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Vauxhall and Camberwell Green (UK Parliament constituency)

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Vauxhall and Camberwell Green is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.[2] Following the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election, and Florence Eshalomi was elected for the Labour Party.[3]

Boundaries

Map
Map of boundaries from 2024

The constituency was defined as comprising the following wards as they existed on 1 December 2020:

It covers the following areas:

Following a local government boundary review in the Borough of Lambeth which came into effect in May 2022,[6][7] the constituency now comprises the following from the 2024 general election:

  • The London Borough of Lambeth wards of: Kennington; Myatt's Field; Oval; Stockwell East (majority); Stockwell West & Larkhall (majority); Vauxhall; Waterloo & South Bank.
  • The London Borough of Southwark wards of: Camberwell Green; Newington.[5]

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Vauxhall and Camberwell Green[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Florence Eshalomi 21,528 57.4 –3.1
Green Catherine Dawkins 6,416 17.1 +13.0
Liberal Democrats Chris French 4,549 12.1 –7.0
Conservative Aarti Joshi 2,809 7.5 –7.0
Reform UK Mike King 2,033 5.4 +3.8
SDP Andrew McRobbie 201 0.5 N/A
Majority 15,112 40.3 –1.1
Turnout 37,536 53.9 –12.4
Registered electors 69,658
Labour hold Swing Decrease8.1

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result[9]
Party Vote %
Labour 28,073 60.5
Liberal Democrats 8,848 19.1
Conservative 6,746 14.5
Green 1,915 4.1
Brexit Party 722 1.6
Others 136 0.3
Turnout 46,440 66.3
Electorate 69,995

References

  1. ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – London". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  2. ^ Russell, Herbie (6 July 2023). "Southwark to have five MPs under constituency boundary shake-up - Southwark News". southwarknews.co.uk/. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
  3. ^ "London | Boundary Commission for England". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  4. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 3 London region.
  5. ^ a b c "New Seat Details - Vauxhall and Camberwell Green". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
  6. ^ LGBCE. "Lambeth | LGBCE". www.lgbce.org.uk. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  7. ^ "The London Borough of Lambeth (Electoral Changes) Order 2022".
  8. ^ "Vauxhall and Camberwell Green Constituency" (PDF). London Borough of Lambeth. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  9. ^ "Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019". Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News. UK Parliament. Retrieved 11 July 2024.