Greenwich and Lewisham (London Assembly constituency)
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| London Assembly constituency | |
|---|---|
| Greenwich and Lewisham shown within London | |
| Created: | 2000 |
| Member: | Len Duvall |
| Party: | Labour |
| Region: | London |
| Assembly: | London Assembly |
Greenwich and Lewisham is a constituency represented in the London Assembly.
It consists of the combined area of the London Borough of Greenwich and the London Borough of Lewisham.
In elections to Westminster it is traditionally strong Labour-voting area, with all constituencies returning Labour MPs.
The equivalent Westminster seats are:
- Eltham (Labour)
- Erith and Thamesmead(Greenwich part only) (Labour)
- Greenwich and Woolwich (Labour)
- Lewisham Deptford (Labour)
- Lewisham East (Labour)
- Lewisham West (Labour)
The next elections are due to take place in May 2008. Candidates currently selected for this election are the sitting member Len Duvall (Labour), Greenwich councillor Andy Jennings (Conservative) and Lewisham councillor Brian Robson (Liberal Democrat).
| London Assembly election, 2004: Greenwich and Lewisham | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Len Duvall | 36,251 | 33.3 | -9.2 | |
| Conservative | Gareth Bacon | 22,168 | 20.4 | -3.2 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Alexander Feakes | 19,183 | 17.6 | +0.5 | |
| UK Independence | Timothy Reynolds | 13,454 | 12.4 | N/A | |
| Green | Susan Luxton | 11,271 | 10.4 | -2.1 | |
| Christian Peoples | Stephen Hammond | 3,619 | 3.3 | N/A | |
| Respect | Ian Page | 2,825 | 2.6 | N/A | |
| Majority | 14,083 | 12.9 | -6.1 | ||
| Turnout | 108,771 | 33.0 | +4.0 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| London Assembly election, 2000: Greenwich and Lewisham | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Len Duvall | 40,386 | 42.6 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Rhodri Harris | 22,401 | 23.6 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrat | David Buxton | 16,290 | 17.2 | N/A | |
| Green | Terry Liddle | 11,839 | 12.5 | N/A | |
| London Socialist Alliance | Ian Page | 3,981 | 4.2 | N/A | |
| Majority | 17,985 | 19.0 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 94,697 | 29.0 | N/A | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||