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Lewisham West

Every general election in Lewisham West since 1918 (until 2005). Latest: Labour, majority 9,932.

2005 general election

PartyVotesShareShare bar
Labour Won16,61152.0%
Liberal Democrats6,67920.9%
Conservative6,39620.0%
Others2,2377.0%
Valid votes31,923
Majority9,93231.1%

Turnout 55.0% of 57,998 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19181923192919351950195519641970O19741983199220012005Conservative, 1922: 65.7%Conservative, 1923: 50.9%Conservative, 1924: 59.3%Conservative, 1929: 49.2%Conservative, 1931: 77.5%Conservative, 1935: 64.7%Conservative, 1945: 46.7%Conservative, 1950: 49.2%Conservative, 1951: 52.7%Conservative, 1955: 54.9%Conservative, 1959: 51.7%Conservative, 1964: 44.8%Conservative, 1966: 47.5%Conservative, 1970: 51.0%Conservative, February 1974: 38.4%Conservative, October 1974: 35.6%Conservative, 1979: 44.1%Conservative, 1983: 44.0%Conservative, 1987: 46.2%Conservative, 1992: 42.8%Conservative, 1997: 23.8%Conservative, 2001: 22.4%Conservative, 2005: 20.0%Labour, 1924: 20.4%Labour, 1929: 25.9%Labour, 1931: 22.5%Labour, 1935: 35.3%Labour, 1945: 53.4%Labour, 1950: 44.7%Labour, 1951: 47.3%Labour, 1955: 45.1%Labour, 1959: 37.4%Labour, 1964: 42.6%Labour, 1966: 52.5%Labour, 1970: 49.0%Labour, February 1974: 43.3%Labour, October 1974: 48.2%Labour, 1979: 46.5%Labour, 1983: 38.4%Labour, 1987: 37.9%Labour, 1992: 47.0%Labour, 1997: 62.0%Labour, 2001: 61.1%Labour, 2005: 52.0%Liberal, 1922: 34.3%Liberal, 1923: 49.1%Liberal, 1924: 20.3%Liberal, 1929: 25.0%Liberal, 1950: 6.1%Liberal, 1959: 10.9%Liberal, 1964: 12.6%Liberal, February 1974: 16.3%Liberal, October 1974: 13.6%Liberal, 1979: 7.4%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 9.9%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 9.8%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 13.5%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 20.9%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 16.9%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 15.9%
Vote share in Lewisham West at each general election Con Lab Lib LD Alliance

Every result

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
2005LabLD9,93231.155.0%
2001LabCon11,92038.752.1%Lab hold
1997LabCon14,31738.164.0%
1992LabCon1,8094.273.1%Lab gain from Con
1987ConLab3,7728.372.3%Con hold
1983ConLab2,5065.769.7%
1979LabCon1,0502.376.0%Lab hold
October 1974LabCon5,52912.670.1%Lab hold
February 1974LabCon2,4024.978.9%
1970ConLab7602.068.2%Con gain from Lab
1966LabCon2,0345.175.7%Lab gain from Con
1964ConLab8862.274.8%Con hold
1959ConLab6,23314.480.3%Con hold
1955ConLab4,3259.979.6%
1951ConLab2,6365.585.9%Con hold
1950ConLab2,1954.685.7%
1945LabCon2,5166.773.6%
1935ConLab12,37029.563.9%Con hold
1931ConLab24,33355.069.2%Con hold
1929ConLab9,87223.369.3%Con hold
1924ConLab12,94238.975.5%Con hold
1923ConLib4391.857.0%Con hold
1922ConLib7,74731.458.1%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 last won Lewisham West?

Labour won Lewisham West at the 2005 general election with a majority of 9,932.

Which parties have won Lewisham West?

At the 24 general elections held under this name since 1918: Conservative 15, Labour 9.

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