Vauxhall (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Vauxhall Borough constituency |
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| Vauxhall shown within Greater London | |
| Created: | 1950 |
| MP: | Kate Hoey |
| Party: | Labour |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| County: | Greater London |
| EP constituency: | London |
Vauxhall 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
Vauxhall is wholly within the London Borough of Lambeth. The core of the constituency - unchanged from the former Lambeth North - is delimited by the River Thames to the west and north and the boundary with Southwark to the east. In addition to the area commonly known as Vauxhall it includes the historic core of Lambeth near London Waterloo station and all of Kennington and Stockwell. Since the abolition of the Lambeth Central constituency in 1983, the constituency has also included the northern parts of Clapham and Brixton stretching as far south as Clapham Park Road, Acre Lane and Coldharbour Lane.
[edit] Boundary review
Following their review of parliamentary representation in South London, the Boundary Commission for England has made minor changes to the existing Vauxhall constituency. The electoral wards used in the creation of this modified seat are:
- Bishop’s, Clapham Town, Ferndale, Larkhall, Oval, Prince’s, Stockwell and Vassall.
[edit] History
The Vauxhall area has traditionally been left wing. The former seat of Lambeth North and the Vauxhall seat (first contested under that name in 1950) have been represented by Labour Members of Parliament for almost all of the twentieth century apart from 1931 to 1934.
The 1989 by-election was caused by Stuart Holland's resignation to take up an academic job in Italy in preference to remaining in the Labour Party. Kate Hoey was shortlisted for the seat against the wishes of many left-wing local Labour activists who wanted Nigerian-born Martha Osamor.
The by-election had one of the longest lists of 'serious' candidates at any by-election in the 1980s with two "Green" candidates, two National Front candidates from their warring "Third Way" and "Flag" factions, and the feuding 'Social & Liberal Democrats' and 'Continuing Social Democratic Party' candidates.
The local government wards in the constituency are currently divided between Labour and Liberal Democrats on Lambeth Council, with a lone Conservative representing Clapham Town ward until losing the seat in the 2006 local elections.
[edit] Members of Parliament
- 1950 — 1979: George Strauss, Labour
- 1979 — 1989: Stuart Holland, Labour (resigned)
- 1989 — present: Kate Hoey, Labour
[edit] Election results
| General Election 2005: Vauxhall | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Kate Hoey | 19,744 | 52.9 | -6.2 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Charles Anglin | 9,767 | 26.1 | +6.0 | |
| Conservative | Edward Heckels | 5,405 | 14.5 | 1.1 | |
| Green | Tim Summers | 1,705 | 4.6 | +0.2 | |
| UK Independence | Robert McWhirter | 271 | 0.7 | +0.7 | |
| Socialist Party (GB) | Daniel Lambert | 240 | 0.6 | +0.6 | |
| English Democrats | Janus Polenceus | 221 | 0.6 | +0.6 | |
| Majority | 9,977 | 26.7 | |||
| Turnout | 37,363 | 46.9 | +2.1 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| General Election 2001: Vauxhall | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Kate Hoey | 19,738 | 59.1 | -4.7 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Anthony Bottrall | 6,720 | 20.1 | +4.1 | |
| Conservative | Gareth Compton | 4,489 | 13.4 | -1.8 | |
| Green | Shane Collins | 1,485 | 4.4 | +2.2 | |
| Socialist Alliance | Theresa Bennett | 853 | 2.6 | N/A | |
| Independent | Martin Boyd | 107 | 0.3 | N/A | |
| Majority | 13,018 | 39.0 | |||
| Turnout | 33,392 | 44.8 | -10.6 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| UK Parliament by-election, Vauxhall | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Kate Hoey | 15,191 | 52.7 | 2.5 | |
| Conservative | Michael Keegan | 5,425 | 18.8 | -10.2 | |
| Social and Liberal Democrats | Mike Tuffrey | 5,043 | 17.5 | -0.7 | |
| Green | Henry Bewley | 1,767 | 6.1 | +4.3 | |
| The People's Candidate | Rev. Hewie Andrew | 302 | 1.1 | ||
| The Greens | Dominic Allen | 264 | 0.9 | ||
| Independent | Rudy Narayan | 179 | 0.6 | ||
| Revolutionary Communist | Don Milligan | 177 | 0.6 | ||
| Official National Front | Patrick Harrington | 127 | 0.4 | ||
| Monster Raving Loony | "Lord" David Sutch | 106 | 0.4 | ||
| Christian Alliance | David Black | 86 | 0.3 | ||
| National Front | Edward Budden | 83 | 0.3 | ||
| Fellowship Party | Rev. Geoffrey Rolph | 24 | 0.1 | ||
| Leveller Party | William Scola | 21 | 0.1 | ||
| Majority | 9,766 | 33.9 | |||
| Turnout | 28,795 | 44.4 | -19.6 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
