tended to be strongest in the south (on the Bromley borders), where there are more owner-occupied houses and the area is more middle-class. Labour has fared well in the northern areas of the constituency towards Greenwich, and in areas such as Shooters Hill and Well Hall.^[4]

The Eltham Conservative Association became the first in London to select a prospective parliamentary candidate by means of an open primary election where any voter on the electoral roll was entitled to attend and vote. David Gold (PPC Brighton Pavilion 2001) defeated Jackie Doyle-Price (PPC Sheffield Hillsborough 2005) and Eric Ollerenshaw (former Greater London Assembly member) by winning more than 50% of the ballot in the first round at a meeting chaired by Michael Portillo on 31 July 2006 at the Bob Hope Theatre. Approximately 140 people turned up for the open primary meeting.^[5]^[6]

Members of Parliament

Election		Member^[7]	Party
	1983	Peter Bottomley	Conservative
	1997	Clive Efford	Labour

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2015: Eltham^[8]^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Clive Efford	18,393	42.6	+1.1
	Conservative	Spencer Drury	15,700	36.4	−1.2
	UKIP	Peter Whittle	6,481	15.0	+12.6
	Liberal Democrat	Alex Cunliffe	1,308	3.0	−9.6
	Green	James Parker	1,275	3.0	+2.0
Majority			2,693	6.2	+2.2
Turnout			43,157	67.4	+0.4
	Labour hold		Swing	1.2

General Election 2010: Eltham^[10]^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Clive Efford	17,416	41.5	-0.7
	Conservative	David Gold	15,753	37.5	+2.9
	Liberal Democrat	Steven Toole	5,299	12.6	−4.7
	BNP	Roberta Woods	1,745	4.2	+1.6
	UKIP	Ray Adams	1,011	2.4	-0.4
	Green	Arthur Hayles	419	1.0	N/A
	English Democrat	Mike Tibby	217	0.5	N/A
	Independent	Andrew James Graham	104	0.2	−0.2
Majority			1,663	4.0	-5.3
Turnout			41,964	67.0	+8.6
	Labour hold		Swing	-1.8

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2005: Eltham^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Clive Efford	15,381	43.6	-9.2
	Conservative	Spencer Drury	12,105	34.3	+2.2
	Liberal Democrat	Ian Gerrard	5,669	16.1	+3.9
	UKIP	Jeremy Elms	1,024	2.9	+0.8
	BNP	Barry Roberts	979	2.8	N/A
	Independent	Andrew James Graham	147	0.4	−0.3
Majority			3,276	9.3	-11.4
Turnout			35,305	61.7	+3.0
	Labour hold		Swing	-5.7

General Election 2001: Eltham^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Clive Efford	17,855	52.8	-1.8
	Conservative	Sharon Marina Massey	10,859	32.1	+0.9
	Liberal Democrat	Martin Morris	4,121	12.2	+3.7
	UKIP	Terrence Frederick Jones	706	2.1	N/A
	Independent	Andrew James Graham	251	0.7	N/A
Majority			6,996	20.7	-5.3
Turnout			41,964	67.0	+8.6
	Labour hold		Swing	-1.8

Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1997: Eltham^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Clive Efford	23,710	54.6	+12.7
	Conservative	Clive D Blackwood	13,528	31.2	-14.8
	Liberal Democrat	Amanda J Taylor	3,701	8.5	−3.2
	Referendum	Matthew D Clark	1,414	3.3	N/A
	Liberal	Henry Middleton	584	1.3	N/A
	BNP	William A Hitches	491	1.1	N/A
Majority			10,182	23.4	N/A
Turnout			43,428	75.7	-3.0
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

General Election 1992: Eltham^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Peter Bottomley	18,813	46.0	-1.5
	Labour	Clive Efford	17,147	41.9	+9.9
	Liberal Democrat	Christopher P McGinty	4,804	11.7	−8.8
	Independent	Andrew James Graham	165	0.4	N/A
Majority			1,666	4.07	-11.46
Turnout			40,929	78.7	+1.78
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elections in the 1980s

General Election 1987: Eltham^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Peter Bottomley	19,752	47.5	-0.4
	Labour	Rees David Vaughan	13,292	32.0	+2.7
	Liberal Democrat	Edward John Randall	8,542	20.5	−1.7
Majority			6,460	15.53	-3.07
Turnout			41,586	76.92
	Conservative hold		Swing	-1.6

General Election 1983: Eltham^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Peter Bottomley	19,530	47.9	N/A
	Labour	CP Moore	11,938	29.3	N/A
	Liberal Democrat	Edward John Randall	9,030	22.2	N/A
	BNP	PT Banks	276	0.7	N/A
Majority			7,592	18.6	N/A
Turnout			40,774	74.1	N/A
	Conservative win (new seat)

References

Notes

↑ As with all constituencies, Eltham elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.

