Summary
Camberwell and Peckham is a constituency[n 1][n 2] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since its 1997 creation by Harriet Harman of the Labour Party. Harman had served for the previous constituency of Peckham since 1982. She is a former cabinet minister and the "Mother of the House of Commons", having the longest record of continuous service of any female MP.
| Camberwell and Peckham | |
|---|---|
| Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Boundary of Camberwell and Peckham in Greater London | |
| County | Greater London |
| Population | 125,226 (2011 census)[1] |
| Electorate | 78,605 (December 2010)[2] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1997 |
| Member of Parliament | Harriet Harman (Labour) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Peckham |
Under the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the constituency will be subject to major boundary changes, including the loss of the Camberwell Green ward to Vauxhall. Accordingly, its name will revert to Peckham, to be first contested at the next general election.[3]
Constituency profile edit
The constituency is very ethnically diverse, and has the highest proportion of black, African, and Afro-Caribbean residents of all constituencies in England and Wales, according to Office for National Statistics 2011 Census figures, at 37.4%. This includes 22.4% being African (highest), 9.3% being Caribbean and 5.7% being of any other black background (highest). More than two-fifths (40.8%) of residents were born outside of the UK.
With 50.6% of all residential properties being social housing, it also has the highest proportion of social housing of any parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom. More than three in 10 residents are single parents.
The area is also socially diverse with fine Georgian houses in parts of Camberwell, while Nunhead to the east has experienced considerable regeneration in recent years.
At least two conservation area groupings exist containing pockets of upmarket housing stock, principally Camberwell Grove and Camberwell Green.[4] The housing stock has expanded in the early-21st century due to major increases in Central London property prices, which has led to new private sector-funded housing initiatives. As such, rents across the private rented sector have multiplied, affecting its long-term communities who have entrenched high reliance overall on the rented sector, pushing residents away by eviction or further away from owning their own homes near to their communities.[5]
King's College Hospital, one of London's largest teaching hospitals, and the Maudsley Hospital are major employers in the constituency. One in seven residents are employed in human health and social work.
Camberwell and Peckham | |
|---|---|
| Racial makeup (2021)[6] | |
| • White | 44.8% |
| • Black | 33.5% |
| • Asian | 7.7% |
| • Mixed | 7.5% |
| • Other | 6.5% |
Boundaries edit
1997–2010: The London Borough of Southwark wards of Barset, Brunswick, Consort, Faraday, Friary, Liddle, St Giles, The Lane, and Waverley.
2010–present: The London Borough of Southwark wards of Brunswick Park, Camberwell Green, Faraday, Livesey, Nunhead, Peckham, Peckham Rye, South Camberwell, and The Lane.
The constituency incorporates the areas of Camberwell, Peckham and Nunhead in the London Borough of Southwark, together with parts of its other districts of Walworth, East Dulwich, South Bermondsey and Rotherhithe.
Political history edit
The constituency was created in 1997. All results since 1997 have been strong Labour Party majorities of 36.8% of the vote or greater. As the predecessor seats were Labour (in this instance the length of party tenure can be dated to 1936) and council wards tend to have strong majorities for the party, the seat has the three main hallmarks of a safe seat.
Its only MP to date is Harriet Harman, a former Cabinet minister and former Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, twice its acting leader during leadership elections in 2010 and 2015, and former Shadow Culture Secretary. She had been the MP for the preceding constituency of Peckham since a by-election in 1982.
Members of Parliament edit
| Election | Member[7] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Harriet Harman | Labour | |
Election results edit
Elections in the 2010s edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Harriet Harman | 40,258 | 71.3 | –6.5 | |
| Conservative | Peter Quentin | 6,478 | 11.5 | –1.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Julia Ogiehor | 5,087 | 9.0 | +3.1 | |
| Green | Claire Sheppard | 3,501 | 6.2 | +3.4 | |
| Brexit Party | Claude Cass-Horne | 1,041 | 1.8 | New | |
| Workers Revolutionary | Joshua Ogunleye | 127 | 0.2 | 0.0 | |
| Majority | 33,780 | 59.8 | –5.2 | ||
| Turnout | 56,492 | 63.4 | –3.7 | ||
| Registered electors | 89,042 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | –2.6 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Harriet Harman | 44,665 | 77.8 | +14.5 | |
| Conservative | Ben Spencer | 7,349 | 12.8 | –0.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Bukola | 3,413 | 5.9 | +0.9 | |
| Green | Eleanor Margolies | 1,627 | 2.8 | –7.3 | |
| CPA | Ray Towey | 227 | 0.4 | New | |
| Workers Revolutionary | Sellu Aminata | 131 | 0.2 | New | |
| Majority | 37,316 | 65.0 | +14.9 | ||
| Turnout | 57,412 | 67.1 | +4.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 85,613 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | +7.5 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Harriet Harman | 32,614 | 63.3 | +4.1 | |
| Conservative | Naomi Newstead | 6,790 | 13.2 | +0.2 | |
| Green | Amelia Womack | 5,187 | 10.1 | +7.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Yahaya Kiyingi | 2,580 | 5.0 | –17.4 | |
| UKIP | David Kurten | 2,413 | 4.7 | New | |
| All People's Party | Prem Goyal | 829 | 1.6 | New | |
| NHA | Rebecca Fox | 466 | 0.9 | New | |
| TUSC | Nick Wrack | 292 | 0.6 | New | |
| CISTA | Alex Robertson | 197 | 0.4 | New | |
