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Eltham

Every general election in Eltham since 1983 (until 2019). Latest: Clive Efford, Labour, majority 3,197.

2019 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Clive Efford Elected sitting MPLabour20,55047.0%
Louie FrenchConservative17,35339.7%
Charley HastedLiberal Democrats2,9416.7%
Steve KelleherBrexit Party
The Brexit Party		1,5233.5%
Matt StratfordGreen1,3223.0%
Valid votes43,689
Majority3,1977.3%

Lab hold Turnout 68.2% of 64,086 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%1983198719921997200120052010201520172019Labour, 1983: 29.3%Labour, 1987: 32.0%Labour, 1992: 41.9%Labour, 1997: 54.6%Labour, 2001: 52.8%Labour, 2005: 43.6%Labour, 2010: 41.5%Labour, 2015: 42.6%Labour, 2017: 54.4%Labour, 2019: 47.0%Conservative, 1983: 47.9%Conservative, 1987: 47.5%Conservative, 1992: 46.0%Conservative, 1997: 31.2%Conservative, 2001: 32.1%Conservative, 2005: 34.3%Conservative, 2010: 37.5%Conservative, 2015: 36.4%Conservative, 2017: 40.8%Conservative, 2019: 39.7%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 11.7%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 8.5%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 12.2%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 16.1%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 12.6%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 3.0%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 3.2%Liberal Democrats, 2019: 6.7%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 22.2%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 20.5%UK Independence Party, 2010: 2.4%UK Independence Party, 2015: 15.0%
Vote share in Eltham at each general election Lab Con LD Alliance UKIP

Boundary changes in 2024

Where the voters of the old Eltham (2010–2019 boundaries) live now:

Shares of population, from the House of Commons Library’s boundary analysis in the UK Parliament election results data.

Every result

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
2019Lab Clive EffordCon3,1977.368.2%Lab hold
2017Lab Clive EffordCon6,29613.671.6%Lab hold
2015Lab Clive EffordCon2,6936.267.4%Lab hold
2010Lab Clive EffordCon1,6634.067.0%Lab hold
2005LabCon3,2769.361.6%
2001LabCon6,99620.758.7%Lab hold
1997LabCon10,18223.575.7%
1992ConLab1,6664.178.7%Con hold
1987ConLab6,46015.576.9%Con hold
1983ConLab7,59218.673.0%

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 Eltham?

Clive Efford (Labour) won Eltham at the 2019 general election with a majority of 3,197.

Which parties have won Eltham?

At the 10 general elections held under this name since 1983: Labour 7, Conservative 3.

Official results House of Commons Library and UK Parliament election results data. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. How we use this data

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