Dulwich and West Norwood (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Dulwich and West Norwood Borough constituency |
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| Dulwich and West Norwood shown within Greater London | |
| Created: | 1997 |
| MP: | Tessa Jowell |
| Party: | Labour |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| County: | Greater London |
| EP constituency: | London |
Dulwich and West Norwood is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
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[edit] Boundaries
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[edit] Boundary review
Following their review of parliamentary representation in South London, the 1997 Boundary Commission for England created this constituency by merging most of Dulwich with the eastern part of Norwood constituency
The electoral wards used in the creation of this seat are:
- Coldharbour, Gipsy Hill, Herne Hill, Knight’s Hill and Thurlow Park from London Borough of Lambeth
- College, East Dulwich and Village from London Borough of Southwark.
[edit] Members of Parliament
- 1997 – present: Tessa Jowell, Labour
[edit] Election results
| General Election 2005: Dulwich and West Norwood | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Tessa Jowell | 19,059 | 45.4 | −9.5 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Jonathan Mitchell | 10,252 | 24.4 | +9.2 | |
| Conservative | Kim Humphreys | 9,200 | 21.9 | −0.8 | |
| Green | Jenny Jones | 2,741 | 6.5 | +1.5 | |
| UK Independence | Ralph Atkinson | 290 | 0.7 | N/A | |
| Veritas | David Heather | 241 | 0.6 | N/A | |
| Socialist Labour | Amanda Rose | 149 | 0.4 | N/A | |
| For Integrity And Trust In Government | Judy Weleminsky | 57 | 0.1 | N/A | |
| Majority | 8,807 | 21.0 | |||
| Turnout | 41,989 | 58.1 | +4.7 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | −9.4 | |||
| General Election 2001: Dulwich and West Norwood | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Tessa Jowell | 20,999 | 54.9 | -6.1 | |
| Conservative | Nick Vineall | 8,689 | 22.7 | -1.5 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Caroline Pidgeon | 5,805 | 15.2 | +4.4 | |
| Green | Jenny Jones | 1,914 | 5.0 | N/A | |
| Socialist Alliance | Brian Kelly | 839 | 2.2 | N/A | |
| Majority | 12,310 | 32.2% | |||
| Turnout | 38,246 | 53.4% | -11.6% | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| General Election 1997: Dulwich and West Norwood | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Tessa Jowell | 27,807 | 61.0 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Roger Gough | 11,038 | 24.2 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrat | Susan Kramer | 4,916 | 10.8 | N/A | |
| Referendum Party | B. Coles | 897 | 2.0 | N/A | |
| Liberal | A. Goldie | 587 | 1.3 | N/A | |
| Rainbow Dream Ticket | D. Goodman | 173 | 0.4 | N/A | |
| UK Independence | E. Pike | 159 | 0.3 | N/A | |
| Rizz Party | C. Rizz | 38 | 0.1 | N/A | |
| Majority | 16,769 | N/A | |||
| Turnout | 65.5 | N/A | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | N/A | |||

