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Peckham (UK Parliament constituency)

Peckham (UK Parliament constituency)

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Peckham was a borough constituency in South London which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Elections were held using the first-past-the-post voting system.

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It was created for the 1885 general election and abolished for the 1997 general election, when it was replaced by the new constituency of Camberwell and Peckham.

Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat will be re-established for the next general election. It will be composed primarily of the majority of the current constituency of Camberwell and Peckham, which is to be abolished.[1]

History

The constituency was, by the time of its abolition, a safe Labour seat. It was held for the last thirteen years of its existence by Harriet Harman, who went on to become the deputy leader of the Labour Party.

The constituency shared boundaries with the Peckham electoral division for election of councillors to the Greater London Council at elections in 1973, 1977 and 1981.

Boundaries

  • 1885–1918: The wards of North Peckham and South Peckham.
  • 1918–1950: The Metropolitan Borough of Camberwell wards of Clifton, Goldsmith, Nunhead, Rye Lane, St Mary's, and The Rye.
  • 1950–1974: The Metropolitan Borough of Camberwell wards of Addington, Clifton, Coburg, Goldsmith, Marlborough, North Peckham, St George's, St Giles, St Mary's, The West, and Town Hall.
  • 1974–1983: The London Borough of Southwark wards of Brunswick, Burgess, Consort, Faraday, Friary, Newington, and St Giles.[2]
  • 1983–1997: The London Borough of Southwark wards of Barset, Brunswick, Consort, Faraday, Friary, Liddle, Newington, and St Giles.

Proposed

Peckham in 2023

Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, enacted by the Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023, from the next general election, due by January 2025, the re-established constituency will be composed of the following wards of the London Borough of Southwark (as they existed on 1 December 2020):

Faraday; North Walworth; Nunhead & Queen’s Road; Old Kent Road; Peckham; Rye Lane; St. Giles.[3]

The contents reflect the new ward structure which became effective in May 2018. The re-established seat will primarily comprise the majority of the, to be abolished, constituency of Camberwell and Peckham, together with parts of Bermondsey and Old Southwark (mainly North Walworth).

Members of Parliament

Elections

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AHH Richardson
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Hemphill
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References

  1. "London | Boundary Commission for England". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  2. "The Parliamentary Constituencies (London Borough of Southwark) Order 1971. SI 1971/2113". Statutory Instruments 1971. Part III Section 2. London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office. 1972. pp. 6231–6233.
  3. "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 3 London region.
  4. "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  5. "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
  6. "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  7. "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  8. Election Expenses. Parliament of the United Kingdom. 1980. p. 20. ISBN 0102374805.
  9. "General Election Results - 1931". The Times. 29 October 1931. p. 25.
  10. Craig, F.W.S., ed. (1969). British parliamentary election results 1918-1949. Glasgow: Political Reference Publications. p. 12. ISBN 0-900178-01-9.
  11. British Parliamentary Election Results 1918–1949 by F.W.S. Craig
  12. British parliamentary election results, 1918–1949, FWS Craig
  13. "Election Intelligence. Camberwell (Peckham Division)". The Times. 25 March 1908. p. 12.
  14. Craig, FWS, ed. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918. London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 9781349022984.
  15. Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1886

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