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Lewisham East

Every general election and by-election in Lewisham East since 1918. Latest: Janet Daby, Labour, majority 18,073.

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Member of Parliament

Janet Daby

Labour · elected 4 July 2024 · majority 18,073

2024 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Janet Daby Elected sitting MPLabour23,64658.2%
Mike HerronGreen5,57313.7%
Louise BriceConservative4,40110.8%
Ruth HandysideReform UK3,4698.5%
Callum LittlemoreLiberal Democrats2,4716.1%
Steph KoffiWorkers Party of Britain5771.4%
Maureen MartinChristian Peoples Alliance4041.0%
Richard GallowayShared Ground960.2%
Valid votes40,637
Majority18,07344.5%

Lab hold Turnout 55.4% of 73,380 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%1918192319291935F19741979198719972005201520192024Labour, 1922: 28.9%Labour, 1923: 31.4%Labour, 1924: 36.4%Labour, 1929: 41.7%Labour, 1931: 33.1%Labour, 1935: 44.6%Labour, 1945: 61.8%Labour, February 1974: 45.6%Labour, October 1974: 50.9%Labour, 1979: 46.0%Labour, 1983: 35.9%Labour, 1987: 34.2%Labour, 1992: 45.4%Labour, 1997: 58.3%Labour, 2001: 53.7%Labour, 2005: 45.8%Labour, 2010: 43.1%Labour, 2015: 55.7%Labour, 2017: 68.0%Labour, 2019: 59.5%Labour, 2024: 58.2%Conservative, 1922: 57.6%Conservative, 1923: 44.4%Conservative, 1924: 63.6%Conservative, 1929: 42.4%Conservative, 1931: 66.9%Conservative, 1935: 55.4%Conservative, 1945: 36.6%Conservative, February 1974: 33.8%Conservative, October 1974: 32.2%Conservative, 1979: 42.8%Conservative, 1983: 40.4%Conservative, 1987: 45.1%Conservative, 1992: 42.9%Conservative, 1997: 25.9%Conservative, 2001: 23.8%Conservative, 2005: 24.1%Conservative, 2010: 23.6%Conservative, 2015: 22.3%Conservative, 2017: 23.0%Conservative, 2019: 21.5%Conservative, 2024: 10.8%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 11.3%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 11.2%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 16.4%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 21.8%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 28.2%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 5.7%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 4.4%Liberal Democrats, 2019: 11.2%Liberal Democrats, 2024: 6.1%Liberal, 1922: 13.5%Liberal, 1923: 24.2%Liberal, 1929: 16.0%Liberal, February 1974: 19.8%Liberal, October 1974: 16.9%Liberal, 1979: 8.6%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 22.0%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 20.7%Green, 2010: 1.5%Green, 2015: 5.7%Green, 2017: 1.7%Green, 2019: 3.8%Green, 2024: 13.7%
Vote share in Lewisham East at each general election Lab Con LD Lib Alliance Grn

Boundary changes in 2024

Where the voters of today’s Lewisham East lived under the old (2010–2019) boundaries:

Where the voters of the old Lewisham East (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
2024Lab Janet DabyGrn18,07344.555.4%Lab hold
2019Lab Janet DabyCon17,00838.066.0%Lab hold
By-election Jun 2018Lab Janet Jessica DabyLD5,62925.633.2%Lab hold
2017Lab Heidi AlexanderCon21,21344.969.3%Lab hold
2015Lab Heidi AlexanderCon14,33333.464.1%Lab hold
2010Lab Heidi AlexanderLD6,21614.963.3%Lab hold
2005LabCon6,75121.754.0%
2001LabCon9,00329.953.1%Lab hold
1997LabCon12,12732.466.4%
1992LabCon1,0952.574.8%Lab gain from Con
1987ConLab4,81410.973.9%Con hold
1983ConLab1,9094.568.8%
1979LabCon1,5933.274.3%Lab hold
October 1974LabCon8,95218.768.8%Lab hold
February 1974LabCon6,30611.877.5%
1945LabCon15,21925.276.2%
1935ConLab6,44910.968.0%Con hold
1931ConLab20,86933.874.9%Con hold
1929ConLab4020.771.5%Con hold
1924ConLab10,22127.374.9%Con hold
1923ConLab3,95612.962.6%Con hold
1922ConLab8,32428.764.0%Con hold
1918Con—unopposed——

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 is the MP for Lewisham East?

Janet Daby (Labour) won Lewisham East at the 2024 general election with a majority of 18,073.

Which parties have won Lewisham East?

At the 22 general elections held under this name since 1918: Labour 13, Conservative 9.

Which region is Lewisham East in?

Lewisham East is in London.

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