Lambeth and Southwark (London Assembly constituency)

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Lambeth and Southwark

London Assembly constituency
Lambeth and Southwark shown within London
Created:	2000
Member:	Valerie Shawcross
Party:	Labour
Region:	London
Assembly:	London Assembly

Lambeth and Southwark is a constituency represented in the London Assembly.

It consists of the London Borough of Lambeth and London Borough of Southwark.

Since the first assembly elections in 2000 it has been represented by Valerie Shawcross.

[edit] Election results

London Assembly election, 2008: Lambeth and Southwark[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Valerie Shawcross	60,601	36.4	+7.3
	Liberal Democrat	Caroline Pidgeon	36,953	22.2	–2.5
	Conservative	Shirley Houghton	32,835	19.7	+5.8
	Green	Shane Collins	18,011	10.8	+1.3
	Christian Choice	Geoff Macharia	4,432	2.7
	UK Independence	Jens Wilton	3,012	1.8	–5.2
	Left List	Katt Young	1,956	1.2	N/A
	English Democrats	Janus Polencues	1,867	1.1	N/A
	Animals Count	Jasmijn de Boo	1,828	1.1	N/A
	Socialist Party (GB)	Daniel Lambert	1,588	1.0	N/A
Majority			23,648	14.2	+9.8
Turnout			166,328	42.1	+8.7
	Labour hold		Swing

London Assembly election, 2004: Lambeth and Southwark[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Valerie Shawcross	36,280	29.1	–4.9
	Liberal Democrat	Caroline Pidgeon	30,805	24.7	+4.6
	Conservative	Bernard Gentry	17,379	13.9	–3.3
	Green	Shane Collins	11,900	9.5	–2.3
	UK Independence	Frank Maloney	8,776	7.0	N/A
	Respect	Janet Noble	4,930	4.0	N/A
	Christian Peoples	Simisola Lawanson	3,655	2.9	N/A
Majority			5,475	4.4	–9.5
Turnout			124,622	33.38	+1.4
	Labour hold		Swing

London Assembly election, 2000: Lambeth and Southwark[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Valerie Shawcross	37,985	37.6	N/A
	Liberal Democrat	Peter Facey	22,492	22.3	N/A
	Conservative	Irene Kimm	19,238	19.0	N/A
	Green	Storm Poorun	13,242	9.5	N/A
	London Socialist	Theresa Bennett	6,231	6.2	N/A
	Humanist Party	Tony Robinson	1,261	1.3	N/A
	Communist League	Jonathan Silberman	536	0.5	N/A
Majority			15,493	15.3	N/A
Turnout				29.0	N/A
	Labour hold		Swing

[edit] References

1. ^ BBC Election 2008: results
2. ^ Greater London Authority Election Results
3. ^ London & Local Elections 2000: Lambeth and Southwark, BBC News

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