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Camberwell Peckham

Every general election in Camberwell Peckham since 1918 (until 1979). Latest: Labour, majority 10,811.

1979 general election

PartyVotesShareShare bar
Labour Won20,36459.9%
Conservative9,55328.1%
Liberal2,6077.7%
Others1,5034.4%
Valid votes34,027
Majority10,81131.8%

Lab hold Turnout 57.7% of 59,015 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%191819231929193519501955196419701979Labour, 1918: 16.1%Labour, 1922: 23.6%Labour, 1923: 35.3%Labour, 1924: 46.1%Labour, 1929: 48.9%Labour, 1931: 4.0%Labour, 1935: 48.7%Labour, 1945: 68.7%Labour, 1950: 66.4%Labour, 1951: 69.8%Labour, 1955: 67.7%Labour, 1959: 65.2%Labour, 1964: 64.2%Labour, 1966: 72.0%Labour, 1970: 67.5%Labour, October 1974: 71.6%Labour, 1979: 59.9%Conservative, 1922: 44.4%Conservative, 1923: 36.0%Conservative, 1924: 42.9%Conservative, 1929: 31.8%Conservative, 1931: 58.1%Conservative, 1935: 51.3%Conservative, 1945: 31.3%Conservative, 1950: 27.1%Conservative, 1951: 30.2%Conservative, 1955: 32.3%Conservative, 1959: 34.8%Conservative, 1964: 35.8%Conservative, 1966: 28.0%Conservative, 1970: 32.5%Conservative, October 1974: 16.8%Conservative, 1979: 28.1%Liberal, 1922: 5.3%Liberal, 1923: 28.7%Liberal, 1924: 11.0%Liberal, 1929: 19.2%Liberal, 1950: 4.6%Liberal, October 1974: 11.6%Liberal, 1979: 7.7%Coalition Liberal, 1918: 55.2%Independent Labour Party, 1931: 33.5%Independent Conservative, 1918: 28.7%National Liberal, 1922: 26.7%
Vote share in Camberwell Peckham at each general election Lab Con Lib Co Lib ILP Ind Con Nat Lib

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
1979LabCon10,81131.857.7%Lab hold
October 1974LabCon18,82654.954.2%
1970LabCon8,83934.949.9%Lab hold
1966LabCon12,60744.055.6%Lab hold
1964LabCon8,88528.458.1%Lab hold
1959LabCon11,38230.464.6%Lab hold
1955LabCon13,76835.463.7%
1951LabCon19,14639.775.6%Lab hold
1950LabCon19,30039.377.6%
1945LabCon7,03937.465.3%
1935ConLab7722.664.8%Con hold
1931ConILP8,24124.669.8%Con gain from Lab
1929LabCon5,50517.167.0%Lab hold
1924LabCon9473.374.2%Lab gain from Con
1923ConLab1560.761.4%Con hold
1922ConNat Lib4,47917.766.1%Con gain from Co Lib
1918Co LibInd Con4,21426.643.0%

Constituency boundaries were redrawn several times (most recently in 1983, 1997, 2005 (Scotland), 2010 and 2024), so the area behind the name changed over time. Before 2010 results are by party; candidate names start in 2010.

Questions and answers

Who last won Camberwell Peckham?

Labour won Camberwell Peckham at the 1979 general election with a majority of 10,811.

Which parties have won Camberwell Peckham?

At the 17 general elections held under this name since 1918: Labour 12, Conservative 4, Coalition Liberal 1.

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