| Workers Revolutionary | Joshua Ogunleye | 107 | 0.2 | –0.3 | |
| Whig | Felicity Anscomb | 86 | 0.2 | New | |
| Majority | 25,824 | 50.1 | +11.3 | ||
| Turnout | 51,561 | 62.3 | +3.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 82,746 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | +2.0 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Harriet Harman | 27,619 | 59.2 | –4.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Columba Blango | 10,432 | 22.4 | +1.9 | |
| Conservative | Andrew Stranack | 6,080 | 13.0 | +4.2 | |
| Green | Jenny Jones | 1,361 | 2.9 | –1.7 | |
| English Democrat | Yohara Munilla | 435 | 0.9 | New | |
| Workers Revolutionary | Joshua Ogunleye | 211 | 0.5 | +0.2 | |
| Socialist Labour | Margaret M. Sharkey | 184 | 0.4 | –0.1 | |
| Independent | Decima Francis | 93 | 0.2 | New | |
| Independent | Steven Robbins | 87 | 0.2 | New | |
| No description | Patricia Knox | 82 | 0.2 | New | |
| Alliance for Workers' Liberty | Jill Mountford | 75 | 0.2 | New | |
| Majority | 17,187 | 36.8 | –9.7 | ||
| Turnout | 46,659 | 59.3 | +7.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 78,627 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | –3.0 | |||
Elections in the 2000s edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Harriet Harman | 18,933 | 65.3 | –4.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Richard J. Porter | 5,450 | 18.8 | +5.5 | |
| Conservative | Jessica Lee | 2,841 | 9.8 | –1.1 | |
| Green | Paul M. Ingram | 1,172 | 4.0 | +0.8 | |
| UKIP | Derek Penhallow | 350 | 1.2 | New | |
| Socialist Labour | Margaret M. Sharkey | 132 | 0.5 | –0.2 | |
| Workers Revolutionary | Sanjay M. Kulkarni | 113 | 0.4 | +0.1 | |
| Majority | 13,483 | 46.5 | –9.8 | ||
| Turnout | 28,991 | 52.0 | +5.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 57,079 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | –4.9 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Harriet Harman | 17,473 | 69.6 | +0.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Donnachadh McCarthy | 3,350 | 13.3 | +2.1 | |
| Conservative | Jonathan Morgan | 2,740 | 10.9 | –0.7 | |
| Green | Störm Poorun | 805 | 3.2 | New | |
| Socialist Alliance | John Mulrenan | 478 | 1.9 | New | |
| Socialist Labour | Robert Adams | 188 | 0.7 | –1.7 | |
| Workers Revolutionary | Frank Sweeney | 70 | 0.3 | –0.1 | |
| Majority | 14,123 | 56.3 | –1.6 | ||
| Turnout | 25,104 | 46.8 | –8.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 53,687 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | –1.0 | |||
Elections in the 1990s edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Harriet Harman | 19,734 | 69.5 | ||
| Conservative | Kim Humphreys | 3,283 | 11.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Nigel P. Williams | 3,198 | 11.2 | ||
| Referendum | Nicholas A. China | 692 | 2.4 | ||
| Socialist Labour | Angela M. Ruddock | 685 | 2.4 | ||
| Liberal | Gerry A. Williams | 443 | 1.6 | ||
| Socialist Alternative | Joan Barker | 233 | 0.8 | ||
| Workers Revolutionary | Christopher Eames | 106 | 0.4 | ||
| Majority | 16,451 | 57.9 | |||
| Turnout | 28,374 | 55.3 | |||
| Registered electors | 51,313 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
See also edit
Notes edit
- ^ A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
- ^ 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.
References edit
- ^ "Camberwell and Peckham: Usual Resident Population, 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 9 February 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
- ^ "Electorate Figures – Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Archived from the original on 6 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – London | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
- ^ Conservation Area Appraisals Archived 2017-02-02 at the Wayback Machine Southwark Council. Retrieved 2017-01-22.
- ^ Poverty and wealth across Britain 1968 to 2005 Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine Joseph Rowntree Foundation, 16 July 2007.
- ^ https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/topic/home-affairs/communities/demography/census/ [bare URL]
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "H" (part 1)
- ^ "UK Parliamentary General Election 2019". Southwark Council. Archived from the original on 28 October 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
- ^ "Camberwell & Peckham Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. Archived from the original on 11 April 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- ^ "Commons Briefing Paper 8749. General Election 2019: results and analysis" (PDF). London: House of Commons Library. 28 January 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 November 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
- ^ "Camberwell & Peckham parliamentary constituency". BBC News. Archived from the original on 3 January 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
- ^ "Camberwell & Peckham general election results 2017". BBC News. Archived from the original on 3 January 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
- ^ "Commons Briefing Paper 7979. General Election 2017: results and analysis" (PDF) (Second ed.). House of Commons Library. 29 January 2019 [7 April 2018]. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 November 2019.
- ^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ Election of a Member of Parliament - Camberwell and Peckham Constituency Archived 2011-06-08 at the Wayback Machine London Borough of Southwark, 20 April 2010
External links edit
- nomis Constituency Profile for Camberwell and Peckham — presenting data from the ONS annual population survey and other official statistics.
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 1)
- UK General Elections since 1832 Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources
- Politics Resources (election results from 1922 onwards)
- Electoral Calculus (election results from 1955 onwards)
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