References

↑ "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
↑ UK Polling Report
↑ The Almanac of British Politics https://books.google.com/books?id=oLGpTZB2_w4C&pg=PT409
↑ BBC NEWS | VOTE 2001 | RESULTS & CONSTITUENCIES | Eltham
↑ ConservativeHome's Seats & Candidates blog: Final three for Eltham
↑ ConservativeHome's Seats & Candidates blog: David Gold selected for Eltham
↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "E" (part 2)
↑ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
↑ http://www.royalgreenwich.gov.uk/elections2015results
↑ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
↑ BBC News | Election 2010 | Constituency | Eltham
↑ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
↑ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
↑ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
↑ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
↑ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
↑ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

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Conservative (26)	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 Romford Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner Sutton and Cheam Twickenham Uxbridge and South Ruislip Wimbledon

Liberal Democrats (2)	Carshalton and Wallington Richmond Park

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

Historic constituencies in London

1983	Barking Battersea Beckenham Bethnal Green and Stepney Bexleyheath Bow and Poplar Brent East Brent North Brent South Brentford and Isleworth Carshalton and Wallington Chelsea Chingford Chipping Barnet Chislehurst City of London and Westminster South Croydon Central Croydon North East Croydon North West Croydon South Dagenham Dulwich Ealing Acton Ealing North Ealing Southall Edmonton Eltham Enfield North Enfield Southgate Erith and Crayford Feltham and Heston Finchley Fulham Greenwich Hackney North and Stoke Newington Hackney South and Shoreditch Hammersmith Hampstead and Highgate Harrow East Harrow West Hayes and Harlington Hendon North Hendon South Holborn and St Pancras Hornchurch Hornsey and Wood Green Ilford North Ilford South Islington North Islington South and Finsbury Kensington Kingston-upon-Thames Lewisham Deptford Lewisham East Lewisham West Leyton Mitcham and Morden Newham North East Newham North West Newham South Norwood Old Bexley and Sidcup Orpington Peckham Putney Ravensbourne Richmond and Barnes Romford Ruislip-Northwood Southwark and Bermondsey Streatham Surbiton Sutton and Cheam Tooting Tottenham Twickenham Upminster Uxbridge Vauxhall Walthamstow Wanstead and Woodford Westminster North Wimbledon Woolwich

1997	Barking Battersea Beckenham Bethnal Green and Bow Bexleyheath and Crayford Brent East Brent North Brent South Brentford and Isleworth Bromley and Chislehurst Camberwell and Peckham Carshalton and Wallington Chingford and Woodford Green Chipping Barnet Cities of London and Westminster Croydon Central Croydon North Croydon South Dagenham Dulwich and West Norwood Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush Ealing North Ealing Southall East Ham Edmonton Eltham Enfield North Enfield Southgate Erith and Thamesmead Feltham and Heston Finchley and Golders Green Greenwich and Woolwich Hackney North and Stoke Newington Hackney South and Shoreditch Hammersmith and Fulham Hampstead and Highgate Harrow East Harrow West Hayes and Harlington Hendon Holborn and St Pancras Hornchurch Hornsey and Wood Green Ilford North Ilford South Islington North Islington South and Finsbury Kensington and Chelsea Kingston and Surbiton Lewisham Deptford Lewisham East Lewisham West Leyton and Wanstead Mitcham and Morden North Southwark and Bermondsey Old Bexley and Sidcup Orpington Poplar and Canning Town Putney Regent's Park and Kensington North Richmond Park Romford Ruislip-Northwood Streatham Sutton and Cheam Tooting Tottenham Twickenham Upminster Uxbridge Vauxhall Walthamstow West Ham Wimbledon

Coordinates: 51°27′22″N 0°03′43″E / 51.456°N 0.062°E / 51.456; 0.062

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